Pension Plans, Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits - Summary of Amount Recognised in Balance Sheets for Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefit Plan (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Noncurrent liabilities	$ (1,167)	$ (268)
Pension Plans | U.S.
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at December 31 of the previous year	263	272
Federal-Mogul acquisition	1,064	0
Service cost	1	1
Interest cost	21	10	$ 15
Settlement	(1)	(7)
Curtailment	0	0
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	0	0
Plan amendments	0	0
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(12)	10
Benefits paid	(34)	(23)
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Participants' contributions	0	0
Held for sale	0	0
Currency rate conversion	0	0
Benefit obligation at December 31	1,302	263	272
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31 of the previous year	202	192
Federal-Mogul acquisition	943	0
Settlement	(1)	(7)
Net realized/unrealized gains (loss)	(122)	22
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	0	0
Employer contributions	6	18
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Participants' contributions	0	0
Benefits paid	(33)	(23)
Held for sale	0	0
Currency rate conversion	0	0
Ending Balance at December 31	995	202	192
Funded status of the plans	(307)	(61)
Noncurrent assets	0	0
Current liabilities	(5)	(2)
Noncurrent liabilities	(302)	(59)
Net amount recognized	(307)	(61)
Pension Plans | Non-U.S.
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at December 31 of the previous year	471	438
Federal-Mogul acquisition	545	0
Service cost	13	9
Interest cost	15	13	14
Settlement	(13)	(3)
Curtailment	0	0
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	(3)	(2)
Plan amendments	2	0
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(16)	(9)
Benefits paid	(22)	(18)
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Participants' contributions	1	1
Held for sale	(16)	0
Currency rate conversion	(31)	42
Benefit obligation at December 31	946	471	438
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31 of the previous year	438	369
Federal-Mogul acquisition	81	0
Settlement	(14)	(3)
Net realized/unrealized gains (loss)	(1)	42
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	0	(2)
Employer contributions	21	14
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Participants' contributions	1	1
Benefits paid	(25)	(18)
Held for sale	(10)	0
Currency rate conversion	(25)	35
Ending Balance at December 31	466	438	369
Funded status of the plans	(480)	(33)
Noncurrent assets	33	28
Current liabilities	(17)	(3)
Noncurrent liabilities	(496)	(58)
Net amount recognized	(480)	(33)
Other Postretirement Benefits Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at December 31 of the previous year	151	143
Federal-Mogul acquisition	263	0
Service cost	0	0
Interest cost	8	5	6
Settlement	0	0
Curtailment	(1)	0
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	0	0
Plan amendments	(66)	0
Actuarial (gain)/loss	(24)	12
Benefits paid	(15)	(10)
Medicare subsidies received	1	0
Participants' contributions	1	0
Held for sale	0	0
Currency rate conversion	4	1
Benefit obligation at December 31	322	151	143
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31 of the previous year	0	0
Federal-Mogul acquisition	0	0
Settlement	0	0
Net realized/unrealized gains (loss)	0	0
Administrative expenses/taxes paid	0	0
Employer contributions	13	10
Medicare subsidies received	1	0
Participants' contributions	1	0
Benefits paid	(15)	(10)
Held for sale	0	0
Currency rate conversion	0	0
Ending Balance at December 31	0	0	$ 0
Funded status of the plans	(322)	(151)
Noncurrent assets	0	0
Current liabilities	(28)	(9)
Noncurrent liabilities	(294)	(142)
Net amount recognized	(322)	(151)
Postretirement liability	$ 75	$ 9