| **Loss Per Share Attributable to Navistar International Corporation (Tables)** | 3 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block]               |  Three Months Ended January 31,(in millions, except per share data)2015 2014Numerator:   Amounts attributable to Navistar International Corporation common stockholders:   Loss from continuing operations, net of tax$(42) $(249)Income from discontinued operations, net of tax— 1Net loss$(42) $(248)    Denominator:   Weighted average shares outstanding:   Basic81.5 81.2Effect of dilutive securities— —Diluted81.5 81.2    Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Navistar International Corporation:   Basic:   Continuing operations$(0.52) $(3.07)Discontinued operations— 0.02Net loss$(0.52) $(3.05)Diluted:   Continuing operations$(0.52) $(3.07)Discontinued operations— 0.02Net loss$(0.52) $(3.05) |

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.
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