Represents the maximum term, at inception, of related party loans receivable.

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- Definition

Amount of interest income earned from interest-bearing assets owed to the entity by related party.

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- Definition

For an unclassified balance sheet, reflects the carrying amount of unpaid loan amounts due from related parties at the balance sheet date.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.7(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 850
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6457730&loc=d3e39549-107864

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Notes Receivable from John Deere (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 29, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
John Deere
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Interest earned	$ 2.3	$ 0.0	$ 5.1	$ 0.0
Notes receivable from John Deere	151.3		$ 151.3		$ 156.7
John Deere \| Maximum
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Maximum terms for related party notes receivable			5 years
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Notes receivable from John Deere	98.6		$ 98.6		102.2
Banco John Deere S.A.
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Notes receivable from John Deere	$ 52.7		$ 52.7		$ 54.5