Employee Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($) Plan	Oct. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 26, 2014 USD ($)
Employee Bonus Plans
Charges to expense under Employee bonus plans	$ 312	$ 307	$ 290
Defined Benefit Pension Plans of Foreign Subsidiaries and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
Liability under other post retirement plan	194	206	225
Company contributions expected for next fiscal year	$ 7
Executive Deferred Compensation Plans
Number of unfunded plans | Plan	2
Executive Deferred Compensation Plans
Executive Deferred Compensation Plans
Amounts payable under EDCP	$ 40	38
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Defined Benefit
Defined Benefit Pension Plans of Foreign Subsidiaries and Other Post-Retirement Benefits
Minimum age limit for medical and vision benefits	55 years
Minimum years of service plus ages for medical and vision benefits	65 years
Liability under other post retirement plan	$ 1	21
Savings and Retirement Plan
Employee Savings and Retirement Plan
Employer matching contribution, percent of match	100.00%
Employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay	3.00%
Employer matching contribution, percent of match, second tier	50.00%
Percentage vested in matching contribution account	100.00%
401(K) Matching contributions	$ 38	35	29
401(K) Matching contributions forfeited		$ 1	$ 1
Savings and Retirement Plan | Minimum
Employee Savings and Retirement Plan
Employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay, second tier	4.00%
Savings and Retirement Plan | Maximum
Employee Savings and Retirement Plan
Employer matching contribution, percent of employees' gross pay, second tier	6.00%