SEGMENT REPORTING (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 02, 2020	Jul. 28, 2019	Aug. 02, 2020	Jul. 28, 2019	Nov. 03, 2019
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 8,925	$ 10,036	$ 25,809	$ 29,362
% Change - Net sales and revenues	(11.00%)		(12.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit	$ 1,390	1,194	$ 3,001	3,498
% Change - Operating profit	16.00%		(14.00%)
Net income attributable to Deere & Company	$ 811	899	$ 1,993	2,532
% Change - Net income attributable to Deere & Company	(10.00%)		(21.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 77,264	73,530	$ 77,264	73,530	$ 73,011
% Change - Identifiable assets			6.00%
Operating Segments (Other)
Reconciling items	$ (122)	(74)	$ (256)	(218)
% Change - Reconciling items	65.00%		17.00%
Income taxes	$ (457)	(221)	$ (752)	(748)
% Change - Income taxes	107.00%		1.00%
Equipment Operations
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 8,090	9,184	$ 23,284	26,875
Operating Profit (Loss)
Net income attributable to Deere & Company	811	899	1,993	2,532
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	38,981	34,770	38,981	34,770	33,577
Operating Segments (Other)
Income taxes	(395)	(190)	(632)	(625)
Equipment Operations | Outside U.S. and Canada:
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 3,557	4,026	$ 9,563	10,985
% Change - Net sales and revenues	(12.00%)		(13.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit	$ 524	430	$ 932	1,088
% Change - Operating profit	22.00%		(14.00%)
Corporate
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 9,166		$ 9,166		4,762
% Change - Identifiable assets			92.00%
Other Revenues
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 174	157	$ 498	530
% Change - Net sales and revenues	11.00%		(6.00%)
Agriculture and Turf
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 5,795	6,039	$ 16,454	18,234
Intersegment sales and revenues	$ 5	9	$ 20	27
% Change - Intersegment sales and revenues	(44.00%)		(26.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit	$ 942	612	$ 2,109	1,978
% Change - Operating profit	54.00%		7.00%
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 10,124		$ 10,124		10,379
% Change - Identifiable assets			(2.00%)
Construction and Forestry
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	2,238	3,087	$ 6,656	8,478
Intersegment sales and revenues				1
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit	$ 205	378	$ 394	954
% Change - Operating profit	(46.00%)		(59.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 9,105		$ 9,105		9,387
% Change - Identifiable assets			(3.00%)
Financial Services
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 892	910	$ 2,699	2,650
% Change - Net sales and revenues	(2.00%)		2.00%
Intersegment sales and revenues	$ 59	93	$ 218	261
% Change - Intersegment sales and revenues	(37.00%)		(16.00%)
Operating Profit (Loss)
Total operating profit	$ 243	204	$ 498	566
% Change - Operating profit	19.00%		(12.00%)
Identifiable Assets
Total Assets	$ 48,869		$ 48,869		$ 48,483
% Change - Identifiable assets			1.00%
Net Sales
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales	$ 7,859	8,969	$ 22,612	26,182
% Change - Net sales	(12.00%)		(14.00%)
Net Sales | Equipment Operations
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales and revenues	$ 7,859	8,969	$ 22,612	26,182
Net Sales | Agriculture and Turf
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales	$ 5,672	5,946	$ 16,127	17,909
% Change - Net sales	(5.00%)		(10.00%)
Net Sales | Construction and Forestry
Net Sales and Revenues
Net sales	$ 2,187	$ 3,023	$ 6,485	$ 8,273
% Change - Net sales	(28.00%)		(22.00%)