Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 01, 2020	Nov. 03, 2019
Additional Receivable Disclosures
Investment in non-performing Receivables	$ 262.5	$ 311.9
Total non-performing Receivables as a percentage of Receivables outstanding	0.78%	0.95%
Minimum number of days for a receivable to be considered past due	30 days
Total Receivables 30 days or more past due and still accruing finance income	$ 311.9	$ 352.8
Total past due amounts as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.93%	1.07%
Allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total Receivables outstanding	0.38%	0.31%
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available for potential credit losses	$ 110.1	$ 126.0