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FINANCING RECEIVABLES (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015 item	Jan. 31, 2014 item	Oct. 31, 2014
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded investment, with specific allowance	$ 6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	$ 18us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	$ 9us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment
Recorded investment, without specific allowance	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	7us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceRecordedInvestment
Recorded Investment	12us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	25us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment	15us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment
Unpaid principal balance, with specific allowance	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	18us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	9us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance
Unpaid principal balance, without specific allowance	5us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceUnpaidPrincipalBalance
Unpaid Principal Balance	11us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	24us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance	15us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance
Specific allowance, with allowance	2de_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceSpecificAllowance	4de_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceSpecificAllowance	2de_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceSpecificAllowance
Specific Allowance	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	4us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance
Average recorded investment, with specific allowance	7us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	18us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	10us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment
Average recorded investment, without specific allowance	6us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	7us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment	7us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableWithNoRelatedAllowanceAverageRecordedInvestment
Average Recorded Investment	13us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	25us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment	17us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment
Financing Receivables Related to Troubled Debt Restructurings
Financing receivable contracts in troubled debt restructuring, number	9us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2	6us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsNumberOfContracts2
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, pre-modification	0.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2	0.2us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPreModificationRecordedInvestment2
Financing receivables in troubled debt restructurings, aggregate balances, post-modification	0.1us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2	0.2us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsPostModificationRecordedInvestment2
Number of troubled debt restructurings that subsequently defaulted	0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1	0us-gaap_FinancingReceivableModificationsSubsequentDefaultNumberOfContracts1
Commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose accounts were modified in troubled debt restructurings	0us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableImpairedCommitmentToLend
Agriculture and Turf
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded Investment	10us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	22us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	12us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Unpaid Principal Balance	10us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	22us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	12us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Specific Allowance	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	4us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRelatedAllowance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Average Recorded Investment	11us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	23us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember	13us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_AgricultureAndTurfSegmentMember
Construction and Forestry
Analysis of Impaired Financing Receivables
Recorded Investment	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	3us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	3us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Unpaid Principal Balance	1us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	3us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableUnpaidPrincipalBalance / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember
Average Recorded Investment	$ 2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	$ 2us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember	$ 4us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = de_ConstructionAndForestrySegmentMember

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