Business Acquisitions (Details) - USD ($)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 01, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition	Sep. 01, 2018
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents					$ 16,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability			$ 2,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High			5,000,000
Business Combination, Acquired Receivable, Fair Value					12,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	$ 300,000		17,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage						50.00%
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent		$ 4,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Liabilities					23,000,000
Acquisition Costs, Period Cost			1,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Accounts Payable					6,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory					4,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other					5,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Other					6,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Property, Plant, and Equipment					5,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other					2,000,000
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill)		132,000,000	$ 129,000,000	$ 129,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Other Noncurrent Assets					1,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Assets					$ 53,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent		637,000,000		$ 465,000,000
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					1.00%
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage					51.00%
Business Combination, Reason for Business Combination	The Company made this additional investment as part of its long-term strategic plan for VFAE. The investment will contribute to the business growth and enhanced economic performance of VFAE by leveraging Visteon’s manufacturing technology and engineering capabilities.
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Valuation Techniques	Fair values of equity investment and non-controlling interest, as of the acquisition date were estimated using the discounted cash flow technique of the income approach
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Equity Interests Issued and Issuable		$ 10,000,000
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 4,000,000
VFAE [Member]
Accounts Payable, Related Parties					$ 9,000,000
Taxes Payable					1,000,000
Intangible Assets, Net (Including Goodwill)					9,000,000
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value					15,000,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent					$ 15,000,000