Receivables (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$ 109.8	$ 112.4
Provision (credit) for credit losses	7.4	0.9
Write-offs	(12.5)	(6.1)
Recoveries	5.6	5.2
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)	(0.5)	(0.9)
End of period balance	109.8	111.5
Balance individually evaluated	1.2	2.0
Receivables:
End of period balance	27,809.0	28,998.7	$ 29,092.4
Balance individually evaluated	33.7	28.9
Retail notes
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	53.3	56.1
Provision (credit) for credit losses	5.4	0.9
Write-offs	(6.3)	(2.3)
Recoveries	1.1	1.3
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)	(0.3)	(0.5)
End of period balance	53.2	55.5
Balance individually evaluated		1.7
Receivables:
End of period balance	17,877.1	18,833.5
Balance individually evaluated	20.0	23.4
Revolving charge accounts
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	39.7	39.9
Provision (credit) for credit losses	1.7	(0.3)
Write-offs	(6.2)	(3.6)
Recoveries	4.5	3.9
End of period balance	39.7	39.9
Balance individually evaluated		0.2
Receivables:
End of period balance	2,112.1	1,839.4
Balance individually evaluated	2.7	0.5
Wholesale receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	8.1	7.6
Provision (credit) for credit losses		0.1
Write-offs		(0.2)
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)		(0.2)
End of period balance	8.1	7.3
Balance individually evaluated	1.0	0.1
Receivables:
End of period balance	7,301.2	7,784.8
Balance individually evaluated	10.1	3.8
Financing leases
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	8.7	8.8
Provision (credit) for credit losses	0.3	0.2
Other changes (primarily translation adjustments)	(0.2)	(0.2)
End of period balance	8.8	8.8
Balance individually evaluated	0.2
Receivables:
End of period balance	518.6	541.0
Balance individually evaluated	$ 0.9	$ 1.2