Operating Units Automotive Segment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring	$ 31,000,000	$ 11,000,000	$ 16,000,000
Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary	77.60%
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangement	217,000,000	203,000,000
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales	216,000,000	202,000,000
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangements for which cash not yet drawn	0	0
Proceeds from transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales	1,500,000,000	1,700,000,000	1,300,000,000
Expenses associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements	7,000,000	9,000,000	6,000,000
Maximum exposure associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements	19,000,000	23,000,000
Restructuring	26,000,000	5,000,000	8,000,000
Restructuring, expected cost	15,000,000
Insurance recoverables	0	21,000,000
Insurance settlement used to restore operations	9,000,000
Insurance recoveries	30,000,000
Restructuring 2012 [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring	11,000,000
Employee Severance [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring, expected cost	12,000,000
Facility Closing [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring, expected cost	$ 3,000,000