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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
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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) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 de_NumberOfGeographicalAreas |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 8,043.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 8,723.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 9,246.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 6,949.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 8,624.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 9,316.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 10,265.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 6,793.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 32,960.6 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 34,997.9 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet | $ 33,500.9 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Revenues | 8,965.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 9,500.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 9,948.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 7,654.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 9,451.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 10,010.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 10,913.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 7,421.0 us-gaap_Revenues | 36,066.9 us-gaap_Revenues | 37,795.4 us-gaap_Revenues | 36,157.1 us-gaap_Revenues
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,218 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 5,928 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | 5,109 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,960.6 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 34,997.9 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 33,500.9 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,659.7 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 35,627.8 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 34,068.1 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,805.2 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 2,568.9 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 2,454.5 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
U.S. and Canada: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,391.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 23,852.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 22,737.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,038 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 4,768 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 4,402 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,171.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 21,821.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 20,807.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87.00%de_PercentageOfRevenueAttributableToUnitedStatesThreeYearAverage / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,311 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 4,062 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 3,836 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
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 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 2,031.0 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 1,930.0 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78.00%de_PercentageOfRevenueAttributableToUnitedStatesThreeYearAverage / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember |  |
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 727 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 706 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember | 566 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupDomesticMember
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 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 13,495.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 12,999.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,180 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 1,160 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 707 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,790.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 13,177.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 12,694.0 us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 986 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 996 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 561 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357.0 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 318.0 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 305.0 us-gaap_Revenues / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Operating profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 194 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 164 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember | 146 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = de_SegmentGeographicalGroupForeignMember
Other Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 529.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | $ 448.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember | $ 421.0 us-gaap_Revenues / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_MaterialReconcilingItemsMember

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