Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Numerator:
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	$ 513	$ 43	$ 65	$ 69	$ 39	$ 15	$ 75	$ (29)	$ 690	$ 103	$ 136
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	(3)	(56)
Net income attributable to Visteon									$ 690	$ 100	$ 80
Denominator:
Average common stock outstanding									50,000,000	52,900,000	51,200,000
Dilutive effect of warrants									1,100,000	400,000	800,000
Diluted shares									51,100,000	53,300,000	52,000,000
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
Continuing operations									$ 13.80	$ 1.95	$ 2.65
Discontinued operations									$ 0.00	$ (0.06)	$ (1.09)
Basic	$ 10.56	$ 0.87	$ 1.30	$ 1.34	$ 0.74	$ 0.28	$ 1.41	$ (0.56)	$ 13.80	$ 1.89	$ 1.56
Continuing operations									$ 13.50	$ 1.93	$ 2.62
Discontinued operations									$ 0.00	$ (0.05)	$ (1.08)
Diluted	$ 10.32	$ 0.85	$ 1.29	$ 1.33	$ 0.74	$ 0.28	$ 1.40	$ (0.56)	$ 13.50	$ 1.88	$ 1.54
Class of warrants, outstanding, excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation	0								0		0
Exercise price of warrants or rights
Options, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit									$ 44.55	$ 44.55	$ 44.55
Options, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit									$ 74.08	$ 74.08	$ 74.08
5-Year Warrants [Member]
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
Class of warrants, outstanding, excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation					1,500,000					1,500,000
Exercise price of warrants or rights	58.8				58.80				58.8	58.80
Performance Shares [Member]
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount									100,000	1,300,000	0
Stock Options [Member]
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount									200,000	400,000	400,000