Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net Narrative (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended										12 Months Ended										3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended							0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Energy Segment [Member]		Dec. 31, 2011 Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Gaming Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Food Packaging Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Food Packaging Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Food Packaging Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Metals Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Metals Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Metals Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 BERU [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Petroleum Reporting Unit [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Petroleum Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Petroleum Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Petroleum Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Apr. 30, 2013 Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Powertrain [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Oct. 02, 2013 Powertrain [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 VCS [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Oct. 02, 2013 VCS [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Gasification technology license CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Gasification technology license Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Permitting assets CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Permitting assets Petroleum Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Customer relationships CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	May 04, 2012 Customer relationships Fertlizer Reporting Unit [Member] CVR Energy, Inc. [Member] Energy Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Property, plant and equipment [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Alleged defective products liability [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Fuel Pump [Member] [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Trademarks and brand names Fuel Pump [Member] [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]
Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Amortization expense associated with definite-lived intangible assets	$ 81	$ 77	$ 65
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, 2014	80
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, 2015	80
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, 2016	77
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, 2017	77
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, 2018	69
Estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets, Thereafter	446
Total estimated future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets	829
Goodwill, purchase accounting adjustment	8			8			0							0			0	6		(8)				102				(102)													(8)	(36)
Definite-lived intangibles, purchase accounting adjustment												5								(3)
Foreign exchange	(16)			(16)			0							0			0																										(16)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Period Increase (Decrease)																																											(2)
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit																																												(6)
Adjustment to liabilities due to purchase accounting error																																										37
Reporting Unit, Percentage of Fair Value in Excess of Carrying Amount																							37.00%				18.00%					99.00%		26.00%
Goodwill	2,074	2,082		1,134	1,142		930	930						3	3		0	0													499		635
Impairment of intangible assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding goodwill)					46
Goodwill, Gross	2,314	2,322	1,353	1,360	1,368	1,323	930	930		0				3	3	3	14	14	20			930			574	574			356	356
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount																						0
Noncontrolling Interest, Period Increase (Decrease)																					(25)
Stockholders' Equity, Period Increase (Decrease)																					25
Allocation of intangible assets resulting from acquisition																						410														60		10		340
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life																																			25 years		25 years		20 years
Increase in tangible and identifiable intangible assets due to finalization of purchase price allocations																		11
Additional purchase price payments																		4
Adjustment to evnironmental liabilities due to purchase accounting adjustment																		1
Impairment	16	129	71	8	98	48	0	0	[1]		3	2	5	0	0	0	2	18	0
Impairment charge, definite-lived intangible assets												$ 2

[1] We consolidated CVR effective May 4, 2012.