Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 08, 2013	Jun. 29, 2012
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	DAN
Entity Registrant Name	DANA HOLDING CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000026780
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		147,840,706
Entity Public Float			$ 1,876,000,000