Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Jul. 31, 2012
Receivables
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	$ 134.9	$ 117.2	$ 119.8
60-89 Days Past Due	49.6	48.9	48.0
90 Days or Greater Past Due	30.6	33.7	33.1
Total Past Due	215.1	199.8	200.9
Total Non-Performing	62.6	63.2	69.3
Current	28,256.3	24,941.3	24,347.5
Total Receivables	28,534.0	25,204.3	24,617.7
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 Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	55.1	52.6	56.0
60-89 Days Past Due	22.1	21.8	21.9
90 Days or Greater Past Due	15.4	14.3	19.5
Total Past Due	92.6	88.7	97.4
Total Non-Performing	35.8	37.8	40.7
Current	15,234.5	14,207.3	13,099.5
Total Receivables	15,362.9	14,333.8	13,237.6
Retail notes | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	46.3	38.6	40.3
60-89 Days Past Due	16.7	17.0	19.2
90 Days or Greater Past Due	7.6	8.7	8.0
Total Past Due	70.6	64.3	67.5
Total Non-Performing	11.3	13.1	14.0
Current	1,518.6	1,317.6	1,214.6
Total Receivables	1,600.5	1,395.0	1,296.1
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 Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	14.7	12.3	11.5
60-89 Days Past Due	3.1	3.6	3.9
90 Days or Greater Past Due	3.0	1.6	2.4
Total Past Due	20.8	17.5	17.8
Total Non-Performing	1.1	0.8	0.7
Current	2,427.6	2,343.0	2,417.1
Total Receivables	2,449.5	2,361.3	2,435.6
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	3.5	2.4	2.7
60-89 Days Past Due	0.8	0.7	1.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.4	0.3	0.3
Total Past Due	4.7	3.4	4.1
Current	65.2	63.0	58.6
Total Receivables	69.9	66.4	62.7
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 Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	4.3	2.3	1.8
60-89 Days Past Due	1.5	3.8	0.5
90 Days or Greater Past Due	2.2	6.6	1.4
Total Past Due	8.0	12.7	3.7
Total Non-Performing	0.3	0.4	0.3
Current	7,439.9	5,394.4	5,914.1
Total Receivables	7,448.2	5,407.5	5,918.1
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	0.6	1.2	2.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	1.0	1.5	0.6
Total Past Due	1.6	2.7	2.7
Current	1,033.3	1,072.9	1,132.8
Total Receivables	1,034.9	1,075.6	1,135.5
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 Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	9.0	7.0	4.3
60-89 Days Past Due	4.6	1.7	1.2
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.8	0.7	0.6
Total Past Due	14.4	9.4	6.1
Total Non-Performing	11.3	9.2	11.9
Current	359.4	356.5	327.1
Total Receivables	385.1	375.1	345.1
Financing leases | Construction and forestry equipment
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	1.4	0.8	1.1
60-89 Days Past Due	0.7	0.3	0.2
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.2		0.3
Total Past Due	2.3	1.1	1.6
Total Non-Performing	2.5	1.9	1.7
Current	139.8	144.3	139.8
Total Receivables	144.6	147.3	143.1
Operating loans | Agriculture and turf equipment
Aging of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
60-89 Days Past Due	0.1
Total Past Due	0.1
Total Non-Performing	0.3
Current	38.0	42.3	43.9
Total Receivables	$ 38.4	$ 42.3	$ 43.9