Financial Instruments Automotive Narrative (Details) (Automotive Segment [Member], Federal-Mogul [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Maturity of price risk cash flow hedge derivatives (in years)		1 year
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Commodity contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	$ 55	$ 55	$ 45
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized net gains (losses) on price hedge contracts	(1)	(1)	1
Derivative instruments, Gain recognized in income	2	1
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Unrealized net gains on foreign currency hedge contracts	1	1	1
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest rate swap contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Maximum length of time hedged in interest rate cash flow hedge		5 years
Remaining portion of notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedge instruments	40	40
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss interest rate hedges.	(1)	(1)	(10)
Losses on interest rate swap agreements expected to be reclassified	1	1
Expected change in interest expense from 25 basis point change in interest rates, 2014		7
Expected change in interest expense from 25 basis point change in interest rates, 2015		2
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	1,190	1,190
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of customers accounting for more than 6% of direct sales	0	0
Concentration of risk threshold, percentage of direct sales		6.00%
VCS [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Concentration threshhold, balance sheet	14.00%	14.00%
Foreign exchange contracts | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	52	52	160
Foreign exchange contracts | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements	$ 14	$ 14	$ 11