Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	$ 1,949	$ 1,933	$ 3,926	$ 3,733
Segment EBITDA	229	204	444	394
LVD
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	735	654	1,462	1,327
Inter- Segment Sales	44	53	102	109
Segment EBITDA	76	60	139	126
Power Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	262	269	530	536
Inter- Segment Sales	6	7	11	14
Segment EBITDA	37	37	77	77
Commercial Vehicle
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	513	583	1,064	1,058
Inter- Segment Sales	39	30	72	59
Segment EBITDA	57	55	118	98
Off-Highway
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	426	414	844	787
Inter- Segment Sales	17	16	32	31
Segment EBITDA	56	51	105	92
Structures
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales	13	13	26	24
Segment EBITDA	3	1	5	1
Eliminations and other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
External Sales				1
Inter- Segment Sales	$ (106)	$ (106)	$ (217)	$ (213)

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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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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

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-Article 5

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