Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	$ 1,977	$ 1,800
Segment EBITDA	215	190
LVD
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	727	673
Inter- Segment Sales	58	56
Segment EBITDA	63	66
Power Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	268	267
Inter- Segment Sales	5	7
Segment EBITDA	40	40
Commercial Vehicle
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	551	475
Inter- Segment Sales	33	29
Segment EBITDA	61	43
Off-Highway
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	418	373
Inter- Segment Sales	15	15
Segment EBITDA	49	41
Structures
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	13	11
Segment EBITDA	2
Eliminations and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales		1
Inter- Segment Sales	$ (111)	$ (107)

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Amount of revenue from transactions with other operating segments of the same entity.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 131

-Paragraph 27

-Subparagraph b

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

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-Article 5

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