Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Roll Forward of Restructuring Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	$ 83	$ 101	$ 89	$ 103	$ 101	$ 103
Provisions	96	15	49	16
Revisions to estimates	(4)	(2)	(2)	0
Payments	(35)	(30)	(21)	(30)
Foreign currency		(1)		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	140	83	115	89	140	115
Employee Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	81	97	84	98	97	98
Provisions	90	10	44	11
Revisions to estimates	(4)	(2)	(2)	0
Payments	(31)	(23)	(16)	(25)
Foreign currency		(1)		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	136	81	110	84	136	110
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	2	4	5	5	4	5
Provisions	6	5	5	5
Revisions to estimates	0	0	0	0
Payments	(4)	(7)	(5)	(5)
Foreign currency		0		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	4	2	5	5	4	5
Motorparts | Employee Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provisions	4				4
Motorparts | Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provisions	3				3
Total Reportable Segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	79	92	87	100	92	100
Provisions	95	11	49	15
Revisions to estimates	(4)	(2)	(2)
Payments	(34)	(21)	(20)	(28)
Foreign currency		(1)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	136	79	114	87	136	114
Total Reportable Segments | Clean Air
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	19	23	16	17	23	17
Provisions	24	0	14	5
Revisions to estimates	(2)	0	0
Payments	(6)	(4)	(2)	(6)
Foreign currency		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	35	19	28	16	35	28
Total Reportable Segments | Powertrain
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	27	30	13	15	30	15
Provisions	36	2	17	1
Revisions to estimates	0	(1)	0
Payments	(6)	(4)	(4)	(3)
Foreign currency		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	57	27	26	13	57	26
Total Reportable Segments | Ride Performance
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	19	23	25	25	23	25
Provisions	18	7	10	5
Revisions to estimates	0	(1)	0
Payments	(17)	(9)	(7)	(5)
Foreign currency		(1)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	20	19	28	25	20	28
Total Reportable Segments | Motorparts
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	14	16	33	43	16	43
Provisions	17	2	8	4
Revisions to estimates	(2)	0	(2)
Payments	(5)	(4)	(7)	(14)
Foreign currency		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	24	14	32	33	24	32
Corporate
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance	4	9	2	3	9	3
Provisions	1	4	0	1
Revisions to estimates	0	0	0
Payments	(1)	(9)	(1)	(2)
Foreign currency		0
Restructuring reserve, ending balance	$ 4	$ 4	$ 1	$ 2	4	$ 1
Corporate | Employee Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Provisions					$ 4