Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Additional Receivable Disclosures
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 71.2	$ 60.0
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.23%	0.21%
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	266.2	233.2
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.87%	0.81%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.37%	0.39%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for certain potential credit losses	$ 167.4	$ 173.8