SPECIAL ITEMS - Impairments, Other Charges (Benefits), and Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2021	Jan. 31, 2021	Aug. 02, 2020	May 03, 2020	Aug. 01, 2021	Aug. 02, 2020
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax					$ 50
Total expense, pretax						$ 127
Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Factory closure, pretax						13
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax						62
Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliate
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates impairment, pretax						20
Other Operating Expenses
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Equipment on operating leases impairment, pretax				$ 22
Operating lease inventory impairment, pretax				10
Equipment on operating leases & matured operating lease inventory impairments, pretax						32
Small Ag & Turf
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense, pretax						13
Small Ag & Turf | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Factory closure, pretax						13
Construction & Forestry
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense, pretax						82
Construction & Forestry | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax						62
Construction & Forestry | Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliate
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates impairment, pretax						20
Financial Services Segment
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense, pretax						32
Financial Services Segment | Other Operating Expenses
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Equipment on operating leases & matured operating lease inventory impairments, pretax						$ 32
Sale Of German Walk-behind Lawn Mower Business | Other Operating Expenses
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Non-cash impairments, pretax			$ 24
Non-cash impairments charge, after-tax			24
Impairments and Other Benefits
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense (benefit), pretax					(35)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Foreign Tax Authority | Brazil
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Indirect tax benefit, pretax		$ (58)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax					50
Indirect tax benefit, pretax					(58)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Other Income
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Gain on sale	$ (27)				(27)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Production & Precision Ag
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense (benefit), pretax					(48)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Production & Precision Ag | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax					5
Indirect tax benefit, pretax					(53)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Small Ag & Turf
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense (benefit), pretax					(24)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Small Ag & Turf | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax					3
Impairments and Other Benefits | Small Ag & Turf | Other Income
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Gain on sale					(27)
Impairments and Other Benefits | Construction & Forestry
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Total expense (benefit), pretax					37
Impairments and Other Benefits | Construction & Forestry | Cost of Sales
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax					42
Indirect tax benefit, pretax					$ (5)
Impairments and Other Benefits | German Asphalt Plant Factory
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax		38
Fixed asset impairment, after-tax		38
Impairments and Other Benefits | Manufacturing Locations
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax		$ 12
Impairments and Closure Costs
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Equipment on operating leases impairment, pretax				22
Operating lease inventory impairment, pretax				10
Income tax benefit for the equipment on operating leases and matured operating lease inventory impairments				9
Impairments and Closure Costs | South African Construction Equipment Company
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates impairment, pretax				20
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates impairment, after-tax				20
Impairments and Closure Costs | Closure of Small Agriculture Equipment Factory in China
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Non-cash impairments, pretax			9
Non-cash impairments charge, after-tax			9
Severance payments, pretax			4
Severance payments, after-tax			$ 4
Impairments and Closure Costs | German Asphalt Plant Factory
Impairments and Other Charges (Benefits)
Long-lived asset impairments, pretax				62
Fixed asset impairments, after-tax				$ 62