Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
Additional Disclosures of Receivable
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 63.2	$ 79.0
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.25%	0.36%
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Total Receivables 30 days or more past due and still accruing finance income	199.8	239.7
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.79%	1.09%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.45%	0.57%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for certain potential credit losses	$ 171.8	$ 170.0