| **Allowance for Doubtful Accounts - Narrative (Details) (USD $)In Millions, unless otherwise specified** | 6 Months Ended                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                              |
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| **Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]**                                         |                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                         |   |
| Number of Portfolio Segments for Finance Receivables                                                     | 2nav_NumberofPortfolioSegmentsforFinanceReceivables                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                         | 2nav_NumberofPortfolioSegmentsforFinanceReceivables |
| Classes Of Receivables In Each Portfolio                                                                 |                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                         | 1nav_ClassesOfReceivablesInEachPortfolio |
| Retail Portfolio [Member]                                                                                |                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                         |   |
| **Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]**                                         |                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                         |   |
| Impaired Financing Receivable, Average Recorded Investment                                               | $ 25us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment/ nav_ReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis= nav_RetailPortfolioMember | $ 16us-gaap_ImpairedFinancingReceivableAverageRecordedInvestment/ nav_ReceivableInformationByPortfolioSegmentAxis= nav_RetailPortfolioMember |   |

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| - Definition
Average amount of investment of impaired financing receivables with related allowance for credit losses and without a related allowance for credit losses.
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