RECEIVABLES - Other (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Nov. 01, 2020 USD ($) item	Nov. 03, 2019 USD ($) item	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($) item
Financing Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings
Financing receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number \| item	574	522	587
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification	$ 108	$ 36	$ 34
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification	95	35	$ 34
Commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings	10
Other Receivables:
Taxes receivable	931	1,231
Other	289	256
Other receivables	$ 1,220	$ 1,487

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