| **Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Navistar International Corporation (Tables)** | 6 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block]                          |  Three Months Ended April 30, Six Months Ended April 30,(in millions, except per share data)20162015 2016 2015Numerator:       Amounts attributable to Navistar International Corporation common stockholders:       Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax$4 $(64) $(29) $(106)Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax— — — —Net income (loss)$4 $(64) $(29) $(106)        Denominator:       Weighted average shares outstanding:       Basic81.7 81.6 81.7 81.5Effect of dilutive securities0.3 — — —Diluted82.0 81.6 81.7 81.5        Income (loss) per share attributable to Navistar International Corporation:       Basic:       Continuing operations$0.05 $(0.78) $(0.35) $(1.30)Discontinued operations— — — —Net income (loss)$0.05 $(0.78) $(0.35) $(1.30)Diluted:     Continuing operations$0.05 $(0.78) $(0.35) $(1.30)Discontinued operations— — — —Net income (loss)$0.05 $(0.78) $(0.35) $(1.30) |

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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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