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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jul. 31, 2013
U.S. federal statutory rate     35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate  
Release of valuation allowances   $ 179,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount        
Loss on disposal group held for sale   80,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown 80,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown       
Recognized tax expense (benefit) related to future income taxes and non-us withholding taxes     3,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 8,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 7,000,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings  
Withholding tax related to the actual transfer of funds to the U.S. and between foreign subsidiaries     7,000,000dan_IncomeAndWithholdingTaxOnRepatriatedEarnings 13,000,000dan_IncomeAndWithholdingTaxOnRepatriatedEarnings 10,000,000dan_IncomeAndWithholdingTaxOnRepatriatedEarnings  
Intercompany loan obligations 574,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParent 574,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParent 574,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParent      
Intercompany loan obligations to parent considered permanently invested 36,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParentConsideredPermanentlyInvested 36,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParentConsideredPermanentlyInvested 36,000,000dan_IntercompanyLoanObligationsToParentConsideredPermanentlyInvested      
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance reasonably likely to reverse in the next twelve months 500,000,000dan_DeferredTaxAssetValuationAllowanceReasonablyLikelyToReverseInNextTwelveMonths 500,000,000dan_DeferredTaxAssetValuationAllowanceReasonablyLikelyToReverseInNextTwelveMonths 500,000,000dan_DeferredTaxAssetValuationAllowanceReasonablyLikelyToReverseInNextTwelveMonths      
Capital loss carryforwards 55,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 55,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 55,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards 65,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards    
Capital loss carryforward valuation allowance 55,000,000dan_CapitalLossCarryforwardValuationAllowance 55,000,000dan_CapitalLossCarryforwardValuationAllowance 55,000,000dan_CapitalLossCarryforwardValuationAllowance      
Other tax credit carryforwards 60,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards 60,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards 60,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards      
Other tax credit carryforward, valuation allowance 57,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance 57,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance 57,000,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance      
Net operating loss related to settlement of stock awards 31,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 31,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost 31,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost      
Interest accrued on uncertain tax positions 6,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 6,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 6,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 5,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued    
Expected decrease in unrecognized tax benefits in next twelve months 13,000,000dan_ExpectedDecreaseInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsOverNextTwelveMonths          
Unrecognized tax benefit that would impact effective tax rate 61,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 61,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 61,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate      
Minimum [Member]            
Other credit carryforward periods 10 years          
Maximum [Member]            
Other credit carryforward periods 20 years          
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member]            
Operating loss carryforwards 1,235,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
1,235,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
1,235,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
Operating loss carryforwards subjected to limitation, annual limit 84,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitationAnnualLimit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
84,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitationAnnualLimit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
84,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitationAnnualLimit
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
U.S operating loss carryforwards subject to limitation 677,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitation
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
677,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitation
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
677,000,000dan_OperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToLimitation
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= us-gaap_InternalRevenueServiceIRSMember
     
ITALY            
Accrued tax reserve on uncertain tax positions     2,000,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
6,000,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
4,000,000us-gaap_TaxAdjustmentsSettlementsAndUnusualProvisions
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
 
UNITED STATES            
Release of valuation allowances     179,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
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= country_US
     
CANADA            
Release of valuation allowances         34,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
 
Income tax expense reduction         34,000,000dan_IncomeTaxExpenseReduction
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
 
UNITED KINGDOM            
Release of valuation allowances         20,000,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
 
Income tax expense reduction         20,000,000dan_IncomeTaxExpenseReduction
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_GB
 
Foreign Tax Authority            
Income tax expense reduction       7,000,000dan_IncomeTaxExpenseReduction
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= us-gaap_ForeignCountryMember
   
Senior Notes Sold In 2013 [Member]            
Senior notes issued           $ 750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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= dan_SeniorNotesSoldIn2013Member