Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014 item	Oct. 31, 2013 item	Oct. 31, 2012 item
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	$ 7.3	$ 18.1
Receivables without specific allowance	5.9	7.2
Total	13.2	25.3
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	7.2	18.0
Receivables without specific allowance	5.7	7.1
Total	12.9	25.1
Specific Allowance	2.0	3.8
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	8.7	19.0
Receivables without specific allowance	6.1	8.0
Total	14.8	27.0
Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings
Receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number	66	92	138
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification	3	16	5
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification	2	15	4
Agriculture and turf
Recorded Investment
Total	11.7	23.2
Unpaid Principal Balance
Total	11.4	23.0
Specific Allowance	2.0	3.8
Average Recorded Investment
Total	13.0	24.6
Construction and forestry
Recorded Investment
Total	1.5	2.1
Unpaid Principal Balance
Total	1.5	2.1
Average Recorded Investment
Total	1.8	2.4
Retail notes
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	7.0
Receivables without specific allowance	5.9	7.2
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	6.9
Receivables without specific allowance	5.7	7.1
Specific Allowance	1.7
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	8.4
Receivables without specific allowance	6.1	8.0
Revolving charge accounts
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.2
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	0.2
Specific Allowance	0.2
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.2
Wholesale receivables
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.1	0.1
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	0.1	0.1
Specific Allowance	0.1	0.1
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.1	0.2
Operating loans
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance		18.0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance		17.9
Specific Allowance		3.7
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance		$ 18.8

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