Operating Units Automotive Segment (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Federal-Mogul [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Restructuring 2013 [Member] Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Employee costs [Member] Restructuring 2013 [Member] Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Facility costs [Member] Restructuring 2013 [Member] Federal-Mogul [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Automotive Segment [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Affinia [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Affinia [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Affinia [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Jan. 31, 2014 Honeywell [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Honeywell [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]	Sep. 10, 2014 TRW [Member] Automotive Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
business combinations, recognized identifiable assets, net intangible assets																			$ 52
Percentage of equity ownership in subsidiary							80.70%
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangement					337		337		271
Gross amount of transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales					324		324		258
Undrawn cash with respect to transferred receivables					2		2
Proceeds from transferred receivables under factoring arrangements qualifying as sales					456	379	1,300	1,100
Expenses associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements					2	2	5	5
Maximum exposure associated with transferred receivables under factoring arrangements					21		21		21
Restructuring	23	5	61	22									25	4	63	20
Restructuring, total expected cost of plan										130	123	7
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost Remaining					28		28
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross																	149			169		385
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Consideration Transferred																				15
business combination, cash paid in current period																	140
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Liabilities Incurred																	9
business combinations, recognized identifiable assets, net tangible assets																			71		184
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)																		26
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs																					$ 7