Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) - Schedule of Selected Quarterly Data (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended												12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 30, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Sales and revenues, net	$ 2,488	$ 2,538	$ 2,693	$ 2,421	$ 3,008	$ 2,844	$ 2,746	$ 2,208					$ 10,140	$ 10,806	$ 10,775
Gross Profit	358	329	298	340	335	389	240	155
Total before tax	(51)	(30)	(64)	(42)	(72)	(3)	(298)	(249)					(154)	(582)	(803)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1					3	3	(41)
Net income (loss)	$ (50)	$ (28)	$ (64)	$ (42)	$ (72)	$ (2)	$ (297)	$ (248)					$ (151)	$ (579)	$ (844)
Basic: Loss from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.62)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.78)	$ (0.52)	$ (0.88)	$ (0.04)	$ (3.66)	$ (3.07)					$ (2.29)	$ (7.64)	$ (10.66)
Basic: Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	0.02					0.04	0.04	(0.51)
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.61)	(0.34)	(0.78)	(0.52)	(0.88)	(0.02)	(3.65)	(3.05)					(2.25)	(7.60)	(11.17)
Diluted: Loss from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	(0.62)	(0.37)	(0.78)	(0.52)	(0.88)	(0.04)	(3.66)	(3.07)					(2.29)	(7.64)	(10.66)
Diluted: Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.01	0.02					0.04	0.04	(0.51)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.61)	$ (0.34)	$ (0.78)	$ (0.52)	$ (0.88)	$ (0.02)	$ (3.65)	$ (3.05)					$ (2.25)	$ (7.60)	$ (11.17)
Basic (in shares)	19.91	30.41	0	0	40.17	39.41	0	0					81,600,000	81,400,000	80,400,000
Diluted (in shares)	11.21	16.32	0	0	29.54	32.45	0	0					81,600,000	81,400,000	80,400,000
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)	$ 40				$ (10)				$ 152				$ 1	$ 55	$ 404
Asset impairment charges													30	183	97
Goodwill	38				38				184				38	38	184	$ 280
North America Truck [Member]
Sales and revenues, net													7,213	7,473	7,291
Asset impairment charges								$ 19						33
Goodwill	0				$ 0				$ 0				0	0	0	$ 82
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 4	$ 3		$ 7
Brazilian Reporting Unit [Member]
Asset impairment charges							$ 149
Goodwill							142
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 3					7						$ 7	$ 7	$ 0
Product Warranty Accrual [Member]
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)				$ (57)		$ (29)	$ 42	$ 52		$ 48	$ 164	$ 40