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SPECIAL ITEMS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax | $ 95.9 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | $ 102.0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges | $ 33.4 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges |  |  |  |  |
Water Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax | 62.0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember | 57.0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  | 7.0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember | 50.0 us-gaap_AssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, after-tax | 30 de_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember | 51 de_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  | 7 de_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember | 44 de_AssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |
Water Operations | Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax |  | 50 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |  | 26 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, after-tax |  |  |  |  |  | 26 de_ImpairmentofLongLivedAssetsHeldforUseNetofTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |
Water Operations | Selling, Administrative, and General Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax |  | 7 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Water Operations | Other Operating Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, after-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 de_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDownAfterTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseMember / us-gaap_SubsegmentsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |
Agriculture and Turf | Cost of Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-lived Asset Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, pretax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsHeldForUse / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Non-cash charge for impairment of long-lived assets, after-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 de_ImpairmentofLongLivedAssetsHeldforUseNetofTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Non-cash charge for impairment of other assets, pretax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 us-gaap_OtherAssetImpairmentCharges / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Non-cash charge for impairment of other assets, after-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16 de_OtherAssetImpairmentChargesNetOfTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = us-gaap_CostOfSalesMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember

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