Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Additional Receivable Disclosures
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 124.2	$ 86.5
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.45%	0.30%
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	$ 401.3	$ 346.1
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	1.45%	1.19%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.40%	0.38%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for potential credit losses	$ 138.1	$ 151.9