10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 29, 2018

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____ to ____

Commission file no: 1-6458

JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State of Incorporation)	36-2386361 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
10587 Double R Boulevard, Suite 100 Reno, Nevada  89521 (Address of principal executive offices)
Telephone Number:  (775) 786-5527

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes ☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes ☒No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company”, and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☐
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐No ☒

At July 29, 2018, 2,500 shares of common stock, without par value, of the registrant were outstanding, all of which were owned by John Deere Financial Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deere & Company.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form with certain reduced disclosures as permitted by those instructions.

PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements.

John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Income

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenues
Finance income earned on retail notes	$	193.7	$	173.1	$	562.6	$	514.1
Revolving charge account income		91.7		80.5		235.6		210.9
Finance income earned on wholesale receivables		122.8		95.9		332.0		268.2
Lease revenues		231.2		208.8		670.9		604.2
Other income – net		21.7		13.5		62.7		40.7
Total revenues		661.1		571.8		1,863.8		1,638.1
Expenses
Interest expense		196.1		130.1		530.5		372.3
Operating expenses:
Administrative and operating expenses		92.4		87.6		306.7		325.5
Fees paid to John Deere		22.0		20.1		55.0		52.9
Provision for credit losses		27.6		31.0		43.7		59.3
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases		173.3		165.3		511.1		482.2
Total operating expenses		315.3		304.0		916.5		919.9
Total expenses		511.4		434.1		1,447.0		1,292.2
Income of consolidated group before income taxes		149.7		137.7		416.8		345.9
Provision (credit) for income taxes		30.0		49.7		(220.3)		119.9
Income of consolidated group		119.7		88.0		637.1		226.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate		.4		.3		1.6		1.1
Net income		120.1		88.3		638.7		227.1
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(.1)				(.1)		.1
Net income attributable to the Company	$	120.2	$	88.3	$	638.8	$	227.0

See Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Net income	$	120.1	$	88.3	$	638.7	$	227.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Cumulative translation adjustment		(19.3)		29.9		(5.5)		31.5
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(.8)		(.4)		9.4		1.6
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes		(20.1)		29.5		3.9		33.1
Comprehensive income of consolidated group		100.0		117.8		642.6		260.2
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(.1)				(.1)		.1
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	$	100.1	$	117.8	$	642.7	$	260.1

See Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,072.4	$	1,055.5	$	1,100.2
Receivables:
Retail notes		12,839.1		13,042.3		11,950.9
Retail notes securitized		4,582.9		4,172.3		4,935.5
Revolving charge accounts		3,686.9		3,572.6		3,391.0
Wholesale receivables		9,050.3		6,894.3		7,634.2
Financing leases		728.1		714.2		668.8
Total receivables		30,887.3		28,395.7		28,580.4
Allowance for credit losses		(115.7)		(113.8)		(114.3)
Total receivables – net		30,771.6		28,281.9		28,466.1
Other receivables		80.2		89.1		100.3
Receivables from John Deere		55.7		91.0		112.7
Equipment on operating leases – net		4,861.8		4,718.3		4,462.8
Notes receivable from John Deere		191.8		156.7		130.2
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate		15.2		13.8		13.8
Deferred income taxes		40.2		41.0		28.1
Other assets		494.2		555.5		558.6
Total Assets	$	37,583.1	$	35,002.8	$	34,972.8
Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity
Short-term borrowings:
Commercial paper and other notes payable	$	2,198.1	$	2,051.2	$	1,760.7
Securitization borrowings		4,437.5		4,118.7		4,780.9
John Deere		1,563.6		553.2		2,091.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings		5,111.3		5,056.9		4,272.7
Total short-term borrowings		13,310.5		11,780.0		12,905.7
Other payables to John Deere		331.1		126.5		79.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		787.0		902.1		755.3
Deposits withheld from dealers and merchants		169.2		181.0		177.2
Deferred income taxes		458.7		821.6		769.2
Long-term borrowings		18,591.5		17,534.4		16,679.7
Total liabilities		33,648.0		31,345.6		31,366.9
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholder’s equity:
Common stock, without par value (issued and outstanding – 2,500 shares owned by John Deere Financial Services, Inc.)		1,482.8		1,482.8		1,482.8
Retained earnings		2,503.5		2,229.7		2,173.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(51.9)		(55.8)		(50.7)
Total Company stockholder’s equity		3,934.4		3,656.7		3,605.4
Noncontrolling interests		.7		.5		.5
Total stockholder’s equity		3,935.1		3,657.2		3,605.9
Total Liabilities and Stockholder’s Equity	$	37,583.1	$	35,002.8	$	34,972.8

See Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows

For the Nine Months Ended July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

	2018		2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$	638.7	$	227.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses		43.7		59.3
Provision for depreciation and amortization		528.1		498.6
Provision (credit) for deferred income taxes		(363.8)		54.5
Undistributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliate		(1.4)		(1.0)
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses		51.2		34.5
Change in accrued income taxes payable/receivable		(47.9)		9.0
Other		128.0		150.7
Net cash provided by operating activities		976.6		1,032.7
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cost of receivables acquired (excluding wholesale)		(12,205.3)		(10,885.4)
Collections of receivables (excluding wholesale)		11,718.7		10,932.7
Increase in wholesale receivables – net		(2,188.8)		(955.1)
Cost of equipment on operating leases acquired		(1,560.8)		(1,511.0)
Proceeds from sales of equipment on operating leases		823.1		816.2
Cost of notes receivable with John Deere		(44.8)		(131.0)
Collections of notes receivable with John Deere		2.5
Change in restricted cash		27.9		28.0
Other		(25.8)		(40.1)
Net cash used for investing activities		(3,453.3)		(1,745.7)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase in commercial paper and other notes payable – net		157.6		1,372.2
Increase (decrease) in securitization borrowings – net		320.2		(215.8)
Increase (decrease) in payable to John Deere – net		1,011.8		(203.7)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings		4,680.2		3,532.1
Payments of long-term borrowings		(3,277.9)		(3,506.5)
Dividends paid		(365.0)		(240.0)
Capital investment from John Deere		.3
Debt issuance costs		(22.0)		(18.4)
Net cash provided by financing activities		2,505.2		719.9
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(11.6)		3.7
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		16.9		10.6
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,055.5		1,089.6
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,072.4	$	1,100.2

See Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Statement of Changes in Consolidated Stockholder’s Equity

For the Nine Months Ended July 30, 2017 and July 29, 2018

(Unaudited)

(in millions)

			Company Stockholder
							Accumulated
	Total						Other		Non-
	Stockholder’s		Common		Retained		Comprehensive		Controlling
	Equity		Stock		Earnings		Income (Loss)		Interests
Balance October 30, 2016	$	3,585.7	$	1,482.8	$	2,186.3	$	(83.8)	$	.4
Net income		227.1				227.0				.1
Other comprehensive income		33.1						33.1
Dividends declared		(240.0)				(240.0)
Balance July 30, 2017	$	3,605.9	$	1,482.8	$	2,173.3	$	(50.7)	$	.5
Balance October 29, 2017	$	3,657.2	$	1,482.8	$	2,229.7	$	(55.8)	$	.5
Net income (loss)		638.7				638.8				(.1)
Other comprehensive income		3.9						3.9
Dividends declared		(365.0)				(365.0)
Capital investment		.3								.3
Balance July 29, 2018	$	3,935.1	$	1,482.8	$	2,503.5	$	(51.9)	$	.7

See Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements.

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John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries

Condensed Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(1)    The interim consolidated financial statements of John Deere Capital Corporation (Capital Corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively called the Company) have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. All adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, have been included. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented. It is suggested that these interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10‑K. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the fiscal year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year with quarters ending on the last Sunday in the reporting period. The third quarter ends for fiscal year 2018 and 2017 were July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017, respectively. Both periods contained 13 weeks.

The Company provides and administers financing for retail purchases of new equipment manufactured by Deere & Company’s agriculture and turf and construction and forestry operations and used equipment taken in trade for this equipment. The Company generally purchases retail installment sales and loan contracts (retail notes) from Deere & Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively called John Deere). John Deere generally acquires these retail notes through John Deere retail dealers. The Company also purchases and finances a limited amount of non-Deere retail notes. The Company also finances and services revolving charge accounts, in most cases acquired from and offered through merchants in the agriculture and turf and construction and forestry markets (revolving charge accounts). The Company also provides wholesale financing for inventories of John Deere agriculture and turf and construction and forestry equipment owned by dealers of those products (wholesale receivables). In addition, the Company leases John Deere equipment and a limited amount of non‑Deere equipment to retail customers (financing and operating leases). The Company also offers credit enhanced international export financing to select customers and dealers, which generally involves John Deere products. Retail notes, revolving charge accounts, wholesale receivables, and financing leases are collectively called “Receivables.” Receivables and equipment on operating leases are collectively called “Receivables and Leases.”

(2)  New accounting standards adopted are as follows:

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company early adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefits. This ASU required that employers report only the service cost component of the total defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit cost in the same income statement lines as compensation for the participating employees. The other components of these benefit costs are reported outside of operating profit. The ASU was adopted on a retrospective basis that decreased operating profit in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 by $2.2 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and third quarter and first nine months of 2017 by $2.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively. The adoption did not impact the presentation of defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit costs on the income statement, as the Company reports both the service cost component and other components of these benefit costs in the income statement line administrative and operating expenses. In addition, only the service cost component of the benefit costs is eligible for capitalization, which was adopted beginning the first quarter of 2018.

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In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-07, Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which amends ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which amends ASC 740, Income Taxes. In December 2017, the U.S. government enacted new tax legislation (tax reform). This ASU incorporates SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which was also issued in December 2017, into the ASC. The ASU provides guidance on when to record and disclose provisional amounts related to tax reform. In addition, the ASU allows for a measurement period up to one year after the enactment date of tax reform to complete the related accounting requirements and was effective when issued. The Company will complete the adjustments related to tax reform within the allowed period. The effects of tax reform on the Company’s consolidated financial statements are outlined in Note 8.

New accounting standards to be adopted are as follows:

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue. The FASB issued several amendments clarifying various aspects of the ASU, including revenue transactions that involve a third party, goods or services that are immaterial in the context of the contract, and licensing arrangements. The Company will adopt the ASU effective the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 using a modified retrospective method. The Company’s evaluation of the ASU is largely complete. At this point of the evaluation, the Company has not identified an item that will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company continues to evaluate the ASU’s potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which amends ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments – Overall. This ASU changes the treatment for available-for-sale equity investments by recognizing unrealized fair value changes directly in net income and no longer in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI). The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Early adoption of the provisions affecting the Company is not permitted. The ASU will be adopted with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet in the year of adoption. The Company continues to evaluate the ASU’s potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes ASC 840, Leases. The ASU’s primary change is the requirement for lessee entities to recognize a lease liability for payments and a right of use asset during the term of operating lease arrangements. The ASU does not significantly change the lessee’s recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows from the previous accounting standard. Lessors’ accounting under the ASC is largely unchanged from the previous accounting standard. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases. The amendments in the ASU affect specific aspects of the guidance under ASU No. 2016-02 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s adoption. The ASU requires that lessees and lessors use a modified retrospective transition approach. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements, which amends ASC 842, Leases. This ASU provides for an adoption option that will not require earlier periods to be restated at the adoption date. In addition, this ASU provides an option for lessors, if certain criteria are met, to avoid separating the lease and nonlease components (such as preventative maintenance services) in an agreement. The income is recognized based on the predominant component under either the revenue standard or the leasing standard. The effective date for the ASUs will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential adoption options and the effects on the consolidated financial statements.

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In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which establishes ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. The ASU revises the measurement of credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost from an incurred loss methodology to an expected loss methodology. The ASU affects trade receivables, debt securities, net investment in leases, and most other financial assets that represent a right to receive cash. Additional disclosures about significant estimates and credit quality are also required. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, with early adoption permitted beginning in fiscal year 2020. The ASU will be adopted using a modified-retrospective approach. The Company is evaluating the potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which amends ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows. This ASU provides guidance on the statement of cash flows presentation of certain transactions where diversity in practice exists. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The ASU will be adopted using a retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which amends ASC 740, Income Taxes. This ASU requires that the income tax consequences of an intra-entity asset transfer other than inventory are recognized at the time of the transfer. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The ASU will be adopted using a modified-retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Restricted Cash, which amends ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows. This ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the reporting period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted, and will be adopted using a retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which amends ASC 805, Business Combinations. This ASU provides further guidance on the definition of a business to determine whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted in certain cases. The ASU will be adopted on a prospective basis and will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting, which amends ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. This ASU provides guidance about which changes to the terms of a share-based payment award should be accounted for as a modification. A change to an award should be accounted for as a modification unless the fair value of the modified award is the same as the original award, the vesting conditions do not change, and the classification as an equity or liability instrument does not change. The ASU will be adopted on a prospective basis. The effective date is the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The purpose of this ASU is to better align a company’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships, simplify the hedge accounting requirements, and improve the disclosures of hedging arrangements. The effective date is fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

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In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which amends ASC 220, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income. Included in the provisions of tax reform is a reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. require that deferred taxes are remeasured to the new corporate tax rate in the period legislation is enacted. The deferred tax adjustment is recorded in the provision for income taxes, including items for which the tax effects were originally recorded in OCI. This treatment results in the items in OCI not reflecting the appropriate tax rate, which are referred to as stranded tax effects. This ASU allows a reclassification from accumulated OCI to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from tax reform. The effective date is fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted, including in interim periods. The ASU can be adopted at the beginning of an interim or annual period or retrospectively to each period affected by tax reform. The Company is evaluating the potential effects of the ASU on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The effective date is the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, with early adoption permitted for the removed disclosures and delayed adoption until fiscal year 2021 permitted for the new disclosures. The removed and modified disclosures will be adopted on a retrospective basis and the new disclosures will be adopted on a prospective basis. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

(3)    The after-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unrealized		Accumulated
	Cumulative		Gain (Loss)		Other
	Translation		on		Comprehensive
	Adjustment		Derivatives		Income (Loss)
Balance October 30, 2016	$	(84.1)	$	.3	$	(83.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		31.5		1.1		32.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				.5		.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		31.5		1.6		33.1
Balance July 30, 2017	$	(52.6)	$	1.9	$	(50.7)
Balance October 29, 2017	$	(60.0)	$	4.2	$	(55.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		(5.5)		11.9		6.4
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				(2.5)		(2.5)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(5.5)		9.4		3.9
Balance July 29, 2018	$	(65.5)	$	13.6	$	(51.9)

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Following are amounts recorded in and reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss), and the income tax effects, (in millions of dollars):

	Before		Tax		After
	Tax		(Expense)		Tax
Three Months Ended July 29, 2018	Amount		Credit		Amount
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(19.3)			$	(19.3)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.4	$	(.3)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(2.5)		.6		(1.9)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(1.1)		.3		(.8)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(20.4)	$	.3	$	(20.1)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2018
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(5.5)			$	(5.5)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		16.1	$	(4.2)		11.9
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(3.4)		.9		(2.5)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		12.7		(3.3)		9.4
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7.2	$	(3.3)	$	3.9
Three Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	29.9			$	29.9
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		(.9)	$	.3		(.6)
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.3		(.1)		.2
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(.6)		.2		(.4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	29.3	$	.2	$	29.5
Nine Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	31.5			$	31.5
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.6	$	(.5)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.9		(.4)		.5
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		2.5		(.9)		1.6
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	34.0	$	(.9)	$	33.1

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(4)    Past due balances of Receivables still accruing finance income represent the total balance held (principal plus accrued interest) with any payment amounts 30 days or more past the contractual payment due date.

The Company monitors the credit quality of Receivables as either performing or non-performing monthly. Non-performing Receivables represent loans for which the Company has ceased accruing finance income. Generally, when retail notes are approximately 120 days delinquent, accrual of finance income is suspended, the collateral is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Revolving charge accounts are generally deemed to be uncollectible and written off to the allowance for credit losses when delinquency reaches 120 days. Generally, when a wholesale receivable becomes 60 days delinquent, the Company determines whether the accrual of finance income on interest-bearing wholesale receivables should be suspended, the collateral should be repossessed or the account should be designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount written off to the allowance for credit losses. Generally, when a financing lease account becomes 120 days delinquent, the accrual of lease revenue is suspended, the equipment is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Finance income for non-performing Receivables is recognized on a cash basis. Accrual of finance income is generally resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collections are reasonably assured.

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An age analysis of past due Receivables that are still accruing interest and non-performing Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	109.7	$	43.9	$	47.3	$	200.9
Construction and forestry		98.0		41.8		47.8		187.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		22.8		6.3		6.2		35.3
Construction and forestry		3.6		1.6		1.0		6.2
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		2.4		.5		1.4		4.3
Construction and forestry		2.4		1.7				4.1
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		9.6		6.5		5.6		21.7
Construction and forestry		2.4		.8		.1		3.3
Total Receivables	$	250.9	$	103.1	$	109.4	$	463.4

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	200.9	$	82.1	$	14,305.5	$	14,588.5
Construction and forestry		187.6		28.0		2,617.9		2,833.5
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		35.3		1.1		3,548.0		3,584.4
Construction and forestry		6.2				96.3		102.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.3		5.2		7,372.1		7,381.6
Construction and forestry		4.1				1,664.6		1,668.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		21.7		6.1		556.9		584.7
Construction and forestry		3.3		1.4		138.7		143.4
Total Receivables	$	463.4	$	123.9	$	30,300.0	$	30,887.3

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	October 29, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	106.2	$	48.3	$	45.3	$	199.8
Construction and forestry		73.0		31.9		39.2		144.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		5.6		2.3		23.3
Construction and forestry		2.9		1.1		.3		4.3
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.5		1.6		2.4		8.5
Construction and forestry		.1		.1		.1		.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		8.9		7.5		3.6		20.0
Construction and forestry		.5		1.1		.1		1.7
Total Receivables	$	211.5	$	97.2	$	93.3	$	402.0

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	199.8	$	63.1	$	14,379.9	$	14,642.8
Construction and forestry		144.1		24.2		2,403.5		2,571.8
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		23.3		1.8		3,458.7		3,483.8
Construction and forestry		4.3				84.5		88.8
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		8.5		10.8		5,469.6		5,488.9
Construction and forestry		.3				1,405.1		1,405.4
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		20.0		6.2		541.3		567.5
Construction and forestry		1.7		1.7		143.3		146.7
Total Receivables	$	402.0	$	107.8	$	27,885.9	$	28,395.7

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	July 30, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	96.8	$	43.5	$	49.5	$	189.8
Construction and forestry		90.0		41.4		39.7		171.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		4.5		4.7		24.6
Construction and forestry		2.2		1.0		.5		3.7
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		5.7		1.9		4.8		12.4
Construction and forestry		.3				1.4		1.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		15.3		7.9		2.2		25.4
Construction and forestry		.9		1.8		.1		2.8
Total Receivables	$	226.6	$	102.0	$	102.9	$	431.5

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	189.8	$	90.8	$	14,080.2	$	14,360.8
Construction and forestry		171.1		27.4		2,327.1		2,525.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		24.6		3.0		3,274.9		3,302.5
Construction and forestry		3.7				84.8		88.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		12.4		4.6		6,335.9		6,352.9
Construction and forestry		1.7				1,279.6		1,281.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		25.4		5.5		493.1		524.0
Construction and forestry		2.8		2.0		140.0		144.8
Total Receivables	$	431.5	$	133.3	$	28,015.6	$	28,580.4

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Allowances for credit losses on Receivables are maintained in amounts considered to be appropriate in relation to the Receivables outstanding based on historical loss experience by product category, portfolio duration, delinquency trends, economic conditions, and credit risk quality.

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses and investment in Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.6	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.6	$	114.8
Provision for credit losses		5.9		20.4		.8		.5		27.6
Write-offs		(6.3)		(25.1)		(.2)		(.8)		(32.4)
Recoveries		.8		4.7		.2		.3		6.0
Translation adjustments		(.2)				(.1)				(.3)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7

	Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.7	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.5	$	113.8
Provision for credit losses		12.0		28.8		1.1		1.8		43.7
Write-offs		(16.1)		(44.1)		(.6)		(2.3)		(63.1)
Recoveries		5.4		15.3		.1		.6		21.4
Translation adjustments		(.2)				.1				(.1)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7
Balance individually evaluated *	$	.1			$	3.3	$	.1	$	3.5
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	17,422.0	$	3,686.9	$	9,050.3	$	728.1	$	30,887.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	55.5	$	.9	$	7.4	$	.2	$	64.0

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

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	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.0	$	42.4	$	7.0	$	8.6	$	113.0
Provision for credit losses		10.9		18.4		.5		1.2		31.0
Write-offs		(9.6)		(26.2)		(.1)		(1.3)		(37.2)
Recoveries		1.8		5.1				.1		7.0
Translation adjustments		.2				.2		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3

	Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.3	$	39.7	$	7.2	$	8.5	$	111.7
Provision for credit losses		24.0		31.2		.5		3.6		59.3
Write-offs		(27.7)		(46.5)		(.2)		(3.8)		(78.2)
Recoveries		5.5		15.2				.3		21.0
Translation adjustments		.2		.1		.1		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	3.5			$	.2	$	.1	$	3.8
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	16,886.4	$	3,391.0	$	7,634.2	$	668.8	$	28,580.4
Balance individually evaluated *	$	76.0	$	.8	$	15.8	$	.5	$	93.1

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

Receivables are considered impaired when it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms. Receivables reviewed for impairment generally include those that are either past due, or have provided bankruptcy notification, or require significant collection efforts. Receivables that are impaired are generally classified as non‑performing.

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An analysis of impaired Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unpaid				Average
	Recorded		Principal		Specific		Recorded
	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment
July 29, 2018 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	.9	$	.8	$	.1	$	.9
Wholesale receivables		6.4		6.4		3.3		7.6
Financing leases		.2		.2		.1		.2
Total with specific allowance		7.5		7.4		3.5		8.7
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		24.9		24.7				26.6
Wholesale receivables		.2		.2				.3
Total without specific allowance		25.1		24.9				26.9
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
Agriculture and turf	$	26.8	$	26.5	$	3.4	$	29.5
Construction and forestry		5.8		5.8		.1		6.1
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
October 29, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	2.2	$	2.1	$	.6	$	2.2
Wholesale receivables		11.7		11.7		2.6		11.0
Total with specific allowance		13.9		13.8		3.2		13.2
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		18.3		18.0				14.0
Wholesale receivables		9.0		9.0				2.3
Total without specific allowance		27.3		27.0				16.3
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
Agriculture and turf	$	36.0	$	35.6	$	3.2	$	23.9
Construction and forestry		5.2		5.2				5.6
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
July 30, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	20.5	$	19.5	$	3.5	$	23.2
Wholesale receivables		4.7		4.7		.2		4.7
Financing leases		.5		.4		.1		.5
Total with specific allowance		25.7		24.6		3.8		28.4
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		11.6		11.4				13.7
Wholesale receivables		4.6		4.6				.7
Total without specific allowance		16.2		16.0				14.4
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8
Agriculture and turf	$	35.3	$	34.2	$	3.3	$	35.7
Construction and forestry		6.6		6.4		.5		7.1
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8

*    Finance income recognized was not material.

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A troubled debt restructuring is generally the modification of debt in which a creditor grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a debtor that is experiencing financial difficulties. These modifications may include a reduction of the stated interest rate, an extension of the maturity dates, a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt, or a reduction of accrued interest. During the first nine months of 2018, the Company identified 286 Receivable contracts, primarily retail notes, as troubled debt restructurings with aggregate balances of $16.2 million pre‑modification and $15.4 million post‑modification. During the first nine months of 2017, there were 290 Receivable contracts, primarily retail notes, with aggregate balances of $7.7 million pre‑modification and $6.5 million post‑modification. During these same periods, there were no significant troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted and were written off. At July 29, 2018, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings.

(5)  Securitization of receivables:

The Company, as a part of its overall funding strategy, periodically transfers certain Receivables (retail notes) into variable interest entities (VIEs) that are special purpose entities (SPEs), or non‑VIE banking operations, as part of its asset-backed securities programs (securitizations). The structure of these transactions is such that the transfer of the retail notes did not meet the accounting criteria for sales of receivables, and is, therefore, accounted for as a secured borrowing. SPEs utilized in securitizations of retail notes differ from other entities included in the Company’s consolidated statements because the assets they hold are legally isolated. Use of the assets held by the SPEs or the non‑VIEs is restricted by terms of the documents governing the securitization transactions.

In these securitizations, the retail notes are transferred to certain SPEs or to non-VIE banking operations, which in turn issue debt to investors. The debt securities issued to the third party investors result in secured borrowings, which are recorded as “Securitization borrowings” on the balance sheet. The securitized retail notes are recorded as “Retail notes securitized” on the balance sheet. The total restricted assets on the balance sheet related to these securitizations include the retail notes securitized less an allowance for credit losses, and other assets primarily representing restricted cash. For those securitizations in which retail notes are transferred into SPEs, the SPEs supporting the secured borrowings are consolidated unless the Company does not have both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPEs’ economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the SPEs. No additional support to these SPEs beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided during the reporting periods.

In certain securitizations, the Company consolidates the SPEs since it has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPEs’ economic performance through its role as servicer of all the Receivables held by the SPEs and the obligation through variable interests in the SPEs to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the SPEs. The restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of the consolidated SPEs totaled $2,970.7 million, $2,630.5 million, and $3,139.5 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) of these SPEs totaled $2,860.2 million, $2,571.1 million, and $3,017.7 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The credit holders of these SPEs do not have legal recourse to the Company’s general credit.

In certain securitizations, the Company transfers retail notes to non-VIE banking operations, which are not consolidated since the Company does not have a controlling interest in the entities. The Company’s carrying values and interests related to the securitizations with the unconsolidated non-VIEs were restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of $502.2 million, $478.4 million, and $557.3 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) were $462.9 million, $454.1 million, and $517.3 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively.

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In certain securitizations, the Company transfers retail notes into bank-sponsored, multi-seller, commercial paper conduits, which are SPEs that are not consolidated. The Company does not service a significant portion of the conduits’ receivables, and therefore, does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the conduits’ economic performance. These conduits provide a funding source to the Company (as well as other transferors into the conduit) as they fund the retail notes through the issuance of commercial paper. The Company’s carrying values and variable interest related to these conduits were restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of $1,212.9 million, $1,155.1 million, and $1,345.6 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) related to these conduits were $1,117.9 million, $1,096.3 million, and $1,249.1 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively.

The Company’s carrying amount of the liabilities to the unconsolidated conduits, compared to the maximum exposure to loss related to these conduits, which would only be incurred in the event of a complete loss on the restricted assets was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29
	2018
Carrying value of liabilities	$	1,117.9
Maximum exposure to loss		1,212.9

The total assets of unconsolidated VIEs related to securitizations were approximately $35.9 billion at July 29, 2018.

The components of consolidated restricted assets related to secured borrowings in securitization transactions were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Retail notes securitized	$	4,582.9	$	4,172.3	$	4,935.5
Allowance for credit losses		(11.5)		(13.5)		(12.6)
Other assets		114.4		105.2		119.5
Total restricted securitized assets	$	4,685.8	$	4,264.0	$	5,042.4

The components of consolidated secured borrowings and other liabilities related to securitizations were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Securitization borrowings	$	4,437.5	$	4,118.7	$	4,780.9
Accrued interest on borrowings		3.5		2.8		3.2
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets	$	4,441.0	$	4,121.5	$	4,784.1

The secured borrowings related to these restricted securitized retail notes are obligations that are payable as the retail notes are liquidated. Repayment of the secured borrowings depends primarily on cash flows generated by the restricted assets. Due to the Company's short-term credit rating, cash collections from these restricted assets are not required to be placed into a segregated collection account until immediately prior to the time payment is required to the secured creditors. At July 29, 2018, the maximum remaining term of all restricted securitized retail notes was approximately six years.

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(6)  Notes receivable from John Deere:

The Company makes loans to affiliated companies. The Company receives interest from John Deere at competitive market interest rates. The lending agreements mature over the next six years. Interest earned from John Deere was $2.8 million in the third quarter and $8.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $.7 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2017.

The Company had notes receivable from John Deere with the following affiliated companies as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial	$	115.9	$	102.2	$	67.8
Banco John Deere S.A.		75.9		54.5		62.4
Total Notes Receivable from John Deere	$	191.8	$	156.7	$	130.2

(7)  Commitments and contingencies:

At July 29, 2018, John Deere Financial Inc., the John Deere finance subsidiary in Canada, had $510.0 million of commercial paper and a fair value liability of $30.5 million for derivatives outstanding, prior to considering applicable netting provisions, with a notional amount of $2,096.4 million that were guaranteed by Capital Corporation.

Capital Corporation has a variable interest in John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Deere Financial Inc., which was created as a VIE to issue debt in public markets to fund the operations of affiliated companies in Canada. Capital Corporation has a variable interest in JDCFI because it provides guarantees for all debt issued by JDCFI, however it does not consolidate JDCFI because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact JDCFI’s economic performance. Capital Corporation has no carrying value of assets or liabilities related to JDCFI. Its maximum exposure to loss is the amount of the debt issued by JDCFI and guaranteed by Capital Corporation, which was $2,065.6 million at July 29, 2018. The weighted average interest rate on the debt at July 29, 2018 was 2.3 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of approximately five years. No additional support beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided to JDCFI during the reporting periods.

The Company has commitments to extend credit to customers and John Deere dealers through lines of credit and other pre-approved credit arrangements. The Company applies the same credit policies and approval process for these commitments to extend credit as it does for its Receivables. Collateral is not required for these commitments, but if credit is extended, collateral may be required upon funding. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to John Deere dealers was $7.0 billion at July 29, 2018. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to customers was $27.5 billion at July 29, 2018. A significant portion of these commitments is not expected to be fully drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts likely do not represent a future cash requirement. The Company generally has the right to unconditionally cancel, alter, or amend the terms of these commitments at any time. Over 95 percent of the unused commitments to extend credit to customers relate to revolving charge accounts. At July 29, 2018, Capital Corporation had $77.1 million in unused loan commitments denominated in rubles to Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial, the John Deere finance subsidiary in Russia.

At July 29, 2018, the Company had restricted other assets of approximately $15.6 million. See Note 5 for additional restricted assets associated with borrowings related to securitizations.

The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to retail credit matters. The Company believes the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions would not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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(8)    On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted tax reform. The primary provisions of tax reform impacting the Company in fiscal year 2018 are a reduction to the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and a transition from a worldwide corporate tax system to a territorial tax system. The reduction in the corporate income tax rate requires the Company to remeasure its net deferred tax liabilities to the new corporate tax rate and the transition to a territorial tax system requires payment of a one‑time tax on deemed repatriation of undistributed and previously untaxed non-U.S. earnings. The Company currently plans to pay the deemed repatriation tax over an eight year period, as allowed by tax reform.

In December 2017, the SEC issued a staff accounting bulletin that allows for a measurement period up to one year after the enactment date of tax reform to complete the related accounting requirements. The provisional income tax benefit (expense) and measurement period adjustments recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Net deferred tax liability remeasurement	$	3.6	$	326.0
Deemed earnings repatriation tax				(15.7)
Total discrete tax benefit (expense)	$	3.6	$	310.3

The third quarter measurement period benefit on the net deferred tax liabilities primarily resulted from refining the net deferred tax liability position with the completion of the fiscal year 2017 U.S. income tax return and changing tax accounting methods that affected the timing of certain U.S. tax deductions. The provision for income taxes was also affected by other tax reform items, primarily the lower corporate income tax rate on current year income.

The 21 percent corporate income tax rate is effective January 1, 2018. Based on the Company’s October fiscal year end, the U.S. statutory income tax rate for fiscal year 2018 is approximately 23.3 percent.

The tax benefit for the first nine months of 2018 is provisional as outlined below and may change during the remaining measurement period. The Company completed a preliminary assessment of earnings that could be repatriated based on reinvestment needs of non-U.S. operations and earnings available for repatriation. The estimated withholding tax that would be incurred from the repatriation of those earnings is included in the first nine months of 2018 provisional income tax benefit. The Company continues to analyze the provisions of tax reform addressing the net deferred tax liability remeasurement and the deemed earnings repatriation tax, including the recently issued proposed regulations. In addition, the Company is evaluating actions such as repatriating additional non-U.S. earnings. The Company also continues to undergo income tax audits and monitor potential legislative action and regulatory interpretations related to tax reform.

Based on the effective date of certain provisions, the Company will be subject to additional requirements of tax reform beginning in fiscal year 2019. Those provisions include a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), a tax determined by base erosion and anti-abuse tax benefits (BEAT) from certain payments between a U.S. corporation and foreign subsidiaries, a limitation of certain executive compensation, a deduction for foreign derived intangible income (FDII), and interest expense limitations. The Company has not completed its analysis of those provisions and the estimated effects. The Company also has not determined its accounting policy to treat the taxes due on GILTI as a period cost or include them in the determination of deferred taxes.

The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at July 29, 2018 were $33.1 million, compared to $35.5 million at October 29, 2017. The liability at July 29, 2018 consisted of approximately $17.8 million, which would affect the effective tax rate if it was recognized. The remaining liability was related to tax positions for which there are offsetting tax receivables, or the uncertainty was only related to timing. The changes in the unrecognized tax benefits for the first nine months of 2018 were not significant. The Company expects that any reasonably possible change in the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months would not be significant.

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(9)    Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To determine fair value, the Company uses various methods including market and income approaches. The Company utilizes valuation models and techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs. The models are industry-standard models that consider various assumptions including time values and yield curves as well as other economic measures. These valuation techniques are consistently applied.

Level 1 measurements consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 measurements include significant other observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets; observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves; and other market-corroborated inputs. Level 3 measurements include significant unobservable inputs.

The fair values of financial instruments that do not approximate the carrying values were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018				October 29, 2017				July 30, 2017
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value *		Value		Value *		Value		Value *
Receivables financed – net	$	26,200.2	$	26,016.4	$	24,123.1	$	24,016.0	$	23,543.2	$	23,458.2
Retail notes securitized – net		4,571.4		4,517.4		4,158.8		4,129.6		4,922.9		4,891.7
Securitization borrowings		4,437.5		4,425.9		4,118.7		4,118.4		4,780.9		4,786.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings		5,111.3		5,111.4		5,056.9		5,080.6		4,272.7		4,296.2
Long-term borrowings		18,591.5		18,704.3		17,534.4		17,763.6		16,679.7		16,910.6

*    Fair value measurements above were Level 3 for all Receivables and Level 2 for all borrowings.

Fair values of Receivables that were issued long-term were based on the discounted values of their related cash flows at interest rates currently being offered by the Company for similar Receivables. The fair values of the remaining Receivables approximated the carrying amounts.

Fair values of long-term borrowings and short-term securitization borrowings were based on current market quotes for identical or similar borrowings and credit risk, or on the discounted values of their related cash flows at current market interest rates. Certain long-term borrowings have been swapped to current variable interest rates. The carrying values of these long-term borrowings include adjustments related to fair value hedges.

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Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as Level 2 measurements on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	53.3	$	85.4	$	108.8
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Other assets
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts		.7		8.1		14.0
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total derivative assets *	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other payables to John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	329.5	$	125.6	$	76.0
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

*    Excluded from this table were the Company’s cash equivalents, which were carried at cost that approximates fair value. The cash equivalents consist primarily of time deposits and money market funds.

Fair value, nonrecurring Level 3 measurements related to Receivables with specific allowances were not significant during any periods presented. See Note 4 for additional information.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies the Company uses to measure certain financial instruments on the balance sheet at fair value:

Derivatives – The Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of interest rate swaps and caps, foreign currency forwards and swaps, and cross-currency interest rate swaps. The portfolio is valued based on an income approach (discounted cash flow) using market observable inputs, including swap curves and both forward and spot exchange rates for currencies.

Receivables – Specific reserve impairments are based on the fair value of the collateral, which is measured using a market approach (appraisal values or realizable values). Inputs include a selection of realizable values.

(10)   It is the Company’s policy that derivative transactions are executed only to manage exposures arising in the normal course of business and not for the purpose of creating speculative positions or trading. The Company manages the relationship of the types and amounts of its funding sources to its Receivable and Lease portfolios in an effort to diminish risk due to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations, while responding to favorable financing opportunities. The Company also has foreign currency exposures at some of its foreign and domestic operations related to financing in currencies other than the functional currencies.

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All derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet. Cash collateral received or paid is not offset against the derivative fair values on the balance sheet. Each derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, a fair value hedge, or remains undesignated. All designated hedges are formally documented as to the relationship with the hedged item as well as the risk-management strategy. Both at inception and on an ongoing basis the hedging instrument is assessed as to its effectiveness. If and when a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge, or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer likely to occur, or the hedge designation is removed, or the derivative is terminated, hedge accounting is discontinued. Any past or future changes in the derivative’s fair value, which will not be effective as an offset to the income effects of the item being hedged, are recognized currently in the income statement.

Cash flow hedges

Certain interest rate contracts (swaps) were designated as hedges of future cash flows from borrowings. The total notional amounts of the receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate contracts at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $2,400.0 million, $1,700.0 million, and $1,700.0 million, respectively. The effective portions of the fair value gains or losses on these cash flow hedges were recorded in OCI and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same periods during which the hedged transactions affected earnings. These amounts offset the effects of interest rate changes on the related borrowings. Any ineffective portions of the gains or losses on all cash flow interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges were recognized currently in interest expense and were not material during any periods presented. The cash flows from these contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

The amount of gain recorded in OCI at July 29, 2018 that is expected to be reclassified to interest expense in the next twelve months if interest rates remain unchanged is approximately $9.4 million after-tax. These contracts mature in up to 23 months. There were no gains or losses reclassified from OCI to earnings based on the probability that the original forecasted transaction would not occur.

Fair value hedges

Certain interest rate contracts (swaps) were designated as fair value hedges of borrowings. The total notional amounts of these receive-fixed/pay-variable interest rate contracts at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $7,562.2 million, $8,077.2 million, and $7,118.1 million, respectively. The effective portions of the fair value gains or losses on these contracts were offset by fair value gains or losses on the hedged items (fixed-rate borrowings). Any ineffective portions of the gains or losses were recognized currently in interest expense. The ineffective portions were a loss of $.4 million and a gain of $1.1 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and a loss of $3.7 million and a gain of $3.2 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cash flows from these contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

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The gains (losses) on these contracts and the underlying borrowings recorded in interest expense were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Interest rate contracts *	$	(8.0)	$	9.9	$	(277.5)	$	(188.0)
Borrowings **		7.6		(8.8)		273.8		191.2

*    Includes changes in fair values of interest rate contracts excluding net accrued interest expense of $2.2 million and net accrued interest income of $15.4 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and net accrued interest income of $14.9 million and $61.6 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

**  Includes adjustments for fair values of hedged borrowings excluding accrued interest expense of $58.0 million and $52.5 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $180.0 million and $171.9 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

The Company has certain interest rate contracts (swaps and caps), foreign exchange contracts (forwards and swaps), and cross-currency interest rate contracts (swaps), which were not formally designated as hedges. These derivatives were held as economic hedges for underlying interest rate or foreign currency exposures primarily for certain borrowings. The total notional amounts of these interest rate swaps at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $1,766.2 million, $2,311.3 million, and $2,219.5 million, the foreign exchange contracts were $2,144.1 million, $1,455.9 million, and $1,614.9 million, and the cross‑currency interest rate contracts were $86.1 million, $65.8 million, and $79.7 million, respectively. At July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 there were also $1,715.2 million, $1,594.3 million, and $1,790.6 million, respectively, of interest rate caps purchased and the same amounts sold at the same capped interest rate to facilitate borrowings through securitization of retail notes. The fair value gains or losses from the interest rate contracts were recognized currently in interest expense and the gains or losses from foreign exchange contracts in administrative and operating expenses, generally offsetting over time the expenses on the exposures being hedged. The cash flows from these non-designated contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

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Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	23.7	$	64.8	$	89.9
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.6		20.6		18.9
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Total not designated		32.0		26.2		22.8
Other Assets
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts				7.0		12.7
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		.7		1.1		1.3
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total not designated		11.9		25.7		3.3
Total derivative assets	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other Payables to John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	299.6	$	107.2	$	58.8
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.9		18.4		17.2
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Total not designated		31.5		19.3		21.0
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total not designated		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

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The classification and gains (losses), including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments on the statement of consolidated income consisted of the following (in millions of dollars):

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Expense or OCI	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	Classification	2018		2017		2018		2017
Fair Value Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	(10.2)	$	25.3	$	(262.6)	$	(126.4)
Cash Flow Hedges
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	OCI (pretax) *		1.4		(.9)		16.1		1.6
Reclassified from OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *		2.5		(.3)		3.4		(.9)
Recognized Directly in Income
(Ineffective Portion)			**		**		**		**
Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *	$	(1.9)	$	.5	$	(3.7)	$	(1.1)
Foreign exchange contracts	Administrative and operating expenses *		58.2		(98.6)		26.8		(125.4)
Total not designated		$	56.3	$	(98.1)	$	23.1	$	(126.5)

*    Includes interest and foreign exchange gains (losses) from cross-currency interest rate contracts.

**  The amounts were not significant.

Included in the table above are interest expense and administrative and operating expense amounts the Company incurred on derivatives transacted with John Deere. The amount the Company recognized on these affiliate party transactions for the three months ended July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017 were a loss of $10.3 million and a gain of $20.0 million, respectively. The amount the Company recognized on these affiliate party transactions for the nine months ended July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017 were losses of $265.0 million and $133.2 million, respectively.

Counterparty Risk and Collateral

The Company’s outstanding derivatives have been transacted with both unrelated external counterparties and with John Deere. For derivatives transacted with John Deere, the Company utilizes a centralized hedging structure in which John Deere enters into a derivative transaction with an unrelated external counterparty and simultaneously enters into a derivative transaction with the Company. Except for collateral provisions, the terms of the transaction between the Company and John Deere are identical to the terms of the transaction between John Deere and its unrelated external counterparty.

Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements executed directly with the unrelated external counterparties contain credit support provisions that may require the Company to post collateral based on the size of the net liability positions and credit ratings. At July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, there were no aggregate liability positions for derivatives with credit-risk-related contingent features. If the credit‑risk‑related contingent features were triggered, the Company would be required to post collateral up to an amount equal to any liability position, prior to considering applicable netting provisions.

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Derivative instruments are subject to significant concentrations of credit risk to the banking sector. The Company manages individual unrelated external counterparty exposure by setting limits that consider the credit rating of the unrelated external counterparty, the credit default swap spread of the counterparty, and other financial commitments and exposures between the Company and the unrelated external counterparty banks. All interest rate derivatives are transacted under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation. Each master agreement executed with an unrelated external counterparty permits the net settlement of amounts owed in the event of default or termination.

The Company also has ISDA agreements with John Deere that permit the net settlement of amounts owed between counterparties in the event of early termination. In addition, the Company has a loss sharing agreement with John Deere in which it has agreed to absorb any losses and expenses John Deere incurs if an unrelated external counterparty fails to meet its obligations on a derivative transaction that John Deere entered into to manage exposures of the Company. The loss sharing agreement does not increase the maximum amount of loss that the Company would incur, after considering collateral received and netting arrangements, as of July 29, 2018. The loss sharing agreement increased the maximum amount of loss that the Company would incur, after considering collateral received and netting arrangements, by $23.5 million and $41.3 million as of October 29, 2017 and July 30, 2017, respectively.

Derivatives are recorded without offsetting for netting arrangements or collateral. The impact on the derivative assets and liabilities for external derivatives and those with John Deere related to netting arrangements and any collateral received or paid were as follows (in millions of dollars):

July 29, 2018
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	11.9	$	(1.3)		$	10.6
John Deere		55.7		(24.4)			31.3
Liabilities
External		5.6		(1.3)			4.3
John Deere		331.1		(24.4)			306.7

October 29, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	32.7	$	(.1)		$	32.6
John Deere		91.0		(65.9)			25.1
Liabilities
External		6.0		(.1)			5.9
John Deere		126.5		(65.9)			60.6

July 30, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	16.0	$	(.8)		$	15.2
John Deere		112.7		(79.8)			32.9
Liabilities
External		35.1		(.8)			34.3
John Deere		79.8		(79.8)

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(11)   The Company is a participating employer in certain Deere & Company sponsored defined benefit pension plans for employees in the U.S. and certain defined benefit pension plans outside the U.S. These pension plans provide for benefits that are based primarily on years of service and employee compensation. Pension expense is actuarially determined based on the Company’s employees included in the plan. The Company’s pension expense amounted to $1.4 million for the third quarter and $4.8 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $1.5 million and $4.2 million for the same periods last year. The accumulated benefit obligation and plan net assets for the employees of the Company are not determined separately from Deere & Company. The Company provides defined benefit health care and life insurance plans for certain retired employees in the U.S. as a participating employer in Deere & Company’s sponsored plans. Health care and life insurance benefits expense is actuarially determined based on the Company’s employees included in the plans and amounted to $.6 million for the third quarter and $1.9 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $.4 million and $2.2 million for the same periods last year. Further disclosure for these plans is included in Deere & Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 29, 2018.

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Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Results of Operations

Overview

Organization

The Company primarily generates revenues and cash by financing John Deere dealers’ sales and leases of new and used agriculture and turf equipment and construction and forestry equipment. In addition, the Company also provides wholesale financing to dealers of the foregoing equipment and finances retail revolving charge accounts.

Trends and Economic Conditions

The Company’s business is closely related to John Deere’s business. Industry sales of agricultural machinery in the U.S. and Canada are forecast to increase approximately 10 percent for 2018. Industry sales in the European Union (EU) 28 nations are forecast to increase approximately 5 to 10 percent. In South America, industry sales of tractors and combines are projected to be about the same or increase about 5 percent. Asian sales are forecast to be in line with 2017. Industry sales of turf and utility equipment in the U.S. and Canada are expected to be about the same or increase 5 percent for 2018. John Deere’s agriculture and turf segment sales increased 18 percent in the third quarter and 19 percent for the first nine months. These sales are forecast to increase about 15 percent for fiscal year 2018. Construction equipment markets reflect continued improvement in demand driven by higher housing starts in the U.S., increased activity in the oil and gas sector, and economic growth worldwide. In forestry, global industry sales are expected to be up about 10 percent. John Deere’s construction and forestry segment sales increased 100 percent in the third quarter and 83 percent for the first nine months, with Wirtgen adding 77 percent and 56 percent for the respective periods. These sales are forecast to increase about 81 percent in 2018, with Wirtgen adding 55 percent to the segment’s sales. Further disclosure related to the Wirtgen acquisition is included in Deere & Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 29, 2018.

Net income attributable to the Company in fiscal year 2018 is expected to be approximately $755 million, compared to $328 million in fiscal year 2017. The forecast increase from 2017 reflects a provisional income tax benefit of $310 million associated with tax reform, representing discrete items for the remeasurement of the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities to the new U.S. corporate tax rate and a one-time deemed earnings repatriation tax. Results are also expected to benefit from a higher average portfolio, a lower provision for credit losses, and lower losses on lease residual values, partially offset by less-favorable financing spreads.

Items of concern include the uncertainty of the effectiveness of governmental actions in respect to monetary and fiscal policies, the impact of sovereign debt, eurozone issues, capital market disruptions, trade agreements, labor supply issues, changes in demand and pricing for used equipment, and geopolitical events. Significant fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and volatility in the price of many commodities could also impact the Company’s results.

John Deere’s third quarter results benefited from favorable market conditions. Agricultural machinery sales in North America and Europe improved, while construction equipment sales increased sharply with significant support from the Wirtgen road building unit. John Deere is experiencing cost pressures for raw materials and freight, which are being addressed through a combination of cost management and pricing. Replacement demand for large agricultural equipment is driving sales in spite of global trade tensions and other geopolitical issues. With the global population growth trends and increased urbanization, John Deere is confident in its position to continue to deliver value to customers and investors.

2018 Compared with 2017

Net income attributable to the Company was $120.2 million in the third quarter of 2018 and $638.8 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $88.3 million and $227.0 million for the same periods last year. Results for both periods benefited from a favorable provision for income taxes associated with tax reform and a higher average portfolio, partially offset by less-favorable financing spreads. The first nine months also benefited from lower losses on lease residual values and a lower provision for credit losses.

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Revenues totaled $661.1 million in the third quarter and $1,863.8 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $571.8 million and $1,638.1 million for the same periods last year. Finance income earned on retail notes totaled $562.6 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $514.1 million for the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to higher average financing rates. Revenues earned on revolving charge accounts amounted to $235.6 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $210.9 million during the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of revolving charge accounts. Finance income earned on wholesale receivables totaled $332.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $268.2 million for the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the average balance of wholesale receivables and higher average financing rates. Lease revenues totaled $670.9 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $604.2 million for the first nine months of 2017. The increase was primarily due to a higher average balance of leases. Revenues earned from John Deere totaled $174.5 million in the third quarter and $476.8 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $139.0 million and $380.9 million for the same periods last year. The quarter and year-to-date increases were primarily due to increased compensation paid by John Deere for waived or reduced finance charges on Receivables and Leases. Revenues earned from John Deere are included in the revenue amounts discussed above and in “Other income – net” on the statement of consolidated income.

Interest expense totaled $196.1 million in the third quarter and $530.5 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $130.1 million and $372.3 million for the same periods in 2017. The increases were primarily due to higher average borrowing rates and higher average borrowings.

Administrative and operating expenses were $92.4 million in the third quarter and $306.7 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $87.6 million and $325.5 million for the same periods in 2017. The increase for the quarter was primarily due to higher employment costs, including incentive compensation expenses. The year-to-date decrease was primarily due to lower losses on lease residual values and voluntary employee‑separation program expenses in 2017, partially offset by higher employment costs, including incentive compensation expenses.

During thethird quarter and first nine months of 2018, the provision for credit losses totaled $27.6 million and $43.7 million, respectively, compared with $31.0 million and $59.3 million for the same periods in 2017. The decreases were primarily due to lower net write‑offs. The annualized provision for credit losses, as a percentage of the average balance of total Receivables financed, was .37 percent in the third quarter and .20 percent for the first nine months of 2018, compared with .45 percent and .29 percent for the same periods in 2017. See the Company's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K for further information regarding the Company's allowance for credit losses policies.

Depreciation of equipment on operating leases was $173.3 million in the third quarter and $511.1 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $165.3 million and $482.2 million for the same periods in 2017. The increases were primarily the result of higher average balances of equipment on operating leases.

Provision for income taxes was an expense of $30.0 million in the third quarter and a benefit of $220.3 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with expenses of $49.7 million and $119.9 million for the same periods in 2017. The decreases were primarily due to a provisional income tax benefit related to tax reform and a lower U.S. income tax rate.

The Company’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 1.76 to 1 for the third quarter of 2018, compared with 2.05 to 1 for the third quarter of 2017. The Company’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges was 1.78 to 1 for the first nine months of 2018, compared to 1.92 to 1 for the first nine months of 2017. “Earnings” consist of income before income taxes, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting, and fixed charges excluding unamortized capitalized interest. “Fixed charges” consist of interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, interest related to uncertain tax positions, an estimated amount of rental expense that is deemed to be representative of the interest factor, and capitalized interest.

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Receivable and Lease (excluding wholesale) acquisition volumes were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended
	July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		$ Change		% Change
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	1,981.8	$	1,640.5	$	341.3	21	%
Construction and forestry		485.6		341.2		144.4	42
Total retail notes		2,467.4		1,981.7		485.7	25
Revolving charge accounts		1,613.1		1,445.5		167.6	12
Financing leases		157.2		140.1		17.1	12
Equipment on operating leases		527.6		487.6		40.0	8
Total Receivables and Leases (excluding wholesale)	$	4,765.3	$	4,054.9	$	710.4	18	%

	Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		$ Change		% Change
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	5,337.2	$	4,639.1	$	698.1	15	%
Construction and forestry		1,363.8		1,045.9		317.9	30
Total retail notes		6,701.0		5,685.0		1,016.0	18
Revolving charge accounts		5,124.4		4,829.3		295.1	6
Financing leases		314.9		299.2		15.7	5
Equipment on operating leases		1,506.7		1,463.1		43.6	3
Total Receivables and Leases (excluding wholesale)	$	13,647.0	$	12,276.6	$	1,370.4	11	%

Retail note volumes increased in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, compared to last year, primarily due to increases in retail sales of John Deere equipment.

Total Receivables and Leases owned were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	14,588.5	$	14,642.9	$	14,360.8
Construction and forestry		2,833.5		2,571.7		2,525.6
Total retail notes		17,422.0		17,214.6		16,886.4
Revolving charge accounts		3,686.9		3,572.6		3,391.0
Wholesale receivables		9,050.3		6,894.3		7,634.2
Financing leases		728.1		714.2		668.8
Equipment on operating leases		4,861.8		4,718.3		4,462.8
Total Receivables and Leases	$	35,749.1	$	33,114.0	$	33,043.2

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Total Receivable amounts 30 days or more past due and still accruing finance income were $463.4 million, $402.0 million, and $431.5 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. These past due amounts represented 1.50 percent, 1.42 percent, and 1.51 percent of the Receivables financed at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. Total non-performing Receivables, which represent loans for which the Company has ceased accruing finance income, were $123.9 million, $107.8 million, and $133.3 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The total non‑performing Receivables as a percentage of the ending Receivables balance was .40 percent, .38 percent, and .47 percent at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. An allowance for credit losses was recorded for the estimated uncollectible amount. See Note 4 to the interim consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Total Receivable write-offs and recoveries, by product, and as an annualized percentage of average balances held during the period, were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended
	July 29, 2018				July 30, 2017
	Dollars		Percent		Dollars		Percent
Write-offs:
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	(1.4)	(.04)	%	$	(2.6)	(.07)	%
Construction and forestry		(4.9)	(.71)			(7.0)	(1.12)
Total retail notes		(6.3)	(.15)			(9.6)	(.23)
Revolving charge accounts		(25.1)	(2.88)			(26.2)	(3.25)
Wholesale receivables		(.2)	(.01)			(.1)	(.01)
Financing leases		(.8)	(.46)			(1.3)	(.81)
Total write-offs		(32.4)	(.43)			(37.2)	(.53)
Recoveries:
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf		.5	.01			1.6	.05
Construction and forestry		.3	.04			.2	.03
Total retail notes		.8	.02			1.8	.04
Revolving charge accounts		4.7	.54			5.1	.63
Wholesale receivables		.2	.01
Financing leases		.3	.17			.1	.06
Total recoveries		6.0	.08			7.0	.10
Total net write-offs	$	(26.4)	(.35)	%	$	(30.2)	(.43)	%

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	Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2018				July 30, 2017
	Dollars		Percent		Dollars		Percent
Write-offs:
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	(5.4)	(.05)	%	$	(11.2)	(.10)	%
Construction and forestry		(10.7)	(.53)			(16.5)	(.88)
Total retail notes		(16.1)	(.13)			(27.7)	(.22)
Revolving charge accounts		(44.1)	(1.90)			(46.5)	(2.19)
Wholesale receivables		(.6)	(.01)			(.2)	(.01)
Financing leases		(2.3)	(.45)			(3.8)	(.85)
Total write-offs		(63.1)	(.29)			(78.2)	(.38)
Recoveries:
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf		3.9	.04			4.4	.04
Construction and forestry		1.5	.07			1.1	.06
Total retail notes		5.4	.04			5.5	.04
Revolving charge accounts		15.3	.66			15.2	.72
Wholesale receivables		.1
Financing leases		.6	.12			.3	.07
Total recoveries		21.4	.10			21.0	.10
Total net write-offs	$	(41.7)	(.19)	%	$	(57.2)	(.28)	%

Deposits withheld from dealers and merchants, representing mainly the aggregate dealer retail note and lease withholding accounts from individual John Deere dealers to which losses from retail notes and leases originating from the respective dealers can be charged, amounted to $169.2 million at July 29, 2018, compared with $181.0 million at October 29, 2017 and $177.2 million at July 30, 2017.

The Company’s allowance for credit losses on all Receivables financed totaled $115.7 million at July 29, 2018, $113.8 million at October 29, 2017, and $114.3 million at July 30, 2017. The allowance for credit losses represented .37 percent of the total Receivables financed at July 29, 2018, and .40 percent at October 29, 2017 and July 30, 2017. The allowance is subject to an ongoing evaluation based on many quantitative and qualitative factors, including historical loss experience by product category, portfolio duration, delinquency trends, economic conditions, and credit risk quality. The Company believes its allowance is sufficient to provide for losses in its existing Receivable portfolio.

Safe Harbor Statement

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements under “Overview” and other forward-looking statements herein that relate to future events, expectations and trends involve factors that are subject to change, and risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially.

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Factors that could materially affect the Company’s operations, access to capital, expenses and, results include changes in, uncertainty surrounding and the impact of governmental trade, banking, monetary, and fiscal policies, including financial regulatory reform and its effects on the consumer finance industry, derivatives, funding costs, and other areas. Actions by central banks, financial, and securities regulators may affect the costs and expenses of financing the Company and the financing rates it is able to offer. The Company’s business is affected by general economic conditions in the global markets in which the Company operates because deteriorating economic conditions and political instability can result in decreased customer confidence, lower demand for equipment, higher credit losses, and greater currency risk. The Company’s business is also affected by actions of banks, financing and leasing companies, and other lenders that compete with the Company for customers; capital market disruptions; significant changes in capital market liquidity and associated funding costs; interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates and their volatility; changes to and compliance with privacy regulations; changes in weather patterns; the political and social stability of the global markets in which the Company operates; the effects of, or response to, terrorism and security threats; wars and other conflicts; natural disasters; and the spread of major epidemics.

Significant changes in market liquidity conditions, changes in the Company’s credit ratings, and any failure to comply with financial covenants in credit agreements could impact access to funding and funding costs, which could reduce the Company’s earnings and cash flows. Financial market conditions could also negatively impact customer access to capital for purchases of John Deere’s products and customer confidence and purchase decisions, borrowing and repayment practices, and the number and size of customer loan delinquencies and defaults. A debt crisis, in Europe or elsewhere, could negatively impact currencies, global financial markets, social and political stability, funding sources and costs, asset and obligation values, customers, and Company operations and results. Security breaches, cybersecurity attacks, technology failures, and other disruptions to the Company’s information technology infrastructure also could materially affect results. The Company’s operations could be impaired by changes in the equity, bond, and other financial markets, which would negatively affect earnings.

The anticipated withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the perceptions as to the impact of the withdrawal may adversely affect business activity, political stability, and economic conditions in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and elsewhere. The economic conditions and outlook could be further adversely affected by (i) the uncertainty concerning the timing and terms of the exit, (ii) new or modified trading arrangements between the United Kingdom and other countries, (iii) the risk that one or more other European Union countries could come under increasing pressure to leave the European Union, or (iv) the risk that the euro as the single currency of the Eurozone could cease to exist. Any of these developments, or the perception that any of these developments are likely to occur, could affect economic growth or business activity in the United Kingdom or the European Union, and could result in the relocation of businesses, cause business interruptions, lead to economic recession or depression, and impact the stability of the financial markets, availability of credit, currency exchange rates, interest rates, financial institutions, and political, financial, and monetary systems. Any of these developments could affect our businesses, liquidity, results of operations, and financial position.

The liquidity and ongoing profitability of the Company depend largely on timely access to capital in order to meet future cash flow requirements, and to fund operations, costs, and purchases of John Deere’s products. If general economic conditions deteriorate or capital markets become more volatile, funding could be unavailable or insufficient. Additionally, customer confidence levels may result in declines in credit applications and increases in delinquencies and default rates, which could materially impact the Company’s write-offs and provision for credit losses.

In addition, the Company’s business is closely related to John Deere’s business. Further information, including factors that could materially affect the Company’s and John Deere’s financial results, is included in the most recent Deere & Company Form 10-K and Form 10-Q (including, but not limited to, the factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q) and other Deere & Company and Capital Corporation quarterly and other filings with the SEC.

Critical Accounting Policies

See the Company’s critical accounting policies discussed in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of the most recent annual report filed on Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to these policies.

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Capital Resources and Liquidity

For additional information on the Company's dependence on and relationships with Deere & Company, see the Company's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K.

During the first nine months of 2018, the aggregate net cash provided by operating and financing activities was used primarily to fund Receivables and Leases. Net cash provided by operating activities was $976.6 million in the first nine months of 2018. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $2,505.2 million in the first nine months of 2018, resulting primarily from an increase in total external borrowings of $1,880.1 million and a net increase in payables to John Deere of $1,011.8 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $365.0 million. Net cash used for investing activities totaled $3,453.3 million in the first nine months of 2018, primarily due to an increase in net wholesale receivables of $2,188.8 million, the cost of equipment on operating leases acquired exceeding proceeds from sales of equipment on operating leases by $737.7 million, and the cost of Receivables acquired (excluding wholesale) exceeding the collections of Receivables (excluding wholesale) by $486.6 million. Cash and cash equivalents increased $16.9 million during the first nine months of 2018.

During the first nine months of 2017, the aggregate net cash provided by operating and financing activities was used primarily to fund Receivables and Leases. Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,032.7 million in the first nine months of 2017. Net cash used for investing activities totaled $1,745.7 million in the first nine months of 2017, primarily due to an increase in wholesale receivables of $955.1 million, the cost of equipment on operating leases exceeding proceeds from sales of equipment on operating leases by $694.8 million and the cost of receivables with John Deere of $131.0 million, partially offset by the collections of Receivables (excluding wholesale) exceeding the cost of Receivables (excluding wholesale) by $47.3 million. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $719.9 million in the first nine months of 2017, resulting primarily from a net increase in total external borrowings of $1,182.0 million, partially offset by dividends paid of $240.0 million and a decrease in payables to John Deere of $203.7 million. Cash and cash equivalents increased $10.6 million during the first nine months of 2017.

The Company relies on its ability to raise substantial amounts of funds to finance its Receivable and Lease portfolios. The Company has access to most global markets at a reasonable cost and expects to have sufficient sources of global funding and liquidity to meet its funding needs. The Company’s ability to meet its debt obligations is supported in a number of ways. The assets of the Company are self-liquidating in nature. A solid equity position is available to absorb unusual losses on these assets and all commercial paper is backed by unsecured, committed borrowing lines from various banks. Liquidity is also provided by the Company’s ability to securitize these assets and through the issuance of term debt. Additionally, liquidity may be provided through loans from John Deere. The Company’s commercial paper outstanding at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 was $2,123.6 million, $1,993.2 million, and $1,725.9 million, respectively, while the total cash and cash equivalents position was $1,072.4 million, $1,055.5 million, and $1,100.2 million, respectively. The amount of cash and cash equivalents held by foreign subsidiaries, in which earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested, was approximately $101.3 million, $150.0 million, and $98.4 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively.

Capital Corporation has a revolving credit agreement to utilize bank conduit facilities to securitize retail notes (see Note 5). At July 29, 2018, this facility had a total capacity, or “financing limit,” of $3,500.0 million of secured financings at any time. After a two‑year revolving period, unless the banks and Capital Corporation agree to renew, Capital Corporation would liquidate the secured borrowings over time as payments on the retail notes are collected. At July 29, 2018, $1,579.3 million of short-term securitization borrowings was outstanding under the agreement.

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During the first nine months of 2018, the Company issued $4,680.2 million and retired $3,277.9 million of long‑term borrowings, which were primarily medium-term notes. During the first nine months of 2018, the Company also issued $2,600.6 million and retired $2,280.4 million of retail note securitization borrowings and maintained an average commercial paper balance of $1,842.4 million. At July 29, 2018, the Company’s funding profile included $2,198.1 million of commercial paper and other notes payable, $4,437.5 million of securitization borrowings, $1,563.6 million of loans from John Deere, $23,702.8 million of unsecured term debt, and $3,935.1 million of equity capital. The Company’s funding profile may be altered to reflect such factors as relative costs of funding sources, assets available for securitizations, and capital market accessibility.

Total interest-bearing indebtedness amounted to $31,902.0 million at July 29, 2018, compared with $29,314.4 million at October 29, 2017 and $29,585.4 million at July 30, 2017. Total short‑term indebtedness amounted to $13,310.5 million at July 29, 2018, compared with $11,780.0 million at October 29, 2017 and $12,905.7 million at July 30, 2017. Total long-term indebtedness amounted to $18,591.5 million at July 29, 2018, compared with $17,534.4 million at October 29, 2017 and $16,679.7 million at July 30, 2017. The ratio of total interest-bearing debt, including securitization indebtedness, to stockholder’s equity was 8.1 to 1 at July 29, 2018, compared with 8.0 to 1 at October 29, 2017 and 8.2 to 1 at July 30, 2017.

Stockholder’s equity was $3,935.1 million at July 29, 2018, compared with $3,657.2 million at October 29, 2017 and $3,605.9 million at July 30, 2017. The increase in the first nine months of 2018 was primarily due to net income attributable to the Company of $638.8 million, partially offset by dividend payments of $365.0 million.

Lines of Credit

The Company has access to bank lines of credit with various banks throughout the world. Some of the lines are available to both the Company and Deere & Company. Worldwide lines of credit totaled $7,574.5 million at July 29, 2018, $3,476.8 million of which were unused. For the purpose of computing unused credit lines, commercial paper and short-term bank borrowings, excluding secured borrowings and the current portion of long-term borrowings, of the Company and Deere & Company were primarily considered to constitute utilization. Included in the total credit lines at July 29, 2018 were 364-day credit facility agreements of $750.0 million expiring in October 2018, and $1,750.0 million expiring in April 2019. In addition, total credit lines included long-term credit facility agreements of $2,500.0 million expiring in April 2021 and $2,500.0 million expiring in April 2022. These credit agreements require the Company to maintain its consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges at not less than 1.05 to 1 for each fiscal quarter and its ratio of senior debt, excluding securitization indebtedness, to capital base (total subordinated debt and stockholder’s equity excluding accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)) at not more than 11 to 1 at the end of any fiscal quarter. All of these requirements of the credit agreements have been met during the periods included in the consolidated financial statements.

Debt Ratings

The Company's ability to obtain funding is affected by its debt ratings, which are closely related to the outlook for and the financial condition of John Deere, and the nature and availability of support facilities, such as its lines of credit and the support agreement from Deere & Company.

To access public debt capital markets, the Company relies on credit rating agencies to assign short-term and long-term credit ratings to the Company’s securities as an indicator of credit quality for fixed income investors. A credit rating agency may change or withdraw Company ratings based on its assessment of the Company’s current and future ability to meet interest and principal repayment obligations. Each agency’s rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. Lower credit ratings generally result in higher borrowing costs, including costs of derivative transactions, and reduced access to debt capital markets.

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The senior long-term and short-term debt ratings and outlook currently assigned to unsecured Company debt securities by the rating agencies engaged by the Company are the same as those for John Deere. Those ratings are as follows:

	Senior Long-Term	Short-Term	Outlook
Fitch Ratings	A	F1	Stable
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.	A2	Prime-1	Stable
Standard & Poor’s	A	A-1	Stable

Dividends

Capital Corporation declared and paid cash dividends to John Deere Financial Services, Inc. (JDFS) of $365.0 million and $240.0 million in the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively. In each case, JDFS paid comparable dividends to Deere & Company.

On August 30, 2018, Capital Corporation declared a $10.0 million dividend to be paid to JDFS on September 13, 2018. JDFS, in turn, declared a $10.0 million dividend to Deere & Company, also payable on September 13, 2018.

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

See the Company’s most recent annual report filed on Form 10-K (Part II, Item 7A). There has been no material change in this information.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

The Company’s principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Act)) were effective as of July 29, 2018, based on the evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) of the Act. During the third quarter, there were no changes that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.     Legal Proceedings.

The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to retail credit matters. The Company believes the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions would not have a material effect on its financial statements.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.

See the Company's most recent annual report on Form 10-K (Part I, Item 1A). There has been no material change in this information. The risks described in the annual report on Form 10-K and the “Safe Harbor Statement” in this report are not the only risks faced by the Company.

Item 2.     Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Omittedpursuant to instruction H.

Item 3.     Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Omittedpursuant to instruction H.

Item 4.     Mine Safety Disclosures.

Notapplicable.

Item 5.     Other Information.

None.

Item 6.     Exhibits.

Certain instruments relating to long-term borrowings, constituting less than 10% of the registrant’s total assets, are not filed as exhibits herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will file copies of such instruments upon request of the SEC.

3.1	Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (Exhibit 3.1 to Form 10-K of the registrant for the year ended October 31, 1999, Securities and Exchange Commission file number 1-6458*)
3.2	Bylaws, as amended (Exhibit 3.2 to Form 10-K of the registrant for the year ended October 31, 1999, Securities and Exchange Commission file number 1-6458*)
12	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification
32	Section 1350 Certifications
101	Interactive Data File

*     Incorporated by reference. Copies of these exhibits are available from the Company upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date:	August 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Rajesh Kalathur
			Rajesh Kalathur
			Senior Vice President and
			Principal Financial Officer

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EX-12

Exhibit 12

John Deere Capital Corporation and Subsidiaries
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
(in millions of dollars)

	Nine Months Ended				Year Ended
	July 29		July 30		October 29		October 30		November 1		November 2		October 27
	2018		2017		2017		2016		2015		2014		2013
Earnings:
Income of consolidated group before income taxes	$	416.8	$	345.9	$	498.8	$	520.2	$	766.9	$	802.9	$	725.8
Fixed charges excluding capitalized interest		533.0		374.7		524.7		425.8		316.7		285.7		356.3
Total earnings	$	949.8	$	720.6	$	1,023.5	$	946.0	$	1,083.6	$	1,088.6	$	1,082.1
Fixed charges:
Interest expense of consolidated group including capitalized interest	$	531.5	$	372.5	$	521.6	$	423.4	$	312.9	$	281.1	$	352.2
Rent expense		2.5		2.6		3.6		3.6		3.8		4.6		4.1
Total fixed charges	$	534.0	$	375.1	$	525.2	$	427.0	$	316.7	$	285.7	$	356.3
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.78		1.92		1.95		2.22		3.42		3.81		3.04

The computation of the ratio of earnings to fixed charges is based on applicable amounts of the Company plus dividends received from unconsolidated affiliates. “Earnings” consist of income before income taxes, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting and fixed charges excluding unamortized capitalized interest.  “Fixed charges” consist of interest on indebtedness, amortization of debt discount and expense, interest related to uncertain tax positions, an estimated amount of rental expense that is deemed to be representative of the interest factor, and capitalized interest.

The Company has not issued preferred stock. Therefore, the ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same as the ratios presented above.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Samuel R. Allen, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of John Deere Capital Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Samuel R. Allen
			Samuel R. Allen
			Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Rajesh Kalathur, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of John Deere Capital Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a. Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:	August 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Rajesh Kalathur
			Rajesh Kalathur
			Senior Vice President and
			Principal Financial Officer

EX-32

Exhibit 32

STATEMENT PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS REQUIRED BY
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of John Deere Capital Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 29, 2018, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify that to the best of our knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

August 30, 2018	/s/ Samuel R. Allen	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	Samuel R. Allen
August 30, 2018	/s/ Rajesh Kalathur	Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer
	Rajesh Kalathur

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to John Deere Capital Corporation and will be retained by John Deere Capital Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018 shares
Document and Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	DEERE JOHN CAPITAL CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000027673
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 29, 2018
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-28
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	2,500
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3

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Statement of Consolidated Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Revenues
Finance income earned on retail notes	$ 193.7	$ 173.1	$ 562.6	$ 514.1
Revolving charge account income	91.7	80.5	235.6	210.9
Finance income earned on wholesale receivables	122.8	95.9	332.0	268.2
Lease revenues	231.2	208.8	670.9	604.2
Other income - net	21.7	13.5	62.7	40.7
Total revenues	661.1	571.8	1,863.8	1,638.1
Expenses
Interest expense	196.1	130.1	530.5	372.3
Operating expenses:
Administrative and operating expenses	92.4	87.6	306.7	325.5
Fees paid to John Deere	22.0	20.1	55.0	52.9
Provision for credit losses	27.6	31.0	43.7	59.3
Depreciation of equipment on operating leases	173.3	165.3	511.1	482.2
Total operating expenses	315.3	304.0	916.5	919.9
Total expenses	511.4	434.1	1,447.0	1,292.2
Income of consolidated group before income taxes	149.7	137.7	416.8	345.9
Provision (credit) for income taxes	30.0	49.7	(220.3)	119.9
Income of consolidated group	119.7	88.0	637.1	226.0
Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate	0.4	0.3	1.6	1.1
Net income	120.1	88.3	638.7	227.1
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)		(0.1)	0.1
Net income attributable to the Company	$ 120.2	$ 88.3	$ 638.8	$ 227.0

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Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 120.1	$ 88.3	$ 638.7	$ 227.1
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes
Cumulative translation adjustment	(19.3)	29.9	(5.5)	31.5
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives	(0.8)	(0.4)	9.4	1.6
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	(20.1)	29.5	3.9	33.1
Comprehensive income of consolidated group	100.0	117.8	642.6	260.2
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.1)		(0.1)	0.1
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	$ 100.1	$ 117.8	$ 642.7	$ 260.1

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Consolidated Balance Sheet - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,072.4	$ 1,055.5	$ 1,100.2
Receivables:
Total receivables	30,887.3	28,395.7	28,580.4
Allowance for credit losses	(115.7)	(113.8)	(114.3)
Total receivables - net	30,771.6	28,281.9	28,466.1
Other receivables	80.2	89.1	100.3
Receivables from John Deere	55.7	91.0	112.7
Equipment on operating leases - net	4,861.8	4,718.3	4,462.8
Notes receivable from John Deere	191.8	156.7	130.2
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate	15.2	13.8	13.8
Deferred income taxes	40.2	41.0	28.1
Other assets	494.2	555.5	558.6
Total Assets	37,583.1	35,002.8	34,972.8
Short-term borrowings:
Commercial paper and other notes payable	2,198.1	2,051.2	1,760.7
Securitization borrowings	4,437.5	4,118.7	4,780.9
John Deere	1,563.6	553.2	2,091.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	5,111.3	5,056.9	4,272.7
Total short-term borrowings	13,310.5	11,780.0	12,905.7
Other payables to John Deere	331.1	126.5	79.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	787.0	902.1	755.3
Deposits withheld from dealers and merchants	169.2	181.0	177.2
Deferred income taxes	458.7	821.6	769.2
Long-term borrowings	18,591.5	17,534.4	16,679.7
Total liabilities	33,648.0	31,345.6	31,366.9
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Stockholder's equity:
Common stock, without par value (issued and outstanding - 2,500 shares owned by John Deere Financial Services, Inc.)	1,482.8	1,482.8	1,482.8
Retained earnings	2,503.5	2,229.7	2,173.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(51.9)	(55.8)	(50.7)
Total Company stockholder's equity	3,934.4	3,656.7	3,605.4
Noncontrolling interests	0.7	0.5	0.5
Total stockholder's equity	3,935.1	3,657.2	3,605.9
Total Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity	37,583.1	35,002.8	34,972.8
Retail notes
Receivables:
Total receivables	17,422.0		16,886.4
Allowance for credit losses	(56.8)	(55.7)	(58.3)
Retail notes | Unrestricted
Receivables:
Total receivables	12,839.1	13,042.3	11,950.9
Retail notes | Securitized
Receivables:
Total receivables	4,582.9	4,172.3	4,935.5
Revolving charge accounts
Receivables:
Total receivables	3,686.9	3,572.6	3,391.0
Allowance for credit losses	(39.7)	(39.7)	(39.7)
Wholesale receivables
Receivables:
Total receivables	9,050.3	6,894.3	7,634.2
Allowance for credit losses	(10.6)	(9.9)	(7.6)
Financing leases
Receivables:
Total receivables	728.1	714.2	668.8
Allowance for credit losses	$ (8.6)	$ (8.5)	$ (8.7)

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Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - shares	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Common stock, issued shares	2,500	2,500	2,500
Common stock, outstanding shares	2,500	2,500	2,500

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Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 638.7	$ 227.1
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for credit losses	43.7	59.3
Provision for depreciation and amortization	528.1	498.6
Provision (credit) for deferred income taxes	(363.8)	54.5
Undistributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliate	(1.4)	(1.0)
Change in accounts payable and accrued expenses	51.2	34.5
Change in accrued income taxes payable/receivable	(47.9)	9.0
Other	128.0	150.7
Net cash provided by operating activities	976.6	1,032.7
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Cost of receivables acquired (excluding wholesale)	(12,205.3)	(10,885.4)
Collections of receivables (excluding wholesale)	11,718.7	10,932.7
Increase in wholesale receivables - net	(2,188.8)	(955.1)
Cost of equipment on operating leases acquired	(1,560.8)	(1,511.0)
Proceeds from sales of equipment on operating leases	823.1	816.2
Cost of notes receivable with John Deere	(44.8)	(131.0)
Collections of notes receivable with John Deere	2.5
Change in restricted cash	27.9	28.0
Other	(25.8)	(40.1)
Net cash used for investing activities	(3,453.3)	(1,745.7)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase in commercial paper and other notes payable - net	157.6	1,372.2
Increase (decrease) in securitization borrowings - net	320.2	(215.8)
Increase (decrease) in payable to John Deere - net	1,011.8	(203.7)
Proceeds from issuance of long-term borrowings	4,680.2	3,532.1
Payments of long-term borrowings	(3,277.9)	(3,506.5)
Dividends paid	(365.0)	(240.0)
Capital investment from John Deere	0.3
Debt issuance costs	(22.0)	(18.4)
Net cash provided by financing activities	2,505.2	719.9
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11.6)	3.7
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	16.9	10.6
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period	1,055.5	1,089.6
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period	$ 1,072.4	$ 1,100.2

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Statement of Changes in Consolidated Stockholder's Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Common Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Non-controlling Interests	Total
Balance at Oct. 30, 2016	$ 1,482.8	$ 2,186.3	$ (83.8)	$ 0.4	$ 3,585.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholder's Equity
Net income (loss)		227.0		0.1	227.1
Other comprehensive income			33.1		33.1
Dividends declared		(240.0)			(240.0)
Balance at Jul. 30, 2017	1,482.8	2,173.3	(50.7)	0.5	3,605.9
Balance at Oct. 29, 2017	1,482.8	2,229.7	(55.8)	0.5	3,657.2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholder's Equity
Net income (loss)		638.8		(0.1)	638.7
Other comprehensive income			3.9		3.9
Dividends declared		(365.0)			(365.0)
Capital investment				0.3	0.3
Balance at Jul. 29, 2018	$ 1,482.8	$ 2,503.5	$ (51.9)	$ 0.7	$ 3,935.1

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Organization and Consolidation

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Jul. 29, 2018

Organization and Consolidation

Organization and Consolidation

(1)    The interim consolidated financial statements of John Deere Capital Corporation (Capital Corporation) and its subsidiaries (collectively called the Company) have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. All adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, have been included. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows at the dates and for the periods presented. It is suggested that these interim consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto appearing in the Company’s latest annual report on Form 10‑K. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the fiscal year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year with quarters ending on the last Sunday in the reporting period. The third quarter ends for fiscal year 2018 and 2017 were July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017, respectively. Both periods contained 13 weeks.

The Company provides and administers financing for retail purchases of new equipment manufactured by Deere & Company’s agriculture and turf and construction and forestry operations and used equipment taken in trade for this equipment. The Company generally purchases retail installment sales and loan contracts (retail notes) from Deere & Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively called John Deere). John Deere generally acquires these retail notes through John Deere retail dealers. The Company also purchases and finances a limited amount of non-Deere retail notes. The Company also finances and services revolving charge accounts, in most cases acquired from and offered through merchants in the agriculture and turf and construction and forestry markets (revolving charge accounts). The Company also provides wholesale financing for inventories of John Deere agriculture and turf and construction and forestry equipment owned by dealers of those products (wholesale receivables). In addition, the Company leases John Deere equipment and a limited amount of non‑Deere equipment to retail customers (financing and operating leases). The Company also offers credit enhanced international export financing to select customers and dealers, which generally involves John Deere products. Retail notes, revolving charge accounts, wholesale receivables, and financing leases are collectively called “Receivables.” Receivables and equipment on operating leases are collectively called “Receivables and Leases.”

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New Accounting Standards

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

New Accounting Standards

New Accounting Standards

(2)  New accounting standards adopted are as follows:

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company early adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2017-07, Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost, which amends Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 715, Compensation – Retirement Benefits. This ASU required that employers report only the service cost component of the total defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit cost in the same income statement lines as compensation for the participating employees. The other components of these benefit costs are reported outside of operating profit. The ASU was adopted on a retrospective basis that decreased operating profit in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 by $2.2 million and $6.2 million, respectively, and third quarter and first nine months of 2017 by $2.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively. The adoption did not impact the presentation of defined benefit pension and postretirement benefit costs on the income statement, as the Company reports both the service cost component and other components of these benefit costs in the income statement line administrative and operating expenses. In addition, only the service cost component of the benefit costs is eligible for capitalization, which was adopted beginning the first quarter of 2018.

In the first quarter of 2018, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-07, Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which amends ASC 323, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures, which did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-05, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which amends ASC 740, Income Taxes. In December 2017, the U.S. government enacted new tax legislation (tax reform). This ASU incorporates SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, which was also issued in December 2017, into the ASC. The ASU provides guidance on when to record and disclose provisional amounts related to tax reform. In addition, the ASU allows for a measurement period up to one year after the enactment date of tax reform to complete the related accounting requirements and was effective when issued. The Company will complete the adjustments related to tax reform within the allowed period. The effects of tax reform on the Company’s consolidated financial statements are outlined in Note 8.

New accounting standards to be adopted are as follows:

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition. This ASU is based on the principle that revenue is recognized to depict the transfer of goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The ASU also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue. The FASB issued several amendments clarifying various aspects of the ASU, including revenue transactions that involve a third party, goods or services that are immaterial in the context of the contract, and licensing arrangements. The Company will adopt the ASU effective the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 using a modified retrospective method. The Company’s evaluation of the ASU is largely complete. At this point of the evaluation, the Company has not identified an item that will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company continues to evaluate the ASU’s potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which amends ASC 825-10, Financial Instruments – Overall. This ASU changes the treatment for available-for-sale equity investments by recognizing unrealized fair value changes directly in net income and no longer in Other Comprehensive Income (OCI). The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Early adoption of the provisions affecting the Company is not permitted. The ASU will be adopted with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet in the year of adoption. The Company continues to evaluate the ASU’s potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes ASC 840, Leases. The ASU’s primary change is the requirement for lessee entities to recognize a lease liability for payments and a right of use asset during the term of operating lease arrangements. The ASU does not significantly change the lessee’s recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows from the previous accounting standard. Lessors’ accounting under the ASC is largely unchanged from the previous accounting standard. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases. The amendments in the ASU affect specific aspects of the guidance under ASU No. 2016-02 and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s adoption. The ASU requires that lessees and lessors use a modified retrospective transition approach. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-11, Targeted Improvements, which amends ASC 842, Leases. This ASU provides for an adoption option that will not require earlier periods to be restated at the adoption date. In addition, this ASU provides an option for lessors, if certain criteria are met, to avoid separating the lease and nonlease components (such as preventative maintenance services) in an agreement. The income is recognized based on the predominant component under either the revenue standard or the leasing standard. The effective date for the ASUs will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential adoption options and the effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which establishes ASC 326, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses. The ASU revises the measurement of credit losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost from an incurred loss methodology to an expected loss methodology. The ASU affects trade receivables, debt securities, net investment in leases, and most other financial assets that represent a right to receive cash. Additional disclosures about significant estimates and credit quality are also required. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, with early adoption permitted beginning in fiscal year 2020. The ASU will be adopted using a modified-retrospective approach. The Company is evaluating the potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which amends ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows. This ASU provides guidance on the statement of cash flows presentation of certain transactions where diversity in practice exists. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The ASU will be adopted using a retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory, which amends ASC 740, Income Taxes. This ASU requires that the income tax consequences of an intra-entity asset transfer other than inventory are recognized at the time of the transfer. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. The ASU will be adopted using a modified-retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Restricted Cash, which amends ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows. This ASU requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the reporting period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted, and will be adopted using a retrospective transition approach. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which amends ASC 805, Business Combinations. This ASU provides further guidance on the definition of a business to determine whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions of assets or businesses. The effective date will be the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted in certain cases. The ASU will be adopted on a prospective basis and will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Scope of Modification Accounting, which amends ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation. This ASU provides guidance about which changes to the terms of a share-based payment award should be accounted for as a modification. A change to an award should be accounted for as a modification unless the fair value of the modified award is the same as the original award, the vesting conditions do not change, and the classification as an equity or liability instrument does not change. The ASU will be adopted on a prospective basis. The effective date is the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, with early adoption permitted. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. The purpose of this ASU is to better align a company’s risk management activities and financial reporting for hedging relationships, simplify the hedge accounting requirements, and improve the disclosures of hedging arrangements. The effective date is fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is evaluating the potential effects on the consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, which amends ASC 220, Income Statement – Reporting Comprehensive Income. Included in the provisions of tax reform is a reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. Accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. require that deferred taxes are remeasured to the new corporate tax rate in the period legislation is enacted. The deferred tax adjustment is recorded in the provision for income taxes, including items for which the tax effects were originally recorded in OCI. This treatment results in the items in OCI not reflecting the appropriate tax rate, which are referred to as stranded tax effects. This ASU allows a reclassification from accumulated OCI to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from tax reform. The effective date is fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted, including in interim periods. The ASU can be adopted at the beginning of an interim or annual period or retrospectively to each period affected by tax reform. The Company is evaluating the potential effects of the ASU on the consolidated financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-13, Disclosure Framework—Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements by removing, modifying, or adding certain disclosures. The effective date is the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, with early adoption permitted for the removed disclosures and delayed adoption until fiscal year 2021 permitted for the new disclosures. The removed and modified disclosures will be adopted on a retrospective basis and the new disclosures will be adopted on a prospective basis. The adoption will not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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Other Comprehensive Income Items

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Other Comprehensive Income Items

Other Comprehensive Income Items

(3)    The after-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unrealized		Accumulated
	Cumulative		Gain (Loss)		Other
	Translation		on		Comprehensive
	Adjustment		Derivatives		Income (Loss)
Balance October 30, 2016	$	(84.1)	$	.3	$	(83.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		31.5		1.1		32.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				.5		.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		31.5		1.6		33.1
Balance July 30, 2017	$	(52.6)	$	1.9	$	(50.7)
Balance October 29, 2017	$	(60.0)	$	4.2	$	(55.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		(5.5)		11.9		6.4
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				(2.5)		(2.5)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(5.5)		9.4		3.9
Balance July 29, 2018	$	(65.5)	$	13.6	$	(51.9)

Following are amounts recorded in and reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss), and the income tax effects, (in millions of dollars):

	Before		Tax		After
	Tax		(Expense)		Tax
Three Months Ended July 29, 2018	Amount		Credit		Amount
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(19.3)			$	(19.3)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.4	$	(.3)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(2.5)		.6		(1.9)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(1.1)		.3		(.8)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(20.4)	$	.3	$	(20.1)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2018
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(5.5)			$	(5.5)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		16.1	$	(4.2)		11.9
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(3.4)		.9		(2.5)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		12.7		(3.3)		9.4
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7.2	$	(3.3)	$	3.9
Three Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	29.9			$	29.9
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		(.9)	$	.3		(.6)
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.3		(.1)		.2
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(.6)		.2		(.4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	29.3	$	.2	$	29.5
Nine Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	31.5			$	31.5
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.6	$	(.5)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.9		(.4)		.5
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		2.5		(.9)		1.6
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	34.0	$	(.9)	$	33.1

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Receivables

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Receivables

Receivables

(4)    Past due balances of Receivables still accruing finance income represent the total balance held (principal plus accrued interest) with any payment amounts 30 days or more past the contractual payment due date.

The Company monitors the credit quality of Receivables as either performing or non-performing monthly. Non-performing Receivables represent loans for which the Company has ceased accruing finance income. Generally, when retail notes are approximately 120 days delinquent, accrual of finance income is suspended, the collateral is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Revolving charge accounts are generally deemed to be uncollectible and written off to the allowance for credit losses when delinquency reaches 120 days. Generally, when a wholesale receivable becomes 60 days delinquent, the Company determines whether the accrual of finance income on interest-bearing wholesale receivables should be suspended, the collateral should be repossessed or the account should be designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount written off to the allowance for credit losses. Generally, when a financing lease account becomes 120 days delinquent, the accrual of lease revenue is suspended, the equipment is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Finance income for non-performing Receivables is recognized on a cash basis. Accrual of finance income is generally resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collections are reasonably assured.

An age analysis of past due Receivables that are still accruing interest and non-performing Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	109.7	$	43.9	$	47.3	$	200.9
Construction and forestry		98.0		41.8		47.8		187.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		22.8		6.3		6.2		35.3
Construction and forestry		3.6		1.6		1.0		6.2
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		2.4		.5		1.4		4.3
Construction and forestry		2.4		1.7				4.1
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		9.6		6.5		5.6		21.7
Construction and forestry		2.4		.8		.1		3.3
Total Receivables	$	250.9	$	103.1	$	109.4	$	463.4

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	200.9	$	82.1	$	14,305.5	$	14,588.5
Construction and forestry		187.6		28.0		2,617.9		2,833.5
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		35.3		1.1		3,548.0		3,584.4
Construction and forestry		6.2				96.3		102.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.3		5.2		7,372.1		7,381.6
Construction and forestry		4.1				1,664.6		1,668.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		21.7		6.1		556.9		584.7
Construction and forestry		3.3		1.4		138.7		143.4
Total Receivables	$	463.4	$	123.9	$	30,300.0	$	30,887.3

	October 29, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	106.2	$	48.3	$	45.3	$	199.8
Construction and forestry		73.0		31.9		39.2		144.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		5.6		2.3		23.3
Construction and forestry		2.9		1.1		.3		4.3
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.5		1.6		2.4		8.5
Construction and forestry		.1		.1		.1		.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		8.9		7.5		3.6		20.0
Construction and forestry		.5		1.1		.1		1.7
Total Receivables	$	211.5	$	97.2	$	93.3	$	402.0

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	199.8	$	63.1	$	14,379.9	$	14,642.8
Construction and forestry		144.1		24.2		2,403.5		2,571.8
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		23.3		1.8		3,458.7		3,483.8
Construction and forestry		4.3				84.5		88.8
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		8.5		10.8		5,469.6		5,488.9
Construction and forestry		.3				1,405.1		1,405.4
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		20.0		6.2		541.3		567.5
Construction and forestry		1.7		1.7		143.3		146.7
Total Receivables	$	402.0	$	107.8	$	27,885.9	$	28,395.7

	July 30, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	96.8	$	43.5	$	49.5	$	189.8
Construction and forestry		90.0		41.4		39.7		171.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		4.5		4.7		24.6
Construction and forestry		2.2		1.0		.5		3.7
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		5.7		1.9		4.8		12.4
Construction and forestry		.3				1.4		1.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		15.3		7.9		2.2		25.4
Construction and forestry		.9		1.8		.1		2.8
Total Receivables	$	226.6	$	102.0	$	102.9	$	431.5

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	189.8	$	90.8	$	14,080.2	$	14,360.8
Construction and forestry		171.1		27.4		2,327.1		2,525.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		24.6		3.0		3,274.9		3,302.5
Construction and forestry		3.7				84.8		88.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		12.4		4.6		6,335.9		6,352.9
Construction and forestry		1.7				1,279.6		1,281.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		25.4		5.5		493.1		524.0
Construction and forestry		2.8		2.0		140.0		144.8
Total Receivables	$	431.5	$	133.3	$	28,015.6	$	28,580.4

Allowances for credit losses on Receivables are maintained in amounts considered to be appropriate in relation to the Receivables outstanding based on historical loss experience by product category, portfolio duration, delinquency trends, economic conditions, and credit risk quality.

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses and investment in Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.6	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.6	$	114.8
Provision for credit losses		5.9		20.4		.8		.5		27.6
Write-offs		(6.3)		(25.1)		(.2)		(.8)		(32.4)
Recoveries		.8		4.7		.2		.3		6.0
Translation adjustments		(.2)				(.1)				(.3)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7

	Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.7	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.5	$	113.8
Provision for credit losses		12.0		28.8		1.1		1.8		43.7
Write-offs		(16.1)		(44.1)		(.6)		(2.3)		(63.1)
Recoveries		5.4		15.3		.1		.6		21.4
Translation adjustments		(.2)				.1				(.1)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7
Balance individually evaluated *	$	.1			$	3.3	$	.1	$	3.5
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	17,422.0	$	3,686.9	$	9,050.3	$	728.1	$	30,887.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	55.5	$	.9	$	7.4	$	.2	$	64.0

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.0	$	42.4	$	7.0	$	8.6	$	113.0
Provision for credit losses		10.9		18.4		.5		1.2		31.0
Write-offs		(9.6)		(26.2)		(.1)		(1.3)		(37.2)
Recoveries		1.8		5.1				.1		7.0
Translation adjustments		.2				.2		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3

	Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.3	$	39.7	$	7.2	$	8.5	$	111.7
Provision for credit losses		24.0		31.2		.5		3.6		59.3
Write-offs		(27.7)		(46.5)		(.2)		(3.8)		(78.2)
Recoveries		5.5		15.2				.3		21.0
Translation adjustments		.2		.1		.1		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	3.5			$	.2	$	.1	$	3.8
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	16,886.4	$	3,391.0	$	7,634.2	$	668.8	$	28,580.4
Balance individually evaluated *	$	76.0	$	.8	$	15.8	$	.5	$	93.1

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

Receivables are considered impaired when it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms. Receivables reviewed for impairment generally include those that are either past due, or have provided bankruptcy notification, or require significant collection efforts. Receivables that are impaired are generally classified as non‑performing.

An analysis of impaired Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unpaid				Average
	Recorded		Principal		Specific		Recorded
	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment
July 29, 2018 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	.9	$	.8	$	.1	$	.9
Wholesale receivables		6.4		6.4		3.3		7.6
Financing leases		.2		.2		.1		.2
Total with specific allowance		7.5		7.4		3.5		8.7
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		24.9		24.7				26.6
Wholesale receivables		.2		.2				.3
Total without specific allowance		25.1		24.9				26.9
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
Agriculture and turf	$	26.8	$	26.5	$	3.4	$	29.5
Construction and forestry		5.8		5.8		.1		6.1
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
October 29, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	2.2	$	2.1	$	.6	$	2.2
Wholesale receivables		11.7		11.7		2.6		11.0
Total with specific allowance		13.9		13.8		3.2		13.2
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		18.3		18.0				14.0
Wholesale receivables		9.0		9.0				2.3
Total without specific allowance		27.3		27.0				16.3
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
Agriculture and turf	$	36.0	$	35.6	$	3.2	$	23.9
Construction and forestry		5.2		5.2				5.6
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
July 30, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	20.5	$	19.5	$	3.5	$	23.2
Wholesale receivables		4.7		4.7		.2		4.7
Financing leases		.5		.4		.1		.5
Total with specific allowance		25.7		24.6		3.8		28.4
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		11.6		11.4				13.7
Wholesale receivables		4.6		4.6				.7
Total without specific allowance		16.2		16.0				14.4
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8
Agriculture and turf	$	35.3	$	34.2	$	3.3	$	35.7
Construction and forestry		6.6		6.4		.5		7.1
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8

*    Finance income recognized was not material.

A troubled debt restructuring is generally the modification of debt in which a creditor grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a debtor that is experiencing financial difficulties. These modifications may include a reduction of the stated interest rate, an extension of the maturity dates, a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt, or a reduction of accrued interest. During the first nine months of 2018, the Company identified 286 Receivable contracts, primarily retail notes, as troubled debt restructurings with aggregate balances of $16.2 million pre‑modification and $15.4 million post‑modification. During the first nine months of 2017, there were 290 Receivable contracts, primarily retail notes, with aggregate balances of $7.7 million pre‑modification and $6.5 million post‑modification. During these same periods, there were no significant troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted and were written off. At July 29, 2018, the Company had no commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings.

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Securitization of Receivables

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Securitization of Receivables

Securitization of Receivables

(5)  Securitization of receivables:

The Company, as a part of its overall funding strategy, periodically transfers certain Receivables (retail notes) into variable interest entities (VIEs) that are special purpose entities (SPEs), or non‑VIE banking operations, as part of its asset-backed securities programs (securitizations). The structure of these transactions is such that the transfer of the retail notes did not meet the accounting criteria for sales of receivables, and is, therefore, accounted for as a secured borrowing. SPEs utilized in securitizations of retail notes differ from other entities included in the Company’s consolidated statements because the assets they hold are legally isolated. Use of the assets held by the SPEs or the non‑VIEs is restricted by terms of the documents governing the securitization transactions.

In these securitizations, the retail notes are transferred to certain SPEs or to non-VIE banking operations, which in turn issue debt to investors. The debt securities issued to the third party investors result in secured borrowings, which are recorded as “Securitization borrowings” on the balance sheet. The securitized retail notes are recorded as “Retail notes securitized” on the balance sheet. The total restricted assets on the balance sheet related to these securitizations include the retail notes securitized less an allowance for credit losses, and other assets primarily representing restricted cash. For those securitizations in which retail notes are transferred into SPEs, the SPEs supporting the secured borrowings are consolidated unless the Company does not have both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPEs’ economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the SPEs. No additional support to these SPEs beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided during the reporting periods.

In certain securitizations, the Company consolidates the SPEs since it has both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPEs’ economic performance through its role as servicer of all the Receivables held by the SPEs and the obligation through variable interests in the SPEs to absorb losses or receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the SPEs. The restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of the consolidated SPEs totaled $2,970.7 million, $2,630.5 million, and $3,139.5 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) of these SPEs totaled $2,860.2 million, $2,571.1 million, and $3,017.7 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The credit holders of these SPEs do not have legal recourse to the Company’s general credit.

In certain securitizations, the Company transfers retail notes to non-VIE banking operations, which are not consolidated since the Company does not have a controlling interest in the entities. The Company’s carrying values and interests related to the securitizations with the unconsolidated non-VIEs were restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of $502.2 million, $478.4 million, and $557.3 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) were $462.9 million, $454.1 million, and $517.3 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively.

In certain securitizations, the Company transfers retail notes into bank-sponsored, multi-seller, commercial paper conduits, which are SPEs that are not consolidated. The Company does not service a significant portion of the conduits’ receivables, and therefore, does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the conduits’ economic performance. These conduits provide a funding source to the Company (as well as other transferors into the conduit) as they fund the retail notes through the issuance of commercial paper. The Company’s carrying values and variable interest related to these conduits were restricted assets (retail notes securitized, allowance for credit losses, and other assets) of $1,212.9 million, $1,155.1 million, and $1,345.6 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively. The liabilities (securitization borrowings and accrued interest) related to these conduits were $1,117.9 million, $1,096.3 million, and $1,249.1 million at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, respectively.

The Company’s carrying amount of the liabilities to the unconsolidated conduits, compared to the maximum exposure to loss related to these conduits, which would only be incurred in the event of a complete loss on the restricted assets was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29
	2018
Carrying value of liabilities	$	1,117.9
Maximum exposure to loss		1,212.9

The total assets of unconsolidated VIEs related to securitizations were approximately $35.9 billion at July 29, 2018.

The components of consolidated restricted assets related to secured borrowings in securitization transactions were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Retail notes securitized	$	4,582.9	$	4,172.3	$	4,935.5
Allowance for credit losses		(11.5)		(13.5)		(12.6)
Other assets		114.4		105.2		119.5
Total restricted securitized assets	$	4,685.8	$	4,264.0	$	5,042.4

The components of consolidated secured borrowings and other liabilities related to securitizations were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Securitization borrowings	$	4,437.5	$	4,118.7	$	4,780.9
Accrued interest on borrowings		3.5		2.8		3.2
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets	$	4,441.0	$	4,121.5	$	4,784.1

The secured borrowings related to these restricted securitized retail notes are obligations that are payable as the retail notes are liquidated. Repayment of the secured borrowings depends primarily on cash flows generated by the restricted assets. Due to the Company's short-term credit rating, cash collections from these restricted assets are not required to be placed into a segregated collection account until immediately prior to the time payment is required to the secured creditors. At July 29, 2018, the maximum remaining term of all restricted securitized retail notes was approximately six years.

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Notes Receivable from John Deere

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Notes Receivable from John Deere

Notes Receivable from John Deere

(6)  Notes receivable from John Deere:

The Company makes loans to affiliated companies. The Company receives interest from John Deere at competitive market interest rates. The lending agreements mature over the next six years. Interest earned from John Deere was $2.8 million in the third quarter and $8.0 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $.7 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2017.

The Company had notes receivable from John Deere with the following affiliated companies as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial	$	115.9	$	102.2	$	67.8
Banco John Deere S.A.		75.9		54.5		62.4
Total Notes Receivable from John Deere	$	191.8	$	156.7	$	130.2

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Commitments and Contingencies

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Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

(7)  Commitments and contingencies:

At July 29, 2018, John Deere Financial Inc., the John Deere finance subsidiary in Canada, had $510.0 million of commercial paper and a fair value liability of $30.5 million for derivatives outstanding, prior to considering applicable netting provisions, with a notional amount of $2,096.4 million that were guaranteed by Capital Corporation.

Capital Corporation has a variable interest in John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of John Deere Financial Inc., which was created as a VIE to issue debt in public markets to fund the operations of affiliated companies in Canada. Capital Corporation has a variable interest in JDCFI because it provides guarantees for all debt issued by JDCFI, however it does not consolidate JDCFI because it does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact JDCFI’s economic performance. Capital Corporation has no carrying value of assets or liabilities related to JDCFI. Its maximum exposure to loss is the amount of the debt issued by JDCFI and guaranteed by Capital Corporation, which was $2,065.6 million at July 29, 2018. The weighted average interest rate on the debt at July 29, 2018 was 2.3 percent with a maximum remaining maturity of approximately five years. No additional support beyond what was previously contractually required has been provided to JDCFI during the reporting periods.

The Company has commitments to extend credit to customers and John Deere dealers through lines of credit and other pre-approved credit arrangements. The Company applies the same credit policies and approval process for these commitments to extend credit as it does for its Receivables. Collateral is not required for these commitments, but if credit is extended, collateral may be required upon funding. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to John Deere dealers was $7.0 billion at July 29, 2018. The amount of unused commitments to extend credit to customers was $27.5 billion at July 29, 2018. A significant portion of these commitments is not expected to be fully drawn upon; therefore, the total commitment amounts likely do not represent a future cash requirement. The Company generally has the right to unconditionally cancel, alter, or amend the terms of these commitments at any time. Over 95 percent of the unused commitments to extend credit to customers relate to revolving charge accounts. At July 29, 2018, Capital Corporation had $77.1 million in unused loan commitments denominated in rubles to Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial, the John Deere finance subsidiary in Russia.

At July 29, 2018, the Company had restricted other assets of approximately $15.6 million. See Note 5 for additional restricted assets associated with borrowings related to securitizations.

The Company is subject to various unresolved legal actions which arise in the normal course of its business, the most prevalent of which relate to retail credit matters. The Company believes the reasonably possible range of losses for these unresolved legal actions would not have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

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Income Taxes

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Income Taxes

Income Taxes

(8)    On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted tax reform. The primary provisions of tax reform impacting the Company in fiscal year 2018 are a reduction to the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and a transition from a worldwide corporate tax system to a territorial tax system. The reduction in the corporate income tax rate requires the Company to remeasure its net deferred tax liabilities to the new corporate tax rate and the transition to a territorial tax system requires payment of a one‑time tax on deemed repatriation of undistributed and previously untaxed non-U.S. earnings. The Company currently plans to pay the deemed repatriation tax over an eight year period, as allowed by tax reform.

In December 2017, the SEC issued a staff accounting bulletin that allows for a measurement period up to one year after the enactment date of tax reform to complete the related accounting requirements. The provisional income tax benefit (expense) and measurement period adjustments recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Net deferred tax liability remeasurement	$	3.6	$	326.0
Deemed earnings repatriation tax				(15.7)
Total discrete tax benefit (expense)	$	3.6	$	310.3

The third quarter measurement period benefit on the net deferred tax liabilities primarily resulted from refining the net deferred tax liability position with the completion of the fiscal year 2017 U.S. income tax return and changing tax accounting methods that affected the timing of certain U.S. tax deductions. The provision for income taxes was also affected by other tax reform items, primarily the lower corporate income tax rate on current year income.

The 21 percent corporate income tax rate is effective January 1, 2018. Based on the Company’s October fiscal year end, the U.S. statutory income tax rate for fiscal year 2018 is approximately 23.3 percent.

The tax benefit for the first nine months of 2018 is provisional as outlined below and may change during the remaining measurement period. The Company completed a preliminary assessment of earnings that could be repatriated based on reinvestment needs of non-U.S. operations and earnings available for repatriation. The estimated withholding tax that would be incurred from the repatriation of those earnings is included in the first nine months of 2018 provisional income tax benefit. The Company continues to analyze the provisions of tax reform addressing the net deferred tax liability remeasurement and the deemed earnings repatriation tax, including the recently issued proposed regulations. In addition, the Company is evaluating actions such as repatriating additional non-U.S. earnings. The Company also continues to undergo income tax audits and monitor potential legislative action and regulatory interpretations related to tax reform.

Based on the effective date of certain provisions, the Company will be subject to additional requirements of tax reform beginning in fiscal year 2019. Those provisions include a tax on global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI), a tax determined by base erosion and anti-abuse tax benefits (BEAT) from certain payments between a U.S. corporation and foreign subsidiaries, a limitation of certain executive compensation, a deduction for foreign derived intangible income (FDII), and interest expense limitations. The Company has not completed its analysis of those provisions and the estimated effects. The Company also has not determined its accounting policy to treat the taxes due on GILTI as a period cost or include them in the determination of deferred taxes.

The Company’s unrecognized tax benefits at July 29, 2018 were $33.1 million, compared to $35.5 million at October 29, 2017. The liability at July 29, 2018 consisted of approximately $17.8 million, which would affect the effective tax rate if it was recognized. The remaining liability was related to tax positions for which there are offsetting tax receivables, or the uncertainty was only related to timing. The changes in the unrecognized tax benefits for the first nine months of 2018 were not significant. The Company expects that any reasonably possible change in the amounts of unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months would not be significant.

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value Measurements

(9)    Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To determine fair value, the Company uses various methods including market and income approaches. The Company utilizes valuation models and techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs. The models are industry-standard models that consider various assumptions including time values and yield curves as well as other economic measures. These valuation techniques are consistently applied.

Level 1 measurements consist of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 measurements include significant other observable inputs such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets; observable inputs such as interest rates and yield curves; and other market-corroborated inputs. Level 3 measurements include significant unobservable inputs.

The fair values of financial instruments that do not approximate the carrying values were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018				October 29, 2017				July 30, 2017
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value *		Value		Value *		Value		Value *
Receivables financed – net	$	26,200.2	$	26,016.4	$	24,123.1	$	24,016.0	$	23,543.2	$	23,458.2
Retail notes securitized – net		4,571.4		4,517.4		4,158.8		4,129.6		4,922.9		4,891.7
Securitization borrowings		4,437.5		4,425.9		4,118.7		4,118.4		4,780.9		4,786.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings		5,111.3		5,111.4		5,056.9		5,080.6		4,272.7		4,296.2
Long-term borrowings		18,591.5		18,704.3		17,534.4		17,763.6		16,679.7		16,910.6

*    Fair value measurements above were Level 3 for all Receivables and Level 2 for all borrowings.

Fair values of Receivables that were issued long-term were based on the discounted values of their related cash flows at interest rates currently being offered by the Company for similar Receivables. The fair values of the remaining Receivables approximated the carrying amounts.

Fair values of long-term borrowings and short-term securitization borrowings were based on current market quotes for identical or similar borrowings and credit risk, or on the discounted values of their related cash flows at current market interest rates. Certain long-term borrowings have been swapped to current variable interest rates. The carrying values of these long-term borrowings include adjustments related to fair value hedges.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as Level 2 measurements on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	53.3	$	85.4	$	108.8
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Other assets
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts		.7		8.1		14.0
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total derivative assets *	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other payables to John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	329.5	$	125.6	$	76.0
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

*    Excluded from this table were the Company’s cash equivalents, which were carried at cost that approximates fair value. The cash equivalents consist primarily of time deposits and money market funds.

Fair value, nonrecurring Level 3 measurements related to Receivables with specific allowances were not significant during any periods presented. See Note 4 for additional information.

The following is a description of the valuation methodologies the Company uses to measure certain financial instruments on the balance sheet at fair value:

Derivatives – The Company’s derivative financial instruments consist of interest rate swaps and caps, foreign currency forwards and swaps, and cross-currency interest rate swaps. The portfolio is valued based on an income approach (discounted cash flow) using market observable inputs, including swap curves and both forward and spot exchange rates for currencies.

Receivables – Specific reserve impairments are based on the fair value of the collateral, which is measured using a market approach (appraisal values or realizable values). Inputs include a selection of realizable values.

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Derivative Instruments

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments

(10)   It is the Company’s policy that derivative transactions are executed only to manage exposures arising in the normal course of business and not for the purpose of creating speculative positions or trading. The Company manages the relationship of the types and amounts of its funding sources to its Receivable and Lease portfolios in an effort to diminish risk due to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations, while responding to favorable financing opportunities. The Company also has foreign currency exposures at some of its foreign and domestic operations related to financing in currencies other than the functional currencies.

All derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet. Cash collateral received or paid is not offset against the derivative fair values on the balance sheet. Each derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, a fair value hedge, or remains undesignated. All designated hedges are formally documented as to the relationship with the hedged item as well as the risk-management strategy. Both at inception and on an ongoing basis the hedging instrument is assessed as to its effectiveness. If and when a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge, or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer likely to occur, or the hedge designation is removed, or the derivative is terminated, hedge accounting is discontinued. Any past or future changes in the derivative’s fair value, which will not be effective as an offset to the income effects of the item being hedged, are recognized currently in the income statement.

Cash flow hedges

Certain interest rate contracts (swaps) were designated as hedges of future cash flows from borrowings. The total notional amounts of the receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate contracts at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $2,400.0 million, $1,700.0 million, and $1,700.0 million, respectively. The effective portions of the fair value gains or losses on these cash flow hedges were recorded in OCI and subsequently reclassified into interest expense in the same periods during which the hedged transactions affected earnings. These amounts offset the effects of interest rate changes on the related borrowings. Any ineffective portions of the gains or losses on all cash flow interest rate contracts designated as cash flow hedges were recognized currently in interest expense and were not material during any periods presented. The cash flows from these contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

The amount of gain recorded in OCI at July 29, 2018 that is expected to be reclassified to interest expense in the next twelve months if interest rates remain unchanged is approximately $9.4 million after-tax. These contracts mature in up to 23 months. There were no gains or losses reclassified from OCI to earnings based on the probability that the original forecasted transaction would not occur.

Fair value hedges

Certain interest rate contracts (swaps) were designated as fair value hedges of borrowings. The total notional amounts of these receive-fixed/pay-variable interest rate contracts at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $7,562.2 million, $8,077.2 million, and $7,118.1 million, respectively. The effective portions of the fair value gains or losses on these contracts were offset by fair value gains or losses on the hedged items (fixed-rate borrowings). Any ineffective portions of the gains or losses were recognized currently in interest expense. The ineffective portions were a loss of $.4 million and a gain of $1.1 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and a loss of $3.7 million and a gain of $3.2 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively. The cash flows from these contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

The gains (losses) on these contracts and the underlying borrowings recorded in interest expense were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Interest rate contracts *	$	(8.0)	$	9.9	$	(277.5)	$	(188.0)
Borrowings **		7.6		(8.8)		273.8		191.2

*    Includes changes in fair values of interest rate contracts excluding net accrued interest expense of $2.2 million and net accrued interest income of $15.4 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and net accrued interest income of $14.9 million and $61.6 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

**  Includes adjustments for fair values of hedged borrowings excluding accrued interest expense of $58.0 million and $52.5 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $180.0 million and $171.9 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

The Company has certain interest rate contracts (swaps and caps), foreign exchange contracts (forwards and swaps), and cross-currency interest rate contracts (swaps), which were not formally designated as hedges. These derivatives were held as economic hedges for underlying interest rate or foreign currency exposures primarily for certain borrowings. The total notional amounts of these interest rate swaps at July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 were $1,766.2 million, $2,311.3 million, and $2,219.5 million, the foreign exchange contracts were $2,144.1 million, $1,455.9 million, and $1,614.9 million, and the cross‑currency interest rate contracts were $86.1 million, $65.8 million, and $79.7 million, respectively. At July 29, 2018,  October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017 there were also $1,715.2 million, $1,594.3 million, and $1,790.6 million, respectively, of interest rate caps purchased and the same amounts sold at the same capped interest rate to facilitate borrowings through securitization of retail notes. The fair value gains or losses from the interest rate contracts were recognized currently in interest expense and the gains or losses from foreign exchange contracts in administrative and operating expenses, generally offsetting over time the expenses on the exposures being hedged. The cash flows from these non-designated contracts were recorded in operating activities in the statement of consolidated cash flows.

Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	23.7	$	64.8	$	89.9
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.6		20.6		18.9
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Total not designated		32.0		26.2		22.8
Other Assets
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts				7.0		12.7
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		.7		1.1		1.3
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total not designated		11.9		25.7		3.3
Total derivative assets	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other Payables to John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	299.6	$	107.2	$	58.8
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.9		18.4		17.2
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Total not designated		31.5		19.3		21.0
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total not designated		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

The classification and gains (losses), including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments on the statement of consolidated income consisted of the following (in millions of dollars):

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Expense or OCI	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	Classification	2018		2017		2018		2017
Fair Value Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	(10.2)	$	25.3	$	(262.6)	$	(126.4)
Cash Flow Hedges
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	OCI (pretax) *		1.4		(.9)		16.1		1.6
Reclassified from OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *		2.5		(.3)		3.4		(.9)
Recognized Directly in Income
(Ineffective Portion)			**		**		**		**
Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *	$	(1.9)	$	.5	$	(3.7)	$	(1.1)
Foreign exchange contracts	Administrative and operating expenses *		58.2		(98.6)		26.8		(125.4)
Total not designated		$	56.3	$	(98.1)	$	23.1	$	(126.5)

*    Includes interest and foreign exchange gains (losses) from cross-currency interest rate contracts.

**  The amounts were not significant.

Included in the table above are interest expense and administrative and operating expense amounts the Company incurred on derivatives transacted with John Deere. The amount the Company recognized on these affiliate party transactions for the three months ended July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017 were a loss of $10.3 million and a gain of $20.0 million, respectively. The amount the Company recognized on these affiliate party transactions for the nine months ended July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017 were losses of $265.0 million and $133.2 million, respectively.

Counterparty Risk and Collateral

The Company’s outstanding derivatives have been transacted with both unrelated external counterparties and with John Deere. For derivatives transacted with John Deere, the Company utilizes a centralized hedging structure in which John Deere enters into a derivative transaction with an unrelated external counterparty and simultaneously enters into a derivative transaction with the Company. Except for collateral provisions, the terms of the transaction between the Company and John Deere are identical to the terms of the transaction between John Deere and its unrelated external counterparty.

Certain of the Company’s derivative agreements executed directly with the unrelated external counterparties contain credit support provisions that may require the Company to post collateral based on the size of the net liability positions and credit ratings. At July 29, 2018, October 29, 2017, and July 30, 2017, there were no aggregate liability positions for derivatives with credit-risk-related contingent features. If the credit‑risk‑related contingent features were triggered, the Company would be required to post collateral up to an amount equal to any liability position, prior to considering applicable netting provisions.

Derivative instruments are subject to significant concentrations of credit risk to the banking sector. The Company manages individual unrelated external counterparty exposure by setting limits that consider the credit rating of the unrelated external counterparty, the credit default swap spread of the counterparty, and other financial commitments and exposures between the Company and the unrelated external counterparty banks. All interest rate derivatives are transacted under International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) documentation. Each master agreement executed with an unrelated external counterparty permits the net settlement of amounts owed in the event of default or termination.

The Company also has ISDA agreements with John Deere that permit the net settlement of amounts owed between counterparties in the event of early termination. In addition, the Company has a loss sharing agreement with John Deere in which it has agreed to absorb any losses and expenses John Deere incurs if an unrelated external counterparty fails to meet its obligations on a derivative transaction that John Deere entered into to manage exposures of the Company. The loss sharing agreement does not increase the maximum amount of loss that the Company would incur, after considering collateral received and netting arrangements, as of July 29, 2018. The loss sharing agreement increased the maximum amount of loss that the Company would incur, after considering collateral received and netting arrangements, by $23.5 million and $41.3 million as of October 29, 2017 and July 30, 2017, respectively.

Derivatives are recorded without offsetting for netting arrangements or collateral. The impact on the derivative assets and liabilities for external derivatives and those with John Deere related to netting arrangements and any collateral received or paid were as follows (in millions of dollars):

July 29, 2018
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	11.9	$	(1.3)		$	10.6
John Deere		55.7		(24.4)			31.3
Liabilities
External		5.6		(1.3)			4.3
John Deere		331.1		(24.4)			306.7

October 29, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	32.7	$	(.1)		$	32.6
John Deere		91.0		(65.9)			25.1
Liabilities
External		6.0		(.1)			5.9
John Deere		126.5		(65.9)			60.6

July 30, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	16.0	$	(.8)		$	15.2
John Deere		112.7		(79.8)			32.9
Liabilities
External		35.1		(.8)			34.3
John Deere		79.8		(79.8)

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

(11)   The Company is a participating employer in certain Deere & Company sponsored defined benefit pension plans for employees in the U.S. and certain defined benefit pension plans outside the U.S. These pension plans provide for benefits that are based primarily on years of service and employee compensation. Pension expense is actuarially determined based on the Company’s employees included in the plan. The Company’s pension expense amounted to $1.4 million for the third quarter and $4.8 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $1.5 million and $4.2 million for the same periods last year. The accumulated benefit obligation and plan net assets for the employees of the Company are not determined separately from Deere & Company. The Company provides defined benefit health care and life insurance plans for certain retired employees in the U.S. as a participating employer in Deere & Company’s sponsored plans. Health care and life insurance benefits expense is actuarially determined based on the Company’s employees included in the plans and amounted to $.6 million for the third quarter and $1.9 million for the first nine months of 2018, compared with $.4 million and $2.2 million for the same periods last year. Further disclosure for these plans is included in Deere & Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 29, 2018.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and related disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fiscal Year

The Company uses a 52/53 week fiscal year with quarters ending on the last Sunday in the reporting period. The third quarter ends for fiscal year 2018 and 2017 were July 29, 2018 and July 30, 2017, respectively. Both periods contained 13 weeks.

Receivables - Non-Performing, Policy

Past due balances of Receivables still accruing finance income represent the total balance held (principal plus accrued interest) with any payment amounts 30 days or more past the contractual payment due date.

The Company monitors the credit quality of Receivables as either performing or non-performing monthly. Non-performing Receivables represent loans for which the Company has ceased accruing finance income. Generally, when retail notes are approximately 120 days delinquent, accrual of finance income is suspended, the collateral is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Revolving charge accounts are generally deemed to be uncollectible and written off to the allowance for credit losses when delinquency reaches 120 days. Generally, when a wholesale receivable becomes 60 days delinquent, the Company determines whether the accrual of finance income on interest-bearing wholesale receivables should be suspended, the collateral should be repossessed or the account should be designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount written off to the allowance for credit losses. Generally, when a financing lease account becomes 120 days delinquent, the accrual of lease revenue is suspended, the equipment is repossessed or the account is designated for litigation, and the estimated uncollectible amount, after charging the dealer's withholding account, if any, is written off to the allowance for credit losses. Finance income for non-performing Receivables is recognized on a cash basis. Accrual of finance income is generally resumed when the receivable becomes contractually current and collections are reasonably assured.

Receivables are considered impaired when it is probable the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms. Receivables reviewed for impairment generally include those that are either past due, or have provided bankruptcy notification, or require significant collection efforts. Receivables that are impaired are generally classified as non-performing.

Receivables - Allowance for Credit Losses, Policy

Allowances for credit losses on Receivables are maintained in amounts considered to be appropriate in relation to the Receivables outstanding based on historical loss experience by product category, portfolio duration, delinquency trends, economic conditions, and credit risk quality.

Troubled Debt Restructuring, Policy

A troubled debt restructuring is generally the modification of debt in which a creditor grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a debtor that is experiencing financial difficulties. These modifications may include a reduction of the stated interest rate, an extension of the maturity dates, a reduction of the face amount or maturity amount of the debt, or a reduction of accrued interest.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To determine fair value, the Company uses various methods including market and income approaches. The Company utilizes valuation models and techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs. The models are industry-standard models that consider various assumptions including time values and yield curves as well as other economic measures. These valuation techniques are consistently applied.

Derivative Financial Instruments

It is the Company’s policy that derivative transactions are executed only to manage exposures arising in the normal course of business and not for the purpose of creating speculative positions or trading. The Company manages the relationship of the types and amounts of its funding sources to its Receivable and Lease portfolios in an effort to diminish risk due to interest rate and foreign currency fluctuations, while responding to favorable financing opportunities. The Company also has foreign currency exposures at some of its foreign and domestic operations related to financing in currencies other than the functional currencies.

All derivatives are recorded at fair value on the balance sheet. Cash collateral received or paid is not offset against the derivative fair values on the balance sheet. Each derivative is designated as a cash flow hedge, a fair value hedge, or remains undesignated. All designated hedges are formally documented as to the relationship with the hedged item as well as the risk-management strategy. Both at inception and on an ongoing basis the hedging instrument is assessed as to its effectiveness. If and when a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge, or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer likely to occur, or the hedge designation is removed, or the derivative is terminated, hedge accounting is discontinued. Any past or future changes in the derivative’s fair value, which will not be effective as an offset to the income effects of the item being hedged, are recognized currently in the income statement.

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Other Comprehensive Income Items (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Other Comprehensive Income Items

Schedule of After-Tax Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

    The after-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unrealized		Accumulated
	Cumulative		Gain (Loss)		Other
	Translation		on		Comprehensive
	Adjustment		Derivatives		Income (Loss)
Balance October 30, 2016	$	(84.1)	$	.3	$	(83.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		31.5		1.1		32.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				.5		.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		31.5		1.6		33.1
Balance July 30, 2017	$	(52.6)	$	1.9	$	(50.7)
Balance October 29, 2017	$	(60.0)	$	4.2	$	(55.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification		(5.5)		11.9		6.4
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income				(2.5)		(2.5)
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)		(5.5)		9.4		3.9
Balance July 29, 2018	$	(65.5)	$	13.6	$	(51.9)

Schedule of Amounts Recorded in and Reclassifications out of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and the Income Tax Effects

Following are amounts recorded in and reclassifications out of other comprehensive income (loss), and the income tax effects, (in millions of dollars):

	Before		Tax		After
	Tax		(Expense)		Tax
Three Months Ended July 29, 2018	Amount		Credit		Amount
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(19.3)			$	(19.3)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.4	$	(.3)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(2.5)		.6		(1.9)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(1.1)		.3		(.8)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(20.4)	$	.3	$	(20.1)
Nine Months Ended July 29, 2018
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	(5.5)			$	(5.5)
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		16.1	$	(4.2)		11.9
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		(3.4)		.9		(2.5)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		12.7		(3.3)		9.4
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	7.2	$	(3.3)	$	3.9
Three Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	29.9			$	29.9
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		(.9)	$	.3		(.6)
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.3		(.1)		.2
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		(.6)		.2		(.4)
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	29.3	$	.2	$	29.5
Nine Months Ended July 30, 2017
Cumulative translation adjustment	$	31.5			$	31.5
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives:
Unrealized hedging gain (loss)		1.6	$	(.5)		1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss to:
Interest rate contracts – Interest expense		.9		(.4)		.5
Net unrealized gain (loss) on derivatives		2.5		(.9)		1.6
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	$	34.0	$	(.9)	$	33.1

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Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Receivables

Age Analysis of past due Receivables that are still accruing interest and non-performing Receivables

An age analysis of past due Receivables that are still accruing interest and non-performing Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	109.7	$	43.9	$	47.3	$	200.9
Construction and forestry		98.0		41.8		47.8		187.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		22.8		6.3		6.2		35.3
Construction and forestry		3.6		1.6		1.0		6.2
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		2.4		.5		1.4		4.3
Construction and forestry		2.4		1.7				4.1
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		9.6		6.5		5.6		21.7
Construction and forestry		2.4		.8		.1		3.3
Total Receivables	$	250.9	$	103.1	$	109.4	$	463.4

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	200.9	$	82.1	$	14,305.5	$	14,588.5
Construction and forestry		187.6		28.0		2,617.9		2,833.5
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		35.3		1.1		3,548.0		3,584.4
Construction and forestry		6.2				96.3		102.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.3		5.2		7,372.1		7,381.6
Construction and forestry		4.1				1,664.6		1,668.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		21.7		6.1		556.9		584.7
Construction and forestry		3.3		1.4		138.7		143.4
Total Receivables	$	463.4	$	123.9	$	30,300.0	$	30,887.3

	October 29, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	106.2	$	48.3	$	45.3	$	199.8
Construction and forestry		73.0		31.9		39.2		144.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		5.6		2.3		23.3
Construction and forestry		2.9		1.1		.3		4.3
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		4.5		1.6		2.4		8.5
Construction and forestry		.1		.1		.1		.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		8.9		7.5		3.6		20.0
Construction and forestry		.5		1.1		.1		1.7
Total Receivables	$	211.5	$	97.2	$	93.3	$	402.0

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	199.8	$	63.1	$	14,379.9	$	14,642.8
Construction and forestry		144.1		24.2		2,403.5		2,571.8
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		23.3		1.8		3,458.7		3,483.8
Construction and forestry		4.3				84.5		88.8
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		8.5		10.8		5,469.6		5,488.9
Construction and forestry		.3				1,405.1		1,405.4
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		20.0		6.2		541.3		567.5
Construction and forestry		1.7		1.7		143.3		146.7
Total Receivables	$	402.0	$	107.8	$	27,885.9	$	28,395.7

	July 30, 2017
					90 Days
	30-59 Days		60-89 Days		or Greater		Total
	Past Due		Past Due		Past Due		Past Due
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	96.8	$	43.5	$	49.5	$	189.8
Construction and forestry		90.0		41.4		39.7		171.1
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		15.4		4.5		4.7		24.6
Construction and forestry		2.2		1.0		.5		3.7
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		5.7		1.9		4.8		12.4
Construction and forestry		.3				1.4		1.7
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		15.3		7.9		2.2		25.4
Construction and forestry		.9		1.8		.1		2.8
Total Receivables	$	226.6	$	102.0	$	102.9	$	431.5

	Total		Total Non-				Total
	Past Due		Performing		Current		Receivables
Retail notes:
Agriculture and turf	$	189.8	$	90.8	$	14,080.2	$	14,360.8
Construction and forestry		171.1		27.4		2,327.1		2,525.6
Revolving charge accounts:
Agriculture and turf		24.6		3.0		3,274.9		3,302.5
Construction and forestry		3.7				84.8		88.5
Wholesale receivables:
Agriculture and turf		12.4		4.6		6,335.9		6,352.9
Construction and forestry		1.7				1,279.6		1,281.3
Financing leases:
Agriculture and turf		25.4		5.5		493.1		524.0
Construction and forestry		2.8		2.0		140.0		144.8
Total Receivables	$	431.5	$	133.3	$	28,015.6	$	28,580.4

Analysis of the Allowance for Credit Losses and Investment in Receivables

An analysis of the allowance for credit losses and investment in Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.6	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.6	$	114.8
Provision for credit losses		5.9		20.4		.8		.5		27.6
Write-offs		(6.3)		(25.1)		(.2)		(.8)		(32.4)
Recoveries		.8		4.7		.2		.3		6.0
Translation adjustments		(.2)				(.1)				(.3)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7

	Nine Months Ended
	July 29, 2018
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.7	$	39.7	$	9.9	$	8.5	$	113.8
Provision for credit losses		12.0		28.8		1.1		1.8		43.7
Write-offs		(16.1)		(44.1)		(.6)		(2.3)		(63.1)
Recoveries		5.4		15.3		.1		.6		21.4
Translation adjustments		(.2)				.1				(.1)
End of period balance	$	56.8	$	39.7	$	10.6	$	8.6	$	115.7
Balance individually evaluated *	$	.1			$	3.3	$	.1	$	3.5
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	17,422.0	$	3,686.9	$	9,050.3	$	728.1	$	30,887.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	55.5	$	.9	$	7.4	$	.2	$	64.0

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

	Three Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	55.0	$	42.4	$	7.0	$	8.6	$	113.0
Provision for credit losses		10.9		18.4		.5		1.2		31.0
Write-offs		(9.6)		(26.2)		(.1)		(1.3)		(37.2)
Recoveries		1.8		5.1				.1		7.0
Translation adjustments		.2				.2		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3

	Nine Months Ended
	July 30, 2017
			Revolving
	Retail		Charge		Wholesale		Financing		Total
	Notes		Accounts		Receivables		Leases		Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$	56.3	$	39.7	$	7.2	$	8.5	$	111.7
Provision for credit losses		24.0		31.2		.5		3.6		59.3
Write-offs		(27.7)		(46.5)		(.2)		(3.8)		(78.2)
Recoveries		5.5		15.2				.3		21.0
Translation adjustments		.2		.1		.1		.1		.5
End of period balance	$	58.3	$	39.7	$	7.6	$	8.7	$	114.3
Balance individually evaluated *	$	3.5			$	.2	$	.1	$	3.8
Receivables:
End of period balance	$	16,886.4	$	3,391.0	$	7,634.2	$	668.8	$	28,580.4
Balance individually evaluated *	$	76.0	$	.8	$	15.8	$	.5	$	93.1

*    Remainder is collectively evaluated.

Analysis of Impaired Receivables

An analysis of impaired Receivables was as follows (in millions of dollars):

			Unpaid				Average
	Recorded		Principal		Specific		Recorded
	Investment		Balance		Allowance		Investment
July 29, 2018 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	.9	$	.8	$	.1	$	.9
Wholesale receivables		6.4		6.4		3.3		7.6
Financing leases		.2		.2		.1		.2
Total with specific allowance		7.5		7.4		3.5		8.7
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		24.9		24.7				26.6
Wholesale receivables		.2		.2				.3
Total without specific allowance		25.1		24.9				26.9
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
Agriculture and turf	$	26.8	$	26.5	$	3.4	$	29.5
Construction and forestry		5.8		5.8		.1		6.1
Total	$	32.6	$	32.3	$	3.5	$	35.6
October 29, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	2.2	$	2.1	$	.6	$	2.2
Wholesale receivables		11.7		11.7		2.6		11.0
Total with specific allowance		13.9		13.8		3.2		13.2
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		18.3		18.0				14.0
Wholesale receivables		9.0		9.0				2.3
Total without specific allowance		27.3		27.0				16.3
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
Agriculture and turf	$	36.0	$	35.6	$	3.2	$	23.9
Construction and forestry		5.2		5.2				5.6
Total	$	41.2	$	40.8	$	3.2	$	29.5
July 30, 2017 *
Receivables with specific allowance:
Retail notes	$	20.5	$	19.5	$	3.5	$	23.2
Wholesale receivables		4.7		4.7		.2		4.7
Financing leases		.5		.4		.1		.5
Total with specific allowance		25.7		24.6		3.8		28.4
Receivables without specific allowance:
Retail notes		11.6		11.4				13.7
Wholesale receivables		4.6		4.6				.7
Total without specific allowance		16.2		16.0				14.4
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8
Agriculture and turf	$	35.3	$	34.2	$	3.3	$	35.7
Construction and forestry		6.6		6.4		.5		7.1
Total	$	41.9	$	40.6	$	3.8	$	42.8

*    Finance income recognized was not material.

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Securitization of Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Securitization of Receivables

Unconsolidated Conduits, Carrying Amount of Liabilities Compared to Maximum Exposure to Loss

The Company’s carrying amount of the liabilities to the unconsolidated conduits, compared to the maximum exposure to loss related to these conduits, which would only be incurred in the event of a complete loss on the restricted assets was as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29
	2018
Carrying value of liabilities	$	1,117.9
Maximum exposure to loss		1,212.9

Components of Consolidated Restricted Assets, Secured Borrowings and Other Liabilities Related to Securitization Transactions

The components of consolidated restricted assets related to secured borrowings in securitization transactions were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Retail notes securitized	$	4,582.9	$	4,172.3	$	4,935.5
Allowance for credit losses		(11.5)		(13.5)		(12.6)
Other assets		114.4		105.2		119.5
Total restricted securitized assets	$	4,685.8	$	4,264.0	$	5,042.4

The components of consolidated secured borrowings and other liabilities related to securitizations were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Securitization borrowings	$	4,437.5	$	4,118.7	$	4,780.9
Accrued interest on borrowings		3.5		2.8		3.2
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets	$	4,441.0	$	4,121.5	$	4,784.1

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Notes Receivable from John Deere (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Notes Receivable from John Deere

Notes Receivable from John Deere

The Company had notes receivable from John Deere with the following affiliated companies as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial	$	115.9	$	102.2	$	67.8
Banco John Deere S.A.		75.9		54.5		62.4
Total Notes Receivable from John Deere	$	191.8	$	156.7	$	130.2

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Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Income Taxes

Tax Reform Measurement Period Adjustments and Effects on Results

The provisional income tax benefit (expense) and measurement period adjustments recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2018 were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018
	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
Net deferred tax liability remeasurement	$	3.6	$	326.0
Deemed earnings repatriation tax				(15.7)
Total discrete tax benefit (expense)	$	3.6	$	310.3

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Fair Value Measurements

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of financial instruments that do not approximate the carrying values were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29, 2018				October 29, 2017				July 30, 2017
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Value		Value *		Value		Value *		Value		Value *
Receivables financed – net	$	26,200.2	$	26,016.4	$	24,123.1	$	24,016.0	$	23,543.2	$	23,458.2
Retail notes securitized – net		4,571.4		4,517.4		4,158.8		4,129.6		4,922.9		4,891.7
Securitization borrowings		4,437.5		4,425.9		4,118.7		4,118.4		4,780.9		4,786.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings		5,111.3		5,111.4		5,056.9		5,080.6		4,272.7		4,296.2
Long-term borrowings		18,591.5		18,704.3		17,534.4		17,763.6		16,679.7		16,910.6

*    Fair value measurements above were Level 3 for all Receivables and Level 2 for all borrowings.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value as Level 2 measurements on a recurring basis were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	53.3	$	85.4	$	108.8
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Other assets
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts		.7		8.1		14.0
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total derivative assets *	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other payables to John Deere
Derivatives:
Interest rate contracts	$	329.5	$	125.6	$	76.0
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Derivatives:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

*    Excluded from this table were the Company’s cash equivalents, which were carried at cost that approximates fair value. The cash equivalents consist primarily of time deposits and money market funds.

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Derivative Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2018

Derivative Instruments

Fair Value Hedge Interest Rate Contracts and Underlying Borrowings

The gains (losses) on these contracts and the underlying borrowings recorded in interest expense were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Interest rate contracts *	$	(8.0)	$	9.9	$	(277.5)	$	(188.0)
Borrowings **		7.6		(8.8)		273.8		191.2

*    Includes changes in fair values of interest rate contracts excluding net accrued interest expense of $2.2 million and net accrued interest income of $15.4 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and net accrued interest income of $14.9 million and $61.6 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

**  Includes adjustments for fair values of hedged borrowings excluding accrued interest expense of $58.0 million and $52.5 million during the third quarter of 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $180.0 million and $171.9 million during the first nine months of 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in Consolidated Balance Sheet

Fair values of derivative instruments in the consolidated balance sheet were as follows (in millions of dollars):

	July 29		October 29		July 30
	2018		2017		2017
Receivables from John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	23.7	$	64.8	$	89.9
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.6		20.6		18.9
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		2.4		5.6		3.9
Total not designated		32.0		26.2		22.8
Other Assets
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts				7.0		12.7
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		.7		1.1		1.3
Foreign exchange contracts		11.2		24.6		2.0
Total not designated		11.9		25.7		3.3
Total derivative assets	$	67.6	$	123.7	$	128.7
Other Payables to John Deere
Designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts	$	299.6	$	107.2	$	58.8
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate contracts		29.9		18.4		17.2
Cross-currency interest rate contracts		1.6		.9		3.8
Total not designated		31.5		19.3		21.0
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Not designated as hedging instruments:
Foreign exchange contracts		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total not designated		5.6		6.0		35.1
Total derivative liabilities	$	336.7	$	132.5	$	114.9

Gains (Losses) Related to Derivative Instruments on Statement of Consolidated Income

The classification and gains (losses), including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments on the statement of consolidated income consisted of the following (in millions of dollars):

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	Expense or OCI	July 29		July 30		July 29		July 30
	Classification	2018		2017		2018		2017
Fair Value Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense	$	(10.2)	$	25.3	$	(262.6)	$	(126.4)
Cash Flow Hedges
Recognized in OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	OCI (pretax) *		1.4		(.9)		16.1		1.6
Reclassified from OCI
(Effective Portion):
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *		2.5		(.3)		3.4		(.9)
Recognized Directly in Income
(Ineffective Portion)			**		**		**		**
Not Designated as Hedges
Interest rate contracts	Interest expense *	$	(1.9)	$	.5	$	(3.7)	$	(1.1)
Foreign exchange contracts	Administrative and operating expenses *		58.2		(98.6)		26.8		(125.4)
Total not designated		$	56.3	$	(98.1)	$	23.1	$	(126.5)

*    Includes interest and foreign exchange gains (losses) from cross-currency interest rate contracts.

**  The amounts were not significant.

Impact on Derivative Assets and Liabilities for External Derivatives and those with John Deere Related to Netting Arrangements and Collateral

Derivatives are recorded without offsetting for netting arrangements or collateral. The impact on the derivative assets and liabilities for external derivatives and those with John Deere related to netting arrangements and any collateral received or paid were as follows (in millions of dollars):

July 29, 2018
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	11.9	$	(1.3)		$	10.6
John Deere		55.7		(24.4)			31.3
Liabilities
External		5.6		(1.3)			4.3
John Deere		331.1		(24.4)			306.7

October 29, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	32.7	$	(.1)		$	32.6
John Deere		91.0		(65.9)			25.1
Liabilities
External		6.0		(.1)			5.9
John Deere		126.5		(65.9)			60.6

July 30, 2017
Derivatives:	Gross Amounts Recognized		Netting Arrangements		Cash Collateral Received/Paid	Net Amount
Assets
External	$	16.0	$	(.8)		$	15.2
John Deere		112.7		(79.8)			32.9
Liabilities
External		35.1		(.8)			34.3
John Deere		79.8		(79.8)

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New Accounting Standards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
ASU 2017-07 | Early Adoption
New accounting standards adopted
Operating profit (loss)	$ (2.2)	$ (2.0)	$ (6.2)	$ (5.7)

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Other Comprehensive Income Items - After-Tax Changes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
After-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance			$ 3,657.2	$ 3,585.7
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (20.1)	$ 29.5	3.9	33.1
Balance	3,935.1	3,605.9	3,935.1	3,605.9
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
After-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance			(55.8)	(83.8)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification			6.4	32.6
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			(2.5)	0.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			3.9	33.1
Balance	(51.9)	(50.7)	(51.9)	(50.7)
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
After-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance			(60.0)	(84.1)
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification			(5.5)	31.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(19.3)	29.9	(5.5)	31.5
Balance	(65.5)	(52.6)	(65.5)	(52.6)
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
After-tax changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance			4.2	0.3
Other comprehensive income (loss) items before reclassification	1.1	(0.6)	11.9	1.1
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income			(2.5)	0.5
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)	(0.8)	(0.4)	9.4	1.6
Balance	$ 13.6	$ 1.9	$ 13.6	$ 1.9

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Other Comprehensive Income Items - Amounts Recorded in and Reclassifications out of (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Interest expense	$ (196.1)	$ (130.1)	$ (530.5)	$ (372.3)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(20.4)	29.3	7.2	34.0
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	0.3	0.2	(3.3)	(0.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	(20.1)	29.5	3.9	33.1
Cumulative Translation Adjustment
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(19.3)	29.9	(5.5)	31.5
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax
Unrealized hedging gain (loss), after tax			(5.5)	31.5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	(19.3)	29.9	(5.5)	31.5
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Unrealized hedging gain (loss), before tax	1.4	(0.9)	16.1	1.6
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax	(1.1)	(0.6)	12.7	2.5
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit
Unrealized hedging gain (loss), tax (expense) credit	(0.3)	0.3	(4.2)	(0.5)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit	0.3	0.2	(3.3)	(0.9)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax
Unrealized hedging gain (loss), after tax	1.1	(0.6)	11.9	1.1
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss, after tax			(2.5)	0.5
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes	(0.8)	(0.4)	9.4	1.6
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives | Interest rate contracts | Reclassifications of realized gain (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax
Interest expense	(2.5)	0.3	(3.4)	0.9
Other comprehensive income (loss), tax (expense) credit
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss, tax expense (credit)	0.6	(0.1)	0.9	(0.4)
Other comprehensive income (loss), after tax
Reclassification of realized (gain) loss, after tax	$ (1.9)	$ 0.2	$ (2.5)	$ 0.5

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Receivables - Past Due Age Analysis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Receivable, Past Due
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 463.4	$ 402.0	$ 431.5
Total Non-Performing	123.9	107.8	133.3
Current	30,300.0	27,885.9	28,015.6
Total Receivables	30,887.3	28,395.7	28,580.4
30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	250.9	211.5	226.6
60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	103.1	97.2	102.0
90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 109.4	93.3	102.9
Retail notes
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	$ 17,422.0		16,886.4
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	200.9	199.8	189.8
Total Non-Performing	82.1	63.1	90.8
Current	14,305.5	14,379.9	14,080.2
Total Receivables	14,588.5	14,642.8	14,360.8
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	109.7	106.2	96.8
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	43.9	48.3	43.5
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	47.3	45.3	49.5
Retail notes | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	187.6	144.1	171.1
Total Non-Performing	28.0	24.2	27.4
Current	2,617.9	2,403.5	2,327.1
Total Receivables	2,833.5	2,571.8	2,525.6
Retail notes | Construction and forestry | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	98.0	73.0	90.0
Retail notes | Construction and forestry | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	41.8	31.9	41.4
Retail notes | Construction and forestry | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 47.8	39.2	39.7
Revolving charge accounts
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	$ 3,686.9	3,572.6	3,391.0
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	35.3	23.3	24.6
Total Non-Performing	1.1	1.8	3.0
Current	3,548.0	3,458.7	3,274.9
Total Receivables	3,584.4	3,483.8	3,302.5
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	22.8	15.4	15.4
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	6.3	5.6	4.5
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	6.2	2.3	4.7
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	6.2	4.3	3.7
Current	96.3	84.5	84.8
Total Receivables	102.5	88.8	88.5
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	3.6	2.9	2.2
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	1.6	1.1	1.0
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 1.0	0.3	0.5
Wholesale receivables
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	60 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	$ 9,050.3	6,894.3	7,634.2
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	4.3	8.5	12.4
Total Non-Performing	5.2	10.8	4.6
Current	7,372.1	5,469.6	6,335.9
Total Receivables	7,381.6	5,488.9	6,352.9
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	2.4	4.5	5.7
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	0.5	1.6	1.9
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	1.4	2.4	4.8
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	4.1	0.3	1.7
Current	1,664.6	1,405.1	1,279.6
Total Receivables	1,668.7	1,405.4	1,281.3
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	2.4	0.1	0.3
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 1.7	0.1
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due		0.1	1.4
Financing leases
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the approximate number of days before a receivable is considered to be non-performing, accrual of finance income is suspended and the estimated uncollectible amount is written off	120 days
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Receivables	$ 728.1	714.2	668.8
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	21.7	20.0	25.4
Total Non-Performing	6.1	6.2	5.5
Current	556.9	541.3	493.1
Total Receivables	584.7	567.5	524.0
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	9.6	8.9	15.3
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	6.5	7.5	7.9
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	5.6	3.6	2.2
Financing leases | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	3.3	1.7	2.8
Total Non-Performing	1.4	1.7	2.0
Current	138.7	143.3	140.0
Total Receivables	143.4	146.7	144.8
Financing leases | Construction and forestry | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	2.4	0.5	0.9
Financing leases | Construction and forestry | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	0.8	1.1	1.8
Financing leases | Construction and forestry | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 0.1	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

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Receivables - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	$ 114.8	$ 113.0	$ 113.8	$ 111.7
Provision for credit losses	27.6	31.0	43.7	59.3
Write-offs	(32.4)	(37.2)	(63.1)	(78.2)
Recoveries	6.0	7.0	21.4	21.0
Translation adjustments	(0.3)	0.5	(0.1)	0.5
End of period balance	115.7	114.3	115.7	114.3
Balance individually evaluated	3.5	3.8	3.5	3.8
Receivables:
End of period balance	30,887.3	28,580.4	30,887.3	28,580.4	$ 28,395.7
Balance individually evaluated	64.0	93.1	64.0	93.1
Retail notes
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	56.6	55.0	55.7	56.3
Provision for credit losses	5.9	10.9	12.0	24.0
Write-offs	(6.3)	(9.6)	(16.1)	(27.7)
Recoveries	0.8	1.8	5.4	5.5
Translation adjustments	(0.2)	0.2	(0.2)	0.2
End of period balance	56.8	58.3	56.8	58.3
Balance individually evaluated	0.1	3.5	0.1	3.5
Receivables:
End of period balance	17,422.0	16,886.4	17,422.0	16,886.4
Balance individually evaluated	55.5	76.0	55.5	76.0
Revolving charge accounts
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	39.7	42.4	39.7	39.7
Provision for credit losses	20.4	18.4	28.8	31.2
Write-offs	(25.1)	(26.2)	(44.1)	(46.5)
Recoveries	4.7	5.1	15.3	15.2
Translation adjustments				0.1
End of period balance	39.7	39.7	39.7	39.7
Receivables:
End of period balance	3,686.9	3,391.0	3,686.9	3,391.0	3,572.6
Balance individually evaluated	0.9	0.8	0.9	0.8
Wholesale receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	9.9	7.0	9.9	7.2
Provision for credit losses	0.8	0.5	1.1	0.5
Write-offs	(0.2)	(0.1)	(0.6)	(0.2)
Recoveries	0.2		0.1
Translation adjustments	(0.1)	0.2	0.1	0.1
End of period balance	10.6	7.6	10.6	7.6
Balance individually evaluated	3.3	0.2	3.3	0.2
Receivables:
End of period balance	9,050.3	7,634.2	9,050.3	7,634.2	6,894.3
Balance individually evaluated	7.4	15.8	7.4	15.8
Financing leases
Allowance:
Beginning of period balance	8.6	8.6	8.5	8.5
Provision for credit losses	0.5	1.2	1.8	3.6
Write-offs	(0.8)	(1.3)	(2.3)	(3.8)
Recoveries	0.3	0.1	0.6	0.3
Translation adjustments		0.1		0.1
End of period balance	8.6	8.7	8.6	8.7
Balance individually evaluated	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Receivables:
End of period balance	728.1	668.8	728.1	668.8	$ 714.2
Balance individually evaluated	$ 0.2	$ 0.5	$ 0.2	$ 0.5

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Receivables - Impaired Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	$ 7.5	$ 25.7	$ 13.9
Receivables without specific allowance	25.1	16.2	27.3
Total	32.6	41.9	41.2
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	7.4	24.6	13.8
Receivables without specific allowance	24.9	16.0	27.0
Total	32.3	40.6	40.8
Specific Allowance	3.5	3.8	3.2
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	8.7	28.4	13.2
Receivables without specific allowance	26.9	14.4	16.3
Total	35.6	42.8	29.5
Agriculture and turf
Recorded Investment
Total	26.8	35.3	36.0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Total	26.5	34.2	35.6
Specific Allowance	3.4	3.3	3.2
Average Recorded Investment
Total	29.5	35.7	23.9
Construction and forestry
Recorded Investment
Total	5.8	6.6	5.2
Unpaid Principal Balance
Total	5.8	6.4	5.2
Specific Allowance	0.1	0.5
Average Recorded Investment
Total	6.1	7.1	5.6
Retail notes
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.9	20.5	2.2
Receivables without specific allowance	24.9	11.6	18.3
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	0.8	19.5	2.1
Receivables without specific allowance	24.7	11.4	18.0
Specific Allowance	0.1	3.5	0.6
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.9	23.2	2.2
Receivables without specific allowance	26.6	13.7	14.0
Wholesale receivables
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	6.4	4.7	11.7
Receivables without specific allowance	0.2	4.6	9.0
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	6.4	4.7	11.7
Receivables without specific allowance	0.2	4.6	9.0
Specific Allowance	3.3	0.2	2.6
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	7.6	4.7	11.0
Receivables without specific allowance	0.3	0.7	$ 2.3
Financing leases
Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	0.2	0.5
Unpaid Principal Balance
Receivables with specific allowance	0.2	0.4
Specific Allowance	0.1	0.1
Average Recorded Investment
Receivables with specific allowance	$ 0.2	$ 0.5

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Receivables - Troubled Debt Restructurings (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($) item	Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($) item
Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings
Receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number | item	286	290
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification	$ 16.2	$ 7.7
Receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification	15.4	6.5
Receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, subsequently defaulted	0.0	$ 0.0
Commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings	$ 0.0

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Securitization of Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Securitization of Receivables
Unconsolidated conduits, carrying value of liabilities	$ 1,117.9
Unconsolidated conduits, maximum exposure to loss	1,212.9
Retail notes securitized	4,582.9	$ 4,172.3	$ 4,935.5
Allowance for credit losses - securitization transactions	(11.5)	(13.5)	(12.6)
Other assets - securitization transactions	114.4	105.2	119.5
Total restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	4,685.8	4,264.0	5,042.4
Securitization borrowings	4,437.5	4,118.7	4,780.9
Accrued interest on borrowings - securitization transactions	3.5	2.8	3.2
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	$ 4,441.0	4,121.5	4,784.1
Maximum remaining term of all restricted receivables	6 years
VIE-Primary Beneficiary
Securitization of Receivables
Total restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	$ 2,970.7	2,630.5	3,139.5
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	2,860.2	2,571.1	3,017.7
Non-VIE Banking Operation
Securitization of Receivables
Total restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	502.2	478.4	557.3
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	462.9	454.1	517.3
VIE-Not Primary Beneficiary
Securitization of Receivables
Total assets	35,900.0
Total restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	1,212.9	1,155.1	1,345.6
Total liabilities related to restricted securitized assets - securitization transactions	$ 1,117.9	$ 1,096.3	$ 1,249.1

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Notes Receivable from John Deere (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
John Deere
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Interest earned	$ 2.8	$ 0.7	$ 8.0	$ 0.7
Notes receivable from John Deere	191.8	130.2	$ 191.8	130.2	$ 156.7
John Deere | Maximum
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Maximum remaining term for related party notes receivable			6 years
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Notes receivable from John Deere	115.9	67.8	$ 115.9	67.8	102.2
Banco John Deere S.A.
Notes Receivable from John Deere
Notes receivable from John Deere	$ 75.9	$ 62.4	$ 75.9	$ 62.4	$ 54.5

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Commitments and Contingencies - Guarantees (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($)
John Deere Financial Inc. | Guarantees of debt and derivatives | Commercial paper
Guarantee Obligations
Guarantee obligations maximum exposure	$ 510.0
John Deere Financial Inc. | Guarantees of debt and derivatives | Derivative Instruments
Guarantee Obligations
Guarantee obligations maximum exposure	30.5
Notional amount	2,096.4
John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI) | VIE-Not Primary Beneficiary
Guarantee Obligations
Carrying value of assets or liabilities related to JDCFI	0.0
John Deere Canada Funding Inc. (JDCFI) | VIE-Not Primary Beneficiary | Guarantees of debt and derivatives
Guarantee Obligations
Guarantee obligations maximum exposure	$ 2,065.6
Weighted average interest rate (as a percent)	2.30%
Maximum remaining maturity	5 years

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Commitments and Contingencies - Commitments (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments
Restricted other assets	$ 15.6
Limited Liability Company John Deere Financial
Commitments
Unused commitments	77.1
John Deere dealers
Commitments
Unused commitments	7,000.0
Customers
Commitments
Unused commitments	$ 27,500.0
Minimum percentage of unused commitments to extend credit to customers that relate to revolving charge accounts	95.00%

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Income Taxes - Tax Reform (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
U.S. Tax Reform
Corporate federal statutory tax rate (as a percent)		21.00%			35.00%
Deemed repatriation tax payment period			8 years
Net deferred tax liability remeasurement	$ 3.6		$ 326.0
Deemed earnings repatriation tax			(15.7)
Total discrete tax benefit (expense)	$ 3.6		$ 310.3
Forecasted
U.S. Tax Reform
Corporate federal statutory tax rate (as a percent)				23.30%

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Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Unrecognized tax benefits	$ 33.1	$ 35.5
Unrecognized tax benefits affecting effective tax rate if recognized	$ 17.8

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Fair Value Measurements - Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Securitization borrowings	$ 4,437.5	$ 4,118.7	$ 4,780.9
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	5,111.3	5,056.9	4,272.7
Long-term borrowings	18,591.5	17,534.4	16,679.7
Level 3
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Receivables financed - net	26,016.4	24,016.0	23,458.2
Retail notes securitized - net	4,517.4	4,129.6	4,891.7
Level 2
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Securitization borrowings	4,425.9	4,118.4	4,786.4
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	5,111.4	5,080.6	4,296.2
Long-term borrowings	18,704.3	17,763.6	16,910.6
Carrying Value
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
Receivables financed - net	26,200.2	24,123.1	23,543.2
Retail notes securitized - net	4,571.4	4,158.8	4,922.9
Securitization borrowings	4,437.5	4,118.7	4,780.9
Current maturities of long-term borrowings	5,111.3	5,056.9	4,272.7
Long-term borrowings	$ 18,591.5	$ 17,534.4	$ 16,679.7

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Fair Value Measurements - Assets and Liabilities - Recurring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	$ 67.6	$ 123.7	$ 128.7
Derivative liabilities	336.7	132.5	114.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	67.6	123.7	128.7
Derivative liabilities	336.7	132.5	114.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	53.3	85.4	108.8
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	0.7	8.1	14.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	329.5	125.6	76.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	11.2	24.6	2.0
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	5.6	6.0	35.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	2.4	5.6	3.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	$ 1.6	$ 0.9	$ 3.8

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Derivative Instruments - Cash Flow Hedges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Cash Flow Hedges
Cash flow hedge gain (loss) recorded in OCI to be reclassified within twelve months	$ 9.4
Maximum maturity of cash flow hedge interest rate and cross-currency interest rate contracts	23 months
Gains or losses reclassified from OCI to earnings	$ 0.0
Interest rate contracts | Cash flow hedges | Designated as hedges
Cash Flow Hedges
Notional amounts	$ 2,400.0	$ 1,700.0	$ 1,700.0

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Derivative Instruments - Fair Value Hedges (Details) - Interest rate contracts - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
Fair Value Hedges
Gains (losses) on ineffective portion of interest rate fair value hedge derivatives	$ (0.4)	$ 1.1	$ (3.7)	$ 3.2
Gain (Loss) on Fair Value Hedges
Gains (losses) on interest rate contracts	(8.0)	9.9	(277.5)	(188.0)
Net accrued interest income (expense) on interest rate contracts	(2.2)	15.4	14.9	61.6
Gains (losses) on borrowings	7.6	(8.8)	273.8	191.2
Accrued interest expense on hedged borrowings	58.0	52.5	180.0	171.9
Fair Value Hedges | Designated as hedges
Fair Value Hedges
Notional amounts	$ 7,562.2	$ 7,118.1	$ 7,562.2	$ 7,118.1	$ 8,077.2

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Derivative Instruments - Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (Details) - Not Designated as Hedging Instruments - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Interest rate contracts
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Notional amounts	$ 1,766.2	$ 2,311.3	$ 2,219.5
Interest rate caps | Purchased
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Notional amounts	1,715.2	1,594.3	1,790.6
Interest rate caps | Sold
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Notional amounts	1,715.2	1,594.3	1,790.6
Foreign exchange contracts
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Notional amounts	2,144.1	1,455.9	1,614.9
Cross-currency interest rate contracts
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
Notional amounts	$ 86.1	$ 65.8	$ 79.7

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Derivative Instruments - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 29, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Jul. 30, 2017
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	$ 67.6	$ 123.7	$ 128.7
Total derivative liabilities	336.7	132.5	114.9
Designated as hedges | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	23.7	64.8	89.9
Designated as hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets		7.0	12.7
Designated as hedges | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	299.6	107.2	58.8
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	32.0	26.2	22.8
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Other assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	11.9	25.7	3.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	31.5	19.3	21.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	5.6	6.0	35.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	29.6	20.6	18.9
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	0.7	1.1	1.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	29.9	18.4	17.2
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	11.2	24.6	2.0
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	5.6	6.0	35.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	2.4	5.6	3.9
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	$ 1.6	$ 0.9	$ 3.8

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Derivative Instruments - Gains (Losses) on Statement of Consolidated Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Not designated as hedges, gains (losses)	$ 56.3	$ (98.1)	$ 23.1	$ (126.5)
John Deere
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Gain (loss) on derivatives transactions with affiliate party	(10.3)	20.0	(265.0)	(133.2)
Interest rate contracts | Interest expense
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Fair value hedges, gains (losses)	(10.2)	25.3	(262.6)	(126.4)
Not designated as hedges, gains (losses)	(1.9)	0.5	(3.7)	(1.1)
Interest rate contracts | Interest expense | Cash flow hedges
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Cash flow hedges, reclassified from OCI, effective portion, gains (losses)	2.5	(0.3)	3.4	(0.9)
Interest rate contracts | OCI (pretax)
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Cash flow hedges, recognized in OCI, effective portion, gains (losses)	1.4	(0.9)	16.1	1.6
Foreign exchange contracts | Administrative and operating expenses
Classification and gains (losses) including accrued interest expense related to derivative instruments
Not designated as hedges, gains (losses)	$ 58.2	$ (98.6)	$ 26.8	$ (125.4)

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Derivative Instruments - Counterparty Risk and Collateral (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Oct. 29, 2017
Derivative assets
Gross Amounts Recognized	$ 67.6	$ 128.7	$ 123.7
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amounts Recognized	336.7	114.9	132.5
John Deere
Derivative assets
Gross Amounts Recognized	55.7	112.7	91.0
Netting Arrangements	(24.4)	(79.8)	(65.9)
Net Amount	31.3	32.9	25.1
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amounts Recognized	331.1	79.8	126.5
Netting Arrangements	(24.4)	(79.8)	(65.9)
Net Amount	306.7		60.6
External
Derivative assets
Gross Amounts Recognized	11.9	16.0	32.7
Netting Arrangements	(1.3)	(0.8)	(0.1)
Net Amount	10.6	15.2	32.6
Derivative liabilities
Gross Amounts Recognized	5.6	35.1	6.0
Netting Arrangements	(1.3)	(0.8)	(0.1)
Net Amount	4.3	34.3	5.9
Derivative Instruments
Counterparty Risk and Collateral
Aggregate liability positions for derivatives with credit risk related contingent features	0.0	0.0	0.0
Derivative Instruments | John Deere
Counterparty Risk and Collateral
Increase (decrease) in maximum loss if derivative counterparties fail to meet obligations - loss sharing agreement	$ 0.0	$ 41.3	$ 23.5

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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017	Jul. 29, 2018	Jul. 30, 2017
Pensions
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Expenses related to defined benefit plans	$ 1.4	$ 1.5	$ 4.8	$ 4.2
Health Care and Life Insurance
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure
Expenses related to defined benefit plans	$ 0.6	$ 0.4	$ 1.9	$ 2.2