Fair Value Measurements (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	$ 309.8	$ 334.5	$ 339.0
Derivative liabilities	101.8	147.6	200.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	309.8	334.5	339.0
Derivative liabilities	101.8	147.6	200.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	167.1	175.5	165.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	137.2	156.8	171.5
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	70.0	84.8	114.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	26.4	29.9	32.4
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	4.5	1.0	0.8
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	4.5	15.8	13.9
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Receivables from John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets	1.0	1.1	0.8
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other assets
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative assets		0.1
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Other payables to John Deere
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities	0.9	1.1	2.2
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis | Level 2 | Cross-currency interest rate contracts | Accounts payable and accrued expenses
Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis
Derivative liabilities		$ 16.0	$ 38.3