Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017	Jan. 31, 2016
Sales and revenues, net	$ 1,663	$ 1,765
Costs of products sold	1,370	1,466
Restructuring charges	7	3
Asset impairment charges	2	2
All other operating expenses (income)	337	322
Total costs and expenses	1,716	1,793
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	3	(1)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(50)	(29)
Income tax expense	(4)	5
Net income (loss)	(54)	(24)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	8	9
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(39)	(33)
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(62)	(33)
Parent Company [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	0	0
Costs of products sold	0	0
Restructuring charges	0	0
Asset impairment charges	0	0
All other operating expenses (income)	25	19
Total costs and expenses	25	19
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	(37)	(14)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(62)	(33)
Income tax expense	0	0
Net income (loss)	(62)	(33)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(39)	(33)
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(62)	(33)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	1,262	1,342
Costs of products sold	1,104	1,204
Restructuring charges	0	1
Asset impairment charges	2	0
All other operating expenses (income)	216	213
Total costs and expenses	1,322	1,418
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	23	(13)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(37)	(89)
Income tax expense	0	13
Net income (loss)	(37)	(76)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(4)	(44)
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(37)	(76)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	1,028	1,200
Costs of products sold	879	1,023
Restructuring charges	7	2
Asset impairment charges	0	2
All other operating expenses (income)	110	108
Total costs and expenses	996	1,135
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	2	(1)
Income (loss) before income taxes	34	64
Income tax expense	(4)	(8)
Net income (loss)	30	56
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	8	9
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	12	15
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	22	47
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Sales and revenues, net	(627)	(777)
Costs of products sold	(613)	(761)
Restructuring charges	0	0
Asset impairment charges	0	0
All other operating expenses (income)	(14)	(18)
Total costs and expenses	(627)	(779)
Equity in income (loss) of non-consolidated affiliates	15	27
Income (loss) before income taxes	15	29
Income tax expense	0	0
Net income (loss)	15	29
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	(8)	29
Net income (loss) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	$ 15	$ 29