Disposal Groups and Divestitures - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended								11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2016	Jul. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Nov. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
(Gain) loss on disposal group held for sale							$ (3,000,000)		$ 27,000,000					$ (3,000,000)	$ 27,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary			$ 2,000,000												3,000,000	34,000,000
Net assets				$ 2,969,000,000	$ 3,009,000,000				2,969,000,000					3,009,000,000	2,969,000,000	2,365,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries																80,000,000
Net sales					$ 1,973,000,000	$ 1,978,000,000	$ 2,054,000,000	$ 2,138,000,000	1,837,000,000	$ 1,831,000,000	$ 1,840,000,000	$ 1,701,000,000		$ 8,143,000,000	7,209,000,000	5,826,000,000
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Obligations for current or future asbestos claims																0
Disposal Group, Held-for-sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Brazil Suspension Components Business [Member]
Consideration				0					0						0
Contribution obligation				10,000,000					$ 10,000,000						$ 10,000,000
(Gain) loss on disposal group held for sale				$ 27,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Dana Companies LLC [Member]
Consideration	$ 88,000,000															$ 3,000,000
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary	29,000,000										3,000,000
Net assets	165,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries	$ 77,000,000
Other income (expense), net											$ 3,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Nippon Reinz Co Ltd [Member]
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary		$ 5,000,000
Loss on sale of subsidiaries		3,000,000
Gain on derecognition of noncontrolling interest		$ 12,000,000
Net sales													$ 42,000,000
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] | Nippon Reinz Co Ltd [Member] | Dana Incorporated [Member]
Percentage ownership interest sold		53.70%											53.70%