Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2015	Jan. 31, 2014
Sales and revenues, net	$ 2,421	$ 2,208
Costs of products sold	2,045	2,014
Restructuring charges	3	3
Asset impairment charges	7	18
All other operating expenses (income)	394	425
Total costs and expenses	2,449	2,460
Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates	2	0
Income (loss) before income taxes	(26)	(252)
Income tax expense	(7)	12
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(33)	(240)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	1
Net income (loss)	(33)	(239)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	9	9
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(42)	(248)
Parent Company [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	0	0
Costs of products sold	0	0
Restructuring charges	0	0
Asset impairment charges	0	0
All other operating expenses (income)	23	36
Total costs and expenses	23	36
Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates	(19)	(212)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(42)	(248)
Income tax expense	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(42)	(248)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net income (loss)	(42)	(248)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(42)	(248)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	1,610	1,424
Costs of products sold	1,409	1,425
Restructuring charges	3	2
Asset impairment charges	7	0
All other operating expenses (income)	264	241
Total costs and expenses	1,683	1,668
Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates	15	(11)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(58)	(255)
Income tax expense	(1)	7
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	(59)	(248)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net income (loss)	(59)	(248)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(59)	(248)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	1,768	1,729
Costs of products sold	1,570	1,531
Restructuring charges	0	1
Asset impairment charges	0	18
All other operating expenses (income)	125	159
Total costs and expenses	1,695	1,709
Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates	1	(1)
Income (loss) before income taxes	74	19
Income tax expense	(6)	5
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	68	24
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	1
Net income (loss)	68	25
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	9	9
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	59	16
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	(957)	(945)
Costs of products sold	(934)	(942)
Restructuring charges	0	0
Asset impairment charges	0	0
All other operating expenses (income)	(18)	(11)
Total costs and expenses	(952)	(953)
Equity in income of non-consolidated affiliates	5	224
Income (loss) before income taxes	0	232
Income tax expense	0	0
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	0	232
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0
Net income (loss)	0	232
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	$ 0	$ 232