Debt Narrative - Debt Facilities - Automotive (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 06, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Sensitivity to 25 bp change in interest rates, impact on interest expense in 2014	$ 7,000,000
Sensitivity to 25 bp change in interest rates, impact on interest expense in 2015	2,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.30%		2.60%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, refinancing indebtedness due, period	91 days
Revolving credit facility, unused borrowing availability	550,000,000	540,000,000	451,000,000
Line of credit, aggregate principal amount due upon acceleration	300,000,000
Letter of Credit [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Letters of credit outstanding	39,000,000		37,000,000
Term Loan [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of Interest Rate Derivatives	5 years
Derivative, Notional Amount	1,190,000,000
Average fixed interest rate of variable rate term loans through swap agreements	5.37%
Amount of hedged principal	1,190,000,000
Principal Owners and Affiliates [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Funding Commitment, Total Amount		$ 1,600,000,000