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ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
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Accrued expenses: |  |
Total | $ 8,554.1 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent | $ 8,973.6 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Eliminations |  |
Accrued expenses: |  |
Total | (991.0)us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember | (867.0)us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_ConsolidationEliminationsMember
Equipment Operations |  |
Accounts payable: |  |
Trade payables | 1,661 us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 2,174 us-gaap_AccountsPayableTradeCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Dividends payable | 210 us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 192 us-gaap_DividendsPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Other | 208 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 197 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Accrued expenses: |  |
Dealer sales discounts | 1,551 de_AccruedSalesDiscountsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 1,491 de_AccruedSalesDiscountsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Employee benefits | 1,350 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 1,408 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Product warranties | 809 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 822 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Unearned revenue | 355 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 368 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Other | 1,374 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 1,339 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Total | 7,518.4 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember | 7,990.9 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_EquipmentOperationsMember
Financial Services |  |
Accounts payable: |  |
Deposits withheld from dealers and merchants | 196 de_LoanAndReceivableDepositsWithheldFromDealersAndMerchantsAvailableForPotentialLosses / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 197 de_LoanAndReceivableDepositsWithheldFromDealersAndMerchantsAvailableForPotentialLosses / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Other | 468 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 368 us-gaap_AccountsPayableOtherCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Accrued expenses: |  |
Employee benefits | 87 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 86 us-gaap_AccruedEmployeeBenefitsCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Unearned revenue | 647 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 551 us-gaap_DeferredRevenue / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Accrued interest | 103 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 130 us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Insurance claims reserve | 247 us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsAndUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 197 us-gaap_LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsAndUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Other | 279 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | 321 us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember
Total | $ 2,027.0 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember | $ 1,849.8 us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent / de_ReportingByStructureOfOperationsAxis = de_FinancialServicesMember

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