GENERAL - Accounting Changes and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018		Jul. 28, 2019	Jul. 29, 2018		Jan. 27, 2019	Oct. 29, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reclassification out of operating income	$ (256,657)	$ (256,690)	[1]	$ (875,269)	$ (860,385)	[1]
Reclassification to interest and investment income	7,556	9,477	[1]	25,727	19,560	[1]
Reclassification from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive loss	(5,984,305)			(5,984,305)					$ (5,729,956)
Reclassification to accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ 275,195			275,195					$ 243,498
ASU 2016-16
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Cumulative effect on retained earnings				$ 10,500
ASU 2017-07
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reclassification out of operating income		4,900			14,100
Reclassification to interest and investment income		$ 4,900			$ 14,100
ASU 2017-12
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reclassification from retained earnings to accumulated other comprehensive loss								$ 0
Reclassification to accumulated other comprehensive loss								0
ASU 2018-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reclassification to accumulated other comprehensive loss								$ 53,800
ASU 2018-15
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Capitalized cloud implementation costs							$ 13,100

[1] Adjusted due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-07, Compensation - Retirement Benefits: Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost (Topic 715). See Note A - General.