Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 0	$ 2
Numerator:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	14	63
Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	$ 14	$ 65
Denominator:
Average common stock outstanding - basic	28.2	30.5
Dilutive effect of warrants and PSUs	0.2	0.3
Diluted shares	28.4	30.8
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	$ 0.50	$ 2.07
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.07
Basic	0.50	2.14
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	0.49	2.05
Discontinued operations	0.00	0.06
Diluted	$ 0.49	$ 2.11