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DISPOSITION - CROP INSURANCE OPERATIONS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2015
Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Other intangible assets - net | $ 4 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationIntangibleAssets |  |
Total assets held for sale |  | 84.7 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation |
Account payable and accrued expenses, and Total Liabilities held for sale |  | 49.8 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation |
Crop Insurance Operations | Disposal Group |  |  |
Dispositions |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of Crop Insurance Operations | 154 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember |  |
Cash and cash equivalents sold | 5 us-gaap_CashDivestedFromDeconsolidation / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember |  |
Gain from sale of Crop Insurance Operations, pretax, recorded in Other Income | 41 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposal / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember |  |
Gain from sale of Crop Insurance Operations, after-tax, recorded in Other Income | 38 de_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalNetOfTax / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember |  |
Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 13 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationCashAndCashEquivalents / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Marketable securities |  |  | 79 de_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationMarketableSecurities / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Other receivables |  |  | 265 de_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherReceivables / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Other intangible assets - net |  |  | 4 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Other assets |  |  | 20 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationOtherAssets / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Total assets held for sale |  |  | 381.0 us-gaap_AssetsOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember
Account payable and accrued expenses, and Total Liabilities held for sale |  |  | $ 267.0 us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfDisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperation / us-gaap_DisposalGroupClassificationAxis = us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = de_CropInsuranceOperationsMember

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