Disposal Groups, Divestitures and Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended									11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Feb. 01, 2011	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Loss on disposal group held for sale				$ (27,000,000)										$ 27,000,000
Net assets				3,887,000,000				$ 3,355,000,000						3,887,000,000	3,355,000,000	2,894,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries														3,000,000	34,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries								80,000,000							80,000,000
Other income, net														(9,000,000)	18,000,000	1,000,000
Gain on derecognition of noncontrolling interest																5,000,000
Net sales				1,837,000,000	$ 1,831,000,000	$ 1,840,000,000	$ 1,701,000,000	1,447,000,000	$ 1,384,000,000	$ 1,546,000,000	$ 1,449,000,000			7,209,000,000	5,826,000,000	6,060,000,000
Payments to acquire business														187,000,000	78,000,000
Impairment of long-lived assets																36,000,000
Distressed supplier costs															1,000,000	8,000,000
Customer Relationships [Member]
Intangible asset, useful life														8 years
SIFCO S.A. [Member]
Payments to acquire business			$ 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
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Obligations with respect to current or future asbestos claims related to divestiture of DCLLC								0							0
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dana Companies LLC [Member]
Consideration received or receivable from divestiture of operations	$ 88,000,000							$ 3,000,000							$ 3,000,000
Net assets	165,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries	29,000,000					3,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries	$ 77,000,000
Other income, net						$ 3,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Nippon Reinz Co Ltd [Member]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries		$ 5,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries		$ 3,000,000
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] | Brazil Suspension Components Business [Member]
Consideration received or receivable from divestiture of operations				0										$ 0
Contribution obligation				10,000,000										$ 10,000,000
Loss on disposal group held for sale				$ 27,000,000
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 adjustment of carrying value of assets																	$ 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