SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
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Nov. 03, 2019
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Jul. 28, 2019
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Apr. 28, 2019
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Jan. 27, 2019
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Oct. 28, 2018
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Jul. 29, 2018
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Apr. 29, 2018
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Jan. 28, 2018
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Nov. 03, 2019
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Oct. 28, 2018
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Oct. 29, 2017
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| Par value of common stock | |||||||||||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | |||||||
| Number of common stockholders | |||||||||||
| Number of holders of record of the company's $1 par value common stock | item | 19,873 | 19,873 | |||||||||
| Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 | |||||||
| Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings | |||||||||||
| Fiscal period duration | 98 days | 91 days | 371 days | 364 days | 364 days | ||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ | $ 9,896.0 | $ 10,036.0 | $ 11,342.0 | $ 7,984.0 | $ 9,416.0 | $ 10,309.0 | $ 10,720.0 | $ 6,913.0 | $ 39,258.0 | $ 37,358.0 | $ 29,738.0 |
| Gross profit | $ | 1,968.0 | 2,099.0 | 2,518.0 | 1,509.0 | 1,962.0 | 2,134.0 | 2,414.0 | 1,270.0 | |||
| Income before income taxes | $ | 825.0 | 1,113.0 | 1,473.0 | 677.0 | 979.0 | 1,190.0 | 1,384.0 | 518.0 | 4,088.0 | 4,071.0 | 3,154.0 |
| Net income (loss) attributable to Deere & Company | $ | $ 721.0 | $ 899.0 | $ 1,135.0 | $ 498.0 | $ 785.0 | $ 910.0 | $ 1,208.0 | $ (535.0) | $ 3,253.0 | $ 2,368.0 | $ 2,159.0 |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 2.30 | $ 2.84 | $ 3.57 | $ 1.56 | $ 2.45 | $ 2.81 | $ 3.73 | $ (1.66) | $ 10.28 | $ 7.34 | $ 6.76 |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 2.27 | 2.81 | 3.52 | 1.54 | 2.42 | 2.78 | 3.67 | (1.66) | 10.15 | 7.24 | 6.68 |
| Dividends declared (in dollars per share) | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 0.60 | $ 3.04 | $ 2.58 | $ 2.40 |
| Dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ 0.76 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.76 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.69 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | $ 0.60 | |||
| Net Sales | |||||||||||
| Quarterly information with respect to net sales and revenues and earnings | |||||||||||
| Net sales and revenues | $ | $ 8,703.0 | $ 8,969.0 | $ 10,273.0 | $ 6,941.0 | $ 8,343.0 | $ 9,287.0 | $ 9,747.0 | $ 5,974.0 | $ 34,886.0 | $ 33,351.0 | $ 25,885.0 |