Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) - Schedule of Selected Quarterly Data (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Sales and revenues, net	$ 2,063	$ 2,086	$ 2,197	$ 1,765	$ 2,488	$ 2,538	$ 2,693	$ 2,421				$ 8,111	$ 10,140	$ 10,806
Gross Profit	286	295	319	264	358	329	298	340
Total before tax	(34)	(34)	4	(33)	(51)	(30)	(64)	(42)				(65)	(154)	(582)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0				0	3	3
Net income (loss)	$ (34)	$ (34)	$ 4	$ (33)	$ (50)	$ (28)	$ (64)	$ (42)				$ (65)	$ (151)	$ (579)
Basic: Loss from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.42)	$ 0.05	$ (0.40)	$ (0.62)	$ (0.37)	$ (0.78)	$ (0.52)				$ (1.19)	$ (2.29)	$ (7.64)
Basic: Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00				0.00	0.04	0.04
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.42)	(0.42)	0.05	(0.40)	(0.61)	(0.34)	(0.78)	(0.52)				(1.19)	(2.25)	(7.60)
Diluted: Loss from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	(0.42)	(0.42)	0.05	(0.40)	(0.62)	(0.37)	(0.78)	(0.52)				(1.19)	(2.29)	(7.64)
Diluted: Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.03	0.00	0.00				0.00	0.04	0.04
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.42)	$ (0.42)	$ 0.05	$ (0.40)	$ (0.61)	$ (0.34)	$ (0.78)	$ (0.52)				$ (1.19)	$ (2.25)	$ (7.60)
Basic (in shares)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				81.7	81.6	81.4
Diluted (in shares)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0				81.7	81.6	81.4
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)												$ 77	$ 1	$ 55
Asset impairment charges												27	30	183
Goodwill	$ 38				$ 38							38	38	38	$ 184
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)												1	7	7
North America Truck [Member]
Sales and revenues, net												5,403	7,213	7,473
Asset impairment charges												17	11	33
Goodwill	$ 0				0							0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)												$ 8	$ 9
Brazilian Reporting Unit [Member]
Goodwill										$ 142
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)		$ 1				$ 3				7
Product Warranty Accrual [Member]
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)			$ 46		$ 40			$ (57)	$ (29)	$ 42	$ 52