Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Jan. 31, 2012
Receivables
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	$ 144.2	$ 117.2	$ 124.0
60-89 Days Past Due	46.8	48.9	55.6
90 Days or Greater Past Due	30.4	33.7	37.8
Total Past Due	221.4	199.8	217.4
Total Non-Performing	61.6	63.2	75.2
Current	24,778.7	24,941.3	21,164.0
Total Receivables	25,061.7	25,204.3	21,456.6
Retail notes
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	71.1	52.6	60.6
60-89 Days Past Due	20.4	21.8	26.5
90 Days or Greater Past Due	14.2	14.3	22.2
Total Past Due	105.7	88.7	109.3
Total Non-Performing	37.0	37.8	41.2
Current	14,235.4	14,207.3	12,464.6
Total Receivables	14,378.1	14,333.8	12,615.1
Retail notes | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	39.8	38.6	36.4
60-89 Days Past Due	16.7	17.0	15.9
90 Days or Greater Past Due	8.1	8.7	9.9
Total Past Due	64.6	64.3	62.2
Total Non-Performing	13.3	13.1	15.4
Current	1,400.8	1,317.6	1,140.3
Total Receivables	1,478.7	1,395.0	1,217.9
Revolving charge accounts
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	14.8	12.3	15.9
60-89 Days Past Due	4.4	3.6	7.3
90 Days or Greater Past Due	1.6	1.6	2.9
Total Past Due	20.8	17.5	26.1
Total Non-Performing	0.7	0.8	0.7
Current	1,674.3	2,343.0	1,682.1
Total Receivables	1,695.8	2,361.3	1,708.9
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	2.1	2.4	2.8
60-89 Days Past Due	0.8	0.7	0.9
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.6	0.3	0.3
Total Past Due	3.5	3.4	4.0
Current	56.0	63.0	49.4
Total Receivables	59.5	66.4	53.4
Wholesale receivables
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	60 days
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	2.6	2.3	3.0
60-89 Days Past Due	2.0	3.8	0.4
90 Days or Greater Past Due	5.1	6.6	1.4
Total Past Due	9.7	12.7	4.8
Total Non-Performing	0.4	0.4	4.6
Current	5,956.6	5,394.4	4,615.7
Total Receivables	5,966.7	5,407.5	4,625.1
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	5.5	1.2	2.0
60-89 Days Past Due			0.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.1	1.5	0.2
Total Past Due	5.6	2.7	2.3
Current	919.1	1,072.9	723.9
Total Receivables	924.7	1,075.6	726.2
Financing leases
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	6.3	7.0	1.6
60-89 Days Past Due	2.0	1.7	3.4
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.6	0.7	0.7
Total Past Due	8.9	9.4	5.7
Total Non-Performing	9.1	9.2	9.8
Current	354.4	356.5	279.7
Total Receivables	372.4	375.1	295.2
Financing leases | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	2.0	0.8	1.7
60-89 Days Past Due	0.4	0.3	1.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.1		0.2
Total Past Due	2.5	1.1	3.0
Total Non-Performing	1.0	1.9	2.1
Current	141.5	144.3	134.2
Total Receivables	145.0	147.3	139.3
Operating loans | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due and Non-Performing Receivables
60-89 Days Past Due	0.1
Total Past Due	0.1
Total Non-Performing	0.1		1.4
Current	40.6	42.3	74.1
Total Receivables	$ 40.8	$ 42.3	$ 75.5