Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets And Liabilities Held-For-Sale [Abstract]
Impairment charge for assets held for sale		$ 3
Increase of fair value write-up	$ 1
Aftermarket & Trailer
Long Lived Assets Held-for-sale [Line Items]
Addition in assets meeting held for sale criteria	$ 2

Assets And Liabilities Held-For-Sale [Abstract]

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Gain On Write-Up Of Long-Lived Assets Held-For-Sale

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The aggregate amount of write-downs for impairments recognized during the period for long-lived assets held for abandonment, exchange or sale.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
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-Topic 230
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-Paragraph 28
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The increase (decrease) during the period in book value of long-lived assets that the reporting entity plans to sell within one year (or one business cycle).

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