Divestiture and held for sale - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			3 Months Ended
	Aug. 10, 2020	Oct. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 03, 2020
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets impairment charge			$ 0	$ 144,000,000
Proceeds from divestitures			$ 0	176,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Veoneer Nissin Brakes Systems
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Assets impairment charge				$ 144,000,000
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration	$ 1
Proceeds from divestitures	$ 22,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations | Honda VNBS Product Line
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Disposal group, including discontinued operation, consideration		$ 176,000,000			$ 176,000,000
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal, net		175,000,000
Disposal group, not discontinued operation, gain (loss) on disposal, net of closing costs		$ 77,000,000