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

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