Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 31, 2012
Sales and revenues, net	$ 2,637	$ 3,009
Costs of products sold	2,286	2,650
Restructuring charges	2	0
All other operating expenses (income)	432	559
Total Costs and Expenses	2,720	3,209
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	(1)	(7)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(84)	(207)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(15)	76
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(99)	(131)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(9)	(9)
Net Income (Loss)	(108)	(140)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	15	13
Net income (loss) Attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(123)	(153)
Parent Company [Domain]
Sales and revenues, net	0	0
Costs of products sold	0	0
Restructuring charges	0
All other operating expenses (income)	21	26
Total Costs and Expenses	21	26
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	(102)	(200)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(123)	(226)
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	73
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(123)	(153)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(123)	(153)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Net income (loss) Attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(123)	(153)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Domain]
Sales and revenues, net	1,609	1,962
Costs of products sold	1,595	1,994
Restructuring charges	0
All other operating expenses (income)	231	335
Total Costs and Expenses	1,826	2,329
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	54	96
Income (loss) before income taxes	(163)	(271)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(11)	76
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(174)	(195)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	(174)	(195)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Net income (loss) Attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(174)	(195)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Domain]
Sales and revenues, net	2,258	2,781
Costs of products sold	1,909	2,376
Restructuring charges	2
All other operating expenses (income)	192	225
Total Costs and Expenses	2,103	2,601
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	(2)	(8)
Income (loss) before income taxes	153	172
Income tax benefit (expense)	(4)	(39)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	149	133
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(9)	(9)
Net Income (Loss)	140	124
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	15	13
Net income (loss) Attributable to Navistar International Corporation	125	111
Consolidation, Eliminations [Domain]
Sales and revenues, net	(1,230)	(1,734)
Costs of products sold	(1,218)	(1,720)
Restructuring charges	0
All other operating expenses (income)	(12)	(27)
Total Costs and Expenses	(1,230)	(1,747)
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	49	105
Income (loss) before income taxes	49	118
Income tax benefit (expense)	0	(34)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	49	84
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net Income (Loss)	49	84
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	0	0
Net income (loss) Attributable to Navistar International Corporation	$ 49	$ 84