Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Roll Forward of Restructuring Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	$ 101	$ 103
Provisions	15	16
Revisions to estimates	(2)	0
Payments	(30)	(30)
Foreign currency	(1)	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	83	89
Employee Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	97	98
Provisions	10	11
Revisions to estimates	(2)	0
Payments	(23)	(25)
Foreign currency	(1)	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	81	84
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	4	5
Provisions	5	5
Revisions to estimates	0	0
Payments	(7)	(5)
Foreign currency	0	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	2	5
Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	92	100
Provisions	11	15
Revisions to estimates	(2)
Payments	(21)	(28)
Foreign currency	(1)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	79	87
Total Reportable Segments | Clean Air
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	23	17
Provisions	0	5
Revisions to estimates	0
Payments	(4)	(6)
Foreign currency	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	19	16
Total Reportable Segments | Powertrain
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	30	15
Provisions	2	1
Revisions to estimates	(1)
Payments	(4)	(3)
Foreign currency	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	27	13
Total Reportable Segments | Ride Performance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	23	25
Provisions	7	5
Revisions to estimates	(1)
Payments	(9)	(5)
Foreign currency	(1)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	19	25
Total Reportable Segments | Motorparts
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	16	43
Provisions	2	4
Revisions to estimates	0
Payments	(4)	(14)
Foreign currency	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	14	33
Corporate
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	9	3
Provisions	4	1
Revisions to estimates	0
Payments	(9)	(2)
Foreign currency	0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	$ 4	$ 2