INCOME TAXES - Additional Deferred Income Tax Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020
Additional Deferred Income Tax Information
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards	$ 1,542	$ 937
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards, expiring from 2022 through 2041	1,068
Tax loss and tax credit carryforwards with an indefinite carryforward period	$ 474

Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to tax loss and tax credit carryforwards with indefinite carryforward period.

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