Allowance for Credit Losses and Credit Quality of Receivables - Allowance for Credit Losses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 30, 2022	Oct. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2020
Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses
Freestanding credit enhancement recoveries	$ 8.5	$ 14.3
Deposits primarily withheld from John Deere dealers and merchants available as credit enhancements	132.7	128.8
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance	129.0	129.1	$ 100.6
Provision (credit) for credit losses	24.4	(2.7)	89.4
Write-offs	(67.8)	(64.8)	(101.6)
Recoveries	44.2	47.1	37.2
Translation adjustments	(1.4)	0.6	3.5
End of year balance	128.4	129.0	129.1
Receivables:
End of year balance	42,502.9	36,669.6	33,557.3
Cumulative Effect from Adoption | ASU 2016-13
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance		19.7
End of year balance			19.7
Unfunded Commitments
Allowance:
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(0.9)	1.8
Customer Receivables
Receivables:
End of year balance	34,098.4	30,718.3
Retail Notes and Financing Leases
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance	96.5	76.9	53.7
Provision (credit) for credit losses	26.1	11.8	66.2
Write-offs	(40.7)	(36.7)	(49.1)
Recoveries	14.4	11.6	6.4
Translation adjustments	(0.9)	0.4	(0.3)
End of year balance	95.4	96.5	76.9
Receivables:
End of year balance	29,932.6	26,978.2	22,636.6
Retail Notes and Financing Leases | Cumulative Effect from Adoption | ASU 2016-13
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance		32.5
End of year balance			32.5
Revolving charge accounts
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance	20.8	42.3	39.3
Provision (credit) for credit losses	(1.8)	(17.0)	25.1
Write-offs	(26.8)	(27.8)	(51.6)
Recoveries	29.7	35.5	29.5
End of year balance	21.9	20.8	42.3
Receivables:
End of year balance	4,165.8	3,740.1	3,827.4
Revolving charge accounts | Cumulative Effect from Adoption | ASU 2016-13
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance		(12.2)
End of year balance			(12.2)
Wholesale Receivables
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance	11.7	9.9	7.6
Provision (credit) for credit losses	0.1	2.5	(1.9)
Write-offs	(0.3)	(0.3)	(0.9)
Recoveries	0.1		1.3
Translation adjustments	(0.5)	0.2	3.8
End of year balance	11.1	11.7	9.9
Receivables:
End of year balance	$ 8,404.5	5,951.3	7,093.3
Wholesale Receivables | Cumulative Effect from Adoption | ASU 2016-13
Allowance:
Beginning of year balance		$ (0.6)
End of year balance			$ (0.6)