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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 23, 2018	Oct. 28, 2018	Oct. 29, 2017	Oct. 30, 2016	Nov. 25, 2018
Subsequent Event
Cash dividends declared and paid to JDFS		$ 375.0	$ 285.0	$ 485.0
Securitization borrowings		$ 3,881.7	$ 4,118.7
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event
Dividend from JDFS paid to Deere & Co.	$ 200.0
Securitization borrowings					$ 1,245.4
Subsequent Event \| John Deere Financial Services, Inc.
Subsequent Event
Cash dividends declared and paid to JDFS	$ 200.0