REVENUE RECOGNITION - Primary Geographic Market, Major Product Line, and Timing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2024	Oct. 29, 2023	Oct. 30, 2022
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	$ 51,716	$ 61,251	$ 52,577
Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	45,413	56,087	48,756
Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	6,303	5,164	3,821
Production Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	20,574	26,450	21,685
Small Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	7,693	10,122	10,027
Turf
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,023	3,505	3,027
Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	5,523	6,842	5,864
Compact Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	2,459	2,451	1,667
Roadbuilding
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,641	3,794	3,441
Forestry
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,108	1,429	1,308
Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	6,220	5,094	3,769
Other
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	1,475	1,564	1,789
United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	30,242	34,105	28,238
Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	3,900	4,287	3,902
Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	6,189	7,321	6,344
Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,488	2,137	2,289
Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	5,538	8,197	7,339
Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	4,359	5,204	4,465
Production & Precision Ag (PPA)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	21,426	27,287	22,318
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	21,059	26,969	22,178
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	367	318	140
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Production Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	20,574	26,450	21,685
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	240	219	60
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Other
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	612	618	573
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,741	13,917	10,975
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,818	1,738	1,387
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,068	2,640	2,188
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	787	1,218	1,207
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	3,482	5,608	4,991
Production & Precision Ag (PPA) | Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,530	2,166	1,570
Small Ag & Turf (SAT)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,254	14,223	13,569
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	11,084	14,092	13,493
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	170	131	76
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Small Agriculture
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	7,693	10,122	10,027
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Turf
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,023	3,505	3,027
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	131	96	52
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Other
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	407	500	463
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	6,249	7,796	7,741
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	605	687	676
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	2,203	2,824	2,478
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	284	530	488
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	433	707	578
Small Ag & Turf (SAT) | Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,480	1,679	1,608
Construction & Forestry (CF)
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	13,254	15,020	13,065
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	13,137	14,915	12,980
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	117	105	85
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	5,523	6,842	5,864
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Compact Construction
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	2,459	2,451	1,667
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Roadbuilding
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	3,641	3,794	3,441
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Forestry
Revenue Recognition
Net sales	1,108	1,429	1,308
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	67	58	32
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Other
Revenue Recognition
Other net sales and revenues	456	446	753
Construction & Forestry (CF) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	8,086	9,109	7,103
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	760	1,221	1,238
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,729	1,725	1,576
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	381	353	545
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,170	1,429	1,467
Construction & Forestry (CF) | Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Net sales and revenues	1,128	1,183	1,136
Financial Services (FS)
Revenue Recognition
Financial	5,782	4,721	3,625
Financial Services (FS) | Revenue Recognized at a Point in Time
Revenue Recognition
Financial	133	111	105
Financial Services (FS) | Revenue Recognized Over Time
Revenue Recognition
Financial	5,649	4,610	3,520
Financial Services (FS) | Financial Products
Revenue Recognition
Financial	5,782	4,721	3,625
Financial Services (FS) | United States
Revenue Recognition
Financial	4,166	3,283	2,419
Financial Services (FS) | Canada
Revenue Recognition
Financial	717	641	601
Financial Services (FS) | Western Europe
Revenue Recognition
Financial	189	132	102
Financial Services (FS) | Central Europe and CIS
Revenue Recognition
Financial	36	36	49
Financial Services (FS) | Latin America
Revenue Recognition
Financial	453	453	303
Financial Services (FS) | Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Middle East
Revenue Recognition
Financial	$ 221	$ 176	$ 151