Receivables - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2018	Jan. 29, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$ 113.8	$ 111.7
Provision (credit) for credit losses	2.8	3.7
Write-offs	(10.7)	(11.7)
Recoveries	7.7	6.3
Translation adjustments	0.5	(0.1)
End of period balance	114.1	109.9
Balance individually evaluated	2.7	0.8
Receivables:
End of year balance	27,890.1	26,473.7	$ 28,395.7
Balance individually evaluated	80.4	50.3
Retail notes
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	55.7	56.3
Provision (credit) for credit losses	2.4	4.9
Write-offs	(5.2)	(7.4)
Recoveries	2.6	0.9
Translation adjustments	0.3
End of period balance	55.8	54.7
Balance individually evaluated		0.6
Receivables:
End of year balance	16,938.8	16,730.3
Balance individually evaluated	58.9	43.3
Revolving charge accounts
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	39.7	39.7
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(0.4)	(2.2)
Write-offs	(4.6)	(3.1)
Recoveries	5.0	5.3
End of period balance	39.7	39.7
Receivables:
End of year balance	2,606.1	2,418.2	3,572.6
Balance individually evaluated	2.1	4.5
Wholesale receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	9.9	7.2
Write-offs		(0.1)
Translation adjustments	0.3	(0.1)
End of period balance	10.2	7.0
Balance individually evaluated	2.7
Receivables:
End of year balance	7,683.3	6,761.5	6,894.3
Balance individually evaluated	19.3	1.9
Financing leases
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	8.5	8.5
Provision (credit) for credit losses	0.8	1.0
Write-offs	(0.9)	(1.1)
Recoveries	0.1	0.1
Translation adjustments	(0.1)
End of period balance	8.4	8.5
Balance individually evaluated		0.2
Receivables:
End of year balance	661.9	563.7	$ 714.2
Balance individually evaluated	$ 0.1	$ 0.6