Receivables (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$ 111.4	$ 114.0
Provision (credit) for credit losses	2.3	0.7
Write-offs	(7.1)	(7.5)
Recoveries	4.8	6.1
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)	(0.4)	0.1
End of period balance	111.0	113.4
Balance individually evaluated	3.8	0.1
Receivables:
End of period balance	28,275.8	25,061.7	28,833.3
Balance individually evaluated	40.0	11.9
Retail notes
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	50.7	56.4
Provision (credit) for credit losses	1.0	1.0
Write-offs	(2.3)	(2.9)
Recoveries	1.4	1.9
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)	(0.4)	0.1
End of period balance	50.4	56.5
Receivables:
End of period balance	18,322.3	15,856.8
Balance individually evaluated	14.0	11.1
Revolving charge accounts
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	39.7	40.2
Provision (credit) for credit losses	1.1	(0.2)
Write-offs	(4.5)	(4.2)
Recoveries	3.4	4.0
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)		(0.1)
End of period balance	39.7	39.7
Receivables:
End of period balance	1,760.0	1,755.3
Balance individually evaluated	0.2	0.6
Wholesale receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance		5.9	6.4
Provision (credit) for credit losses		0.1
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)		0.1
End of period balance	6.4	6.1	6.4
Balance individually evaluated	0.1	0.1
Receivables:
End of period balance	7,638.3	6,891.4
Balance individually evaluated	0.3	0.2
Other
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	14.6	11.5
Provision (credit) for credit losses	0.2	(0.2)
Write-offs	(0.3)	(0.4)
Recoveries		0.2
End of period balance	14.5	11.1
Balance individually evaluated	3.7
Receivables:
End of period balance	555.2	558.2
Balance individually evaluated	$ 25.5