SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING DATA (Balance Sheet) (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,974.8	$ 3,787.0	$ 3,188.6	$ 3,504.0
Marketable securities	493.8us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	1,215.1us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities	1,438.4us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
Receivables from unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	27.4us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties	30.2us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties	35.2us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	3,334.6us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet	3,277.6us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet	3,716.8us-gaap_AccountsAndNotesReceivableNet
Financing receivables - net	25,805.9	27,422.2	25,242.3
Financing receivables securitized - net	3,893.3us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral	4,602.3us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral	3,490.9us-gaap_LoansPledgedAsCollateral
Other receivables	921.1us-gaap_OtherReceivables	1,500.3us-gaap_OtherReceivables	1,157.6us-gaap_OtherReceivables
Equipment on operating leases - net	3,834.6	4,015.5	3,026.0
Inventories	4,527.1us-gaap_InventoryNet	4,209.7us-gaap_InventoryNet	5,554.6us-gaap_InventoryNet
Property and equipment - net	5,347.5us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	5,577.8us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	5,351.0us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	301.6	303.2	297.5
Goodwill	741.3us-gaap_Goodwill	791.2us-gaap_Goodwill	834.6us-gaap_Goodwill	845.0us-gaap_Goodwill
Other intangible assets - net	62.3	68.8	74.6
Retirement benefits	283.5	262.0	583.5
Deferred income taxes	2,584.1de_DeferredTaxAssets	2,776.6de_DeferredTaxAssets	2,323.4de_DeferredTaxAssets
Other assets	1,772.3us-gaap_OtherAssets	1,496.9us-gaap_OtherAssets	1,344.2us-gaap_OtherAssets
Assets held for sale	384.9
Total Assets	58,290.1us-gaap_Assets	61,336.4us-gaap_Assets	57,659.2us-gaap_Assets
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Short-term borrowings	8,622.7	8,019.2	8,657.3
Short-term securitization borrowings	3,887.9us-gaap_SecuredDebt	4,558.5us-gaap_SecuredDebt	3,490.8us-gaap_SecuredDebt
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	119.2	101.0	89.1
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	6,421.9	8,554.1	7,330.0
Deferred income taxes	146.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities	160.9us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities	154.8us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Long-term borrowings	24,106.7us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	24,380.7us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent	22,265.2us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	6,469.4	6,496.5	5,414.2
Liabilities held for sale	266.8
Total liabilities	50,041.3us-gaap_Liabilities	52,270.9us-gaap_Liabilities	47,401.4us-gaap_Liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Common stock, $1 par value (issued shares at January 31, 2015 - 536,431,204)	3,714.0us-gaap_CommonStockValue	3,675.4us-gaap_CommonStockValue	3,571.3us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204us-gaap_CommonStockSharesIssued
Common stock in treasury	(13,408.2)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(12,834.2)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(10,643.1)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Retained earnings	22,185.2	22,004.4	20,136.9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,245.0)	(3,783.0)	(2,809.4)	(2,693.0)
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	8,246.0us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	9,062.6us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	10,255.7us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	2.8us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2.9us-gaap_MinorityInterest	2.1us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total stockholders' equity	8,248.8	9,065.5	10,257.8	10,267.7
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	58,290.1	61,336.4	57,659.2
Equipment Operations
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	2,844.4	2,569.2	2,659.7	3,023.3
Marketable securities	100.0	700.4	1,008.3
Receivables from unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	2,592.9	3,663.9	3,334.4
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	547.5	706.0	848.3
Financing receivables - net	8.7	18.5	9.1
Other receivables	863.9	848.0	842.0
Inventories	4,527.1	4,209.7	5,554.6
Property and equipment - net	5,293.4	5,522.5	5,294.0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	4,997.0	5,106.5	4,764.4
Goodwill	741.3	791.2	834.6
Other intangible assets - net	62.3	64.8	70.6
Retirement benefits	283.8	263.5	548.3
Deferred income taxes	2,923.2	2,981.9	2,563.3
Other assets	926.8	850.6	702.4
Total Assets	26,712.3	28,296.7	29,034.0
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Short-term borrowings	1,079.2	434.1	1,759.6
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	119.2	101.0	89.1
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	6,146.2	7,518.4	6,678.6
Deferred income taxes	79.7	87.1	81.3
Long-term borrowings	4,622.0	4,642.5	4,828.2
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	6,417.2	6,448.1	5,339.4
Total liabilities	18,463.5	19,231.2	18,776.2
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Common stock, $1 par value (issued shares at January 31, 2015 - 536,431,204)	3,714.0	3,675.4	3,571.3
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204
Common stock in treasury	(13,408.2)	(12,834.2)	(10,643.1)
Retained earnings	22,185.2	22,004.4	20,136.9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(4,245.0)	(3,783.0)	(2,809.4)
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	8,246.0	9,062.6	10,255.7
Noncontrolling interests	2.8	2.9	2.1
Total stockholders' equity	8,248.8	9,065.5	10,257.8
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	26,712.3	28,296.7	29,034.0
Financial Services
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	1,130.4	1,217.8	529.0	480.8
Marketable securities	393.8	514.7	430.2
Trade accounts and notes receivable - net	3,847.2	3,554.4	3,827.9
Financing receivables - net	25,797.2	27,403.7	25,233.2
Financing receivables securitized - net	3,893.3	4,602.3	3,490.9
Other receivables	82.6	659.0	342.3
Equipment on operating leases - net	3,834.6	4,015.5	3,026.0
Property and equipment - net	54.1	55.3	57.0
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	10.2	10.9	10.9
Other intangible assets - net		4.0	4.0
Retirement benefits	30.9	32.9	36.8
Deferred income taxes	68.7	64.9	65.8
Other assets	847.7	648.2	644.1
Assets held for sale	384.9
Total Assets	40,375.6	42,783.6	37,698.1
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Short-term borrowings	7,543.5	7,585.1	6,897.7
Short-term securitization borrowings	3,887.9	4,558.5	3,490.8
Payables to unconsolidated subsidiaries and affiliates	2,565.6	3,633.7	3,299.2
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,363.2	2,027.0	1,640.0
Deferred income taxes	474.9	344.1	379.2
Long-term borrowings	19,484.7	19,738.2	17,437.0
Retirement benefits and other liabilities	83.4	82.8	76.4
Liabilities held for sale	266.8
Total liabilities	35,670.0	37,969.4	33,220.3
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Common stock, $1 par value (issued shares at January 31, 2015 - 536,431,204)	2,030.8	2,023.1	1,992.8
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, issued shares	536,431,204
Retained earnings	2,816.8	2,811.8	2,479.5
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(142.0)	(20.7)	5.5
Total Deere & Company stockholders' equity	4,705.6	4,814.2	4,477.8
Total stockholders' equity	4,705.6	4,814.2	4,477.8
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ 40,375.6	$ 42,783.6	$ 37,698.1

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