| **Earnings (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Navistar International Corporation - Narrative (Details)**               |               | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |           |
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| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount                                      |          |           |           |            |      | 15,000,000 | 15,700,000 | 24,800,000 |   |
| Shares related to warrants                                                                                           |          |           |           |            |      |   |   | 6,400,000 |   |
| Shares of Warrants Unwound                                                                                           |          |           |           | 1,939,376       | 6,523,319 |   |   |   |   |
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues | $                                                                    |          |           |           |            |      |   |   | $ (5,000,000) |   |
| Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]                                              |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Shares related to convertible notes                                                                                  |          |           |           |            |      |   |   | 4,500,000 |   |
| Shares of Warrants Unwound                                                                                           |          |           |           | 1,939,376       | 6,523,319 |   |   |   |   |
| Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding                                                                               |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   | 2,900,000 |
| Three Point Zero Percent Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] | Convertible Debt Securities [Member]       |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio                                                                       |          |           |           |            |      | 19.891 |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Ratio Basis | $                                                               |          |           |           |            |      | $ 1,000 |   |   |   |
| Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price | $ / shares                                                         |          | $ 50.27        |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Investment Warrants, Exercise Price | $ / shares                                                                     |          |           |           |            |      | $ 60.14 |   |   |   |
| Four Point Five Zero Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member]                                                  |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Shares related to convertible notes                                                                                  |          |           | 3,400,000      |            |      | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 | 3,400,000 |   |
| Four Point Five Zero Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] | Convertible Debt Securities [Member]           |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio                                                                       |          |           | 17.1233        |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Ratio Basis | $                                                               |          |           | $ 1,000        |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ / shares                                                          |          |           | $ 58.40        |            |      | $ 58.40 |   |   |   |
| Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member]                                        |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio                                                                       |          |           | 18.4946        |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Strike Price | $ / shares                                                         |          |           | $ 54.07        |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Shares related to convertible notes                                                                                  |          |           | 7,600,000      |            |      | 7,600,000 | 7,600,000 | 5,700,000 |   |
| Four Point Seven Five Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes [Member] [Member] | Convertible Debt Securities [Member] |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Debt Instrument Convertible Conversion Ratio Basis | $                                                               |          |           | $ 1,000        |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Volkswagen Truck and Bus GmbH [Member]                                                                               |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| **Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]**                             |          |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues                                                                       | 16,200,000    |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Stock Issued During Period, Value, New Issues | $                                                                    | $ 256,000,000 |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Share Price | $ / shares                                                                                             | $ 15.76       |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Stock Purchase Agreement, Ownership Percentage Transferred to Acquirer                                               | 19.90%        |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |
| Stock Purchase Agreement, Ownership Percentage Transferred to Acquirer, Pro Forma                                    | 16.60%        |           |           |            |      |   |   |   |   |

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