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SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC AREA DATA - Geographic Areas Net Sales and Revenue and Operating Profit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 5,650.0 | $ 5,861.0 | $ 7,107.0 | $ 4,769.0 | $ 5,932.0 | $ 6,839.0 | $ 7,399.0 | $ 5,605.0 | $ 23,387.3 | $ 25,775.2 | $ 32,960.6
Revenues | $ 6,520.0 | $ 6,724.0 | $ 7,875.0 | $ 5,525.0 | $ 6,715.0 | $ 7,594.0 | $ 8,171.0 | $ 6,383.0 | 26,644.0 | 28,862.8 | 36,066.9
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,589.0 | 3,140.0 | 5,218.0
Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,387.3 | 25,775.2 | 32,960.6
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24,102.1 | 26,454.9 | 33,659.7
Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,919.1 | 2,815.9 | 2,805.2
U.S. and Canada: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,742.0 | 18,750.0 | 22,391.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,856.0 | 2,445.0 | 4,038.0
Number of years used in average percentage of U.S. only as a proportion of the combined U.S. and Canada net sales and revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |
U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 14,376.0 | 16,498.0 | 20,171.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 88.00% |  |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,305.0 | 1,643.0 | 3,311.0
U.S. and Canada: | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,366.0 | 2,252.0 | 2,220.0
Approximate percentage of net sales and revenues that relates to the U.S. only, based on three-year average |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79.00% |  |
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 551.0 | 802.0 | 727.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,339.0 | 9,616.0 | 13,147.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 733.0 | 695.0 | 1,180.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Equipment Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,011.0 | 9,277.0 | 12,790.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 575.0 | 534.0 | 986.0
Outside U.S. and Canada: | Financial Services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 328.0 | 339.0 | 357.0
Operating profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 158.0 | 161.0 | 194.0
Other Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Geographic Area Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 563.0 | $ 497.0 | $ 529.0

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