Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | $ 32 | $ 34 | $ 96 | $ 15 | | |
Revisions to estimates | (8) | (9) | (4) | (2) | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | 1 | | 28 | | $ 1 | $ 28 |
Total asset impairment charges | 3 | | 29 | | 3 | 500 |
Other non-restructuring asset impairments | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | 472 |
Corporate | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
Total asset impairment charges | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | 17 |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | | | | | | 11 |
Operating lease impairment | | | | | | 6 |
Other non-restructuring asset impairments | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | 17 |
Motorparts | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Total asset impairment charges | 1 | | 16 | | 1 | 16 |
Operating lease impairment | | | 9 | | | 9 |
Motorparts | Operating Segments | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | 1 | | 25 | | 1 | 25 |
Total asset impairment charges | 1 | | 24 | | 1 | 24 |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | 1 | | 16 | | 1 | 16 |
Operating lease impairment | | | 9 | | | 9 |
Other non-restructuring asset impairments | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
Performance Solutions | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Impairment of property, plant and equipment | | | | | | 455 |
Performance Solutions | Operating Segments | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
Total asset impairment charges | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 455 |
Other non-restructuring asset impairments | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 455 |
Powertrain | Asia Pacific | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 9 | | | | 9 | |
Powertrain | Operating Segments | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | 0 | | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
Total asset impairment charges | 0 | | 4 | | 0 | 4 |
Other non-restructuring asset impairments | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
Employee Costs | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 30 | 31 | 90 | 10 | | |
Revisions to estimates | (8) | (9) | (4) | (2) | | |
Employee Costs | Corporate | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | | | | | | 4 |
Employee Costs | Motorparts | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 1 | | 4 | | 1 | 4 |
Employee Costs | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | | | 12 | |
Facility Closure and Other Costs | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | |
Revisions to estimates | 0 | $ 0 | 0 | $ 0 | | |
Other restructuring | Motorparts | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 3 | | | | 3 | |
Other restructuring | Motorparts | North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 1 | | | | | |
Cost Reduction Programs | Motorparts | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 4 | | | 6 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Performance Solutions | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 7 | | 10 | | 11 | 10 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 14 | | | 14 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 15 | | 44 | | 15 | 44 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Corporate | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | 1 | | | | 1 | |
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 2 | | | | 17 | |
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Powertrain | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 12 | | | 14 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Motorparts | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 1 | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | 1 | | 4 | |
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Motorparts | Europe And Asia Pacific | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | | | | 1 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Performance Solutions | North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | | | | 1 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Powertrain | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | 3 | | | | 4 | |
Cost Reduction Programs | Other restructuring | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 32 | | 51 | | 32 | 51 |
Cost Reduction Programs | Other restructuring | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | 1 | | | | 6 | |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Motorparts | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 7 | | | | 7 | |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Motorparts | Europe And Asia Pacific | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 3 | | | 4 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Performance Solutions | North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 1 | | 5 | | 1 | 12 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Powertrain | Europe And North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 16 | | 9 | 16 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Powertrain | Operating Segments | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions | | | 3 | | | 3 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 9 | | 23 | | 9 | 23 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs | Clean Air | North America And Asia Pacific | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 1 | | | | 3 | |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Clean Air | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Powertrain | Europe And North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Revisions to estimates | | | | | | 1 |
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Other restructuring | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | 20 | | 29 | | 20 | 29 |
Project Accelerate | Motorparts | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 5 | | | 5 |
Project Accelerate | Performance Solutions | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 3 | | | 3 |
Project Accelerate | Clean Air | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 9 | | | 9 |
Project Accelerate | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 7 | | | 7 |
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 25 | | 3 | 25 |
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs | Clean Air | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | | | 3 | |
Voluntary Termination Program | Powertrain | Europe | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | 2 | | 1 | | $ 4 | 1 |
Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | 10 | | | | | |
Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs | Powertrain | Corporate | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | | | 1 | | | 1 |
Voluntary Termination Program | Termination benefits | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | 31 | | | | | |
Voluntary Termination Program | Special termination benefits | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | 21 | | | | | |
Voluntary Termination Program | Other restructuring | Powertrain | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring costs | $ 2 | | | | | |
Supply Chain Rationalization | Motorparts | North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | 4 | | | 4 |
Distribution Network | Motorparts | North America | | | | | | |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | | | | | | |
Restructuring charges | | | $ 4 | | | $ 4 |