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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS-NET (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Changes in Amounts of Goodwill |  |
Goodwill - gross, beginning balance | $ 905 us-gaap_GoodwillGross | $ 1,270 us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Less accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance | 60 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss | 349 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill - net, beginning balance | 844.8 us-gaap_Goodwill | 921.0 us-gaap_Goodwill
Reclassification to assets held for sale |  | (395)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1
Acquisition |  | 13 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod
Divestiture | (60)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit |
Translation adjustments and other | (54)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments | 17 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments
Goodwill - gross, ending balance | 791 us-gaap_GoodwillGross | 905 us-gaap_GoodwillGross
Less accumulated impairment losses, ending balance |  | 60 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss
Goodwill - net, ending balance | 791.2 us-gaap_Goodwill | 844.8 us-gaap_Goodwill
John Deere Landscapes |  |
Changes in Amounts of Goodwill |  |
Reclassification to assets held for sale |  | 106 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember
Decrease in accumulated impairment losses |  | 289 de_IncreaseDecreaseInGoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember
John Deere Water Operations |  |
Changes in Amounts of Goodwill |  |
Decrease in accumulated impairment losses | 60 de_IncreaseDecreaseInGoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |
Agriculture and Turf |  |
Changes in Amounts of Goodwill |  |
Goodwill - gross, beginning balance | 302 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | 686 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Less accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance | 60 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | 349 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Goodwill - net, beginning balance | 242.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | 337.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Reclassification to assets held for sale |  | (395)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Acquisition |  | 13 us-gaap_GoodwillAcquiredDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Divestiture | (60)us-gaap_GoodwillWrittenOffRelatedToSaleOfBusinessUnit / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember |
Translation adjustments and other | (7)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | (2)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Goodwill - gross, ending balance | 235 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | 302 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Less accumulated impairment losses, ending balance |  | 60 us-gaap_GoodwillImpairedAccumulatedImpairmentLoss / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Goodwill - net, ending balance | 235.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember | 242.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Construction and Forestry |  |
Changes in Amounts of Goodwill |  |
Goodwill - gross, beginning balance | 603 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember | 584 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Goodwill - net, beginning balance | 603.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember | 584.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Translation adjustments and other | (47)us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember | 19 us-gaap_GoodwillTranslationAdjustments / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Goodwill - gross, ending balance | 556 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember | 603 us-gaap_GoodwillGross / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Goodwill - net, ending balance | $ 556.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember | $ 603.0 us-gaap_Goodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember

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