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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 23, 2013 | May 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  |
Total assets held for sale |  |  | $ 505.0 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation |  |
Total liabilities held for sale |  |  | 120.4 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation |  |
Goodwill |  |  | (395)us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 |  |
John Deere Landscapes |  |  |  |  |
Dispositions |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of ownership interest sold | 60.00%us-gaap_SaleOfStockPercentageOfOwnershipBeforeTransaction / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  |
Total assets held for sale |  |  | 505.0 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Total liabilities held for sale |  |  | 120.0 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Trade receivables |  |  | 153 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Inventories |  |  | 219 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | 37 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationPropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 106 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationGoodwill1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 25 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Other assets |  |  | 10 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Asset impairment |  |  | 45 de_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |
Proceeds from sale of business including sales price adjustments for net asset adjustments | 305 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfInterestInConsolidatedSubsidiaries / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Amount of private equity contribution received by John Deere Landscapes | 174 de_BusinessDivestitureEquityContribution / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Preferred units, percentage of voting rights sold | 60.00%de_PreferredStockPercentageOfVotingRightsIssued / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Preferred units, liquidation preference | 174 de_PreferredStockLiquidationPreferences / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Preferred units, dividend rate (as a percent) | 12.00%us-gaap_PreferredStockDividendRatePercentage / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Period which CD&R's ownership interest will increase due to preferred dividend payment in additional preferred shares | 2 years |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |
Equity investment retained (as a percent) | 40.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  | 38.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |
Fair value of retained equity investment | 80 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentsFairValueDisclosure / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereLandscapesLLCMember |  |  |  |
Water Operations |  |  |  |  |
Assets and liabilities classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  |
Total assets held for sale |  |  |  |  | 85.0 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Total liabilities held for sale |  |  |  |  | 50.0 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Trade receivables |  |  |  |  | 57 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsNotesAndLoansReceivableNet / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Other receivables |  |  |  |  | 10 de_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherReceivables / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Inventories |  |  |  |  | 49 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationInventory1 / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Other assets |  |  |  |  | 5 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Asset impairment |  |  |  |  | 36 de_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAllowance / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |  |  |  |  | 47 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Retirement benefits and other liabilities |  |  |  |  | 3 de_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRetirementBenefitsAndOtherLiabilities / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember
Equity Method Investments |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of Water Operations |  | 35 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |
Loss from sale of Water Operations, pretax and after-tax |  | $ 10 us-gaap_GainLossOnSaleOfBusiness / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_JohnDeereWaterTechnologiesMember |  |  |

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