PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS - Components of Net Periodic Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	May 03, 2020	Feb. 02, 2020	Apr. 28, 2019	May 03, 2020	Apr. 28, 2019
Net Periodic Cost
Location of costs excluding the service component	us-gaap:OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue		us-gaap:OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue	us-gaap:OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue	us-gaap:OtherCostOfOperatingRevenue
Pensions
Net Periodic Cost
Service cost	$ 77		$ 66	$ 161	$ 132
Interest cost	87		111	174	222
Expected return on plan assets	(204)		(200)	(409)	(400)
Amortization of actuarial loss	62		36	124	71
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	3		3	6	6
Settlements	3			6
Net cost	28		16	62	31
Employer Contributions
Defined benefit plan employer contributions				42
Defined benefit plan employer contributions expected for the remainder of the fiscal year	50			50
OPEB
Net Periodic Cost
Service cost	12		10	24	20
Interest cost	35		53	72	107
Expected return on plan assets	(12)		(9)	(24)	(18)
Amortization of actuarial loss	7		3	14	8
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost	(1)		(18)	(2)	(36)
Curtailments				21
Net cost	41		$ 39	105	$ 81
Benefit obligation reduction		$ (245)
Employer Contributions
Defined benefit plan employer contributions				66
Defined benefit plan employer contributions expected for the remainder of the fiscal year	$ 69			$ 69
OPEB | Employee-Separation Program | United States
Net Periodic Cost
Curtailments		$ 21