Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended							3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended		11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($) Installments	Oct. 31, 2009 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($) Days shares	Oct. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2011	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) Days $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 07, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months								$ 907,000,000											$ 907,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																									$ 100,000,000
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries																			220,000,000	$ 125,000,000	$ 30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount								101,000,000											101,000,000
Charge Related to Repurchase of Debt													$ 11,000,000
Shares of Call Options Unwound | shares													8,026,456
Shares of Warrants Unwound | shares											1,939,376		6,523,319
Warrants and Rights Outstanding																													$ 2,875,175
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs																			16,000,000	25,000,000	15,000,000
Long-term Debt								4,904,000,000											4,904,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of securitized debt																			413,000,000	549,000,000	82,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two								1,041,000,000											1,041,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three								580,000,000											580,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four								1,037,000,000											1,037,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five								13,000,000											13,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five								1,427,000,000											1,427,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross								$ 5,005,000,000											5,005,000,000
Payments to subsidiary to meet convenant requirement																			0	0	$ 0
Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants																	$ 87,000,000
Shares of Warrants Unwound | shares											1,939,376		6,523,319
Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio								18.4946
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price | $ / shares								$ 54.07
Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months								$ 71,000,000											71,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount								92,000,000											92,000,000
Present Value of Future Minimum Lease Payments, Sale Leaseback Transactions		$ 43,000,000						37,000,000	$ 43,000,000										37,000,000	43,000,000
Capital Lease Obligations		6,000,000						5,000,000	6,000,000										5,000,000	6,000,000
Long-term Debt								3,096,000,000											3,096,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two								242,000,000											242,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three								432,000,000											432,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four								1,008,000,000											1,008,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five								9,000,000											9,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five								1,426,000,000											1,426,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross								3,188,000,000											3,188,000,000
Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Promissory Note With Lessor In Cherokee, Alabama [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value				$ 58,000,000
Long-term Debt				$ 40,000,000
Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months								836,000,000											836,000,000
Pledged Assets, Other, Not Separately Reported on Statement of Financial Position		1,300,000,000						1,100,000,000	1,300,000,000										1,100,000,000	1,300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount								9,000,000											9,000,000
Long-term Debt								1,808,000,000											1,808,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two								799,000,000											799,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three								148,000,000											148,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four								29,000,000											29,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five								4,000,000											4,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five								1,000,000											1,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross								1,817,000,000											1,817,000,000
Financial Services Operations | VFN Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount															$ 500,000,000										$ 375,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																														$ 40,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Participation Fee Reduction, Percentage																														1.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Participation Fee Reduction, Amount Outstanding in Excess of Maximum Borrowing Capacity																														$ 50,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 500,000,000																			$ 400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding								239,000,000											239,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option																								$ 700,000,000
Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding								211,000,000											211,000,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 275,000,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	82,000,000
Installment Payments Set Two [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal					$ 9,000,000
Installment Payments Set Two [Member] | Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	$ 2,000,000
Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																															$ 175,000,000
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Block																															35,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit		0						0	$ 0										0	0
Debt Instrument, Permitted Receivables Financing																												$ 50,000,000			25,000,000
Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Increase to Borrowing Capacity																												200,000,000
Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Increase to Borrowing Capacity																												$ 352,500,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																						$ 1,000,000,000					$ 1,040,000,000				$ 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percentage																											0.25%				0.25%
Debt Instrument, Permitted Receivables Financing																											$ 50,000,000				$ 25,000,000
Debt Instrument, Call Premium									1.00%
Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)			$ 3,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount			$ 10,000,000
Payments of Financing Costs									$ 12,000,000
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs									11,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		17,000,000						14,000,000	17,000,000										14,000,000	17,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		9,000,000						7,000,000	9,000,000										7,000,000	9,000,000
Long-term Debt		1,014,000,000						1,009,000,000	1,014,000,000										1,009,000,000	1,014,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		1,000,000						3,000,000	1,000,000										3,000,000	1,000,000
Long-term Debt		1,062,000,000						861,000,000	1,062,000,000										861,000,000	1,062,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 1,000,000,000								0
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt															310,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium															4,000,000
Accrued Interest Received															$ 10,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage															8.50%
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross															$ 4,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		18,000,000						15,000,000	18,000,000										15,000,000	18,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		14,000,000						$ 12,000,000	14,000,000										$ 12,000,000	14,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.25%											8.25%
Long-term Debt		$ 1,168,000,000						$ 1,173,000,000	1,168,000,000										$ 1,173,000,000	1,168,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Four Point Five Zero Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount														$ 1,000,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value														177,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component														22,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount													$ 1,000,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value													367,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component													$ 44,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Ratio Basis																			$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio																			17.1233
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage													100.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Percentage of Stock Price Trigger													130.00%						130.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days													30 days						30 days
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Measurement Period, Trading Days, Ending | Days													10
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Measurement Period, Business Days		10											5						5
Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Price Percent													100.00%
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from Issuance of Warrants							87,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 570,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							3.00%
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights | $ / shares							$ 60.14
Repayments of Long-term Debt													$ 404,000,000
Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Price Percent																			100.00%
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Four Point Five Zero Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 200,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		$ 14,000,000						10,000,000	14,000,000										$ 10,000,000	14,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		2,000,000						$ 1,000,000	2,000,000										$ 1,000,000	2,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.50%						4.50%					4.50%
Proceeds from Convertible Debt														$ 196,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs														3,000,000
Issuance Costs														1,000,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value														177,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component														22,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Gross														$ 3,000,000
Long-term Debt		184,000,000						$ 189,000,000	184,000,000										$ 189,000,000	184,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount													411,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		32,000,000						24,000,000	32,000,000										24,000,000	32,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		6,000,000						$ 4,000,000	6,000,000										$ 4,000,000	6,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt													402,000,000
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs													$ 9,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								4.75%					4.75%						4.75%
Long-term Debt, Fair Value													$ 367,000,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Carrying Amount of Equity Component													$ 44,000,000
Long-term Debt		373,000,000						$ 383,000,000	373,000,000										$ 383,000,000	373,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		43,000,000						28,000,000	43,000,000										28,000,000	43,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 40,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term						4 years
Debt Instrument, Number Of Installment Payments | Installments						16
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Promissory Note With Lessor In Cherokee, Alabama [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term				10 years
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount								$ 300,000,000		$ 250,000,000									300,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Investor Notes Maturing Two Thousand and Fifteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 250,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term								2 years		2 years	2 years
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Investor Notes Sold to Initial Purchasers [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 240,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Investor Notes Maturing October Two Thousand Thirteen [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 200,000,000
Financed lease obligations [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		111,000,000						$ 52,000,000	111,000,000										52,000,000	111,000,000
Tax Exempt Bond [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																																$ 225,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		5,000,000						$ 5,000,000	5,000,000										5,000,000	5,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt																			$ 0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								6.50%											6.50%			6.50%
Long-term Debt		220,000,000						$ 220,000,000	220,000,000										$ 220,000,000	220,000,000
Tax Exempt Bond [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Illinois Finance Authority Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bond [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																																135,000,000
Tax Exempt Bond [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | County of Cook Recovery Zone Facility Revenue Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																																$ 90,000,000
Secured Debt [Member] | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net		6,000,000						6,000,000	6,000,000										6,000,000	6,000,000
Long-term Debt		864,000,000						753,000,000	$ 864,000,000										$ 753,000,000	864,000,000
Base Rate [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									4.50%						3.50%
Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									5.50%						4.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Amended and Restated Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																275.00%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Promissory Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																		2.75%
Minimum [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Trading Days | Days													20						20
Minimum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Amended and Restated Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																175.00%
Minimum [Member] | Eurodollar [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate									1.00%
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Amended and Restated Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																275.00%
Minimum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate															1.25%
Maximum [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold percentage of last reported sale price of common stock													98.00%
Maximum [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Threshold percentage of last reported sale price of common stock																			98.00%
Maximum [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Amended and Restated Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																225.00%
Maximum [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Amended and Restated Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																325.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six [Member] | Tax Exempt Bond [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																						100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Scenario One [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																			104.125%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Scenario One [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																			102.75%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Scenario One [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																			101.375%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Scenario One [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Five [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage																			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Scenario Three [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage												100.00%
Call Option [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities							$ 125,000,000
Call Option [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price | $ / shares																			$ 58.40
Call Option [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price | $ / shares							$ 50.27
Payments for Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities							$ 125,000,000
Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Indexed Shares | shares							11,337,870
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs													$ 8,000,000
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Related Commitment Fees and Debt Issuance Costs													$ 1,000,000
United States Dollars and Mexican Pesos [Member] | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		435,000,000						$ 411,000,000	$ 435,000,000										$ 411,000,000	435,000,000
Mexico, Pesos
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial Paper											$ 1,800,000,000
Mexico, Pesos | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		$ 0							$ 0											$ 0
Debt instrument, percentage of borrowings denominated in countries currency								63.00%											63.00%
United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial Paper								$ 96,000,000											$ 96,000,000
United States of America, Dollars | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, percentage of borrowings denominated in countries currency		54.00%						37.00%	54.00%										37.00%	54.00%
International Truck Leasing Corporation [Member] | Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of securitized debt																			$ 41,000,000	$ 59,000,000
Secured Debt		$ 81,000,000						$ 98,000,000	$ 81,000,000										98,000,000	81,000,000
Loans Pledged as Collateral		$ 99,000,000						$ 119,000,000	$ 99,000,000										$ 119,000,000	$ 99,000,000
Navistar Financial Corporation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Maximum								125.00%											125.00%
Interest Rate Floor [Member] | Financed lease obligations [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage															4.10%
Interest Rate Cap [Member] | Financed lease obligations [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage															12.52%
Subsequent Event [Member] | Financial Services Operations | VFN Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																							$ 450,000,000
Affiliated Entity [Member] | NFM [Member] | Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt								$ 82,000,000											$ 82,000,000