Receivables - Past Due Age Analysis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019	Jul. 28, 2019
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	$ 295.9	$ 352.8	$ 349.0
Total Non-Performing	302.3	311.9	334.4
Current	33,051.1	32,156.8	32,728.3
Total Receivables	33,649.3	32,821.5	33,411.7
30-59 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	209.9	237.8	236.5
60-89 Days Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	79.9	111.9	108.6
90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	$ 6.1	3.1	3.9
Retail notes
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the number of days for a financing receivable to be considered non-performing	90 days
Generally the number of days before a receivable is delinquent 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	$ 20,558.6		18,596.6
Retail notes | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	151.6	185.7	163.5
Total Non-Performing	190.8	168.7	173.2
Current	16,628.5	15,831.5	15,139.6
Total Receivables	16,970.9	16,185.9	15,476.3
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	100.9	120.0	107.7
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	49.2	64.2	53.0
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	1.5	1.5	2.8
Retail notes | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	70.4	100.5	115.9
Total Non-Performing	76.9	112.9	115.6
Current	3,440.4	3,100.8	2,888.8
Total Receivables	3,587.7	3,314.2	3,120.3
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	58.5	73.9	82.3
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	$ 11.9	26.6	33.6
Revolving charge accounts
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the number of days for a financing receivable to be considered non-performing	90 days
Generally the number of days before a receivable is delinquent 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	$ 3,918.3	3,863.0	3,798.7
Revolving charge accounts | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	21.8	28.3	27.5
Total Non-Performing	7.4	6.1	10.0
Current	3,794.6	3,727.9	3,662.4
Total Receivables	3,823.8	3,762.3	3,699.9
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	18.3	19.1	22.4
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	3.5	9.2	5.1
Revolving charge accounts | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	3.6	4.4	5.3
Total Non-Performing	0.7	0.9	1.4
Current	90.2	95.4	92.1
Total Receivables	94.5	100.7	98.8
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	2.6	3.2	3.9
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	$ 1.0	1.2	1.4
Wholesale receivables
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the number of days for a financing receivable to be considered non-performing	60 days
Generally the number of days before a receivable is delinquent 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	$ 8,428.8	8,706.8	10,299.5
Wholesale receivables | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	13.4	6.8	5.3
Total Non-Performing	3.8	6.3	6.1
Current	6,905.0	6,544.6	8,065.2
Total Receivables	6,922.2	6,557.7	8,076.6
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	10.9	4.1	4.4
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	1.1	1.9	0.2
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	0.8	0.7
Wholesale receivables | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	4.8	0.7	2.8
Total Non-Performing	2.2	2.9	3.6
Current	1,499.6	2,145.5	2,216.5
Total Receivables	1,506.6	2,149.1	2,222.9
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	3.4	0.1	1.1
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	0.3	0.3	1.5
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	$ 1.1	0.3	0.2
Financing leases
Receivable, Past Due
Generally the number of days for a financing receivable to be considered non-performing	90 days
Generally the number of days before a receivable is delinquent 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	$ 743.6	751.6	716.9
Financing leases | Agriculture and turf
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	25.7	22.9	25.4
Total Non-Performing	14.1	11.6	22.1
Current	560.4	569.8	524.5
Total Receivables	600.2	604.3	572.0
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	13.4	14.6	11.9
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	10.2	7.8	13.3
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	2.1	0.5	0.2
Financing leases | Construction and forestry
Age Analysis of Past Due Receivables That Are Still Accruing Interest and Non-Performing Receivables
Total Past Due	4.6	3.5	3.3
Total Non-Performing	6.4	2.5	2.4
Current	132.4	141.3	139.2
Total Receivables	143.4	147.3	144.9
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	1.9	2.8	2.8
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	$ 2.7	$ 0.7	$ 0.5