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Amount of deferred interest and fee income, unamortized costs incurred to originate loans and leases, unamortized loan commitments and loan syndication fees, and premiums over or discounts from face amounts of acquired loans. Excludes amounts for loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Includes deferred interest and fees, undisbursed portion of loan balance, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Amount before allowance and after deduction of deferred interest and fees, unamortized costs and premiums and discounts from face amounts, of loans and leases held in portfolio, including but not limited to, commercial and consumer loans. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements.

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Receivables - Retail Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Receivables, by Product Category
Total receivables	$ 27,714.5	$ 29,092.4	$ 30,505.9
Retail notes
Receivables, by Product Category
Total receivables	$ 17,468.2	$ 18,659.0	$ 19,461.3
Average original term of receivables	55 months	55 months	54 months
Average actual life of receivables	37 months	33 months	30 months
Retail notes \| Agriculture and turf
Receivables, by Product Category
Total receivables	$ 14,965.8	$ 16,194.9
Retail notes \| Construction and forestry
Receivables, by Product Category
Total receivables	2,502.4	2,464.1
Retail notes \| Unrestricted
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	12,727.5	14,193.7
Unearned finance income	(400.5)	(383.1)
Total receivables	12,327.0	13,810.6
Retail notes \| Unrestricted \| Agriculture and turf \| New
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	6,683.4	7,221.9
Retail notes \| Unrestricted \| Agriculture and turf \| Used
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	4,093.1	5,126.9
Retail notes \| Unrestricted \| Construction and forestry \| New
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	1,669.4	1,603.1
Retail notes \| Unrestricted \| Construction and forestry \| Used
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	281.6	241.8
Retail notes \| Securitized
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	5,234.7	4,922.1
Unearned finance income	(93.5)	(73.7)
Total receivables	5,141.2	4,848.4
Retail notes \| Securitized \| Agriculture and turf \| New
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	1,983.7	1,786.5
Retail notes \| Securitized \| Agriculture and turf \| Used
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	2,631.1	2,449.4
Retail notes \| Securitized \| Construction and forestry \| New
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	544.3	600.2
Retail notes \| Securitized \| Construction and forestry \| Used
Receivables, by Product Category
Receivables, Gross	$ 75.6	$ 86.0