Goodwill (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 EUR (€)	Oct. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 NA Parts [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 NA Parts [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 NA Parts [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 NA Parts [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 NA Truck [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Trademarks [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Trademarks [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Discontinued Operations [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 Impairment charges [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 Impairment charges [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2011 Impairment charges [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2013 BRAZIL USD ($)
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment charge		$ 81	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0				$ (77)	$ (4)	$ 81
Royalty Expense				30
Payments for Royalties			12	9
Impairment of finitie lived intangible assets			41		51			10									23	26	18	25		28
Intangible assets amortization expense		22	25		29
Asset Impairment Charges	24	97	16		13																4	28	51	105	44	64
Goodwill		$ 184	$ 280		$ 319	$ 324	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38	$ 38	$ 0		$ 0	$ 82	$ 82	$ 82											$ 146
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount		0.00%