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Acquisitions - Purchase Price Allocation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions					9 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Jan. 11, 2019	Jun. 22, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross					$ 666	$ 151
Business Combination, Goodwill					$ 530		$ 264
Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems Limited (PEPS) [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 50
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Other	45
Total purchase consideration	95
Business Combination, Cash and cash equivalents	2
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade	17
Business Combination, Inventories	8
Business Combination, Goodwill	73
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment	2
Business Combination, Accounts payable	(4)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities	(3)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation	$ 95
ODS [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 626
Business Combination, Purchase Price Adjustments		(4)
Total purchase consideration		622
Business Combination, Cash and cash equivalents		76
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade		150
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other		15
Business Combination, Inventories		190
Business Combination, Other current assets		15
Business Combination, Goodwill		123
Business Combination, Intangibles		58
Business Combination, Deferred tax assets		51
Business Combination, Other noncurrent assets		5
Business Combination, Investments in affiliates		7
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment		329
Business Combination, Notes payable, including current portion of long-term debt		(2)
Business Combination, Accounts payable		(151)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits		(35)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities		(48)
Business Combination, Long-term debt		(8)
Business Combination, Pension and postretirement obligations		(48)
Business Combination, Other noncurrent liabilities		(97)
Business Combination, Noncontrolling interests		(8)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation		$ 622
SME [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			$ 62
Total purchase consideration			88
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade			4
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other			1
Business Combination, Inventories			8
Business Combination, Goodwill			68
Business Combination, Intangibles			24
Business Combination, Other noncurrent assets			1
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment			5
Business Combination, Notes payable, including current portion of long-term debt			(8)
Business Combination, Accounts payable			(6)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits			(1)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities			(1)
Business Combination, Other noncurrent liabilities			(7)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation			$ 88
TM4 [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				$ 125
Total purchase consideration				125
Business Combination, Cash and cash equivalents				3
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Trade				3
Business Combination, Accounts receivable - Other				1
Business Combination, Inventories				4
Business Combination, Goodwill				148
Business Combination, Intangibles				24
Business Combination, Investments in affiliates				49
Business Combination, Property, plant and equipment				5
Business Combination, Accounts payable				(2)
Business Combination, Accrued payroll and employee benefits				(1)
Business Combination, Other accrued liabilities				(7)
Business Combination, Redeemable noncontrolling interest				(102)
Business Combination, Total purchase consideration allocation				$ 125