Disposal Groups and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended								9 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Dec. 23, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Feb. 28, 2011	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Net assets					$ 3,355,000,000				$ 2,894,000,000							$ 3,355,000,000	$ 2,894,000,000	$ 3,024,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries					(80,000,000)											80,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries																34,000,000		9,000,000
Other income, net																18,000,000	1,000,000	33,000,000
Gain on derecognition of noncontrolling interest																	5,000,000
Net sales					1,447,000,000	$ 1,384,000,000	$ 1,546,000,000	$ 1,449,000,000	1,375,000,000	$ 1,468,000,000	$ 1,609,000,000	$ 1,608,000,000				5,826,000,000	6,060,000,000	6,617,000,000
Loss on disposal group held for sale																		80,000,000
Payments to acquire business																78,000,000
Impairment of long-lived assets										36,000,000							36,000,000
Distressed supplier costs																$ 1,000,000	8,000,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible asset, useful life																7 years
SIFCO S.A. [Member]
Payments to acquire business		$ 60,000,000		$ 150,000,000
Sales from parts purchased																		225,000,000
Fixed asset, useful life													10 years
Impairment of long-lived assets										$ 36,000,000
SIFCO S.A. [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible asset, useful life													10 years
Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Credit to other comprehensive loss related to disposal group																$ 1,000,000	10,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dana Companies LLC [Member]
Net assets	$ 165,000,000
Consideration received or receivable from divestiture of operations	88,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries	77,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries	$ 29,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Nippon Reinz Co Ltd [Member]
Loss on sale of subsidiaries			$ 3,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries			$ 5,000,000
Noncontrolling percentage ownership interest sold			53.70%											53.70%
Gain on derecognition of noncontrolling interest			$ 12,000,000
Net sales														$ 42,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Operations In Venezuela [Member]
Consideration received or receivable from divestiture of operations																			$ 0
Gain on derecognition of noncontrolling interest																	5,000,000
Loss on disposal group held for sale																		80,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Operations In Venezuela [Member] | Defined Benefit Plans [Member]
Credit to other comprehensive loss related to disposal group																	10,000,000
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Operations In Venezuela [Member] | Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Credit to other comprehensive loss related to disposal group																	1,000,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Structural Products [Member]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries																		9,000,000
Charge to other income (expense) within discontinued operations																		$ 1,000,000
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dana Companies LLC [Member]
Consideration received or receivable from divestiture of operations															$ 3,000,000
Other income, net															$ 3,000,000
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Obligations with respect to current or future asbestos claims related to divestiture of DCLLC					$ 0				$ 78,000,000							$ 0	$ 78,000,000