PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Health Care Trend Assumptions (Details) - OPEB Health Care	12 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2025	Oct. 27, 2024
Health Care Cost Trend Rates
Weighted-average health care cost trend rate, initial year (as a percent)	18.10%	16.90%
Weighted-average health care cost trend rate, second year (as a percent)	9.90%	11.50%
Ultimate weighted-average health care cost trend rate (as a percent)	4.70%	4.70%
Year that weighted-average health care cost trend rate reaches ultimate rate (year)	2034 2035	2033 2034

Assumed rate, for fiscal year two, based on annual change in cost of health care cost benefits used to measure expected cost of benefits covered by defined benefit postretirement plan. Factors include, but are not limited to, estimate of health care inflation, change in health care utilization or delivery pattern, technological advances, and change in health status of participant. Excludes factors for change in composition of plan population by age and dependency status.

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Assumed rate, for next fiscal year, based on annual change in cost of health care cost benefits used to measure expected cost of benefits covered by defined benefit postretirement plan. Factors include, but are not limited to, estimate of health care inflation, change in health care utilization or delivery pattern, technological advances, and change in health status of participant. Excludes factors for change in composition of plan population by age and dependency status.

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Ultimate trend rate for health care cost for defined benefit postretirement plan.

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Year ultimate health care cost trend rate is expected to be reached, in YYYY format.

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