Acquisitions -Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011 Clear Air Joint Venture in Thailand	Dec. 31, 2013 TTEC	Dec. 31, 2013 TTEC	Sep. 30, 2012 Intellectual Property Rights Emission Control Systems And Products
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Additional equity interest purchased in joint venture	25.00%	20.00%	20.00%
Payment to acquire additional interest in joint venture	$ 4	$ 9	$ 69
Increase in equity ownership percentage in joint venture	100 percent from 75 percent
Equity ownership percentage before additional acquisition	75.00%
Equity ownership percentage after additional acquisition	100.00%
Acquired certain rights from Combustion Components Associates Inc				$ 7

Equity Ownership Percentage After Additional Acquisitions

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Equity Ownership Percentage Before Additional Acquisitions

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Increase in equity ownership percentage in joint venture.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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-Topic 805

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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The cash outflow associated with the investment in or advances to an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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