Operating Units Automotive Segment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring	$ 50,000,000	$ 31,000,000	$ 11,000,000
Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary	80.70%
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangement	271,000,000	217,000,000
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales	258,000,000	216,000,000
Proceeds from transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales	1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000	1,700,000,000
Expenses associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements	7,000,000	7,000,000	9,000,000
Maximum exposure associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements	21,000,000	19,000,000
Restructuring	40,000,000	26,000,000	5,000,000
Restructuring 2013 [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring	39,000,000
Restructuring, expected cost	73,000,000
Restructuring 2012 [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring	2,000,000
Employee Severance [Member] | Restructuring 2013 [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring, expected cost	58,000,000
Facility Closing [Member] | Restructuring 2013 [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring, expected cost	$ 15,000,000