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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012 (Details 5) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2014 item	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA FOR THE YEARS ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014, 2013 AND 2012
Number of geographic areas for which operations are historically disclosed (in segments)									2de_NumberOfGeographicalAreas
Geographic Area Information
Net sales	$ 8,043.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 8,723.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 9,246.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 6,949.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 8,624.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 9,316.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 10,265.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 6,793.0us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 32,960.6us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 34,997.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 33,500.9us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Revenues	8,965.0us-gaap_Revenues	9,500.0us-gaap_Revenues	9,948.0us-gaap_Revenues	7,654.0us-gaap_Revenues	9,451.0us-gaap_Revenues	10,010.0us-gaap_Revenues	10,913.0us-gaap_Revenues	7,421.0us-gaap_Revenues	36,066.9us-gaap_Revenues	37,795.4us-gaap_Revenues	36,157.1us-gaap_Revenues
Operating profit									5,218us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	5,928us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	5,109us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									32,960.6	34,997.9	33,500.9
Revenues									33,659.7	35,627.8	34,068.1
Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									2,805.2	2,568.9	2,454.5
U.S. and Canada:
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									22,391.0	23,852.0	22,737.0
Operating profit									4,038	4,768	4,402
U.S. and Canada: \| Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									20,171.0	21,821.0	20,807.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average									87.00%
Operating profit									3,311	4,062	3,836
Number of years used in average percentage of U.S. only as a proportion of the combined U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues									3 years
U.S. and Canada: \| Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									2,220.0	2,031.0	1,930.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average									78.00%
Operating profit									727	706	566
Number of years used in average percentage of U.S. only as a proportion of the combined U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues									3 years
Outside U.S. and Canada:
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									13,147.0	13,495.0	12,999.0
Operating profit									1,180	1,160	707
Outside U.S. and Canada: \| Equipment Operations
Geographic Area Information
Net sales									12,790.0	13,177.0	12,694.0
Operating profit									986	996	561
Outside U.S. and Canada: \| Financial Services
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									357.0	318.0	305.0
Operating profit									194	164	146
Other Revenues
Geographic Area Information
Revenues									$ 529.0	$ 448.0	$ 421.0