Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

Note 17.  Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

The major components of other income and administrative and operating expenses were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	2012		2011		2010
Other income - net
Fees from John Deere	$	43.0	$	44.0	$	83.7
Other	25.1		20.4		7.9
Total	$	68.1	$	64.4	$	91.6
Administrative and operating expenses
Compensation and benefits	$	209.6	$	207.9	$	207.2
Crop insurance commission expenses					52.0
Other	129.7		124.9		110.7
Total	$	339.3	$	332.8	$	369.9