Receivables - Wholesale Receivables Age Credit Quality Analysis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 02, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020	May 03, 2020
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Total Receivables	$ 35,733.5	$ 33,557.3	$ 32,941.3
Wholesale Receivables
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Total Receivables	8,424.1	7,093.3	9,343.4
Wholesale Receivables | Agriculture and turf
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Current		5,693.7	7,557.5
Non-performing		4.0	3.4
Wholesale Receivables | Agriculture and turf | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due		3.9	8.1
Total Receivables	4.3
Wholesale Receivables | Agriculture and turf | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due		4.4	0.9
Total Receivables	2.1
Wholesale Receivables | Agriculture and turf | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due		1.1	2.6
Total Receivables	3.3
Wholesale Receivables | Construction and forestry
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Current		1,385.9	1,764.8
Non-performing			2.0
Wholesale Receivables | Construction and forestry | 30-59 Days Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due		$ 0.3	1.5
Total Receivables	0.9
Wholesale Receivables | Construction and forestry | 60-89 Days Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due			1.6
Wholesale Receivables | Construction and forestry | 90 Days or Greater Past Due
Age Credit Quality Analysis
Past due			$ 1.0
Total Receivables	$ 3.0