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