| **Loss Per Share Attributable to Navistar International Corporation (Tables)** | 9 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| Schedule of Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Table Text Block]               |  Three Months Ended July 31, Nine Months Ended July 31,(in millions, except per share data)2014 2013 2014 2013Numerator:       Amounts attributable to Navistar International Corporation common stockholders:       Loss from continuing operations, net of tax$(3) $(237) $(550) $(704)Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax1 (10) 3 (40)Net loss$(2) $(247) $(547) $(744)        Denominator:       Weighted average shares outstanding:       Basic81.4 80.6 81.3 80.4Effect of dilutive securities— — — —Diluted81.4 80.6 81.3 80.4        Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Navistar International Corporation:       Basic:       Continuing operations$(0.04) $(2.94) $(6.77) $(8.76)Discontinued operations0.02 (0.12) 0.04 (0.49)Net loss$(0.02) $(3.06) $(6.73) $(9.25)Diluted:       Continuing operations$(0.04) $(2.94) $(6.77) $(8.76)Discontinued operations0.02 (0.12) 0.04 (0.49)Net loss$(0.02) $(3.06) $(6.73) $(9.25) |

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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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