Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016
Additional Receivable Disclosures
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 107.8	$ 124.2
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.38%	0.45%
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	$ 402.0	$ 401.3
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	1.42%	1.45%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.40%	0.40%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for potential credit losses	$ 129.1	$ 138.1