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Finance Receivables - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
Apr. 30, 2015
segments
Jan. 31, 2015
segments
Oct. 31, 2014
Schedule of Securitization [Line Items]      
Loans and Leases Receivable, Net Amount $ 2,200,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount   $ 2,000,000,000us-gaap_LoansAndLeasesReceivableNetReportedAmount
Number of Portfolio Segments for Finance Receivables 2nav_NumberofPortfolioSegmentsforFinanceReceivables 2nav_NumberofPortfolioSegmentsforFinanceReceivables  
Trac Funding Facility [Member]      
Schedule of Securitization [Line Items]      
Finance Receivables Retail Accounts Collateral For Borrowed Securities 1,100,000,000nav_FinanceReceivablesRetailAccountsCollateralForBorrowedSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nav_TracFundingFacilityMember
  996,000,000nav_FinanceReceivablesRetailAccountsCollateralForBorrowedSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nav_TracFundingFacilityMember
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities 149,000,000us-gaap_CashCollateralForBorrowedSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nav_TracFundingFacilityMember
  93,000,000us-gaap_CashCollateralForBorrowedSecurities
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= nav_TracFundingFacilityMember
Financial Services Operations [Member]      
Schedule of Securitization [Line Items]      
Assets Net Of Intercompany Balances $ 2,600,000,000nav_AssetsNetOfIntercompanyBalances
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= nav_FinancialServicesOperationsMember
  $ 2,600,000,000nav_AssetsNetOfIntercompanyBalances
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= nav_FinancialServicesOperationsMember