Debt Instrument, Coupon Rate, Increase (Decrease)

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Maximum

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Debt Instrument, Liquidity Block

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Debt instrument, borrowings denominated in pesos percentage

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Payments to subsidiary to meet convenant requirement

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The aggregate amount of recurring noncash expense charged against earnings in the period to allocate the cost of assets over their estimated remaining economic lives.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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The carrying amount of the equity component of convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of debt instrument into equity with equity shares divided by debt principal amount.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of loans that have been pledged as collateral for borrowings. If the secured party has the right by contract or custom to sell or re-pledge the collateral, then the debtor reclassifies that asset and report that asset in its statement of financial position separately from other assets not so encumbered.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	May 30, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2010 USD ($)
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Debt Instrument, Coupon Rate, Increase (Decrease)				0.0675	0.0650
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	$ 871,000,000		$ 871,000,000				$ 871,000,000
Amortization							0	$ 2,000,000	$ 3,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase (Decrease) for Period, Description				$ 1,700,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	41,000,000		41,000,000				41,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs							9,000,000	41,000,000	29,000,000
Long-term Debt	5,188,000,000		5,188,000,000				5,188,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of securitized debt							363,000,000	339,000,000	322,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	713,000,000		713,000,000				713,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	94,000,000		94,000,000				94,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	79,000,000		79,000,000				79,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	653,000,000		653,000,000				653,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five	2,819,000,000		2,819,000,000				2,819,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	5,229,000,000		$ 5,229,000,000				5,229,000,000
Payments to subsidiary to meet convenant requirement							0	0	0
Payments of Dividends	20,000,000
Write-off of debt issuance cost and discount							$ 6,000,000	43,000,000	$ 5,000,000
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	32,000,000		$ 32,000,000				$ 32,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	36,000,000		36,000,000				36,000,000
Long-term Debt	2,932,000,000		2,932,000,000				2,932,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	48,000,000		48,000,000				48,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	27,000,000		27,000,000				27,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	26,000,000		26,000,000				26,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	18,000,000		18,000,000				18,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five	2,817,000,000		2,817,000,000				2,817,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,968,000,000		2,968,000,000				2,968,000,000
Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	839,000,000		839,000,000				839,000,000
Pledged Assets, Other, Not Separately Reported on Statement of Financial Position	1,300,000,000		1,300,000,000				1,300,000,000	1,400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	5,000,000		5,000,000				5,000,000
Long-term Debt	2,256,000,000		2,256,000,000				2,256,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	665,000,000		665,000,000				665,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	67,000,000		67,000,000				67,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	53,000,000		53,000,000				53,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	635,000,000		635,000,000				635,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Rolling after Year Five	2,000,000		2,000,000				2,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,261,000,000		2,261,000,000				2,261,000,000
Financial Services Operations \| Trac Funding Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	200,000,000		200,000,000				200,000,000					$ 150,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Financial Services Operations \| VFN Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 350,000,000						$ 350,000,000	$ 550,000,000						$ 425,000,000	$ 450,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					425,000,000
Financial Services Operations \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					100,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Financial Services Operations \| Bank Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	623,000,000	$ 748,000,000	623,000,000				623,000,000	21,000,000							$ 269,000,000						$ 275,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit					1,600,000,000
Amortization				4,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					16,000,000
Long-term Debt	1,556,000,000		1,556,000,000				1,556,000,000	1,570,000,000
Term Loan [Member] \| Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt		398,000,000
Write-off of debt issuance cost and discount		$ 6,000,000
Asset-Based Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																								$ 175,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity								125,000,000
Debt Instrument, Liquidity Block																								$ 13,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	0		0				0	0
Line of Credit [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0		0				0	7,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	0		0				0	9,000,000
Line of Credit [Member] \| Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	2,000,000		2,000,000				2,000,000	2,000,000
Long-term Debt	1,059,000,000		1,059,000,000				1,059,000,000	519,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					30,000,000
Long-term Debt	$ 1,085,000,000		$ 1,085,000,000				$ 1,085,000,000	$ 1,083,000,000
Notes Issued				$ 1,100,000,000	$ 1,450,000,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member] \| Six Point Six Two Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.625%		6.625%				6.625%	6.625%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member] \| Eight Point Two Five Percent Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 0		$ 0				$ 0	$ 13,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 0		$ 0				$ 0	14,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.25%		8.25%				8.25%
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		$ 1,000,000				$ 1,000,000
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member] \| Six Point Six Two Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.625%		6.625%				6.625%
Convertible Subordinated Debt [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member] \| Four Point Five Zero Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ 0		$ 0				$ 0	5,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 0		$ 0				$ 0	$ 1,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.50%		4.50%				4.50%	4.75%
Long-term Debt, Fair Value						$ 177,000,000
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	$ 5,000,000		$ 5,000,000				$ 5,000,000	$ 14,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000				$ 1,000,000	3,000,000
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		$ 44,000,000			22,000,000	$ 44,000,000
Long-term Debt	0		0				0	405,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
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Long-term Debt	11,000,000		11,000,000				11,000,000	26,000,000
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Financial Services Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	300,000,000		300,000,000				300,000,000							$ 300,000,000		$ 250,000,000	$ 250,000,000
Tax Exempt Bond [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Debt Issuance Costs, Net	$ 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	6.75%		6.75%				6.75%	6.75%		6.50%
Long-term Debt	$ 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]
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					2.50%
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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate					3.50%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Six [Member] \| Tax Exempt Bond [Member] \| Manufacturing Operations [Member]
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United States Dollars and Mexican Pesos [Member] \| Financial Services Operations
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Mexico, Pesos
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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United States of America, Dollars \| Financial Services Operations
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Secured Debt	$ 91,000,000		$ 91,000,000				91,000,000	105,000,000
Loans Pledged as Collateral	$ 109,000,000		$ 109,000,000				$ 109,000,000	125,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Covenant Compliance, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, Maximum	125.00%		125.00%				125.00%
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Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	30,000,000		30,000,000				30,000,000
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																							3.77%
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Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																							5.91%
Affiliated Entity [Member] \| NFM [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 13,000,000		$ 13,000,000				$ 13,000,000	$ 31,000,000