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Fair Value Measurements and Derivatives - Fair Value of Financial Instrument (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Carrying Value $ 1,606us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount $ 1,659us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
Fair Value 1,676us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 1,720us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Market Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Senior Notes Total [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 1,525us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dan_SeniorNotesTotalMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= us-gaap_MarketApproachValuationTechniqueMember
1,580us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dan_SeniorNotesTotalMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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Fair Value 1,600us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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1,643us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Income Approach Valuation Technique [Member] | Other indebtedness [Member]    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Line Items]    
Carrying Value 81us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= dan_OtherIndebtednessMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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79us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount
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= dan_OtherIndebtednessMember
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
= us-gaap_IncomeApproachValuationTechniqueMember
Fair Value $ 76us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
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/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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$ 77us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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/ us-gaap_ValuationTechniqueAxis
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