Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 804	$ 912	$ 497	$ 755
Marketable securities	46	159
Restricted cash	112	121
Finance and other receivables, net	1,969	2,437
Inventories, net	944	1,135
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	53	66
Property and equipment, net	1,241	1,345
Goodwill	38	38	$ 38	$ 184
Deferred taxes, net	161	164
Other	285	272
Total assets	5,653	6,649
Debt	4,904	5,255
Postretirement benefits liabilities	3,098	3,088
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	0	0
Other liabilities	2,944	3,466
Total liabilities	10,946	11,809
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	5	7
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(5,298)	(5,167)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	5,653	6,649
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	435	456
Marketable securities	27	112
Restricted cash	16	16
Finance and other receivables, net	(1)	1
Inventories, net	0	0
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	(7,714)	(7,679)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	0	7
Other	2	6
Total assets	(7,235)	(7,081)
Debt	1,965	1,944
Postretirement benefits liabilities	0	0
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	(7,724)	(7,574)
Other liabilities	3,822	3,716
Total liabilities	(1,937)	(1,914)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(5,298)	(5,167)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	(7,235)	(7,081)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	117	81
Marketable securities	0	0
Restricted cash	6	7
Finance and other receivables, net	171	99
Inventories, net	639	809
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	6,253	6,204
Property and equipment, net	669	737
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	10	20
Other	110	119
Total assets	7,975	8,076
Debt	1,100	1,171
Postretirement benefits liabilities	2,865	2,909
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	10,709	10,280
Other liabilities	(152)	207
Total liabilities	14,522	14,567
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(6,547)	(6,491)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	7,975	8,076
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	252	375
Marketable securities	19	47
Restricted cash	90	98
Finance and other receivables, net	1,883	2,440
Inventories, net	313	342
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	57	64
Property and equipment, net	580	616
Goodwill	38	38
Deferred taxes, net	150	137
Other	175	148
Total assets	3,557	4,305
Debt	1,841	2,144
Postretirement benefits liabilities	233	179
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	(3,040)	(2,879)
Other liabilities	(665)	(388)
Total liabilities	(1,631)	(944)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	5	7
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	5,183	5,242
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	3,557	4,305
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Marketable securities	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Finance and other receivables, net	(84)	(103)
Inventories, net	(8)	(16)
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	1,457	1,477
Property and equipment, net	(8)	(8)
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	1	0
Other	(2)	(1)
Total assets	1,356	1,349
Debt	(2)	(4)
Postretirement benefits liabilities	0	0
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	55	173
Other liabilities	(61)	(69)
Total liabilities	(8)	100
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	1,364	1,249
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,356	$ 1,349
Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.25%