REVENUE RECOGNITION - Primary Geographic Market, Major Product Lines, and Timing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	$ 44,024	$ 35,540	$ 39,258
Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	40,255	31,722	35,417
Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	3,769	3,818	3,841
Production Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	16,248	12,662	13,001
Small Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	8,619	6,827	7,422
Turf
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	2,853	2,390	2,650
Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	4,684	3,521	5,188
Compact Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,489	1,269	1,279
Roadbuilding
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,749	2,924	3,193
Forestry
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,280	1,100	1,403
Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	3,669	3,720	3,751
Other income
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	1,433	1,127	1,371
United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	22,814	18,996	20,926
Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	3,015	2,390	2,820
Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	6,429	5,333	5,539
Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,664	2,072	2,209
Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	4,522	3,023	3,885
Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	4,580	3,726	3,879
Production & Precision Ag (PPA)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	16,817	13,275	13,685
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	16,659	13,106	13,509
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	158	169	176
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Production Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	16,248	12,662	13,001
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	55	69	78
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Other income
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	514	544	606
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	8,223	6,889	6,772
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	853	640	675
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,086	1,827	1,813
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,322	898	859
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,916	1,902	2,527
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,417	1,119	1,039
Small Ag & Turf (SAT)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	12,046	9,495	10,444
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,969	9,439	10,406
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	77	56	38
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Small Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	8,619	6,827	7,422
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Turf
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	2,853	2,390	2,650
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	46	37	22
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Other income
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	528	241	350
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	6,505	5,059	5,590
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	498	350	421
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,433	1,937	2,053
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	475	493	564
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	456	334	367
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,679	1,322	1,449
Construction & Forestry (CF)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,613	9,181	11,508
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,522	9,071	11,391
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	91	110	117
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	4,684	3,521	5,188
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Compact Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,489	1,269	1,279
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Roadbuilding
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,749	2,924	3,193
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Forestry
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,280	1,100	1,403
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	20	25	30
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Other income
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	391	342	415
Construction & Forestry (CF) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	5,697	4,548	6,082
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,047	802	1,107
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,807	1,479	1,586
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	828	646	749
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	903	553	719
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,331	1,153	1,265
Financial Services (FS)
Revenue Recognition
Financial	3,548	3,589	3,621
Financial Services (FS) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Financial	105	106	111
Financial Services (FS) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Financial	3,443	3,483	3,510
Financial Services (FS) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	3,548	3,589	3,621
Financial Services (FS) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Financial	2,389	2,500	2,482
Financial Services (FS) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Financial	617	598	617
Financial Services (FS) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Financial	103	90	87
Financial Services (FS) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Financial	39	35	37
Financial Services (FS) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Financial	247	234	272
Financial Services (FS) | Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Financial	$ 153	$ 132	$ 126