SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($) item $ / shares	Jul. 29, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 29, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 28, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Jan. 29, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 28, 2018 USD ($) item $ / shares	Oct. 29, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 30, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares
Par value of common stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1				$ 1				$ 1	$ 1
Number of common stockholders
Number of holders of record of the company's $1 par value common stock | item	20,559								20,559
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1				$ 1				$ 1	$ 1
Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings
Net sales and revenues | $	$ 9,416.0	$ 10,309.0	$ 10,720.0	$ 6,913.0	$ 8,018.0	$ 7,808.0	$ 8,287.0	$ 5,625.0	$ 37,357.7	$ 29,737.7	$ 26,644.0
Gross profit | $	1,962.0	2,134.0	2,414.0	1,269.0	1,686.0	1,585.0	1,832.0	916.0
Income before income taxes | $	979.0	1,190.0	1,384.0	518.0	767.0	890.0	1,169.0	328.0	4,070.7	3,153.8	2,224.0
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company | $	$ 785.0	$ 910.0	$ 1,208.0	$ (535.0)	$ 510.0	$ 642.0	$ 808.0	$ 199.0	$ 2,368.4	$ 2,159.1	$ 1,523.9
Per Share Data
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.45	$ 2.81	$ 3.73	$ (1.66)	$ 1.59	$ 2.00	$ 2.53	$ 0.63	$ 7.34	$ 6.76	$ 4.83
Diluted (in dollars per share)	2.42	2.78	3.67	(1.66)	1.57	1.97	2.50	0.62	7.24	6.68	4.81
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)	0.69	0.69	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	0.60	$ 2.58	$ 2.40	$ 2.40
Dividends paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.69	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60	$ 0.60
Net Sales
Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings
Net sales and revenues | $	$ 8,343.0	$ 9,287.0	$ 9,747.0	$ 5,974.0	$ 7,094.0	$ 6,833.0	$ 7,260.0	$ 4,698.0	$ 33,350.7	$ 25,885.1	$ 23,387.3