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Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 31, 2014
Oct. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem $ 0us-gaap_DerivativeAmountOfHedgedItem
Derivative, Collateral, Obligation to Return Cash 5,000,000us-gaap_DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash 0us-gaap_DerivativeCollateralObligationToReturnCash  
Exposure to Credit Risk 0nav_ExposureToCreditRisk 1,000,000nav_ExposureToCreditRisk  
Interest Rate Contract [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 23,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
27,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember
 
Diesel Fuel Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 26,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= nav_DieselFuelForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
24,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= nav_DieselFuelForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
 
Steel Forward Contracts [Member] | Commodity Contract [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 13,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= nav_SteelForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
23,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= nav_SteelForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
 
Mexican Financial Services [Member] | Asset-backed Securities [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount 121,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_AssetBackedSecuritiesMember
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= nav_MexicanFinancialServicesMember
   
Mexican Financial Services [Member] | Interest Rate Cap [Member]      
Derivative [Line Items]      
Derivative, Notional Amount   $ 134,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateCapMember
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= nav_MexicanFinancialServicesMember