Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 2,096	$ 2,025	$ 6,444	$ 6,178
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	152	116	453	391
Total assets	4,406	4,157	4,406	4,157	$ 3,967
Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Reclass and Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Total assets	47	33	47	33
Reclass and Elims | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	(49)	(53)	(143)	(157)
Clean Air Division | North America
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	716	720	2,252	2,150
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	44	58	172	179
Total assets	1,390	1,292	1,390	1,292
Clean Air Division | North America | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	4	4	9	11
Clean Air Division | Europe South America And India
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	487	453	1,498	1,381
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	30	14	75	36
Total assets	842	775	842	775
Clean Air Division | Europe South America And India | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	24	27	70	79
Clean Air Division | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	257	235	777	743
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	37	31	109	86
Total assets	593	532	593	532
Clean Air Division | Asia Pacific | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	1	0	2	0
Ride Performance Division | North America
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	306	330	952	1,021
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	37	39	127	125
Total assets	727	768	727	768
Ride Performance Division | North America | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	2	3	6	8
Ride Performance Division | Europe South America And India
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	258	236	771	718
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	11	(21)	19	(1)
Total assets	564	557	564	557
Ride Performance Division | Europe South America And India | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	6	7	21	22
Ride Performance Division | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	72	51	194	165
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	15	9	38	27
Total assets	243	200	243	200
Ride Performance Division | Asia Pacific | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	12	12	35	37
Other
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	(22)	(14)	(87)	(61)
Total assets	0	0	0	0
Other | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0