Condensed Consolidating Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2017	Oct. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 573	$ 804	$ 579	$ 912
Marketable securities	198	46
Restricted cash	97	112
Finance and other receivables, net	1,642	1,969
Inventories, net	1,022	944
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	53	53
Property and equipment, net	1,290	1,241
Goodwill	38	38
Deferred taxes, net	162	161
Other	319	285
Total assets	5,394	5,653
Debt	4,865	4,904
Postretirement benefits liabilities	3,065	3,098
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	0	0
Other liabilities	2,793	2,944
Total liabilities	10,723	10,946
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	4	5
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(5,333)	(5,298)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	5,394	5,653
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	279	435
Marketable securities	163	27
Restricted cash	16	16
Finance and other receivables, net	(2)	(1)
Inventories, net	0	0
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	(7,727)	(7,714)
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	0	0
Other	6	2
Total assets	(7,265)	(7,235)
Debt	2,216	1,965
Postretirement benefits liabilities	0	0
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	(7,972)	(7,724)
Other liabilities	3,824	3,822
Total liabilities	(1,932)	(1,937)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(5,333)	(5,298)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	(7,265)	(7,235)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	32	117
Marketable securities	0	0
Restricted cash	7	6
Finance and other receivables, net	187	171
Inventories, net	633	639
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	6,275	6,253
Property and equipment, net	737	669
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	10	10
Other	136	110
Total assets	8,017	7,975
Debt	1,152	1,100
Postretirement benefits liabilities	2,835	2,865
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	10,748	10,709
Other liabilities	(166)	(152)
Total liabilities	14,569	14,522
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	(6,552)	(6,547)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	8,017	7,975
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	262	252
Marketable securities	35	19
Restricted cash	74	90
Finance and other receivables, net	1,540	1,883
Inventories, net	397	313
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	51	57
Property and equipment, net	562	580
Goodwill	38	38
Deferred taxes, net	152	150
Other	178	175
Total assets	3,289	3,557
Debt	1,499	1,841
Postretirement benefits liabilities	230	233
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	(2,832)	(3,040)
Other liabilities	(808)	(665)
Total liabilities	(1,911)	(1,631)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	4	5
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	5,196	5,183
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	3,289	3,557
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Marketable securities	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Finance and other receivables, net	(83)	(84)
Inventories, net	(8)	(8)
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	1,454	1,457
Property and equipment, net	(9)	(8)
Goodwill	0	0
Deferred taxes, net	0	1
Other	(1)	(2)
Total assets	1,353	1,356
Debt	(2)	(2)
Postretirement benefits liabilities	0	0
Amounts due to (from) affiliates	56	55
Other liabilities	(57)	(61)
Total liabilities	(3)	(8)
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0
Stockholders’ equity (deficit) attributable to Navistar International Corporation	1,356	1,364
Total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit	$ 1,353	$ 1,356
Manufacturing Operations [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.25%