SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
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Oct. 29, 2017
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Jul. 30, 2017
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Apr. 30, 2017
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Jan. 29, 2017
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Oct. 30, 2016
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Jul. 31, 2016
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May 01, 2016
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Jan. 31, 2016
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Oct. 29, 2017
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Oct. 30, 2016
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Nov. 01, 2015
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| Market price of shares | |||||||||||
| Share price | $ 133.25 | $ 133.25 | |||||||||
| Number of common stockholders | |||||||||||
| Number of holders of record of the company's $1 par value common stock | item | 21,242 | 21,242 | |||||||||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | |||||||
| Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ | $ 8,018.0 | $ 7,808.0 | $ 8,287.0 | $ 5,625.0 | $ 6,520.0 | $ 6,724.0 | $ 7,875.0 | $ 5,525.0 | $ 29,737.7 | $ 26,644.0 | $ 28,862.8 |
| Net sales | $ | 7,094.0 | 6,833.0 | 7,260.0 | 4,698.0 | 5,650.0 | 5,861.0 | 7,107.0 | 4,769.0 | 25,885.1 | 23,387.3 | 25,775.2 |
| Gross profit | $ | 1,668.0 | 1,568.0 | 1,815.0 | 901.0 | 1,267.0 | 1,367.0 | 1,575.0 | 929.0 | |||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 767.0 | 890.0 | 1,169.0 | 328.0 | 435.0 | 705.0 | 733.0 | 351.0 | 3,153.8 | 2,224.0 | 2,780.1 |
| Net income attributable to Deere & Company | $ | $ 510.0 | $ 642.0 | $ 808.0 | $ 199.0 | $ 285.0 | $ 489.0 | $ 496.0 | $ 254.0 | $ 2,159.1 | $ 1,523.9 | $ 1,940.0 |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 1.59 | $ 2.00 | $ 2.53 | $ 0.63 | $ 0.91 | $ 1.55 | $ 1.57 | $ 0.80 | $ 6.76 | $ 4.83 | $ 5.81 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 1.57 | 1.97 | 2.50 | 0.62 | 0.90 | 1.55 | 1.56 | 0.80 | 6.68 | 4.81 | 5.77 |
| Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 2.40 | $ 2.40 |
| Dividends paid (in dollars per share) | 0.60 | 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.60 | |||
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| Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Deere & Company | $ | $ 802.0 | $ 194.0 | |||||||||
| Common Stock | Maximum | |||||||||||
| Market price of shares | |||||||||||
| Share price | 133.25 | 128.91 | $ 113.15 | $ 108.06 | 88.09 | 87.48 | 85.68 | 80.19 | 133.25 | 88.09 | |
| Common Stock | Minimum | |||||||||||
| Market price of shares | |||||||||||
| Share price | $ 115.44 | $ 110.79 | $ 107.05 | $ 88.06 | $ 76.83 | $ 77.71 | $ 74.58 | $ 71.78 | $ 115.44 | $ 76.83 | |