Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

Note 16.  Other Income and Administrative and Operating Expenses

The major components of other income and administrative and operating expenses were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	2014		2013		2012
Other income - net
Fees from John Deere	$	43.2	$	45.5	$	43.0
Other	27.1		25.7		25.1
Total	$	70.3	$	71.2	$	68.1
Administrative and operating expenses
Compensation and benefits	$	261.2	$	253.2	$	209.6
Other	149.4		124.1		129.7
Total	$	410.6	$	377.3	$	339.3