SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA - Segment Net Sales and Revenues (Details) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Nov. 03, 2019
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Jul. 28, 2019
USD ($)
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Apr. 28, 2019
USD ($)
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Jan. 27, 2019
USD ($)
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Oct. 28, 2018
USD ($)
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Jul. 29, 2018
USD ($)
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Apr. 29, 2018
USD ($)
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Jan. 28, 2018
USD ($)
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Nov. 03, 2019
USD ($)
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Oct. 28, 2018
USD ($)
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Oct. 29, 2017
USD ($)
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| Operating Segments | |||||||||||
| Number of major business segments | item | 3 | ||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ 9,896 | $ 10,036 | $ 11,342 | $ 7,984 | $ 9,416 | $ 10,309 | $ 10,720 | $ 6,913 | $ 39,258 | $ 37,358 | $ 29,738 |
| Net Sales | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ 8,703 | $ 8,969 | $ 10,273 | $ 6,941 | $ 8,343 | $ 9,287 | $ 9,747 | $ 5,974 | 34,886 | 33,351 | 25,885 |
| Other Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | 751 | 755 | 918 | ||||||||
| Agriculture and Turf | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Intersegment sales and revenues | 34 | 47 | 39 | ||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | 24,129 | ||||||||||
| Agriculture and Turf | Net Sales | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | 23,666 | 23,191 | 20,167 | ||||||||
| Construction and Forestry | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Intersegment sales and revenues | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | 11,508 | ||||||||||
| Construction and Forestry | Net Sales | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | 11,220 | 10,160 | 5,718 | ||||||||
| Financial Services | |||||||||||
| Net Sales and Revenues | |||||||||||
| Intersegment sales and revenues | 348 | 308 | 244 | ||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ 3,621 | $ 3,252 | $ 2,935 | ||||||||