Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Reduction in interest expense	$ 11

Amount of increase (decrease) to the interest cost component of the total amount of net periodic benefit cost for defined benefit plans.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	dan_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	debit
Period Type:	duration