Derivative Instruments - Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 02, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019	Jan. 27, 2019
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	$ 422.1	$ 333.8	$ 78.2
Total derivative liabilities	38.7	57.3	239.3
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	402.0	328.8	44.2
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	16.5	26.5	201.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	6.7	3.1	22.7
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Other Assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	13.4	1.9	11.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	20.1	20.9	25.7
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	6.3	2.6	21.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other Assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets			0.2
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	16.6	17.9	23.7
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Other Assets
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	13.4	1.9	11.1
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	2.1	9.9	12.3
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative assets	0.4	0.5	1.6
Not Designated as Hedging Instruments | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments
Total derivative liabilities	$ 3.5	$ 3.0	$ 2.0