SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2013
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	$ 6,948.5	$ 6,792.8
% Change - Net sales	2.00%
Total	7,654.0	7,421.4
% Change - Revenues	3.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	1,073	1,034
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	4.00%
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	681.1	649.7
% Change - Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	5.00%
Operating Segments (Other)
Reconciling items	(112)	(95)
% Change - Reconciling items	18.00%
Income taxes	(280.5)	(289.0)
% Change - Income taxes	(3.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	57,659.2	55,169.6	59,521.3
% Change - Identifiable assets	(3.00%)
Equipment Operations
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	6,948.5	6,792.8
Total	7,116.2	6,940.5
Operating Profit (Loss)
Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company	681.1	649.7
Operating Segments (Other)
Income taxes	(240.3)	(225.4)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	29,034.0	28,476.2	29,876.4
Equipment Operations | Outside U.S. and Canada:
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	2,608.0	2,570.0
% Change - Net sales	1.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	211	140
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	51.00%
Corporate
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	5,803.0		6,615.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	(12.00%)
Agriculture and Turf
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	5,596.0	5,491.0
% Change - Net sales	2.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	797	766
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	4.00%
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	10,851.0		10,799.0
Agriculture and Turf | Intersegment Sales and Revenue
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	20.0	19.0
% Change - Revenues	5.00%
Construction and Forestry
Net Sales and Revenues
Total net sales	1,353.0	1,302.0
% Change - Net sales	4.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	94	71
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	32.00%
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	3,307.0		3,461.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	(4.00%)
Construction and Forestry | Intersegment Sales and Revenue
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	1.0
Financial Services
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	587.0	527.0
% Change - Revenues	11.00%
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit (loss)	182	197
% Change - Operating profit (loss)	(8.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	37,698.0		38,646.0
% Change - Identifiable assets	(2.00%)
Financial Services | Intersegment Sales and Revenue
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	46.0	45.0
% Change - Revenues	2.00%
Other
Net Sales and Revenues
Total	$ 118.0	$ 101.0
% Change - Revenues	17.00%