Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, by Common Class [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent	$ 0	$ 1	$ 0	$ 2
Numerator:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	14	20	35	119
Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	$ 14	$ 21	$ 35	$ 121
Denominator:
Average common stock outstanding - basic	28.0	29.3	28.1	29.8
Dilutive effect of warrants and PSUs	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3
Diluted shares	28.1	29.5	28.2	30.1
Basic earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	$ 0.50	$ 0.68	$ 1.25	$ 3.99
Discontinued operations	0	0.03	0	0.07
Basic	0.50	0.71	1.25	4.06
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
Continuing operations	0.50	0.68	1.24	3.95
Discontinued operations	0	0.03	0	0.07
Diluted	$ 0.50	$ 0.71	$ 1.24	$ 4.02