Subsequent Event (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Dec. 06, 2012 Subsequent Event	Dec. 06, 2012 Subsequent Event John Deere Financial Services, Inc.
Subsequent Event
Dividend declared	$ 294.0	$ 195.0		$ 30.0
Dividend declared by JDFS to be paid to Deere & Co.			$ 30

Equity impact of common stock cash dividends declared by an entity during the period. This element includes paid and unpaid dividends declared during the period.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6959260&loc=d3e187085-122770

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