Receivables (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Receivables
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	$ 161.8	$ 145.9	$ 134.9
60-89 Days Past Due	61.1	52.7	49.6
90 Days or Greater Past Due	45.4	34.6	30.6
Total Past Due	268.3	233.2	215.1
Total Non-Performing	169.5	60.0	62.6
Current	30,978.5	28,540.1	28,256.3
Total Receivables	31,416.3	28,833.3	28,534.0
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
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	18,987.6		16,963.4
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	69.5	67.8	55.1
60-89 Days Past Due	30.2	23.3	22.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	24.3	17.1	15.4
Total Past Due	124.0	108.2	92.6
Total Non-Performing	51.0	34.1	35.8
Current	16,740.7	16,359.3	15,234.5
Total Receivables	16,915.7	16,501.6	15,362.9
Retail notes | Construction and forestry equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	60.1	38.4	46.3
60-89 Days Past Due	19.3	14.4	16.7
90 Days or Greater Past Due	12.0	8.6	7.6
Total Past Due	91.4	61.4	70.6
Total Non-Performing	16.3	11.4	11.3
Current	1,964.2	1,672.1	1,518.6
Total Receivables	2,071.9	1,744.9	1,600.5
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
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	2,493.8		2,519.4
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	13.6	14.6	14.7
60-89 Days Past Due	3.1	4.5	3.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	3.0	2.2	3.0
Total Past Due	19.7	21.3	20.8
Total Non-Performing	1.3	0.9	1.1
Current	2,392.2	2,438.0	2,427.6
Total Receivables	2,413.2	2,460.2	2,449.5
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	3.5	2.3	3.5
60-89 Days Past Due	0.9	1.0	0.8
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.4	0.5	0.4
Total Past Due	4.8	3.8	4.7
Current	75.8	70.9	65.2
Total Receivables	80.6	74.7	69.9
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
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	9,345.4		8,483.1
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	5.8	10.0	4.3
60-89 Days Past Due	1.3	4.9	1.5
90 Days or Greater Past Due	2.7	3.0	2.2
Total Past Due	9.8	17.9	8.0
Total Non-Performing	82.9	0.3	0.3
Current	8,236.2	6,541.1	7,439.9
Total Receivables	8,328.9	6,559.3	7,448.2
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	0.6	0.3	0.6
60-89 Days Past Due	0.1	0.1
90 Days or Greater Past Due	1.5	0.9	1.0
Total Past Due	2.2	1.3	1.6
Total Non-Performing	0.8
Current	1,013.5	904.1	1,033.3
Total Receivables	1,016.5	905.4	1,034.9
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
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	4.8	10.2	9.0
60-89 Days Past Due	5.6	4.0	4.6
90 Days or Greater Past Due	1.0	2.3	0.8
Total Past Due	11.4	16.5	14.4
Total Non-Performing	13.3	11.0	11.3
Current	391.1	379.0	359.4
Total Receivables	415.8	406.5	385.1
Financing leases | Construction and forestry equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due	3.9	2.2	1.4
60-89 Days Past Due	0.6	0.5	0.7
90 Days or Greater Past Due	0.5		0.2
Total Past Due	5.0	2.7	2.3
Total Non-Performing	3.9	2.0	2.5
Current	156.1	144.1	139.8
Total Receivables	165.0	148.8	144.6
Operating loans | Agriculture and turf equipment
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
30-59 Days Past Due		0.1
60-89 Days Past Due			0.1
Total Past Due		0.1	0.1
Total Non-Performing		0.3	0.3
Current	8.7	31.5	38.0
Total Receivables	$ 8.7	$ 31.9	$ 38.4