Condensed Consolidating Financial Information Of Guarantor Subsidiaries (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Sales	$ 1,892	$ 1,693	$ 3,748	$ 3,410
Cost of sales	1,707	1,565	3,409	3,148
Gross margin	185	128	339	262
Selling, general and administrative expenses	91	87	177	178
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	42	103	86	145
Interest expense, net	9	6	19	15
Restructuring and other expenses	2	11	38	74
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	125	127	191	140
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	39	42	21	69
(Loss) income from continuing operations before earnings of subsidiaries	86	85	170	71
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	86	85	170	71
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(1)	0	2
Net income (loss)	86	84	170	73
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	21	9	36	27
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	65	75	134	46
Comprehensive income	50	31	90	67
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	38	29	79	40
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	983	681	983	681		825		723
Accounts receivable, net	1,206		1,206			1,162
Inventories	415		415			385
Other current assets	338		338			291
Total current assets	2,942		2,942			2,663
Property and equipment, net	1,274		1,274			1,326
Investment in affiliates	0		0			0
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	790		790			756
Intangible assets, net	298		298			332
Other non-current assets	118		118			79
Total assets	5,422		5,422			5,156
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	129		129			96
Accounts payable	1,174		1,174			1,027
Other current liabilities	447		447			429
Total current liabilities	1,750		1,750			1,552
Long-term debt	670		670			473
Employee benefits	559		559			571
Other non-current liabilities	346		346			419
Total Visteon Corporation shareholders' equity	1,352		1,352			1,385
Non-controlling interests	745		745			756
Total equity	2,097	2,128	2,097	2,128	2,039	2,141	2,091	1,997
Total liabilities and equity	5,422		5,422			5,156
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities			158	7
Investing activities
Capital expenditures			(114)	(102)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates			0	0
Proceeds from business divestitures and asset sales			39	80
Other			0	(2)
Net cash used by investing activities			(75)	(24)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs			204	2
Short term debt, net			43	4
Principal payments on debt			(5)	(4)
Payments to repurchase common stock			(125)	0
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates			0	0
Dividends to non-controlling interests			(22)	(22)
Other			1	0
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities			96	(20)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents			(21)	(5)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents			158	(42)
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	500		500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.75%		6.75%
Parent Company [Member]
Sales	34	61	82	102
Cost of sales	72	119	168	219
Gross margin	(38)	(58)	(86)	(117)
Selling, general and administrative expenses	20	19	33	34
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	9	9	18	19
Restructuring and other expenses	4	8	24	16
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	(71)	(94)	(161)	(186)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	0	1	1	1
(Loss) income from continuing operations before earnings of subsidiaries	(71)	(95)	(162)	(187)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	136	173	296	245
Income from continuing operations		78		58
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(3)		(12)
Net income (loss)	65	75	134	46
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	65	75	134	46
Comprehensive income	38	31	79	42
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	38	31	79	42
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	462	176	462	176		191		114
Accounts receivable, net	288		288			279
Inventories	5		5			15
Other current assets	30		30			24
Total current assets	785		785			509
Property and equipment, net	14		14			20
Investment in affiliates	1,895		1,895			2,024
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	0		0			0
Intangible assets, net	0		0			86
Other non-current assets	8		8			14
Total assets	2,702		2,702			2,653
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	367		367			266
Accounts payable	173		173			172
Other current liabilities	65		65			76
Total current liabilities	605		605			514
Long-term debt	450		450			450
Employee benefits	254		254			258
Other non-current liabilities	41		41			46
Total Visteon Corporation shareholders' equity	1,352		1,352			1,385
Non-controlling interests	0		0			0
Total equity	1,352		1,352			1,385
Total liabilities and equity	2,702		2,702			2,653
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities			(76)	(30)
Investing activities
Capital expenditures			(1)	(2)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates			472	16
Proceeds from business divestitures and asset sales			0	79
Other				0
Net cash used by investing activities			471	93
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs			0	0
Short term debt, net			0	0
Principal payments on debt			0	(1)
Payments to repurchase common stock			(125)
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates			0	0
Dividends to non-controlling interests			0	0
Other			1
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities			(124)	(1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents			0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents			271	62
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	291	350	611	718
Cost of sales	227	291	490	591
Gross margin	64	59	121	127
Selling, general and administrative expenses	12	15	19	33
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	(1)	(1)	(1)	(2)
Restructuring and other expenses	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	53	45	103	96
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before earnings of subsidiaries	53	45	103	96
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	86	122	195	119
Income from continuing operations		167		215
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		15		38
Net income (loss)	139	182	298	253
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	139	182	298	253
Comprehensive income	112	131	248	247
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	112	131	248	247
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	24	60	24	60		54		55
Accounts receivable, net	776		776			676
Inventories	16		16			23
Other current assets	28		28			32
Total current assets	844		844			785
Property and equipment, net	19		19			62
Investment in affiliates	1,326		1,326			1,587
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	0		0			0
Intangible assets, net	17		17			45
Other non-current assets	58		58			0
Total assets	2,264		2,264			2,479
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	45		45			24
Accounts payable	119		119			159
Other current liabilities	20		20			27
Total current liabilities	184		184			210
Long-term debt	45		45			0
Employee benefits	30		30			34
Other non-current liabilities	3		3			7
Total Visteon Corporation shareholders' equity	2,002		2,002			2,228
Non-controlling interests	0		0			0
Total equity	2,002		2,002			2,228
Total liabilities and equity	2,264		2,264			2,479
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities			6	13
Investing activities
Capital expenditures			(2)	(4)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates			437	10
Proceeds from business divestitures and asset sales			0	0
Other				0
Net cash used by investing activities			435	6
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs			0	0
Short term debt, net			0	0
Principal payments on debt			0	0
Payments to repurchase common stock			0
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates			(471)	(15)
Dividends to non-controlling interests			0	0
Other			0
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities			(471)	(15)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents			0	1
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents			(30)	5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Sales	1,731	1,576	3,417	3,192
Cost of sales	1,572	1,449	3,113	2,940
Gross margin	159	127	304	252
Selling, general and administrative expenses	59	53	125	111
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	42	103	86	145
Interest expense, net	1	(2)	2	(2)
Restructuring and other expenses	(2)	3	14	58
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	143	176	249	230
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	39	41	20	68
(Loss) income from continuing operations before earnings of subsidiaries	104	135	229	162
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations		135		162
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		(13)		(24)
Net income (loss)	104	122	229	138
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	21	9	36	27
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	83	113	193	111
Comprehensive income	68	60	155	137
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	56	58	144	110
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	497	445	497	445		580		554
Accounts receivable, net	1,268		1,268			1,138
Inventories	394		394			347
Other current assets	276		276			235
Total current assets	2,435		2,435			2,300
Property and equipment, net	1,241		1,241			1,244
Investment in affiliates	0		0			0
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	790		790			756
Intangible assets, net	281		281			201
Other non-current assets	114		114			70
Total assets	4,861		4,861			4,571
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	290		290			225
Accounts payable	1,386		1,386			1,204
Other current liabilities	358		358			326
Total current liabilities	2,034		2,034			1,755
Long-term debt	284		284			29
Employee benefits	275		275			279
Other non-current liabilities	302		302			366
Total Visteon Corporation shareholders' equity	1,141		1,141			1,386
Non-controlling interests	825		825			756
Total equity	1,966		1,966			2,142
Total liabilities and equity	4,861		4,861			4,571
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities			228	24
Investing activities
Capital expenditures			(111)	(96)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates			0	0
Proceeds from business divestitures and asset sales			39	1
Other				(2)
Net cash used by investing activities			(72)	(97)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs			204	2
Short term debt, net			43	4
Principal payments on debt			(5)	(3)
Payments to repurchase common stock			0
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates			(438)	(11)
Dividends to non-controlling interests			(22)	(22)
Other			0
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities			(218)	(30)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents			(21)	(6)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents			(83)	(109)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Sales	(164)	(294)	(362)	(602)
Cost of sales	(164)	(294)	(362)	(602)
Gross margin	0	0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	0	0	0	0
Interest expense, net	0	0	0	0
Restructuring and other expenses	0	0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before earnings of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	(222)	(295)	(491)	(364)
Income from continuing operations		(295)		(364)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax		0		0
Net income (loss)	(222)	(295)	(491)	(364)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	(222)	(295)	(491)	(364)
Comprehensive income	(168)	(191)	(392)	(359)
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	(168)	(191)	(392)	(359)
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	0	0	0	0		0		0
Accounts receivable, net	(1,126)		(1,126)			(931)
Inventories	0		0			0
Other current assets	4		4			0
Total current assets	(1,122)		(1,122)			(931)
Property and equipment, net	0		0			0
Investment in affiliates	(3,221)		(3,221)			(3,611)
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	0		0			0
Intangible assets, net	0		0			0
Other non-current assets	(62)		(62)			(5)
Total assets	(4,405)		(4,405)			(4,547)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	(573)		(573)			(419)
Accounts payable	(504)		(504)			(508)
Other current liabilities	4		4			0
Total current liabilities	(1,073)		(1,073)			(927)
Long-term debt	(109)		(109)			(6)
Employee benefits	0		0			0
Other non-current liabilities	0		0			0
Total Visteon Corporation shareholders' equity	(3,143)		(3,143)			(3,614)
Non-controlling interests	(80)		(80)			0
Total equity	(3,223)		(3,223)			(3,614)
Total liabilities and equity	(4,405)		(4,405)			(4,547)
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities			0	0
Investing activities
Capital expenditures			0	0
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates			(909)	(26)
Proceeds from business divestitures and asset sales			0	0
Other				0
Net cash used by investing activities			(909)	(26)
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs			0	0
Short term debt, net			0	0
Principal payments on debt			0	0
Payments to repurchase common stock			0
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates			909	26
Dividends to non-controlling interests			0	0
Other			0
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities			909	26
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents			0	0
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents			$ 0	$ 0