The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
Borrowing Facilities and Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Oct. 27, 2019 USD ($) extension interest_rate	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available revolving credit agreement	$ 1,600,000,000
Amount outstanding	0		$ 0
Commercial paper program amount				$ 1,500,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt	600,000,000		0
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt	0		$ 0
Revolving Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available revolving credit agreement	1,500,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available revolving credit agreement	$ 74,000,000
Line of Credit \| Unsecured Term Loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Available revolving credit agreement		$ 2,000,000,000.0
Extension period	3 months
Number of term extensions \| extension	2
Number of interest rates \| interest_rate	2