Short-Term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Short-Term Borrowings
Commercial paper and other notes payable	$ 386.4	$ 2,343.6
Securitization borrowings	5,002.5	4,590.0
John Deere	2,270.3	1,123.5
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	4,510.7	4,465.4
Total short-term borrowings	$ 12,169.9	$ 12,522.5
Payment Schedule for Securitization Borrowings Based on Expected Liquidation of Retail Notes
Weighted-average interest rate on total short-term borrowings, excluding current maturities of long-term borrowings (as a percent)	1.20%	0.80%
Securitization borrowings
Payment Schedule for Securitization Borrowings Based on Expected Liquidation of Retail Notes
Total payments for securitization borrowings	$ 5,002.7
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2017	2,726.5
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2018	1,474.2
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2019	663.1
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2020	111.8
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2021	25.1
Payment schedule for securitization borrowings based on expected liquidation of the retail notes, 2022	$ 2.0