EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 29, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net income attributable to Deere & Company	$ 193.8	$ 254.4
Less income allocable to participating securities (in dollars)	0.1	0.1
Income allocable to common stock (in dollars)	$ 193.7	$ 254.3
Average shares outstanding	316.7	316.4
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.80
Diluted Earnings Per Share
Average shares outstanding	316.7	316.4
Effect of dilutive share-based compensation (in shares)	3.1	1.2
Total potential shares outstanding	319.8	317.6
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.80
Antidilutive incremental shares excluded from computation of earnings per share	0.2	13.5