SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING DATA (Balance Sheet) (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Oct. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,787.0	$ 3,504.0	$ 4,652.2	$ 3,647.2
Marketable securities	1,215.1	1,624.8
Receivables from unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	30.2	31.2
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	3,277.6	3,758.2
Financing receivables - net	27,422.2	25,632.7
Financing receivables securitized - net	4,602.3	4,153.1
Other receivables	1,500.3	1,464.0
Equipment on operating leases - net	4,015.5	3,152.2
Inventories	4,209.7	4,934.7
Property and equipment - net	5,577.8	5,466.9	5,012.0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	303.2	221.4	215.0
Goodwill	791.2	844.8	921.0
Other intangible assets - net	68.8	77.1
Retirement benefits	262.0	551.1
Deferred income taxes	2,776.6	2,325.4
Other assets	1,496.9	1,274.7
Assets held for sale		505.0
Total Assets	61,336.4	59,521.3	56,266.0
LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings	8,019.2	8,788.9
Short-term securitization borrowings	4,558.5	4,109.1
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	101.0	106.9
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,554.1	8,973.6
Deferred income taxes	160.9	160.3
Long-term borrowings	24,380.7	21,577.7
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	6,496.5	5,416.7
Liabilities held for sale		120.4
Total liabilities	52,270.9	49,253.6
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value (authorized - 1,200,000,000 shares; issued - 536,431,204 shares in 2014 and 2013), at paid-in amount	3,675.4	3,524.2	3,352.0	3,252.0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, authorized shares	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204	536,431,204	536,400,000	536,400,000
Common stock in treasury, shares in 2014 and shares in 2013, at cost	(12,834.2)	(10,210.9)
Common stock in treasury (in shares)	190,926,805	162,628,440
Retained earnings	22,004.4	19,645.6
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,783.0)	(2,693.1)	(4,572.0)	(3,678.0)
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	9,062.6	10,265.8
Noncontrolling interests	2.9	1.9
Total stockholders' equity	9,065.5	10,267.7	6,862.0	6,814.9
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	61,336.4	59,521.3
Equipment Operations
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	2,569.2	3,023.3	3,907.9	3,187.5
Marketable securities	700.4	1,207.2
Receivables from unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	3,663.9	3,502.0
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	706.0	1,061.8
Financing receivables - net	18.5	16.5
Other receivables	848.0	983.1
Inventories	4,209.7	4,934.7
Property and equipment - net	5,522.5	5,408.5
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	5,106.5	4,569.0
Goodwill	791.2	844.8
Other intangible assets - net	64.8	73.1
Retirement benefits	263.5	517.7
Deferred income taxes	2,981.9	2,575.4
Other assets	850.6	654.3
Assets held for sale		505.0
Total Assets	28,296.7	29,876.4
LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings	434.1	1,080.4
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	101.0	106.9
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	7,518.4	7,990.9
Deferred income taxes	87.1	92.4
Long-term borrowings	4,642.5	4,870.9
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	6,448.1	5,346.8
Liabilities held for sale		120.4
Total liabilities	19,231.2	19,608.7
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value (authorized - 1,200,000,000 shares; issued - 536,431,204 shares in 2014 and 2013), at paid-in amount	3,675.4	3,524.2
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, authorized shares	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204	536,431,204
Common stock in treasury, shares in 2014 and shares in 2013, at cost	(12,834.2)	(10,210.9)
Common stock in treasury (in shares)	190,926,805	162,628,440
Retained earnings	22,004.4	19,645.6
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,783.0)	(2,693.1)
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	9,062.6	10,265.8
Noncontrolling interests	2.9	1.9
Total stockholders' equity	9,065.5	10,267.7
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	28,296.7	29,876.4
Financial Services
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	1,217.8	480.8	744.3	459.7
Marketable securities	514.7	417.6
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	3,554.4	3,555.9
Financing receivables - net	27,403.7	25,616.2
Financing receivables securitized - net	4,602.3	4,153.1
Other receivables	659.0	486.6
Equipment on operating leases - net	4,015.5	3,152.2
Property and equipment - net	55.3	58.4
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	10.9	10.2
Other intangible assets - net	4.0	4.0
Retirement benefits	32.9	37.5
Deferred income taxes	64.9	51.3
Other assets	648.2	622.2
Total Assets	42,783.6	38,646.0
LIABILITIES
Short-term borrowings	7,585.1	7,708.5
Short-term securitization borrowings	4,558.5	4,109.1
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	3,633.7	3,470.8
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,027.0	1,849.8
Deferred income taxes	344.1	369.1
Long-term borrowings	19,738.2	16,706.8
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	82.8	74.1
Total liabilities	37,969.4	34,288.2
Commitments and contingencies (Note 22)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, $1 par value (authorized - 1,200,000,000 shares; issued - 536,431,204 shares in 2014 and 2013), at paid-in amount	2,023.1	1,956.3
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, authorized shares	1,200,000,000	1,200,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204	536,431,204
Retained earnings	2,811.8	2,337.3
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(20.7)	64.2
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	4,814.2	4,357.8
Total stockholders' equity	4,814.2	4,357.8
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 42,783.6	$ 38,646.0