Segment and Geographic Area Information - Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues	$ 2,031	$ 2,025	$ 2,130	$ 2,023	$ 2,004	$ 2,081	$ 2,241	$ 2,094	$ 8,209	$ 8,420	$ 7,964
Revenues from external customers									8,209	8,420	7,964
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	128	$ 116	$ 155	$ 120	83	$ 140	$ 156	$ 113	519	492	424
Total assets	3,967				3,996				3,967	3,996	3,830
Other
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									0	0	0
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									(87)	(124)	(85)
Total assets	0				0				0	0	0
Intersegment revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									0	0	0
Intersegment revenues | Other
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									0	0	0
North America | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									2,851	2,815	2,658
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									244	237	229
Total assets	1,209				1,156				1,209	1,156	1,030
North America | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									1,313	1,351	1,255
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									155	143	124
Total assets	692				659				692	659	628
North America | Intersegment revenues | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									16	25	8
North America | Intersegment revenues | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									10	10	10
Europe, South America & India | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									1,835	1,974	1,934
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									52	59	57
Total assets	713				789				713	789	827
Europe, South America & India | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									944	1,032	1,046
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									(5)	40	(7)
Total assets	499				503				499	503	552
Europe, South America & India | Intersegment revenues | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									100	114	111
Europe, South America & India | Intersegment revenues | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									28	38	41
Asia Pacific | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									1,037	1,022	852
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									121	101	84
Total assets	596				593				596	593	544
Asia Pacific | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									229	226	219
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									39	36	22
Total assets	226				227				226	227	213
Asia Pacific | Intersegment revenues | Clean Air Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									0	0	1
Asia Pacific | Intersegment revenues | Ride Performance Division
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									46	43	32
Reclass & Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Net sales and operating revenues									0	0	0
Earnings before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests									0	0	0
Total assets	$ 32				$ 69				32	69	36
Reclass & Elims | Intersegment revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers									$ (200)	$ (230)	$ (203)