Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 30, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	$ 286.3	$ 334.5	$ 570.0
Derivative liabilities	139.7	147.6	125.4
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	286.3	334.5	570.0
Derivative liabilities	139.7	147.6	125.4
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	153.4	175.5	368.7
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	127.9	156.8	196.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	107.0	84.8	21.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	24.7	29.9	38.4
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	2.9	1.0	5.3
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	7.7	15.8	10.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	2.1	1.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets		0.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	0.3	1.1	5.6
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities		$ 16.0	$ 48.6