Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2011	Oct. 31, 2010	Oct. 31, 2009
Sales and revenues
Sales of manufactured products, net	$ 13,758	$ 11,926	$ 11,300
Finance revenues	200	219	269
Sales and revenues, net	13,958	12,145	11,569
Costs and expenses
Costs of products sold	11,262	9,741	9,366
Restructuring charges (benefit)	92	(15)	59
Impairment of property and equipment and intangible assets	64	0	31
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,434	1,406	1,344
Engineering and product development costs	532	464	433
Interest expense	247	253	251
Other income, net	(64)	(44)	(228)
Total costs and expenses	13,567	11,805	11,256
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	(71)	(50)	46
Income before income tax benefit (expense) and extraordinary gain	320	290	359
Income tax benefit (expense)	1,458	(23)	(37)
Income before extraordinary gain	1,778	267	322
Extraordinary gain, net of tax	0	0	23
Net income	1,778	267	345
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	55	44	25
Net income attributable to Navistar International Corporation	$ 1,723	$ 223	$ 320
Basic earnings per share:
Income attributable to Navistar International Corporation before extraordinary gain (in dollars per share)	$ 23.66	$ 3.11	$ 4.18
Extraordinary gain, net of tax (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.33
Net income attributable to Navistar International Corporation (in dollars per share)	$ 23.66	$ 3.11	$ 4.51
Diluted earnings per share:
Income attributable to Navistar International Corporation before extraordinary gain (in dollars per share)	$ 22.64	$ 3.05	$ 4.14
Extraordinary gain, net of tax (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.32
Net income attributable to Navistar International Corporation (in dollars per share)	$ 22.64	$ 3.05	$ 4.46
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	72.8	71.7	71.0
Diluted (in shares)	76.1	73.2	71.8