Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2012	Apr. 30, 2011
Sales and revenues
Sales of manufactured products, net	$ 3,255	$ 3,298	$ 6,263	$ 5,991
Finance revenues	43	57	87	107
Sales and revenues, net	3,298	3,355	6,350	6,098
Costs and expenses
Cost of products sold	2,944	2,701	5,642	4,900
Restructuring charges	20	2	20	24
Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)	38	0	38	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	378	354	740	672
Engineering and product development costs	134	137	271	266
Interest expense	62	62	123	125
Other expense (income), net	13	(10)	21	(21)
Total Costs and Expenses	3,589	3,246	6,855	5,966
Equity in loss of non-consolidated affiliates	(4)	(16)	(11)	(33)
Income (loss) before income tax benefit	(295)	93	(516)	99
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	133	(5)	214	(5)
Net income (loss)	(162)	88	(302)	94
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	10	14	23	26
Net loss attributable to Navistar International Corporation	$ (172)	$ 74	$ (325)	$ 68
Loss per share attributable to Navistar International Corporation:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (2.5)	$ 1.01	$ (4.69)	$ 0.93
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (2.5)	$ 0.93	$ (4.69)	$ 0.87
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	68.7	73.0	69.3	72.8
Diluted (in shares)	68.7	78.6	69.3	77.3