Restructuring Charges and Asset Impairments, Net - Roll Forward of Restructuring Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		$ 25	$ 15	$ 30
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		37
Provisions		115	47	30
Held for sale		(2)
Revisions to estimates		(3)		0
Payments		(68)	(39)	(45)
Foreign currency		(1)	2
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		103	25	15
Employee Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		19	8	20
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		37
Provisions		90	31	19
Held for sale		(2)
Revisions to estimates		(4)		(15)
Payments		(41)	(22)	(16)
Foreign currency		(1)	2
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		98	19	8
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		6	7	10
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		0
Provisions	$ 24	25	16	11
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		1		15
Payments		(27)	(17)	(29)
Foreign currency		0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		5	6	7
Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		25	14	30
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		37
Provisions		110	46	28
Held for sale		(2)
Revisions to estimates		(3)
Payments		(66)	(37)	(44)
Foreign currency		(1)	2
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		100	25	14
Clean Air | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		14	2	2
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		0
Provisions		14	23	6
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		0
Payments		(10)	(12)	(6)
Foreign currency		(1)	1
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		17	14	2
Ride Performance | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		7	6	24
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		0
Provisions		48	16	13
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		0
Payments		(35)	(16)	(31)
Foreign currency		0	1
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		20	7	6
Aftermarket | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		4	6	4
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		0
Provisions		16	7	9
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		0
Payments		(12)	(9)	(7)
Foreign currency		0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		8	4	6
Powertrain | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		0	0	0
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		22
Provisions		1	0	0
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		(3)
Payments		(5)	0	0
Foreign currency		0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		15	0	0
Motorparts | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		0	0	0
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		15
Provisions		31	0	0
Held for sale		(1)
Revisions to estimates		0
Payments		(4)	0	0
Foreign currency		0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		40	0	0
Other | Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring Reserve, beginning balance		0	1	0
Federal-Mogul Acquisition		0
Provisions		5	1	2
Held for sale		0
Revisions to estimates		0
Payments		(2)	(2)	(1)
Foreign currency		0	0
Restructuring Reserve, ending balance		$ 3	$ 0	$ 1