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Product warranty accrual reduction in period.

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Product Warranty Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2007	Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Product warranty liability, current	$ 24.0	$ 37.4
Product warranty liability, non-current	59.6	53.1
Increase (decrease) in extended Product liability	3.9	8.2	(7.9)
Product warranty accrual reduction charged to DPIM receivable			7.3
Product warranty accrual reduction charged to comprehensive income	(1.0)	2.4	0.6
Warranty liability	83.6us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	90.5us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual	109.7us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual		115.4us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Warranty claims paid	35.0us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	38.7us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	47.3us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Product warranty accrual additional reserve			10.0
Extended Product warranty, charge to the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)			10.0
General Motors
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Product warranty accrual reduction charged to DPIM receivable	2.9	5.8
Reimbursement received	14.9	9.1
Dual Power Inverter Module
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Product warranty, qualified cost				12.0
Product warranty, qualified cost sharing ratio				33.30%
Warranty liability	48.5	44.6
Warranty claims paid	32.8	25.5
Dual Power Inverter Module \| General Motors
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Product warranty, qualified cost				34.0
Product warranty, qualified cost sharing ratio				66.70%
Other receivable	28.7	25.8
Dual Power Inverter Module \| Product Warranty
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Product warranty, qualified cost				$ 46.0