Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Additional Receivable Disclosures
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 60.0	$ 63.2
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.21%	0.25%
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	233.2	199.8
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.81%	0.79%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.39%	0.45%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for certain potential credit losses	$ 173.8	$ 171.8