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Amount charged to advertising expense for the period, which are expenses incurred with the objective of increasing revenue for a specified brand, product or product line.

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Amount of deferred revenue as of balance sheet date. Deferred revenue represents collections of cash or other assets related to a revenue producing activity for which revenue has not yet been recognized. Generally, an entity records deferred revenue when it receives consideration from a customer before achieving certain criteria that must be met for revenue to be recognized in conformity with GAAP.

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit.

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the standard and extended product warranty accrual from changes in estimates attributable to preexisting product warranties.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($) employees	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), before Tax						$ 16	$ 1	$ 17
Advertising Expense						26	13	26
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)						0	1	7
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)						$ (1)	77	1
Unionized Employees Concentration Risk [Member] \| Number Of Employees Hourly Workers [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Number Of Employees \| employees						6,500
concentration risk number of employees percentage						96.00%
Unionized Employees Concentration Risk [Member] \| Number of Employees Salaried Workers [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Concentration Risk Number Of Employees \| employees						800
concentration risk number of employees percentage						15.00%
Brazilian Reporting Unit [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)	$ 1			$ 3
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)				$ 24
Product Warranty Accrual [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)		$ 46	$ 40		$ (57)
North America Truck [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)							8	9
Extended Warranty Programs [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Deferred Revenue, Revenue Recognized							150	154
Deferred Revenue			$ 401			$ 271	325	401
Minimum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Product Warranty Coverage Period						1 year
Maximum [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Product Warranty Coverage Period						5 years
Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Product Warranty Accrual [Member]
Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease)							$ (1)	$ (3)