SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2012
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	$ 6,792.8	$ 6,119.0
% Change - Net sales	11.00%
Total	7,421.4	6,766.5
% Change - Revenues	10.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	1,034	873
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	18.00%
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	649.7	532.9
% Change - Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	22.00%
Operating Segments (Other)
Reconciling items	(95)	(74)
% Change - Reconciling items	28.00%
Income taxes	(289.0)	(266.2)
% Change - Income taxes	9.00%
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	55,169.6	48,576.9	56,265.8
% Change - Identifiable assets	(2.00%)
Equipment Operations
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	6,792.8	6,119.0
Total	6,940.5	6,253.2
Operating Profit (Loss)
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	649.7	532.9
Operating Segments (Other)
Income taxes	(225.4)	(210.5)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	28,476.2	24,242.2	28,312.2
Equipment Operations | Outside U.S. and Canada:
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	2,570.0	2,528.0
% Change - Net sales	2.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	140	170
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	(18.00%)
Agriculture and Turf
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	5,491.0	4,724.0
% Change - Net sales	16.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	766	574
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	33.00%
Operating Segments (Other)
Intersegment sales and revenues	19	23
% Change - Intersegment sales and revenues	(17.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	11,236.0		10,429.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	8.00%
Construction and Forestry
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	1,302.0	1,395.0
% Change - Net sales	(7.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	71	124
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	(43.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	3,444.0		3,365.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	2.00%
Financial Services
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	527.0	548.0
% Change - Revenues	(4.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	197	175
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	13.00%
Operating Segments (Other)
Intersegment sales and revenues	45	52
% Change - Intersegment sales and revenues	(13.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	33,646.0		34,495.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	(2.00%)
Other Reconciling Items
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	101.0	100.0
% Change - Revenues	1.00%
Corporate
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 6,844.0		$ 7,977.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	(14.00%)