| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00400 - Statement - STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (http://www.deere.com/role/StatementStatementOfConsolidatedCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000315189 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-11-01 - 2016-10-31  | 2014-11-01 - 2015-10-31  | 2013-11-01 - 2014-10-31  | |
STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS  | |||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities  | |||
Net income  | 1,521,500,000    | 1,940,900,000    | 3,163,300,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Provision for credit losses  | |||
Provision for depreciation and amortization  | |||
Impairment charges  | |||
Share-based compensation expense  | |||
Undistributed earnings of unconsolidated affiliates  | (  | (  | |
Provision (credit) for deferred income taxes  | (  | (  | |
Changes in assets and liabilities:  | |||
Trade, notes and financing receivables related to sales  | (  | ||
Insurance receivables  | (  | ||
Inventories  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses  | (  | (  | (  | 
Accrued income taxes payable/receivable  | (  | ||
Retirement benefits  | |||
Other  | (  | (  | |
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities  | |||
Collections of receivables (excluding receivables related to sales)  | |||
Proceeds from maturities and sales of marketable securities  | |||
Proceeds from sales of equipment on operating leases  | |||
Proceeds from sales of businesses and unconsolidated affiliates, net of cash sold  | |||
Cost of receivables acquired (excluding receivables related to sales)  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of marketable securities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Purchases of property and equipment  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cost of equipment on operating leases acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired  | (  | ||
Other  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used for investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities  | |||
Increase (decrease) in total short-term borrowings  | (  | ||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings  | |||
Payments of long-term borrowings  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock  | |||
Repurchases of common stock  | (  | (  | (  | 
Dividends paid  | (  | (  | (  | 
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation  | |||
Other  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used for financing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents  | |||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year  | 4,162,200,000    | 3,787,000,000    | 3,504,000,000    | 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Year  | 4,335,800,000    | 4,162,200,000    | 3,787,000,000    |