Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other items.

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Amount of net assets (liabilities).

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The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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The cash outflow for purchases of and capital improvements on property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,582us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,637us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,710us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,688us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,624us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,669us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,800us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 1,676us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 6,617us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 6,769us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	$ 7,224us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
Segment EBITDA									745	749	788
Capital Spend									234	209	164
Depreciation									164us-gaap_Depreciation	175us-gaap_Depreciation	190us-gaap_Depreciation
Net assets	3,060us-gaap_AssetsNet				3,079us-gaap_AssetsNet				3,060us-gaap_AssetsNet	3,079us-gaap_AssetsNet	3,243us-gaap_AssetsNet
Light Vehicle Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									2,496	2,549	2,743
Segment EBITDA									250	242	263
Capital Spend									129	82	47
Depreciation									63	67	82
Net assets	1,002				970				1,002	970	1,068
Commercial Vehicle Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,838	1,860	1,960
Segment EBITDA									172	194	199
Capital Spend									38	40	30
Depreciation									34	44	38
Net assets	869				938				869	938	860
Off-Highway Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,231	1,330	1,509
Segment EBITDA									169	163	189
Capital Spend									23	33	22
Depreciation									21	18	18
Net assets	344				379				344	379	409
Power Technologies Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,052	1,030	1,012
Segment EBITDA									154	150	137
Capital Spend									30	33	24
Depreciation									32	35	41
Net assets	442				454				442	454	471
Eliminations and other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales
Segment EBITDA
Capital Spend									14	21	41
Depreciation									14	11	11
Net assets	403				338				403	338	435
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									0	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Light Vehicle Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									139	124	186
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Commercial Vehicle Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									92	119	134
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Off-Highway Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									37	44	54
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Power Technologies Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									19	21	21
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Eliminations and other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									$ (287)	$ (308)	$ (395)