Commitments and Contingencies	9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2015
Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments and Contingencies	(6) Commitments and contingencies: At July 31, 2015, John Deere Financial Inc., the John Deere finance subsidiary in Canada, had $314.0 million of commercial paper, $288.5 million of medium-term notes outstanding, and a fair value liability of $27.9 million for derivatives, prior to considering applicable netting provisions, with a notional amount of $2,107.1 million that were guaranteed by John Deere Capital Corporation. The weighted average interest rate on the medium-term notes at July 31, 2015 was 5.5 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of less than one year. The Company has a variable interest in John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Deere Financial Inc., which was created as a VIE to issue debt in public markets to fund the operations of affiliated companies in Canada. The Company has a variable interest in JDCFI because it provides guarantees for all debt issued by JDCFI, however it does not consolidate JDCFI because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact JDCFI’s economic performance. The Company has no carrying value of assets or liabilities related to JDCFI. Its maximum exposure to loss is the amount of the debt issued by JDCFI and guaranteed by the Company, which was $1,500.1 million at July 31, 2015. The weighted average interest rate on the debt at July 31, 2015 was 2.3 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of approximately seven years. No additional support beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided to JDCFI during the reporting periods. The Company has commitments to extend credit to customers and John Deere dealers through lines of credit and other pre-approved credit arrangements. The Company applies the same credit policies and approval process for these commitments to extend credit as it does for its Receivables. Collateral is not required for these commitments, but if credit is extended, collateral may be required upon funding. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to John Deere dealers was $7.6 billion at July 31, 2015. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to customers was $27.3 billion at July 31, 2015. A significant portion of these commitments is not expected to be fully drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts likely do not represent a future cash requirement. The Company generally has the right to unconditionally cancel, alter or amend the terms of these commitments at any time. Over 95 percent of these unused commitments to extend credit to customers relate to revolving charge accounts. At July 31, 2015, the Company had restricted other assets of approximately $11.9 million. See Note 5 for additional restricted assets associated with borrowings related to securitizations. The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to retail credit. The Company believes the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions in addition to amounts accrued would not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

(6) Commitments and contingencies:

At July 31, 2015, John Deere Financial Inc., the John Deere finance subsidiary in Canada, had $314.0 million of commercial paper, $288.5 million of medium-term notes outstanding, and a fair value liability of $27.9 million for derivatives, prior to considering applicable netting provisions, with a notional amount of $2,107.1 million that were guaranteed by John Deere Capital Corporation. The weighted average interest rate on the medium-term notes at July 31, 2015 was 5.5 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of less than one year.

The Company has a variable interest in John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Deere Financial Inc., which was created as a VIE to issue debt in public markets to fund the operations of affiliated companies in Canada. The Company has a variable interest in JDCFI because it provides guarantees for all debt issued by JDCFI, however it does not consolidate JDCFI because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact JDCFI’s economic performance. The Company has no carrying value of assets or liabilities related to JDCFI. Its maximum exposure to loss is the amount of the debt issued by JDCFI and guaranteed by the Company, which was $1,500.1 million at July 31, 2015. The weighted average interest rate on the debt at July 31, 2015 was 2.3 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of approximately seven years. No additional support beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided to JDCFI during the reporting periods.

The Company has commitments to extend credit to customers and John Deere dealers through lines of credit and other pre-approved credit arrangements. The Company applies the same credit policies and approval process for these commitments to extend credit as it does for its Receivables. Collateral is not required for these commitments, but if credit is extended, collateral may be required upon funding. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to John Deere dealers was $7.6 billion at July 31, 2015. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to customers was $27.3 billion at July 31, 2015. A significant portion of these commitments is not expected to be fully drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts likely do not represent a future cash requirement. The Company generally has the right to unconditionally cancel, alter or amend the terms of these commitments at any time. Over 95 percent of these unused commitments to extend credit to customers relate to revolving charge accounts.

At July 31, 2015, the Company had restricted other assets of approximately $11.9 million. See Note 5 for additional restricted assets associated with borrowings related to securitizations.

The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to retail credit. The Company believes the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions in addition to amounts accrued would not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.