| **Earnings (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)20172016Numerator:   Net loss attributable to Navistar International Corporation common stockholders$(62) $(33)    Denominator:   Weighted average shares outstanding:   Basic81.8 81.7Effect of dilutive securities— —Diluted81.8 81.7    Net loss per share attributable to Navistar International Corporation:   Basic$(0.76) $(0.40)Diluted(0.76) (0.40) |

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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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