Visteon (VC) 10-K 25 Feb 14 2013 Q4 Annual report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information Document (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Billions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Feb. 17, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'VISTEON CORP	'	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001111335	'	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'	'
Document Type	'10-K	'	'
Document Period End Date	31-Dec-13	'	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2013	'	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q4	'	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	48,395,695	'
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	'No	'	'
Entity Voluntary Filers	'No	'	'
Entity Current Reporting Status	'Yes	'	'
Entity Public Float	'	'	$3.20

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Sales	$7,439	$6,857	$7,532
Cost of sales	6,755	6,268	6,914
Gross margin	684	589	618
Selling, general and administrative expenses	367	369	387
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	213	226	168
Restructuring expense	39	79	24
Interest expense	47	49	48
Interest income	8	14	21
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	465	0	0
Other expense, net	35	41	11
Income before income taxes	882	291	337
Provision for income taxes	107	121	127
Income from continuing operations	775	170	210
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	-3	-56
Net income	775	167	154
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	85	67	74
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$690	$100	$80
Continuing operations	$13.80	$1.95	$2.65
Discontinued operations	$0	($0.06)	($1.09)
Basic earnings attributable to Visteon Corporation	$13.80	$1.89	$1.56
Continuing operations	$13.50	$1.93	$2.62
Discontinued operations	$0	($0.05)	($1.08)
Diluted earnings attributable to Visteon Corporation	$13.50	$1.88	$1.54

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net income	$545	$60	$86	$84	$60	$34	$84	($11)	$775	$167	$154
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-47	73	-53
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	131	-134	-26
Unrealized hedging gains (losses) and other, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-10	22	-9
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	74	-39	-88
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	849	128	66
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	81	93	61
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	35	5
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-4	-11	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($3)	$6	$2

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$1,677	$825
Restricted cash	25	20
Accounts receivable, net	1,227	1,162
Inventories, net	472	385
Other current assets	352	271
Total current assets	3,753	2,663
Property and equipment, net	1,414	1,326
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	228	756
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	189	'
Intangible assets, net	447	332
Other non-current assets	185	79
Total assets	6,027	5,156
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	106	96
Accounts payable	1,232	1,027
Accrued employee liabilities	202	175
Other current liabilities	262	254
Total current liabilities	1,802	1,552
Long-term debt	624	473
Employee benefits	440	571
Deferred tax liabilities	137	181
Other non-current liabilities	151	238
Stockholders' equity:	'	'
Preferred stock (par value $0.01, 50 million shares authorized, none outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012)	0	0
Common stock (par value $0.01, 250 million shares authorized, 54 million and 54 million shares issued, 48 million and 52 million shares outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively)	1	1
Stock Warrants	6	10
Additional paid-in capital	1,291	1,269
Retained earnings	956	266
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-12	-90
Treasury stock	-322	-71
Total Visteon Corporation stockholders' equity	1,920	1,385
Non-controlling interests	953	756
Total equity	2,873	2,141
Total liabilities and equity	$6,027	$5,156

Consolidated_Balance_Sheet_Par

Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$0.01	$0.01
Common Stock, Shares Authorized	250	250
Common Stock, Shares, Issued	54	54
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding	48	52
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized	50	50
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	0	0
Preferred Stock, Shares Outstanding	0	0

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Operating Activities	'	'	'
Net income	$775	$167	$154
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	262	259	316
Asset impairments	0	24	66
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates, net of dividends remitted	-26	-122	-122
Share-based Compensation	15	25	39
Gain on Yanfeng transactions and sale of other joint ventures	-470	-19	0
Other non-cash items	6	26	20
Changes in assets and liabilities:	'	'	'
Accounts receivable	-21	-38	-110
Inventories	-49	-26	-33
Accounts payable	97	-26	-25
Accrued income taxes	-54	10	1
Other assets and other liabilities	-223	-41	-131
Net cash provided from operating activities	312	239	175
Investing Activities	'	'	'
Capital expenditures	-269	-229	-258
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	977	191	14
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	-48	0	-29
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	38	0	0
Joint venture deconsolidation	0	0	-52
Other	0	-2	-6
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	698	-40	-331
Financing Activities	'	'	'
Short-term debt, net	-20	5	17
Cash restriction, net	0	0	51
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	204	831	503
Principal payments on debt	-6	-824	-513
Repurchase of common stock	-250	-50	0
Repurchase of long-term notes	-52	-52	0
Proceeds from rights offering, net of issuance costs	0	0	-33
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	-22	-27	-31
Other	5	2	3
Net cash used by financing activities	-141	-115	-3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	-17	18	-23
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	852	102	-182
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	825	723	905
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,677	825	723
Supplemental Disclosures:	'	'	'
Cash paid for interest	43	48	51
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	$291	$133	$127

Consolidated_Statements_of_Sha

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (USD $)	Total	Common Stock	Stock Warrants	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Parent [Member]	Non-controlling interests
In Millions
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$1,950	$1	$29	$1,099	$86	$50	($5)	$1,260	$690
Net income	154	0	0	0	80	0	'	80	74
Other comprehensive (loss) income	-88	0	0	0	0	-75	0	-75	-13
Stock-based compensation, net	33	0	0	41	0	0	-8	33	0
Repurchase of common stock	0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Warrant exercises	9	0	-16	25	0	0	0	9	0
Cash dividends	-32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-32
Deconsolidation	-29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-29
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	1,997	1	13	1,165	166	-25	-13	1,307	690
Net income	167	0	0	0	100	0	0	100	67
Other comprehensive (loss) income	-39	0	0	0	0	-65	0	-65	26
Stock-based compensation, net	18	0	0	26	0	0	-8	18	0
Common stock contribution to U.S pension plans	73	0	0	73	0	0	0	73	0
Repurchase of common stock	-50	0	0	0	0	0	-50	-50	0
Warrant exercises	2	0	-3	5	0	0	0	2	0
Cash dividends	-27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-27
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2012	2,141	1	10	1,269	266	-90	-71	1,385	756
Net income	775	0	0	0	690	0	0	690	85
Other comprehensive (loss) income	74	0	0	0	0	78	0	78	-4
Stock-based compensation, net	14	0	0	15	0	0	-1	14	0
Repurchase of common stock	-250	0	0	0	0	0	-250	-250	0
Warrant exercises	3	0	-4	7	0	0	0	3	0
Cash dividends	-22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-22
Acquisition of business	138	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	138
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2013	$2,873	$1	$6	$1,291	$956	($12)	($322)	$1,920	$953

Description_of_Business

Description of Business	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'
Description of Business	'
	NOTE 1. Description of Business
	Visteon Corporation (the “Company” or “Visteon”) is a global supplier of automotive systems, modules and components to global automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”). The Company’s operations are organized by global product lines including Climate, Electronics and Interiors and are conducted through a network of manufacturing operations, technical centers and joint ventures in every major geographic region of the world.

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Significant Accounting Policies	'
	NOTE 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Basis of Presentation: The Company's financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
	Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned and over which the Company exercises control. Investments in affiliates of greater than 20% and for which the Company does not exercise control, but does have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method. All other investments in non-consolidated affiliates are accounted for using the cost method.
	Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Considerable judgment is involved in making these determinations and the use of different estimates or assumptions could result in significantly different results. Management believes its assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, actual results could differ from those reported herein.
	Reclassifications: Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
	Revenue Recognition:  The Company records revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery occurs or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The Company delivers products and records revenue pursuant to commercial agreements with its customers generally in the form of an approved purchase order, including the effects of contractual customer price productivity. The Company does negotiate discrete price changes with its customers, which are generally the result of unique commercial issues between the Company and its customers. The Company records amounts associated with discrete price changes as a reduction to revenue when specific facts and circumstances indicate that a price reduction is probable and the amounts are reasonably estimable. The Company records amounts associated with discrete price changes as an increase to revenue upon execution of a legally enforceable contractual agreement and when collectibility is reasonably assured.
	Foreign Currency: Assets and liabilities of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses are translated into U.S. Dollars at end-of-period exchange rates and the related translation adjustments are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. The effects of remeasuring assets and liabilities of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses that use the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency are recorded as transaction gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Income and expense accounts of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses are translated into U.S. Dollars at average-period exchange rates and are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recorded as transaction gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Net transaction gains and losses increased net income by $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, but decreased net income by $5 million and $4 million in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	Restructuring Expense: The Company defines restructuring expense to include costs directly associated with exit or disposal activities. Such costs include employee severance and termination benefits, special termination benefits, contract termination fees and penalties, and other exit or disposal costs. In general, the Company records involuntary employee-related exit and disposal costs when there is a substantive plan for employee severance and related costs are probable and estimable, with the exception of one-time termination benefits and employee retention costs, which are recorded when the employees are entitled to receive such benefits and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Contract termination fees and penalties and other exit and disposal costs are generally recorded when incurred.
	Debt Issuance Costs: The costs related to issuance or modification of long-term debt are deferred and amortized into interest expense over the life of each respective debt issue. Deferred amounts associated with debt extinguished prior to maturity are expensed upon extinguishment.
	Other Costs: Repair and maintenance costs, research and development costs, and pre-production operating costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses include salary and related employee benefits, contractor fees, information technology, occupancy, telecommunications and depreciation. Research and development costs were $325 million in 2013, $299 million in 2012, and $326 million in 2011. Shipping and handling costs are recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of operations as "Cost of sales."
	Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Visteon: The Company uses the two-class method in computing basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Visteon, after deducting undistributed income allocated to participating securities, by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the average number of common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding after deducting undistributed income allocated to participating securities. Performance based share units are considered contingently issuable shares, and are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share if their conditions have been satisfied as if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period.
	Cash and Equivalents:  The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, including short-term time deposits, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and money market funds to be cash equivalents.
	Restricted Cash: Restricted cash represents amounts designated for uses other than current operations and includes $10 million related to the Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement, and $15 million related to cash collateral for other corporate purposes at December 31, 2013.
	Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable are stated at amounts estimated by management to be the net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded when it is probable amounts will not be collected based on specific identification of customer circumstances or age of the receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts balance was $7 million at both December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses are provisions for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable of less than $1 million, $3 million, and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and 2011.
	Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis, or market. Cost includes the cost of materials, direct labor, in-bound freight and the applicable share of manufacturing overhead. Inventories are reduced by an allowance for excess and obsolete inventories based on management’s review of on-hand inventories compared to historical and estimated future sales and usage.
	Product Tooling: Product tooling includes molds, dies and other tools used in production of a specific part or parts of the same basic design. It is generally required that non-reimbursable design and development costs for products to be sold under long-term supply arrangements be expensed as incurred and costs incurred for molds, dies and other tools that will be owned by the Company or its customers and used in producing the products under long-term supply arrangements be capitalized and amortized over the shorter of the expected useful life of the assets or the term of the supply arrangement. Contractually reimbursable design and development costs that would otherwise be expensed are recorded as an asset as incurred. Product tooling owned by the Company is capitalized as property and equipment and is amortized to cost of sales over its estimated economic life, generally not exceeding six years.The Company had receivables of $53 million and $36 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to production tools in progress, which will not be owned by the Company and for which there is a contractual agreement for reimbursement from the customer.
	Property and Equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost or fair value for impaired assets. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start accounting, property and equipment was re-measured and adjusted to estimated fair value as of October 1, 2010. Depreciation expense is computed principally by the straight-line method over estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes and by accelerated methods for income tax purposes in certain jurisdictions. Certain costs incurred in the acquisition or development of software for internal use are capitalized. Capitalized software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives generally ranging from 3 to 8 years. The net book value of capitalized software costs was approximately $5 million and $13 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Related amortization expense was approximately $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Amortization expense of approximately $2 million, $2 million and $1 million is expected for the annual periods ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.
	Asset impairment charges are recorded when events and circumstances indicate that such assets may not be recoverable and the undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. If estimated future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets, an impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds fair value. The Company classifies assets and liabilities as held for sale when management approves and commits to a formal plan of sale, generally following board of director approval, and it is probable that the sale will be completed within one year. The carrying value of assets and liabilities held for sale is recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell, and the recording of depreciation is ceased. For impairment purposes, fair value is determined using appraisals, management estimates or discounted cash flow calculations.
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets: The Company performs either a qualitative or quantitative assessment of goodwill for impairment on an annual basis. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level. The qualitative assessment considers several factors at the reporting unit level including the excess of fair value over carrying value as of the last quantitative impairment test, the length of time since the last fair value measurement, the current carrying value, market and industry metrics, actual performance compared to forecast performance, and the Company's current outlook on the business. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired, the reporting unit is quantitatively tested for impairment. To quantitatively test goodwill for impairment, the fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, then impairment may exist and further evaluation is required.
	Other indefinite-lived intangible assets are subject to impairment analysis annually or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment by comparing the fair value to the carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the asset is adjusted to fair value. Other definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and tested for impairment in accordance with the methodology discussed above under "Property and Equipment."
	Product Warranty: The Company accrues for warranty obligations at the time of sale based on management estimates, with input from sales, engineering, quality and legal functions, of the amount that eventually will be required to settle such obligations. This accrual is based on several factors, including contractual arrangements, past experience, current claims, production changes, industry developments and various other considerations. Product warranty liabilities are reviewed on a regular basis and adjusted to reflect actual experience.
	Product Recall: The Company accrues for product recall claims related to probable financial participation in customer actions to provide remedies to consumers as a result of actual or threatened regulatory or court actions or the Company’s determination of the potential for such actions. This accrual is based on management's best estimate after consideration of the individual fact patterns associated with specific claims, including input from the Company’s engineering, quality and legal functions.
	Income Taxes: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. This assessment requires significant judgment, and must be done on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, all available positive and negative evidence, including historical and projected financial performance, is considered along with any other pertinent information.
	Fair Value Measurements: The Company uses fair value measurements in the preparation of its financial statements, which utilize various inputs including those that can be readily observable, corroborated or are generally unobservable. The Company utilizes market-based data and valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Additionally, the Company applies assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.
	Financial Instruments: The Company uses derivative financial instruments, including forward contracts, swaps, and options to manage exposures to changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates. All derivative financial instruments are classified as held for purposes other than trading. The Company's policy specifically prohibits the use of derivatives for speculative purposes.
	Business Combinations: In accounting for business combinations, the purchase price of an acquired business is allocated to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. Determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management's judgment, the utilization of independent appraisal firms and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future cash flows, market rate assumptions, actuarial assumptions, and appropriate discount rates, among other items.
	Discontinued Operations: The Company reports financial results for discontinued operations separately from continuing operations to distinguish the financial impact of disposal transactions from ongoing operations. Discontinued operations reporting occurs only when the operations and cash flows of a component of the Company's has been or will be eliminated from ongoing operations and when the Company will no longer have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component. For a component to be disposed of by sale, financial results are classified as discontinued only when held for sale criteria are met. For a component to be disposed of other than by sale, financial results are not classified as discontinued until abandonment, distribution, or exchange occurs depending on the manner of disposal.
	On August 1, 2012, the Company completed the sale of its Lighting operations for proceeds of approximately $70 million. The Company recorded impairment charges principally related to property and equipment of approximately $19 million and $66 million during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The results of operations of the Lighting business have been reclassified to Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for all periods presented. Discontinued operations are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Sales	$	297		$	515
	Cost of sales	264			490
	Gross margin	33			25
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7			11
	Asset impairments	19			66
	Other expense, net	4			2
	Interest expense	2			2
	Income (loss) before income taxes	1			(56		)
	Provision for income taxes	4			—
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	(3	)	$	(56	)
	Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements: In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2013-2, "Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income". This ASU requires companies to present, either in a note or parenthetically on the face of the financial statements, the effect of the amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on its source and the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. This ASU is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012. The Company adopted these new disclosure requirements effective January 1, 2013.
	In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-5, "Foreign Currency Matters". The amendments in ASU 2013-5 resolve the diversity in practice about whether current literature applies to the release of the cumulative translation adjustment into net income when a parent either sells a part of all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity. In addition, the amendments in ASU 2013-5 resolve the diversity in practice for the treatment of business combinations achieved in stages involving a foreign entity. ASU 2013-5 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company does not expect this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Yanfeng_Transactions

Yanfeng Transactions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Yanfeng Transactions	'
	NOTE 3. Yanfeng Transactions
	On August 12, 2013, Visteon entered into a Master Agreement (the “Master Agreement”) with Huayu Automotive Systems Company Limited (“HASCO”), Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. (“Yanfeng”) and Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd. (“YFVE”), pursuant to which, among other things, Visteon and HASCO agreed to modify their existing interests in automobile interiors and electronics joint ventures in the People’s Republic of China, including Yanfeng and YFVE. Pursuant to the Master Agreement, among other transactions, (i) Visteon agreed to sell its 50% ownership interest in Yanfeng for cash of approximately $928 million, (ii) Visteon agreed to sell its ownership interests in other Yanfeng-related interiors joint ventures for additional aggregate cash of approximately $96 million, and (iii) Visteon agreed to subscribe to an additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE for cash of approximately $58 million.
	During the fourth quarter of 2013, Visteon completed some of the transactions contemplated under the Master Agreement including, but not limited to, the subscription to an additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE and the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Yanfeng. The Company recorded gains on the transactions completed during the three months ended December 31, 2013 totaling $465 million. Other transactions contemplated under the Master Agreement not completed during the fourth quarter of 2013 remain subject to substantive closing conditions, including government and regulatory approvals. Such transactions are expected to be substantially completed in multiple stages by June 30, 2015.
	Restructuring of YFVE Electronics Investments
	On November 7, 2013, Visteon made a cash payment of $58 million to subscribe to an additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE. This step acquisition increased Visteon's direct ownership interest in YFVE from a non-controlling 40% direct ownership interest to a controlling 51% direct ownership interest. Accordingly, from the date of the step acquisition, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of YFVE are consolidated into the Visteon financial statements as part of the Electronics business unit. Prior to the step acquisition Visteon accounted for YFVE as a non-consolidated affiliate under the equity method. Visteon applied business combination accounting and consolidated YFVE from November 1, 2013 forward, as activity between that date and the closing date of the acquisition was not material. On a preliminary basis, Visteon determined the purchase price of YFVE to be $293 million representing the aggregate of the consideration transferred to acquire the additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE, the estimated fair value of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE, and the estimated fair value of the 49% non-controlling interest in YFVE, as follows.
		1-Nov-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Cash paid for additional 11% interest in YFVE	$	58
	Fair value of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE	97
	Fair value of 49% non-controlling interest in YFVE	138
	Total YFVE purchase price	$	293
	The Company remeasured its previously held 40% equity interest in YFVE to fair value, resulting in a gain of $52 million inclusive of approximately $3 million related to foreign currency translation reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Visteon also recorded 100% of the identifiable assets and liabilities of YFVE and a non-controlling interest in YFVE, all at respective fair values. Goodwill of $51 million was recorded, representing the excess of the purchase price over the net of the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired of $242 million. The fair value of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE and the fair value of the 49% non-controlling interest in YFVE were estimated using income and market approaches based on financial analysis methodologies (including the discounted cash flow analysis), projected financial information, management's estimates, available information, and reasonable and supportable assumptions. These fair value measurements are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
	The total YFVE purchase price of $293 million was allocated to the Visteon consolidated statement of financial position, as follows.
		1-Nov-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Total YFVE purchase price	$	293
	Cash and equivalents	96
	Accounts receivable	75
	Inventories	42
	Other current assets	60
	Property and equipment	42
	Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	31
	Intangible assets	105
	Other non-current assets	2
	Short-term debt	(34		)
	Accounts payable	(106		)
	Accrued employee liabilities	(9		)
	Other current liabilities	(43		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(19		)
	Goodwill	$	51
	In addition to goodwill of $51 million, intangible assets include $89 million, $7 million and $9 million, respectively, for estimated amounts recognized for the fair value of customer-related and developed technology assets, and land use rights. It is currently estimated that these intangible assets have a weighted average useful life of approximately 10 years, 10 years and 32 years, respectively. Fair value estimates of these intangible assets were based on income approaches utilizing projected financial information, management's estimates, available information, and reasonable and supportable assumptions. The estimated fair values of property and equipment assets were based on a combination of cost and market approaches after considering the highest and best use of the assets. The estimated fair values of other assets and liabilities were based on management's estimates, available information, and reasonable and supportable assumptions. These fair value measurements are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
	The purchase price and related allocation are preliminary and may be revised as a result of adjustments made to the purchase price, additional information obtained regarding liabilities assumed, including, but not limited to, contingent liabilities, revisions of provisional estimates of fair values, including, but not limited to, the completion of independent appraisals and valuations related to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, and certain tax attributes. Additionally, the pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact the Company's reported results for any period presented, and as a result no pro forma financial information was presented.
	Sale of 50% Ownership Interest in Yanfeng
	On December 17, 2013, Visteon completed the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Yanfeng for cash proceeds of $928 million (before applicable taxes). In connection with the sale, Visteon recorded a gain of $413 million inclusive of approximately $31 million related to foreign currency translation reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Cash received from the sale of the Company's 50% investment in Yanfeng has been classified as net cash provided from investing activities on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2013.

NonConsolidated_Affiliates

Non-Consolidated Affiliates	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Non-Consolidated Affiliates	'
	NOTE 4. Non-Consolidated Affiliates
	The Company recorded equity in the net income of non-consolidated affiliates of $213 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, $226 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $168 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, respectively.
	•	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes $27 million representing Visteon's 50% equity interest in a non-cash gain recorded by Yanfeng. The gain resulted from the deconsolidation of YFVE pursuant to Visteon's November 2013 step acquisition to acquire a controlling 51% ownership interest in YFVE. In connection with the deconsolidation, Yanfeng recorded its retained non-controlling interest in YFVE at fair value, which exceeded the carrying value of net assets deconsolidated. The fair value of the retained non-controlling interest in YFVE was determined using financial analysis methodologies including the discounted cash flow analysis and the fair value measurement is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
	•	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2012 includes $63 million representing Visteon's equity interest in a non-cash gain recorded by Yanfeng. The gain resulted from the excess of fair value over carrying value of a former equity investee of Yanfeng that was consolidated effective June 1, 2012 pursuant to changes in the underlying joint venture agreement. The fair value was determined using financial analysis methodologies including the discounted cash flow analysis and the fair value measurement is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.
	The Company monitors its investments in affiliates for indicators of other-than-temporary declines in value on an ongoing basis. If the Company determines that an “other-than-temporary” decline in value has occurred, an impairment loss will be recorded, which is measured as the difference between the recorded book value and the fair value of the investment. During 2012, the Company determined that an other-than-temporary decline in the value of its investment in Visteon TYC Corporation ("VTYC") had occurred based on anticipated sale transaction proceeds and recorded an impairment of $5 million. In January 2013, the Company completed the sale of its 50% equity interest in VTYC for proceeds of approximately $17 million and no additional gain or loss was recorded on the sale. Included in the Company’s retained earnings is undistributed income of non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the equity method of approximately $31 million and $231 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Investments in non-consolidated affiliates were $228 million and $756 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013, non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the equity method totaled $189 million and non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the cost method totaled $39 million. Effective December 17, 2013, the Company changed from the equity method to the cost method of accounting for certain affiliates in connection with the closing of the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Yanfeng, including Yanfeng Visteon Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. At December 31, 2012, substantially all non-consolidated affiliates were accounted for under the equity method.
	A summary of the Company's investments in non-consolidated affiliates is provided below.
		31-Dec
		2013		2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Yanfeng Visteon Electronics (China) Investment Co., Ltd.	$	48	$	—
	Yanfeng Visteon Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd.	38		31
	Wuhu Bonaire Auto Electrical Systems Co., Ltd.	27		26
	Duckyang Industry Co., Ltd.	29		29
	Japan Climate Systems Corporation	26		21
	Chongqing Changan Visteon Engine Control Systems Co., Ltd.	16		16
	Fawer Visteon Climate Control System Co., Ltd.	11		8
	Yanfeng	—		531
	YFVE	—		47
	Visteon TYC Corporation	—		16
	Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd.	—		15
	Jiangsu Toppower Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.	—		12
	Others	33		4
	Total investments in non-consolidated affiliates	$	228	$	756
	Summarized financial data is provided below for the Company’s non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the equity method. Amounts included in the tables below represent 100% of the results of operations and balance sheet amounts for such non-consolidated affiliates. Yanfeng is considered a significant non-consolidated affiliate and is shown separately in the tables below.
		Yanfeng				All Others
		31-Dec				31-Dec
		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Current assets	$	—	$	2,710	$	522	$	577
	Other assets	—		1,114		210		305
	Total assets	$	—	$	3,824	$	732	$	882
	Current liabilities	$	—	$	2,320	$	387	$	534
	Other liabilities	—		28		28		38
	Stockholders’ equity	—		1,476		317		310
	Total liabilities and equity	$	—	$	3,824	$	732	$	882
		Net Sales						Gross Margin						Net Income
		31-Dec						31-Dec						31-Dec
		2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Yanfeng	$	8,089	$	5,171	$	3,014	$	1,160	$	782	$	473	$	334	$	369	$	246
	All other	1,335		1,757		1,681		111		194		176		94		92		90
		$	9,424	$	6,928	$	4,695	$	1,271	$	976	$	649	$	428	$	461	$	336
	Yanfeng sales and gross margin for the year ended December 31, 2012 include approximately $1,733 million and $278 million, respectively, related to the results of operations for the five months ended May 31, 2012 of a former equity investee that was consolidated effective June 1, 2012. Yanfeng net income for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 includes approximately $54 million and $130 million, respectively associated with non-cash gains. Net sales for all other affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 included $764 million and $802 million, respectively related to Duckyang Industry Co., Ltd. ("Duckyang"). In October 2011, Visteon sold a 1% interest in Duckyang and conveyed a board seat to the other partner. Following the transaction, Visteon held approximately 50% of Duckyang's total shares outstanding and no longer controlled the board, thus Duckyang became one of the Company's non-consolidated affiliates.

Restructuring_Activities

Restructuring Activities	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Restructuring Activities	'
	NOTE 5. Restructuring Activities
	The Company has undertaken various restructuring activities to achieve its strategic and financial objectives. Restructuring activities include, but are not limited to, plant closures, production relocation, administrative cost structure realignment and consolidation of available capacity and resources. The Company expects to finance restructuring programs through cash on hand, cash generated from operations, reimbursements pursuant to customer accommodation and support agreements or through cash available under its existing debt agreements, subject to the terms of applicable covenants. Restructuring costs are recorded as elements of a plan are finalized and the timing of activities and the amount of related costs are not likely to change. However, such costs are estimated based on information available at the time such charges are recorded. In general, management anticipates that restructuring activities will be completed within a time frame such that significant changes to the plan are not likely. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in estimating restructuring expenses, actual amounts paid for such activities may differ from amounts initially estimated.
	In November 2012 the Company announced a $100 million restructuring program designed to reduce fixed costs and to improve operational efficiency by addressing certain under-performing operations. In connection with that program, the Company announced a plan to restructure three European Interiors facilities and a plan to realign its corporate and administrative functions directly to their corresponding operational beneficiary to right-size such functions and reduce related costs. Through December 31, 2013, the Company recorded approximately $76 million of restructuring expenses under this program. The Company expects to record additional costs related to this program in future periods as underlying plans are finalized. Given the economically-sensitive and highly competitive nature of the automotive industry, the Company continues to closely monitor current market factors and industry trends taking action as necessary, including but not limited to, additional restructuring actions. However, there can be no assurance that any such actions will be sufficient to fully offset the impact of adverse factors on the Company or its results of operations, financial position and cash flows.
	The Company recorded restructuring expenses of $41 million, $79 million, and $34 million, during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Significant restructuring programs are summarized below by product group.
	Interiors
	During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company announced a plan to restructure three European Interiors facilities and recorded approximately $30 million for employee severance and termination benefits associated with approximately 230 employees. This amount remained accrued on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded an additional $4 million of employee severance and termination benefit costs associated with this program and made cash payments of approximately $16 million for related employee severance and termination benefits. As of December 31, 2013 approximately $18 million remains accrued for this program.
	During the third quarter of 2013, the Company announced a plan to restructure the workforce and related processes at an Interiors operation in Brazil. The Company recorded employee severance and termination benefit costs of $8 million associated with approximately 255 employees. The Company made cash payments of approximately $4 million for related employee severance and termination benefits during 2013. As of December 31, 2013 approximately $4 million remains accrued for this program.
	Climate
	During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company commenced a program designed to commonize global business systems and processes across its Climate operations for the purpose of reducing costs. The Company recorded and paid cash to settle employee severance and termination benefits of $19 million for approximately 100 employees, and $5 million, respectively, for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012.
	Electronics
	During 2011 the Company announced its intention to permanently cease production and to close the Cadiz Electronics facility located in Spain. In connection with the announcement, the Company recorded $24 million of employee severance and termination benefits costs representing the minimum amount of employee separation costs pursuant to statutory regulations. This amount remained accrued on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011. In January 2012 the Company reached agreements with the local unions and Spanish government for the closure of the Cadiz Electronics facility. During the first quarter of 2012 and in connection with the agreements, the Company recorded one-time termination benefits, in excess of the statutory minimum requirement, of approximately $31 million and other exit costs of $5 million. The Company also transferred land, building and machinery to the local municipality in Spain for the benefit of employees resulting in a loss of $14 million, which was recorded in Other (income) expense, net in the consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended December 31, 2012 the Company made $49 million of cash payments for employee severance and termination benefits and $5 million for other exit costs, primarily governmental registration of contributed assets. Additionally, the Company recovered approximately $23 million of these costs pursuant to the 2010 Global Settlement and Release Agreement with Ford, including $19 million during 2012 and $4 million during 2011. Amounts recovered have been recorded as deferred revenue on the Company's consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of supply contracts with the customer, or approximately 5 years.
	Corporate
	During 2012, the Company announced a program designed to realign its corporate and administrative functions directly to their corresponding operational beneficiary and to reduce corporate administrative costs. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded severance and termination benefit costs of $4 million associated with approximately 30 employees. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company recorded additional severance and termination benefit costs under this program of $9 million associated with approximately 40 employees and paid cash to settle employee severance and termination benefits of $9 million. The Company expects to record additional expense related to this program in future periods as additional elements of the plan are finalized and the timing of activities and the amount of related costs are not likely to change.
	Restructuring Reserves
	Restructuring reserve balances of $29 million and $39 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are classified as Other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company anticipates that the activities associated with the restructuring reserve balance as of December 31, 2013 will be substantially completed by the end of 2014. The Company’s consolidated restructuring reserves and related activity are summarized below including amounts associated with discontinued operations.
		Interiors			Climate			Electronics			Corporate			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	31-Dec-10	$	37		$	2		$	3		$	1		$	43
	Expenses	7			3			24			—			34
	Reversals	(7		)	(1		)	(2		)	—			(10		)
	Exchange	2			—			(2		)	—			—
	Utilization	(33		)	(3		)	(4		)	(1		)	(41		)
	31-Dec-11	$	6		$	1		$	19		$	—		$	26
	Expenses	34			5			36			4			79
	Utilization	(6		)	(5		)	(54		)	(1		)	(66		)
	31-Dec-12	$	34		$	1		$	1		$	3		$	39
	Expenses	13			19			—			9			41
	Reversals	(1		)	—			(1		)	—			(2		)
	Utilization	(21		)	(19		)	—			(9		)	(49		)
	31-Dec-13	$	25		$	1		$	—		$	3		$	29
	During 2011, the Company reversed $7 million of previously established accruals for employee severance and termination benefits at a European Interiors facility pursuant to a contractual agreement to cancel the related social plan and $2 million of previously established accruals due to lower than estimated severance and termination benefit costs associated with the consolidation of the Company’s Electronics operations in South America.

Inventories

Inventories	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Inventories	'
	NOTE 6. Inventories
	Inventories consist of the following components:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Raw materials	$	204		$	153
	Work-in-process	191			174
	Finished products	104			78
	Valuation reserves	(27		)	(20		)
		$	472		$	385

Property_and_Equipment

Property and Equipment	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]	'
Property and Equipment	'
	NOTE 7. Property and Equipment
	Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Land	$	162		$	161
	Buildings and improvements	301			269
	Machinery, equipment and other	1,309			1,137
	Construction in progress	145			100
	Total property and equipment	1,917			1,667
	Accumulated depreciation	(580		)	(421		)
		1,337			1,246
	Product tooling, net of amortization	77			80
	Property and equipment, net	$	1,414		$	1,326
	In April 2012, the Company sold its corporate headquarters, consisting of land and building, which had a net book value of approximately $60 million, for cash proceeds of approximately $80 million and entered into an agreement to lease back the corporate offices over a period of 15 years. The gain on the sale of $20 million is being amortized into income on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
	Property and equipment is depreciated principally using the straight-line method of depreciation over the related asset's estimated useful life. Generally, buildings and improvements are depreciated over a 40-year estimated useful life, leasehold improvements are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the initial lease term period, and machinery, equipment and other are depreciated over estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years. Product tooling is amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated life of the tool, generally not exceeding six years. Depreciation and amortization expenses for property and equipment, including assets recorded under capital leases, are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Depreciation	$	207		$	209		$	254
	Amortization	10			10			17
		$	217		$	219		$	271

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	NOTE 8. Intangible Assets
	Intangible assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
				31-Dec-13												31-Dec-12
		Estimated Weighted Average Useful Life (years)		Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization				Net Carrying Value				Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
				(Dollars in Millions)
	Definite-Lived
	Developed technology	8		$	219			$	88			$	131			$	209	$	60	$	149
	Customer related	10		214				45				169				124		30		94
	Other	39		32				9				23				22		5		17
	Subtotal			$	465			$	142			$	323			$	355	$	95	$	260
	Indefinite-Lived
	Goodwill			$	97			$	—			$	97			$	46	$	—	$	46
	Trade names			27				—				27				26		—		26
	Subtotal			$	124			$	—			124				$	72	$	—	72
	Total			$	589			$	142			$	447			$	427	$	95	$	332
	Changes in intangible asset gross carrying values and accumulated amortization are summarized in the table below.
		2013								2012
		Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization				Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Balance January 1	$	427			$	95			$	404			$	51
	Additions	156				—				11				—
	Divestiture	—				—				(5		)		—
	Amortization	—				45				—				40
	Foreign currency	6				2				17				4
	Balance December 31	$	589			$	142			$	427			$	95
	Additions to intangible assets for 2013 are primarily attributable to the November 2013 step acquisition of YFVE. In connection with the preliminary purchase price allocation acquired intangible assets were recorded at estimated fair values, including customer related assets of approximately $89 million, land use rights of approximately $9 million and developed technology of approximately $7 million. Additionally, the Company recorded goodwill of approximately $51 million on the YFVE step acquisition for the excess of the purchase price over the net of the fair values of the identifiable assets and liabilities acquired.
	The Company recorded approximately $45 million, $40 million and $45 million of amortization expense related to definite-lived intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively. The Company currently estimates annual amortization expense to be $50 million for 2014, $49 million for 2015, $48 million for 2016, $46 million for 2017 and $41 million for 2018. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, including goodwill and trade names are not amortized but are tested for impairment at least annually. The Company performs its annual impairment testing as of the first day of the fourth quarter of each year. No impairment was identified during the periods presented. Goodwill is summarized by product group in the table below.
		Climate				Electronics				Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Balance January 1, 2012	$	36			$	—			$	36
	Additions	10				—				10
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	46			$	—			$	46
	Additions	—				51				51
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	46			$	51			$	97

Debt

Debt	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Debt	'
	NOTE 9. Debt
	The Company’s short and long-term debt consists of the following:
			Weighted Average		Carrying Value
			Interest Rate
		Maturity	2013	2012	2013		2012
					(Dollars in Millions)
	Short-term debt
	Current portion of long-term debt		7.70%	8.90%	$	2	$	3
	Short-term borrowings		4.70%	3.30%	104		93
	Total short-term debt				$	106	$	96
	Long-term debt
	6.75% Senior notes due April 15, 2019	2019	6.75%	6.75%	$	396	$	445
	HVCC USD term loan due May 30, 2016	2016	1.80%	N/A	100		—
	HVCC KRW term loan due May 30, 2016	2016	3.70%	N/A	95		—
	Other	2014-2018	5.70%	8.50%	33		28
	Total long-term debt				$	624	$	473
	Short term borrowings
	Short-term borrowings are primarily related to the Company's non-U.S. operations and are payable in various currencies. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had international affiliate short-term borrowings of $104 million, approximately $68 million of which is related to HVCC. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had international affiliate short-term borrowings of $93 million, approximately $78 million of which is related to HVCC. These borrowings are payable in both U.S. dollar and non-U.S. currencies including, but not limited to, the Euro, Korean Won, Turkish Lira, Russian Ruble and Chinese Yuan.
	Short-term borrowings include an arrangement, through a subsidiary in France, to sell accounts receivable with recourse on an uncommitted basis. The amount of financing available is dependent on the amount of receivables less customary reserves. The Company pays a 25 basis points servicing fee on all receivables sold, as well as a financing fee of three-month Euribor plus 95 basis points on the advanced portion. At December 31, 2013 there were $31 million outstanding borrowings under the facility with $52 million of receivables pledged as security, which are recorded as "Other current assets" on the consolidated balance sheet. At December 31, 2012, there were $15 million outstanding borrowings under the facility with $49 million of receivables pledged as security.
	Available borrowings on outstanding affiliate credit facilities as of December 31, 2013 is approximately $291 million and certain of these facilities have pledged receivables, inventory or equipment as security.
	6.75% Senior Notes Due April 15, 2019
	In April 2011, the Company completed the sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior notes due April 15, 2019 (the “Original Senior Notes”). The Original Senior Notes were sold to the initial purchasers who were party to a purchase agreement (the “Initial Purchasers”) for resale to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to persons outside the United States under Regulation S. The Original Senior Notes were used to repay the obligations under the Term Loan Credit Agreement (“Term Loan”) in the amount of $498 million, which the Company entered into on October 1, 2010. In 2011, the Company recorded a loss of $24 million on the early extinguishment of the Term Loan including $21 million of unamortized original issuance discount and debt fees that were recorded net of the Term Loan principal on the face of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets immediately prior to extinguishment.
	During January 2012, the Company exchanged substantially identical senior notes (the "Senior Notes") registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for all of the Original Senior Notes. The Senior Notes were issued under an Indenture (the “Indenture”) among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Indenture and the form of Senior Notes provide, among other things, that the Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations. Interest is payable on the Senior Notes on April 15 and October 15 of each year until maturity on April 15, 2019. Each of the Company’s existing and future 100% owned domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee debt under the Company’s Revolver guarantee the Senior Notes.
	The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to make restricted payments; restrict dividends or other payments of subsidiaries; incur additional debt; engage in transactions with affiliates; create liens on assets; engage in sale and leaseback transactions; and consolidate, merge or transfer all or substantially all of its assets and the assets of its subsidiaries. The Indenture provides for customary events of default which include (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods), among others: nonpayment of principal or interest; breach of other agreements in the Indenture; defaults in failure to pay certain other indebtedness; the rendering of judgments to pay certain amounts of money against the Company and its subsidiaries; the failure of certain guarantees to be enforceable; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is not cured within the time periods specified, the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding series of Senior Notes may declare all the Senior Notes of such series to be due and payable immediately.
	Prior to April 15, 2014, the Company has the option to redeem up to 10% of the Senior Notes during any 12-month period from issue date until April 15, 2014 for a 103% redemption price, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. The Company exercised this right in December 2012 to repurchase $50 million (10%) of its Senior Notes and in December 2013 to repurchase an additional $50 million (10%) of its Senior Notes. The Company recorded a $2 million loss on extinguishment of debt in both 2012 and 2013 related to the premium paid on the debt redemption. The Company also has the option to redeem a portion or all of the Senior Notes subject to a make-whole provision.
	Beginning April 15, 2014, the Indenture allows for part or all of the Senior Notes to be redeemed at the following redemption prices (plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date) during the 12 month period beginning on April 15 of the indicated years: 2014 at 105.063%, 2015 at 103.375%, 2016 at 101.688%, and 2017 and thereafter at 100.000%. The Indenture also contains optional redemption rights related to the proceeds from equity offerings.
	HVCC Term Loans
	During the first quarter of 2013, Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation ("HVCC") entered into and fully drew on two unsecured bilateral term loan credit agreements with aggregate available borrowings of approximately $195 million. As of December 31, 2013, the USD equivalent of these agreements was $195 million. Both credit agreements mature in May 2016 and are subject to financial covenants requiring total debt to EBITDA of not greater than 3.2x and a net interest coverage test of more than 3x. The Company was in compliance with such covenants at December 31, 2013.
	Other Long-Term Debt
	Other long-term debt also includes amounts associated with the Company's non-U.S. operations and are payable in various currencies. As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had long-term international affiliate debt outstanding of $33 million and $28 million, respectively. These balances are payable in both U.S. and non-U.S. currencies including, but not limited to, the Euro, Korean Won, and Russian Ruble.
	Included in other long-term debt at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is approximately $17 million and $18 million, respectively, attributable to a sale-leaseback arrangement for land and buildings located in Chihuahua, Mexico. In connection with the transaction, the Company received proceeds of $19 million and entered into an agreement to lease the land and buildings back over a 5 year period. This sale-leaseback is being accounted for as a direct financing arrangement, and the cash proceeds have been recorded as debt. The lease requires annual rental payments that are allocated between the reduction of indebtedness and interest expense using an incremental borrowing rate of 9.5%. The Company will recognize the sale of the land and buildings at the end of the lease term and expects to record a gain of approximately $3 million.
	Revolving Loan Credit Facility
	The Company entered into a revolving loan credit agreement (the “Revolver”), by and among the Company and certain of the Company's subsidiaries, as borrowers, with a syndicate of lenders consisting of Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, co-collateral agent, co-syndication agent and Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent, and Barclays Capital, as co-syndication agent, dated October 1, 2010, which provided for a $200 million committed asset-based revolving credit facility. The Revolver requires the Company and its subsidiaries to comply with customary affirmative and negative covenants, and contains customary events of default. In April 2011, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into an amendment to the Revolver whereby the commitment amount was increased $20 million, to a total borrowing capacity of $220 million, subject to certain borrowing base requirements.
	During April 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to the Revolver to allow for the sale of its Lighting business and for the sale and leaseback of the Company's U.S. corporate headquarters. In July 2012, the Revolver was amended to, among other things, allow entry into a bridge loan financing agreement and reduce the commitment under the Revolver to $175 million reflecting the anticipated reduction in borrowing base assets following the sale of the Lighting business. Additionally, the amendment modified restrictive covenants to permit asset dispositions, hedging and the incurrence of limited categories of indebtedness.
	On January 28, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment to the Revolver to permit, among other things, the sale of certain Climate operations to Halla Climate Control Corporation ("Halla"), a 70% owned subsidiary of the Company.  In anticipation of the associated reduction in borrowing base assets, the Company also reduced its commitment amount to $130 million. Advances under the Revolver are available until maturity in October 2015. The Revolver has a fee of 0.5% per annum on the undrawn commitment. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. At December 31, 2013, the Company had available borrowings under the Revolver of approximately $100 million.
	Letters of Credit
	The Company has a $15 million letter of credit facility with US Bank National Association. In connection with the facility, the Company must maintain a collateral account equal to 103% of the aggregate stated amount of issued letters of credit (or 110% for non-U.S. currencies) and must reimburse any amounts drawn under issued letters of credit. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had $10 million and $9 million, respectively, of outstanding letters of credit issued under this facility secured by restricted cash. Additionally, the Company had $21 million and $14 million of locally issued letters of credit to support various customs arrangements and other obligations at its local affiliates of which $15 million and $6 million are secured by cash collateral at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	Maturities
	Debt obligations, at December 31, 2013, included maturities as follows: 2014 — $106 million; 2015 — $16 million; 2016 — $197 million; 2017 — $15 million; 2018 — $0 million; thereafter — $396 million.
	Other
	On July 4, 2012 the Company commenced a tender offer to purchase the remaining 30 percent of Halla. In connection with the tender offer, Visteon, through its wholly-owned Korean subsidiary Visteon Korea Holdings Corp., entered into a fully committed Korean debt facility of 1 trillion Korean Won ("KRW") or $881 million (the "Bridge Loan"), under which, Visteon Korea Holdings Corp. borrowed 925 billion KRW or $815 million. The Bridge Loan was secured by a pledge of all of the shares of capital stock of Halla owned directly or indirectly by Visteon. On July 30, 2012, Visteon Korea Holdings Corp. repaid approximately 910 billion KRW or $800 million of previously borrowed amounts under the Bridge Loan. On August 24, 2012, Visteon Korea Holdings Corp. permanently reduced the available commitments under the Bridge Loan as amended and completed repayment of all outstanding loan amounts on August 28, 2012 as was allowed without penalty after following certain advance notice and other procedures. The Company incurred debt extinguishment costs of approximately $4 million and interest of $5 million during 2012 in connection with this financing arrangement.

Employee_Retirement_Benefits

Employee Retirement Benefits	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Employee Retirement Benefits	'
	NOTE 10. Employee Benefit Plans
	Defined Benefit Plans
	The Company sponsors pay related benefit plans for employees in the U.S., UK, Germany, Brazil, France, Mexico, Japan, Korea, India, Thailand, and Canada. Employees in the U.S. are no longer accruing benefits under the Company's defined benefit plans as these plans were frozen. The Company’s defined benefit plans are partially funded with the exception of certain supplemental benefit plans for executives and certain non-U.S. plans, primarily in Germany, which are unfunded.
	During 2012 the Company offered an accelerated pension payment program to most of its U.S. defined benefit plan participants who are former employees with vested benefits not yet in pay status, whereby such participants could elect to receive a single lump sum payout. Approximately 70% of eligible participants elected to receive a single lump sum payout resulting in a reduction of the Company's U.S. retirement plan obligations of $408 million and a reduction in plan assets of $301 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company recorded settlement losses of $9 million during the fourth quarter of 2012 in connection with the lump sum payments.
	The Company's expense for defined benefit pension plans is provided in the table below, as follows:
		U.S. Plans												Non-U.S. Plans
		Year Ended December 31												Year Ended December 31
		2013				2012				2011				2013				2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Costs Recognized in Income
	Service cost	$	—			$	—			$	5			$	23			$	18		$	6
	Interest cost	47				70				73				27				28			28
	Expected return on plan assets	(62		)		(79		)		(75		)		(18		)		(18		)	(18		)
	Settlements and curtailments	—				9				(1		)		(1		)		4			—
	Amortization of losses and other	—				—				3				3				—			—
	Net pension (income) expense	$	(15	)		$	—			$	5			$	34			$	32		$	16
	Weighted Average Assumptions
	Discount rate	3.95		%		4.85		%		5.5		%		4.1		%		5.7		%	5.95		%
	Compensation increase	N/A				N/A				3.5		%		3.45		%		3.7		%	3.55		%
	Long-term return on assets	7		%		7		%		7.5		%		4.75		%		5.05		%	5.4		%
	In addition the Company recorded $1 million of U.S. retirement benefit related restructuring expenses during 2013 and 2012.
	The Company’s obligation for defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
		U.S. Plans								Non-U.S. Plans
		Year Ended December 31								Year Ended December 31
		2013				2012				2013				2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Change in Benefit Obligation
	Benefit obligation — beginning	$	1,245			$	1,480			$	653			$	466
	Service cost	—				—				23				18
	Interest cost	47				70				27				28
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(119		)		67				3				128
	Settlements and curtailments	—				(301		)		(2		)		(44		)
	Foreign exchange translation	—				—				14				15
	Transfers In	—				—				—				60
	Benefits paid and other	(92		)		(71		)		(17		)		(18		)
	Benefit obligation — ending	$	1,081			$	1,245			$	701			$	653
	Change in Plan Assets
	Plan assets — beginning	$	966			$	1,151			$	404			$	348
	Actual return on plan assets	84				115				11				24
	Sponsor contributions	5				77				33				42
	Settlements	—				(301		)		(1		)		(38		)
	Foreign exchange translation	—				—				6				10
	Transfers In	—				—				—				36
	Benefits paid and other	(95		)		(76		)		(19		)		(18		)
	Plan assets — ending	$	960			$	966			$	434			$	404
	Funded status at end of period	$	(121	)		$	(279	)		$	(267	)		$	(249	)
	Balance Sheet Classification
	Other non-current assets	$	8			$	—			$	2			$	2
	Accrued employee liabilities	(2		)		(2		)		(5		)		(3		)
	Employee benefits	(127		)		(277		)		(264		)		(248		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(98		)		39				93				81
	Tax effects/other	(2		)		—				(18		)		(12		)
		$	(100	)		$	39			$	75			$	69
	The accumulated benefit obligation for all defined benefit pension plans was $1.68 billion and $1.81 billion at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The projected benefit obligation, accumulated benefit obligation and fair value of plan assets for employee retirement plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets were $1.44 billion, $1.37 billion, and $1.06 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2013 and $1.70 billion, $1.66 billion and $1.21 billion, respectively, at December 31, 2012.
	Assumptions used by the Company in determining its defined benefit pension obligations as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table.
			U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Weighted Average Assumptions		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Discount rate		4.75	%		3.95	%		4.3	%		4.1	%
	Expected rate of return on assets		7	%		7	%		5.1	%		4.75	%
	Rate of increase in compensation		N/A			N/A			3.55	%		3.15	%
	Components of the net change in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to defined benefit pension plans on the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
		U.S. Plans								Non-U.S. Plans
	2013				2012				2013				2012
	(Dollars in Millions)
Actuarial (gains) / losses	$	(137	)		$	33			$	10			$	117
Prior Service Credit	(2		)		—				—				—
Deferred taxes	—				—				—				(10		)
Currency/Other	—				—				4				7
Reclassification to net income	—				(9		)		(2		)		(5		)
	$	(139	)		$	24			$	12			$	109
The U.S. actuarial gains of $137 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 are primarily related to higher discount rate assumptions. Actuarial losses of $3 million for the non-U.S. retirement plans are expected to be realized during 2014.
Benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid by the Company plans, as follows:
	U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	(Dollars in Millions)
2014	$	72			$	20
2015	69				19
2016	68				21
2017	67				23
2018	67				26
Years 2019 — 2023	339				177
In the year ended December 31, 2013, cash contributions to the Company's U.S. and non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans were $5 million and $33 million, respectively. Additionally, the Company expects to make cash contributions to its U.S. defined benefit pension plans of $14 million in 2014. Contributions to non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans are expected to be $37 million during 2014. The Company’s expected 2014 contributions may be revised.
In January 2012 the Company contributed approximately 1.5 million shares of common stock valued at approximately $73 million to its two largest U.S. defined benefit pension plans. This contribution was in excess of 2011 and 2012 plan year minimum required contributions for those plans by approximately $40 million. As of December 31, 2012, all shares previously contributed to the plans had been sold, with an average share price of approximately $44.
Substantially all of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan assets are managed by external investment managers and held in trust by third-party custodians. The selection and oversight of these external service providers is the responsibility of the investment committees and their advisors. The selection of specific securities is at the discretion of the investment manager and is subject to the provisions set forth by written investment management agreements and related policy guidelines regarding permissible investments, risk management practices and the use of derivative securities. Derivative securities may be used by investment managers as efficient substitutes for traditional securities, to reduce portfolio risks or to hedge identifiable economic exposures. The use of derivative securities to create economic leverage to engage in unrelated speculation is expressly prohibited. External investment managers are prohibited from investing in any debt or equity securities related to the Company or its affiliates. The Company's equity is permitted when it is the result of a corporate contribution to the plan.
The primary objective of the pension funds is to pay the plans’ benefit and expense obligations when due. Given the relatively long time horizon of these obligations and their sensitivity to interest rates, the investment strategy is intended to improve the funded status of its U.S. and non-U.S. plans over time while maintaining a prudent level of risk. Risk is managed primarily by diversifying each plan’s target asset allocation across equity, fixed income securities and alternative investment strategies, and then maintaining the allocation within a specified range of its target. In addition, diversification across various investment subcategories within each plan is also maintained within specified ranges. The Company’s retirement plan asset allocation at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and target allocation for 2014 are as follows:
	Target Allocation						Percentage of Plan Assets
	U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.						Non-U.S.
	2014			2014			2013			2012			2013			2012
Equity securities	33	%		25	%		34	%		44	%		24	%		15	%
Fixed income	28	%		65	%		13	%		15	%		64	%		74	%
Alternative strategies	39	%		5	%		52	%		39	%		6	%		7	%
Cash	—	%		5	%		1	%		2	%		6	%		4	%
	100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
The expected long-term rate of return for defined benefit pension plan assets has been chosen based on various inputs, including returns projected by various external sources for the different asset classes held by and to be held by the Company’s trusts and its targeted asset allocation. These projections incorporate both historical returns and forward looking views regarding capital market returns, inflation and other variables. Pension plan assets are valued at fair value using various inputs and valuation techniques. A description of the inputs and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value for each class of plan assets is included in Note 16 “Fair Value Measurements.”
Defined Contribution Plans
Most U.S. salaried employees and certain non-U.S. employees are eligible to participate in defined contribution plans by contributing a portion of their compensation, which is partially matched by the Company. Effective January 1, 2012, matching contributions for the U.S. defined contribution plan were increased to 100% on the first 6% of pay contributed. The expense related to matching contributions was approximately $11 million in 2013, $14 million in 2012, and $5 million in 2011 .
Other Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans
In the U.S. and Canada, the Company has a financial obligation for the cost of providing other postretirement health care and life insurance benefits to its employees under Company-sponsored plans. These plans generally pay for the cost of health care and life insurance for retirees and dependents, less retiree contributions and co-pays. Other postretirement benefit obligations were $6 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012.

StockBased_Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-Based Compensation	'
	NOTE 11. Stock-Based Compensation
	The Visteon Corporation 2010 Incentive Plan (the “2010 Incentive Plan”) provides for the grant of up to 5.6 million shares of common stock for restricted stock awards (“RSAs”), restricted stock units (“RSUs”), non-qualified stock options ("Stock Options"), stock appreciation rights (“SARs”), performance based share units ("PSUs"), and other stock based awards. The Company's stock-based compensation instruments are accounted for as equity awards or liability awards based on settlement intention as follows.
	•	For equity settled stock-based compensation instruments, compensation cost is measured based on grant date fair value of the award and is recognized over the applicable service period. For equity settled stock-based compensation instruments, the delivery of Company shares may be on a gross settlement basis or on a net settlement basis, as determined by the recipient. The Company's policy is to deliver such shares using treasury shares or issuing new shares.
	•	Cash settled stock-based compensation instruments are subject to liability accounting. At period end, the vested portion of the obligation for cash settled stock-based compensation instruments is adjusted to fair value based on the period-ending market prices of the Company's common stock. Related compensation expense is recognized based on changes to the fair value over the applicable service period.
	Generally, the Company's stock-based compensation instruments are subject to graded vesting and recognized on an accelerated basis. The settlement intention of the awards is at the discretion of the Organization and Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors. The total stock-based compensation expense recognized and unrecognized was as follows:
		Year Ended December 31												Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense
		2013				2012				2011				31-Dec-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Restricted stock awards	$	3			$	17			$	31			$	3
	Restricted stock units	12				5				7				6
	Stock options	—				3				8				—
	Stock appreciation rights	1				1				1				—
	Performance based share units	13				5				—				23
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	29			$	31			$	47			$	32
	Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units
	RSAs and RSUs expected to be settled in shares of the Company's common stock are recorded as equity awards. Grant date fair value is measured as the average of the high and low market price of the Company's common stock as traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The grant date fair value for the 2010 RSAs was estimated based on the weighted average trading prices of the Company’s common stock for the five business days immediately following the Effective Date. The Company granted 117,000 shares of RSAs during the year ended December 31, 2012, at weighted average grant date fair value of $53.48 per share. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was $3 million for non-vested RSAs and will be recognized on a weighted average basis over the remaining vesting period of less than one year. The Company granted 17,500 and 225,000 RSUs, expected to be settled in shares, during the year ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, at a weighted average grant date fair value of $75.69 per share and $43.47 per share, respectively. These awards generally vest in one-third increments on the grant date anniversary over a three year vesting period. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was $5 million for non-vested RSUs and will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of less than one year.
	RSUs expected to be settled in cash are accounted for as liability awards. The Company granted 1,000 and 71,000 RSUs, expected to be settled in cash, during the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, at weighted average grant date fair values $59.34 per share and $46.29 per share, respectively. The Company made cash settlement payments of $8 million and $5 million during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, $4 million was recorded under Accrued employee liabilities in both years relating to RSUs while $1 million and $6 million, respectively, were recorded under Employee benefits relating to RSUs. These awards generally vest in one-third increments on the grant date anniversary over a three year vesting period. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was $1 million for non-vested RSUs and will be recognized on a weighted average basis over the remaining vesting period of approximately 1.3 years. RSUs awarded under the Non-Employee Director Stock Unit Plan vest immediately but are not cash settled until the participant terminates service.
	A summary of activity for RSAs and RSUs, including grants, vesting and forfeitures is provided below.
		RSAs			RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
		(In Thousands)
	Non-vested at December 31, 2010	1,035			357			$	57.93
	Granted	—			1			49.83
	Vested	(345	)		(93	)		57.93
	Forfeited	(34	)		(8	)		57.93
	Non-vested at December 31, 2011	656			257			57.92
	Granted	117			296			47.16
	Vested	(482	)		(123	)		58.02
	Forfeited	(63	)		(27	)		55.6
	Non-vested at December 31, 2012	228			403			51.2
	Granted	—			19			74.55
	Vested	(199	)		(200	)		54.76
	Forfeited	(10	)		(61	)		44.88
	Non-vested at December 31, 2013	19			161			$	48.26
	Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
	Stock Options expected to be settled in shares of the Company's common stock are recorded as equity awards with an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low market price at which the Company's common stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of these awards is measured using the The Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company granted 155,000 Stock Options during the year ended December 31, 2012. The weighted average grant date fair value of Stock Options granted during the year ended December 31, 2012 was $25.16 per share. Stock Options generally vest in one-third increments on the grant date anniversary over a three year vesting period and have an expiration date 10 years from the date of grant. The Company received $2 million from stock options exercised during the year ended December 31, 2013. Unrecognized compensation expense for non-vested Stock Options at December 31, 2013 was less than one million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of less than one year.
	SARs expected to be settled in cash and are accounted for as liability awards with an exercise price equal to the average of the high and low market price at which the Company's common stock was traded on the New York Stock Exchange on the date of grant. The Company granted 32,000 SARs with a weighted average fair value of $20.78 as of December 31, 2012. The fair value of SARs is determined at each period-end using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. At December 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company recorded approximately $3 million and $2 million, respectively, under the caption Accrued Employee benefits and recorded compensation expense of $1 million and $1 million, respectively. SARs generally vest in one-third increments on the grant date anniversary over a three year vesting period and have an expiration date 10 years from the date of grant. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was less than one million for non-vested SARs and will be recognized on a weighted average basis over the remaining vesting period of less than one year.
	The Black-Scholes option pricing model requires management to make various assumptions including the expected term, expected volatility, risk free interest rate, and dividend yield. The expected term represents the period of time that granted awards are expected to be outstanding and is estimated based on considerations including the vesting period, contractual term and anticipated employee exercise patterns. Expected volatility is calculated based on a rolling average of the daily stock closing prices of a peer group of companies with a period equal to the expected life of the award. The peer group of companies was used due to the relatively short history of the Company's common stock since its emergence from the bankruptcy. The peer group was established using the criteria of similar industry (utilizing product mix), size (measured by market capitalization), leverage (measured using debt to equity ratio) and length of history. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of the stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield is based on historical patterns and future expectations for Company dividends.
	Weighted average assumptions used to estimate the fair value of awards during the year ended and as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
		Stock Options								SARs
		2013		2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
	Expected term (in years)	N/A		6			6			4.45			5.07			6
	Expected volatility	N/A		48.96	%		46.37	%		42.14	%		51.69	%		50.3	%
	Risk-free interest rate	N/A		1.12	%		2.59	%		1.51	%		0.74	%		0.98	%
	Expected dividend yield	N/A		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%
	A summary of activity for Stock Options and SARs, including award grants, vesting and forfeitures is provided below.
		Stock Options			Weighted Average				SARs			Weighted Average
					Exercise Price							Exercise Price
		(In Thousands)							(In Thousands)
	Outstanding at December 31, 2010	—			$	—			—			$	—
	Granted	482			72.6				94			74.08
	Exercised	—			—				—			—
	Forfeited or expired	(92	)		74.08				(10	)		74.08
	Outstanding at December 31, 2011	390			72.26				84			74.08
	Granted	155			53.57				32			53.57
	Exercised	—			—				—			—
	Forfeited or expired	(183	)		66.64				(18	)		68.06
	Outstanding at December 31, 2012	362			67.13				98			68.36
	Granted	—			—				—			—
	Exercised	(36	)		55.88				(3	)		61.42
	Forfeited or expired	(120	)		67.81				(19	)		66.8
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013	206			$	68.74			76			$	69.06
	Exercisable at December 31, 2013	130			$	71.51			50			$	71.27
		Stock Options and SARs Outstanding
Exercise Price	Number Outstanding			Weighted		Weighted
				Average		Average
				Remaining Life		Exercise Price
	(In Thousands)			(In Years)
$45.01 - $55.00	69			8.29		$	53.57
$55.01 - $65.00	5			7.25		$	62.28
$65.01 - $75.08	208			7.25		$	74.08
	282
Performance Based Share Units
PSUs that are expected to be settled in shares of the Company's common stock are recorded as equity awards. PSUs that are expected to be settled in cash are accounted for as liability awards. During the first quarter of 2012, the Company granted 188,000 PSUs. The number of such PSUs that will vest is based on the Company's achievement of targeted performance levels related to a pre-established relative total shareholder return ("RTSR") goal compared to its peer group of automotive companies over a three-year period, which may range from 0% to 150% of the target award amount. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company granted an additional 1,123,000 PSUs. The number of such PSU's that will vest is based on the Company's achievement of a pre-established total shareholder return ("TSR") metric over a three year period, which may range from 0% to 100% of the target award. PSUs will vest on December 31, 2015 and the final award will be determined by the Compensation Committee. A portion of each grant is expected to be settled in stock and cash.
For PSUs expected to be settled in shares of the Company's common stock, the grant date fair value was determined using the Monte Carlo valuation model. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was $15 million for the non-vested portion of these awards and will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of approximately 1.94 years. For PSUs expected to be settled in cash, the period ending fair value of the obligation for these awards was determined using the Monte Carlo valuation model. Unrecognized compensation expense at December 31, 2013 was $8 million for the non-vested portion of these awards and will be recognized over the remaining vesting period of approximately 1.94 years.
The Monte Carlo valuation model requires management to make various assumptions including the expected volatility, risk free interest rate and dividend yield. Expected volatility of 33.00% was calculated based on a rolling average of the daily stock closing prices of a peer group of companies with a period equal to the expected life of the award. The peer group of companies was used due to the relatively short history of the Company's common stock since its emergency from the bankruptcy. The peer group was established using the criteria of similar industry (utilizing product mix), size (measured by market capitalization), leverage (measured using debt to equity ratio) and length of history. The risk-free rate of 0.13% was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in relation to the contractual life of the stock-based compensation instrument. The dividend yield of 0.00% is based on historical patterns and future expectations for Company dividends.
A summary of activity for PSUs, including award grants, vesting and forfeitures is provided below.
	PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In Thousands)
Granted	1,311			$	33.85
Forfeited	(57	)		$	45.57
Non-vested at December 31, 2012	1,254			$	33.32
Granted	—			$	—
Forfeited	(265	)		$	32.33
Non-vested at December 31, 2013	989			$	33.59

Other_Expense_Net

Other Expense, Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other Expense, Net	'
	Note 12. Other Expense, Net
	Other expense, net consists of the following:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Transformation costs	$	40		$	33		$	7
	Gain on sale of joint venture interest	(5		)	(19		)	—
	Loss on debt extinguishment	2			6			24
	UK Administration recovery	(2		)	—			(18		)
	Loss on asset contribution	—			14			—
	Asset impairments	—			5			—
	Reorganization-related costs, net	—			2			8
	Deconsolidation gains	—			—			(8		)
	Gain on sale of assets	—			—			(2		)
		$	35		$	41		$	11
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Business transformation costs of $40 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, were related to financial and advisory services associated with continued execution of the Company's comprehensive value creation plan, including the following activities:
	•	Climate consolidation - During the first quarter of 2013, Halla purchased certain subsidiaries and intellectual property of Visteon's global climate business for approximately $410 million. With effect from February 1, 2013, this combined climate business has been operating under the name of Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation ("HVCC"), who is majority-owned by Visteon and headquartered in South Korea.
	•	Electronics optimization - During the fourth quarter of 2013 the Company made a cash payment of $58 million to subscribe to an additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE. This step acquisition increased Visteon's direct ownership interest in YFVE from a non-controlling 40% direct ownership interest to a controlling 51% direct ownership interest. Additionally, the Company invested $48 million during the fourth quarter of 2013 in a non-consolidated electronics holding company owned 50% by Visteon and 50% by Yanfeng. On January 13, 2014, Visteon reached an agreement to acquire the automotive electronics business of Johnson Controls for cash of $265 million. The acquisition is subject to certain regulatory and other consents and approvals and is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2014.
	•	Interiors strategy - The Company has determined that its Interiors business is not aligned with its long-term strategic goals and continues to explore alternatives including, but not limited to, divestiture, partnership or alliance. While the Company views Interiors as a non-core business, it continues to make commitments to this business and intends to divest in the future only under acceptable terms and conditions. On December 17, 2013, Visteon completed the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd., ("Yanfeng") a significant interiors equity investee, for cash proceeds of $928 million (before applicable taxes). The Company's goal is to dispose of the remainder of its Interiors businesses in three separate transactions targeted for 2014. Due to certain liabilities and capital requirements of many of the these remaining businesses, the Company may be required to contribute cash to such businesses in connection with any disposition, which amounts could be material.
	In connection with the preparation of the December 31, 2013 financial statements, the Company determined that an indicator of impairment existed in relation to the net assets of its Interiors business, which approximated $220 million as of December 31, 2013.  Accordingly, the Company performed a recoverability test utilizing a probability weighted analysis of cash flows associated with continuing to run and operate the Interiors business and estimated cash flows associated with the potential sale of the Interiors business. As a result of the analysis, the Company concluded that the assets were not recoverable. However, no impairment was recorded as of December 31, 2013 as the fair value of the underlying assets were determined to be in excess of the respective carrying value. To the extent that a sale transaction becomes more likely to occur in future periods an impairment charge may be required and such charge could be material. As of December 31, 2013 the Company did not meet the specific criteria necessary for the Interiors assets to be considered held for sale.
	•	Cost reduction program - In November 2012, the Company announced a $100 million restructuring program designed to reduce fixed costs and to improve operational efficiency by addressing certain under-performing operations. Through December 31, 2013, the Company recorded approximately $76 million for total inception to date expense under the program. The Company anticipates recording additional restructuring charges related to this program in future periods as underlying plans are finalized.
	In June 2013, the Company completed the sale of its 20% equity interest in Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. ("Dongfeng") for proceeds of approximately $20 million and recognized a gain of approximately $5 million. Dongfeng is an interiors joint venture based in China with 2012 revenue of $190 million.
	Loss on debt extinguishment of $2 million related to the 103% redemption premium paid on the December 2013 repurchase of $50 million of the Company's 6.75% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019.
	In September 2013, the Company received a distribution of $2 million under the United Kingdom Insolvency Act of 1986 resulting from the liquidation and recovery process associated with the estate of Visteon UK Limited, a company organized under the laws of England and Wales and a former indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The recovery was primarily related to various trade and loan receivables due from Visteon UK Limited to the Company at the March 2009 date of entry into administration.
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	In August 2012, the Company sold its 50% ownership interest in R-Tek Limited, a UK-based Interiors joint venture, for cash proceeds of approximately $30 million, which resulted in a gain of $19 million.
	Loss on debt extinguishment of $6 million was comprised of $4 million related to unamortized amounts attributable to the Korean Bridge Loan that was repaid during the third quarter of 2012 and $2 million related to the 103% redemption premium paid on the December 2012 repurchase of $50 million of the Company's 6.75% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019.
	The Company recorded a loss of $14 million associated with assets, including land, building and machinery, contributed to the local municipality in Spain for the benefit of employees in connection with the closure of the Cadiz Electronics operation.
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	In 2011, the Company recorded a loss of $24 million on the early extinguishment of the Term Loan including $21 million of unamortized original issuance discount and debt fees that were recorded net of the Term Loan principal on the face of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets immediately prior to extinguishment.
	In December 2011, the Company received an initial distribution of $18 million, in connection with the liquidation and recovery process under the UK Administration, these amounts primarily represented recoveries on amounts owed to Visteon for various trade and loan receivables due from the UK Debtor.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	NOTE 13. Income Taxes
	Details of the Company's income tax provision from continuing operations are provided in the table below:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Income (loss) before income taxes (a)
	U.S	$	(112	)	$	(165	)	$	(141	)
	Non-U.S	781			230			310
	Total income before income taxes	$	669		$	65		$	169
	Current tax provision
	U.S. federal	$	5		$	4		$	1
	Non-U.S	165			125			126
	U.S. state and local	1			1			1
	Total current tax provision	171			130			128
	Deferred tax provision (benefit)
	U.S. federal	—			(3		)	1
	Non-U.S	(64		)	(6		)	(2		)
	Total deferred tax provision (benefit)	(64		)	(9		)	(1		)
	Provision for income taxes	$	107		$	121		$	127
	(a) Income (loss) before income taxes excludes equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates.
	A summary of the differences between the provision for income taxes calculated at the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% and the consolidated provision for income taxes is shown below:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Income before income taxes, excluding equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates, at U.S. statutory rate of 35%	$	234		$	23		$	59
	Impact of foreign operations	(71		)	75			45
	State and local income taxes	(1		)	(2		)	4
	Tax reserve adjustments	(52		)	12			22
	Change in valuation allowance	86			(1		)	190
	Fresh-start accounting and reorganization items, net	—			—			(215		)
	Impact of tax law change	(32		)	1			18
	Yanfeng transactions	(58		)	—			—
	Other	1			13			4
	Provision for income taxes	$	107		$	121		$	127
	The favorable impact of foreign operations of $71 million includes a $58 million favorable variance due to income taxes on foreign earnings taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate, $54 million represents primarily U.S. foreign tax credit adjustments, and $16 million represents the reduction of U.S. income tax associated with the taxation of non-U.S. earnings due to transfers of offshore cash between countries (“look-through” rules). The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 retroactively extended the “look-through” provisions to December 31, 2013 on January 2, 2013. Because tax law changes are recognized in the period in which new legislation is enacted, the $16 million was reflected as a favorable discrete adjustment in the first quarter of 2013, but due to the Company's valuation allowance in the U.S. there was no net impact to the Company's provision for income taxes in 2013 or 2012 related to this item. These amounts were partially offset by $34 million of non-U.S. withholding taxes and $23 million of U.S. and non-U.S. income taxes related to the repatriation of earnings. The U.S. income tax consequences of these items approximate $47 million and were entirely offset by the U.S. valuation allowance. Tax reserve adjustments of $52 million primarily relate to reevaluating transfer pricing-related exposures in Europe and the United States due to audit closures during 2013. The $32 million impact of tax law changes is primarily attributable to tax reform in Mexico resulting in restoration of deferred tax assets, including net operating loss carryforwards, which were partially offset by a related valuation allowance of $26 million. The favorable $58 million variance related to the Yanfeng transactions primarily reflects the tax benefit associated with available foreign tax credits. The U.S. income tax consequences associated with the Yanfeng transactions approximate $54 million and were fully offset by the U.S. valuation allowance.
	During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company’s Visteon Climate Control Beijing Co., Ltd. operations received high-tech status from the Chinese government resulting in a reduction of the corporate income tax rate from 25% to 15% applied retroactively from January 1, 2013. The $7 million income tax benefit from this incentive and $3 million benefit in other jurisdictions are included with the impact of foreign operations in the effective tax rate reconciliation above. The income tax benefit from foreign tax holidays was approximately $3 million and $5 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively, attributable mainly to the Company's Thailand manufacturing operations which benefit from various incentives that expire at various times in the future.
	The Company’s provision for income tax for continuing operations was $121 million for year ended December 31, 2012. Significant components of the variance from the U.S. statutory rate include $29 million of non-U.S. withholding taxes, $80 million of U.S. and non-U.S. income taxes related to the planned repatriation of earnings from its unconsolidated and certain consolidated foreign affiliates, and $16 million of U.S. income tax associated with the "look-through" rules described above, partially offset by a $50 million favorable variance for foreign rate differentials. The U.S. income tax consequences in connection with the Company's earnings from these affiliates of approximately $93 million were offset with the U.S. valuation allowance. The tax reserve adjustments of $12 million primarily relate to interest accrued on tax positions related to prior periods. Other items impacting the effective rate of $13 million primarily represent U.S. tax adjustments offset by an equal and opposite amount against the U.S. valuation allowance.
	The Company’s provision for income tax for continuing operations was $127 million for year ended December 31, 2011. Significant components of the variance from the U.S. statutory rate include $34 million of non-U.S. withholding taxes, $55 million of U.S. and non-U.S. income taxes related to the planned repatriation of earnings from its unconsolidated and certain consolidated foreign affiliates, partially offset by a $44 million favorable variance for foreign rate differentials. The U.S. income tax consequences in connection with the Company's earnings from these affiliates of approximately $56 million were offset with the U.S. valuation allowance. The tax reserve adjustments of $22 million includes $15 million related to unrecognized tax benefits that are embedded in other deferred tax attributes offset by the U.S. valuation allowance. The fresh-start accounting adjustments and reorganization items include true-up adjustments to the net deferred tax assets related to the derecognition of U.S. tax loss and credit carryforwards as a result of the annual limitation imposed under IRC Sections 382 and 383, the legal entity restructuring approved as part of the Plan of Reorganization which utilized U.S. tax loss and credit carryforwards pre-emergence and other matters, all of which impact both the underlying deferred taxes and the related valuation allowances. The $18 million impact of tax law changes reflects an increase in the tax rate in Korea which increased the Company's net deferred tax liabilities by $6 million, as well as tax law changes in Michigan resulting in the elimination of $12 million in net operating loss carryforwards which were fully offset by the related valuation allowance.
	Deferred income taxes and related valuation allowances
	Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the basis of such assets and liabilities as measured by tax laws and regulations, as well as net operating loss, tax credit and other carryforwards. The Company has recorded a deferred tax liability, net of valuation allowances, for U.S. and non-U.S. income taxes and non-U.S. withholding taxes of approximately $46 million and $83 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, on the undistributed earnings of certain consolidated and unconsolidated foreign affiliates as such earnings are intended to be repatriated in the foreseeable future. The Company has not provided for deferred income taxes or foreign withholding taxes on the remainder of undistributed earnings from certain consolidated foreign affiliates because such earnings are considered to be permanently reinvested. It is not practicable to determine the amount of deferred tax liability on such earnings as the actual tax liability, if any, is dependent on circumstances existing when remittance occurs.
	Deferred tax assets are required to be reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on all available evidence, both positive and negative, it is considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. Significant management judgment is required in determining the Company’s valuation allowance. In making this assessment, management considers evidence including, historical and projected financial performance, as well as the nature, frequency and severity of recent losses along with any other pertinent information.
	In determining the need for a valuation allowance, the Company also evaluates existing valuation allowances. During 2013, certain Korean legal entities were merged which should result in the future utilization of foreign tax credits in Korea for which a valuation allowance was previously recorded, and consequently, the Company recognized a tax benefit of $12 million related to the elimination of the related valuation allowance. During 2012, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $8 million attributable to the elimination of valuation allowances at several foreign subsidiaries in China, India and the Czech Republic. During the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $8 million related to the reversal of a full valuation allowance with respect to the deferred tax assets of its UK subsidiary. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $66 million impairment charge attributable to the Company's Lighting assets. Approximately $16 million of the impairment charge related to jurisdictions where deferred tax assets are fully offset by a valuation allowance. The remaining $50 million related to other foreign jurisdictions where the Company concluded, based on the available evidence, it was more likely than not that the deferred tax assets associated with these jurisdictions would not be realized.
	The need to maintain valuation allowances against deferred tax assets in the U.S. and other affected countries will cause variability in the Company’s effective tax rate. The Company will maintain full valuation allowances against deferred tax assets in the U.S. and applicable foreign countries, including Germany, France, and Spain until sufficient positive evidence exists to reduce or eliminate the valuation allowances. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had net deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances, of approximately $42 million and $36 million, respectively, in certain foreign jurisdictions, the realization of which is dependent on generating sufficient taxable income in future periods. While the Company believes it is more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be realized, failure to achieve taxable income targets which considers, among other sources, future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, would likely result in an increase in the valuation allowance in the applicable period.
	The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Deferred tax assets:
	Employee benefit plans	$	83		$	135
	Capitalized expenditures for tax reporting	53			82
	Net operating losses and carryforwards	1,508			1,350
	All other	235			224
	Valuation allowance	(1,710		)	(1,695		)
	Total deferred tax assets	$	169		$	96
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Fixed assets and intangibles	$	116		$	111
	Investment in foreign affiliates, including withholding tax	96			75
	All other	32			42
	Total deferred tax liabilities	$	244		$	228
	Net deferred tax liabilities	$	75		$	132
	Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheet as:
	Other current assets	$	36		$	26
	Other non-current assets	69			28
Other current liabilities	43			5
Deferred tax liabilities non-current	137			181
	$	75		$	132
At December 31, 2013, the Company had available non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards and tax credit carryforwards of $1.6 billion and $12 million, respectively, which have carryforward periods ranging from 5 years to indefinite. The Company had available U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of $1.5 billion at December 31, 2013, which will expire at various dates between 2028 and 2032. U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards are $421 million at December 31, 2013. These credits will begin to expire in 2015. The Company had available tax-effected U.S. state operating loss carryforwards of $26 million at December 31, 2013, which will expire at various dates between 2015 and 2032.
In connection with the Company's emergence from bankruptcy and resulting change in ownership on the Effective Date, an annual limitation was imposed on the utilization of U.S. net operating losses, U.S. credit carryforwards and certain U.S. built-in losses (collectively referred to as “tax attributes”) under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Sections 382 and 383. The collective limitation is approximately $120 million per year on tax attributes in existence at the date of change in ownership. Additionally, the Company has approximately $437 million of U.S. net operating loss carryforwards and $145 million of U.S. foreign tax credits that are not subject to any current limitation since they were realized after the Effective Date.
If the Company were to have another change in ownership within the meaning of IRC Sections 382 and 383, its tax attributes could be further limited to an amount equal to its market capitalization at the time of the subsequent ownership change multiplied by by the federal long-term tax exempt rate. The Company cannot provide any assurance that such an ownership change will not occur, in which case the availability of the Company's tax attributes could be significantly limited or possibly eliminated. In order to continue to protect the Company's pre and post-emergence period tax attributes and reduce the likelihood that the Company will experience an additional ownership change our second amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides, among other things, that any attempted transfer of the Company's securities during a Restricted Period shall be prohibited and void ab initio insofar as it purports to transfer ownership or rights in respect of such stock to the purported transferee to the extent that, as a result of such transfer, either any person or group of persons shall become a “5-percent shareholder” of Visteon pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.382-2T(g), other than a “direct public group” as defined in such regulation (a “Five-Percent Shareholder”), or the percentage stock ownership interest in Visteon of any Five-Percent Shareholder shall be increased.
The foregoing restriction does not apply to transfers if either the transferor or transferee gives written notice to the Board of Directors and obtains their approval. A Restricted Period means any period beginning when the Company's market capitalization falls below $1.5 billion (or such other level determined by the Board of Directors not more frequently than annually) and ending when such market capitalization has been above such threshold for 30 consecutive calendar days. These restrictions could prohibit or delay the accomplishment of an ownership change with respect to Visteon by (i) discouraging any person or group from being a Five-Percent Shareholder and (ii) discouraging any existing Five-Percent Shareholder from acquiring more than a minimal number of additional shares of Visteon's stock.
As of the end of 2013, valuation allowances totaling $1.7 billion have been recorded against the Company’s deferred tax assets where recovery of the deferred tax assets is unlikely. Of this amount, $1.1 billion relates to the Company’s deferred tax assets in the U.S. and $571 million relates to deferred tax assets in certain foreign jurisdictions, including Germany, a pass-through entity for U.S. tax purposes.
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The Company operates in multiple jurisdictions throughout the world and the income tax returns of its subsidiaries in various tax jurisdictions are subject to periodic examination by respective tax authorities. The Company regularly assesses the status of these examinations and the potential for adverse and/or favorable outcomes to determine the adequacy of its provision for income taxes. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for tax adjustments that it believes are more likely than not to be realized as a result of any ongoing or future examination. Accounting estimates associated with uncertain tax positions require the Company to make judgments regarding the sustainability of each uncertain tax position based on its technical merits. If the Company determines it is more likely than not a tax position will be sustained based on its technical merits, the Company records the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. These estimates are updated at each reporting date based on the facts, circumstances and information available. Due to the complexity of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a payment that is materially different from the Company's current estimate of the liabilities recorded.
Gross unrecognized tax benefits were $73 million at December 31, 2013 and $117 million at December 31, 2012, of which approximately $30 million and $71 million, respectively, represent the amount of unrecognized benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate. The gross unrecognized tax benefit differs from that which would impact the effective tax rate due to uncertain tax positions embedded in other deferred tax attributes carrying a full valuation allowance. Since the uncertainty is expected to be resolved while a full valuation allowance is maintained, these uncertain tax positions should not impact the effective tax rate in current or future periods. The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of income tax expense and related amounts accrued at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $23 million and $36 million, respectively.
During the second quarter of 2013, the IRS commenced the audit of the Company's U.S. tax returns for the 2010 and 2011 tax years. At this stage in the audit, the Company is not aware of any proposed income tax adjustments that would have a material impact on the Company's effective tax rate due to the valuation allowances maintained against the Company's U.S. tax attributes. During the first quarter of 2013, the tax authorities in Spain completed an income tax examination related to the tax years 2006 through 2009 and the Company reached an agreement regarding its transfer pricing methodology resulting in a cash settlement of $2 million. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company paid $2 million to settle other tax matters (primarily in Mexico). Other net decreases in the Company's gross unrecognized tax benefits that impact the effective tax rate total approximately $37 million and primarily relate to reevaluating prior year uncertain tax positions associated with the examination in Spain which further validated the transfer pricing methodologies to allocate income and expense among jurisdictions in Europe and the United States.
With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years before 2009 or state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations for years before 2003. Although it is not possible to predict the timing of the resolution of all ongoing tax audits with accuracy, it is reasonably possible that certain tax proceedings in Asia (including Korea) could conclude within the next twelve months and result in a significant increase or decrease in the balance of gross unrecognized tax benefits. Given the number of years, jurisdictions and positions subject to examination, the Company is unable to estimate the full range of possible adjustments to the balance of unrecognized tax benefits. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
	Year Ended December 31
	2013			2012
	(Dollars in millions)
Beginning balance	$	117		$	123
Tax positions related to current period
Additions	8			15
Tax positions related to prior periods
Additions	5			—
Reductions	(51		)	(20		)
Settlements with tax authorities	(4		)	—
Lapses in statute of limitations	(2		)	(2		)
Effect of exchange rate changes	—			1
Ending balance	$	73		$	117
During 2012 Korean tax authorities commenced a review of the Company's Korean affiliates (including Halla) for tax years 2007 through 2012 and issued formal notice of assessments, including penalties, of approximately $25 million for alleged underpayment of withholding tax on dividends paid and other items, including certain management service fees charged by Visteon. During 2013, the Company's Korean affiliates have paid approximately $23 million to the Korean tax authorities, as required under Korean tax regulations, to pursue the appeals process. The Company believes that it is more likely than not that it will receive a favorable ruling when all of the available appeals have been exhausted. Also during 2012, Brazilian tax authorities issued tax assessment notices to Visteon Sistemas Automotivos (“Sistemas”) of approximately $15 million related to the sale of its chassis business to a third party. During 2013, after attempts to reopen an appeal of the administrative decision failed, Sistemas opened a judicial proceeding against the government to address the notice which required a deposit in the amount of the assessment in order to suspend the debt and allow Sistemas to operate regularly before the tax authorities. The Company believes that the risk of a negative outcome is remote once the matter is fully litigated at the highest judicial level. These appeal payments in Korea and Brazil, as well as contingent income tax refund claims associated with other jurisdictions, total $47 million as of December 31, 2013 and are included in Other non-current assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

Stockholders_Equity_and_Noncon

Stockholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Shareholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests	'
	NOTE 14. Stockholders’ Equity and Non-controlling Interests
	Share Repurchase Program
	In July 2012, the board of directors authorized the repurchase of up to $100 million of the Company's common stock. During 2012, the Company repurchased 1,005,559 shares of its outstanding common stock at an weighted average price of $49.72 per share, excluding commissions, for the aggregate purchase price of $50 million. In January 2013, the board of directors reauthorized the previously authorized $100 million and increased the repurchase amount an additional $200 million, bringing the total share repurchase authorization to $300 million. In March 2013, the Company entered into an accelerated stock buyback ("ASB") program with a third-party financial institution to purchase shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $125 million. Under the program, the Company paid the financial institution $125 million and received an initial delivery of 1,713,502 shares of common stock. The value of those shares on the date of delivery was $100 million at $58.36 per share and is included in common stock held in treasury. On April 17, 2013, the program concluded, and the Company received an additional 495,576 shares.
	In August 2013, the Company's board of directors raised the authorization of its remaining share repurchase program from $125 million to $1 billion over the next two years. The Company entered into another ASB program in August 2013 with a third-party financial institution to purchase shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $125 million. The Company paid the financial institution $125 million and received an initial delivery of 1,368,925 shares of common stock. The value of those shares on the date of delivery was $100 million at $73.05 per share and is included in common stock held in treasury. On December 20, 2013, the program concluded and the Company received an additional 307,975 shares. As of December 31, 2013, $875 million remains authorized and available for repurchase through December 31, 2015. The Company anticipates that repurchases of common stock would occur from time to time in open market transactions, non-discretionary programs or in privately negotiated transactions depending on market and economic conditions, share price, trading volumes, alternative uses of capital and other factors.
	Treasury Stock
	The Company's board of directors has authorized a total of $1.175 billion in share repurchases since July of 2012, of which $875 million remains authorized and available for repurchase through December 31, 2015. As a result of the execution of this share repurchase program, the Company's treasury stock has increased. The $125 million ASB that completed on April 17, 2013 contributed a total of 2,209,078 shares to treasury stock in 2013. The 125 million ASB that completed on December 20, 2013 contributed a total of 1,676,900 shares to treasury stock in 2013. In 2012, open market repurchases under the share repurchase program contributed a total of 1,005,559 shares to treasury stock. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company held approximately 5,640,000 and 1,760,000 shares of common stock in treasury for use in satisfying obligations under employee incentive compensation arrangements. The Company values shares of common stock held in treasury at cost.
	Warrants
	The warrants to purchase up to 2,355,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.66 per share, which expire ten years from issuance ("Ten Year Warrants") may be net share settled and are recorded as permanent equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets with 909 and 299,171 warrants outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Ten Year Warrants were valued at $15.00 per share on October 1, 2010 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Significant assumptions used in determining the fair value of such warrants at issuance included share price volatility and risk-free rate of return. The volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility and historical realized volatility for comparable companies. The risk-free rate assumption was based on U.S. Treasury bond yields.
	The warrants to purchase up to 1,552,774 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $58.8 per share, which expire five years from issuance ("Five Year Warrants") may be net share settled and are recorded as permanent equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets with 1,548,387 and 1,549,337 warrants outstanding at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The Five Year Warrants were valued at $3.62 per share on October 1, 2010 using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Significant assumptions used in determining the fair value of such warrants at issuance included share price volatility and risk-free rate of return. The volatility assumption was based on the implied volatility and historical realized volatility for comparable companies. The risk-free rate assumption was based on U.S. Treasury bond yields.
	If the Company pays or declares a dividend or makes a distribution on common stock payable in shares of its common stock, the number of shares of common stock or other shares of common stock for which a Warrant (the Five Year Warrants and Ten Year Warrants, collectively) is exercisable shall be adjusted so that the holder of each Warrant shall be entitled upon exercise to receive the number of shares of common stock that such warrant holder would have owned or have been entitled to receive after the happening of any of the events described above, had such Warrant been exercised immediately prior to the happening of such event. In addition, if the Company pays an extraordinary dividend (as defined in each Warrant Agreement) to common share holders, then the exercise price shall be decreased effective immediately after the effective date of such extraordinary dividend, dollar-for-dollar by the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid or distributed on each share of common stock.
	Non-Controlling Interests
	Non-controlling interests in the Visteon Corporation economic entity are as follows:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	HVCC	$	777		$	723
	YFVE	139			—
	Visteon Interiors Korea, Ltd.	22			20
	Other	15			13
	Total non-controlling interests	$	953		$	756
	Pursuant to the November 2013 step acquisition of a controlling interest in YFVE, Visteon applied business combination accounting and consolidated YFVE. In connection with the purchase accounting, Visteon recorded the estimated fair value of the non-controlling interest in YFVE at $138 million.
	During the first quarter of 2013, Halla Climate Control Corporation purchased certain subsidiaries and intellectual property of Visteon's global climate business for approximately $410 million. The transfer of Visteon's Climate operations to HVCC represented a common control transaction. Accordingly, the assets and liabilities were transferred at their respective carrying value and no gain or loss was recorded by the Company. HVCC designs, develops and manufactures automotive climate control products, including air-conditioning systems, modules, compressors, and heat exchangers for sale to global OEMs. The Company holds a 70% interest in HVCC, a consolidated subsidiary.
	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
	Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and reclassifications out of AOCI by component includes:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Changes in AOCI:
	Beginning balance	$	(90	)	$	(25	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, net of tax	124			(66		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(46		)	1
	Ending balance	$	(12	)	$	(90	)
	Changes in AOCI by component:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments
	Beginning balance	$	11		$	(41	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification, net of tax	(11		)	47
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)	(37		)	5
	Ending balance	(37		)	11
	Benefit plans
	Beginning balance	(108		)	25
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, net of tax (b)	131			(147		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (c)	2			14
	Ending balance	25			(108		)
	Unrealized hedging gains (loss)
	Beginning balance	7			(9		)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of tax (d)	4			34
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (e)	(11		)	(18		)
	Ending balance	—			7
	AOCI ending balance	$	(12	)	$	(90	)
	(a) Amount included in Other expense in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
	(b) Net tax benefits of $4 million and $11 million are related to benefit plans for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	(c) Amount included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. (See Note 10 Employee retirement benefits for additional details.)
	(d) Net tax benefit of $3 million and tax expense of $6 million are related to unrealized hedging gains (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	(e) Amount is included in Cost of sales in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
	Restricted Net Assets
	Restricted net assets related to the Company’s non-consolidated affiliates were approximately $228 million and $756 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. Restricted net assets related to the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries were approximately $405 million and $165 million, respectively as of December 31, 2013 and 2012. Restricted net assets of consolidated subsidiaries are attributable to the Company’s operations in China, where certain regulatory requirements and governmental restraints result in significant restrictions on the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries ability to transfer funds to the Company.

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
	NOTE 15. Earnings Per Share
	A summary of information used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Visteon is as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Numerator:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	103		$	136
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(3		)	(56		)
	Net income attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	100		$	80
	Denominator:
	Average common stock outstanding - basic	50			52.9			51.2
	Dilutive effect of warrants and PSUs	1.1			0.4			0.8
	Diluted shares	51.1			53.3			52
	Basic and Diluted Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
	Continuing operations	$	13.8		$	1.95		$	2.65
	Discontinued operations	—			(0.06		)	(1.09		)
		$	13.8		$	1.89		$	1.56
	Diluted earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
	Continuing operations	$	13.5		$	1.93		$	2.62
	Discontinued operations	—			(0.05		)	(1.08		)
		$	13.5		$	1.88		$	1.54
	The effect of certain common stock equivalents including warrants, performance-based share units, and stock options were excluded from the computation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as inclusion of such items would be anti-dilutive, summarized
	as follows.
		Year Ended December 31
		2013						2012						2011
		(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Number of warrants	—						1.5						—
	Exercise price	$	—					$	58.8					$	—
	Number of performance stock units	0.1						1.3						—
	Number of stock options	0.2						0.4						0.4
	Exercise price	$	44.55	-	$	74.08		$	44.55		-	$	74.08	$	44.55	-	$	74.08

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	NOTE 16. Fair Value Measurements
	Fair Value Hierarchy
	The Company uses a three-level fair value hierarchy that categorizes assets and liabilities measured at fair value based on the observability of the inputs utilized in the valuation. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and lowest priority to unobservable inputs.
	•	Level 1 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access.
	•	Level 2 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
	•	Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.
	The fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows.
			31-Dec-13
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
						(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Retirement plan assets		$	380		$	467		$	547		$	1,394
	Foreign currency instruments		—			6			—			6
	Liability Category
	Foreign currency instruments		$	—		$	2		$	—		$	2
			31-Dec-12
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
						(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Retirement plan assets		$	309		$	559		$	502		$	1,370
	Foreign currency instruments		—			22			—			22
	Liability Category
	Foreign currency instruments		$	—		$	1		$	—		$	1
	Foreign currency instruments are valued under an income approach using industry-standard models that consider various assumptions, including time value, volatility factors, current market and contractual prices for the underlying and non-performance risk. Substantially all of these assumptions are observable in the marketplace throughout the full term of the instrument, can be derived from observable data or are supported by observable levels at which transactions are executed in the marketplace. The carrying amounts of all other financial instruments approximate their fair values because of the relatively short-term maturity of these instruments.
	Retirement Plan Assets
	Retirement plan assets categorized as Level 1 include the following:
	•	Cash and cash equivalents, which consist of U.S. and foreign currencies held by designated trustees. Foreign currencies held are reported in terms of U.S. dollars based on currency exchange rates readily available in active markets.
	•	Registered investment companies are mutual funds that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Mutual fund shares are traded actively on public exchanges. The share prices for mutual funds are published at the close of each business day. Mutual funds contain both equity and fixed income securities.
	•	Common and preferred stock include equity securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. corporations. Common and preferred securities are traded actively on exchanges and price quotes for these shares are readily available.
	•	Other investments include several miscellaneous assets and liabilities and are primarily comprised of liabilities related to pending trades and collateral settlements.
	Retirement plan assets categorized as Level 2 include the following:
	•	Treasury and government securities consist of bills, notes, bonds, and other fixed income securities issued directly by a non-U.S. treasury or by government-sponsored enterprises. These assets are valued using observable inputs.
	•	Common trust funds are comprised of shares or units in commingled funds that are not publicly traded. The underlying assets in these funds (equity securities, fixed income securities and commodity-related securities) are publicly traded on exchanges and price quotes for the assets held by these funds are readily available.
	•	Liability Driven Investing (“LDI”) is an investment strategy that utilizes swaps to hedge discount rate volatility. The swaps are collateralized on a daily basis resulting in counterparty exposure that is limited to one day’s activity. Swaps are a derivative product, utilizing a pricing model to calculate market value.
	•	Corporate debt securities consist of fixed income securities issued by non-U.S. corporations. These assets are valued using a bid evaluation process with bid data provided by independent pricing sources.
	Retirement plan assets categorized as Level 3 include the following:
	•	Global tactical asset allocation funds (“GTAA”) are common trust funds comprised of shares or units in commingled funds that are not publicly traded. GTAA managers primarily invest in equity, fixed income and cash instruments, with the ability to change the allocation mix based on market conditions while remaining within their specific strategy guidelines. The underlying assets in these funds may be publicly traded (equities and fixed income) and price quotes may be readily available. Assets may also be invested in various derivative products whose prices cannot be readily determined.
	•	Limited partnership hedge fund of funds (“HFF”) directly invest in a variety of hedge funds. The investment strategies of the underlying hedge funds are primarily focused on fixed income and equity based investments. There is currently minimal exposure to less liquid assets such as real estate or private equity in the portfolio. However, due to the private nature of the partnership investments, pricing inputs are not readily observable. Asset valuations are developed by the general partners that manage the partnerships.
	•	Insurance contracts are reported at cash surrender value and have no observable inputs.
	The fair values of the Company’s U.S. retirement plan assets are as follows:
			31-Dec-13
	Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Registered investment companies		$	234		$	—		$	—		$	234
	Common trust funds		—			273			—			273
	LDI		—			118			—			118
	GTAA		—			—			70			70
	HFF		—			—			247			247
	Cash and cash equivalents		10			—			—			10
	Insurance contracts		—			—			8			8
	Total		$	244		$	391		$	325		$	960
			31-Dec-12
	Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Registered investment companies		$	163		$	—		$	—		$	163
	Common trust funds		—			354			—			354
	LDI		—			148			—			148
	GTAA		—			—			140			140
	HFF		—			—			139			139
	Cash and cash equivalents		14			—			—			14
	Insurance contracts		—			—			8			8
	Total		$	177		$	502		$	287		$	966
	The fair value measurements which used significant unobservable inputs are as follows:
Actual Return on Plan Assets		GTAA			HFF			Insurance Contracts
		(Dollars in Millions)
Ending balance at December 31, 2010		$	150		$	119		$	9
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		(8		)	(1		)	1
Purchases, sales and settlements		—			10			—
Ending balance at December 31, 2011		$	142		$	128		$	10
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		11			8			—
Purchases, sales and settlements		(13		)	3			—
Transfer out		—			—			(2		)
Ending balance at December 31, 2012		$	140		$	139		$	8
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date		(16		)	15			—
Purchases, sales and settlements		(54		)	93			—
Ending balance at December 31, 2013		$	70		$	247		$	8
The fair values of the Company’s Non-U.S. retirement plan assets are as follows:
		31-Dec-13
Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
Insurance contracts		$	—		$	—		$	210		$	210
Treasury and government securities		22			35			—			57
Registered investment companies		85			—			—			85
Cash and cash equivalents		9			10			—			19
Corporate debt securities		8			6			—			14
Common trust funds		5			5			—			10
Limited partnerships (HFF)		—			—			12			12
Common and preferred stock		4			20			—			24
Other		3			—			—			3
Total		$	136		$	76		$	222		$	434
		31-Dec-12
Asset Category		Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
		(Dollars in Millions)
Insurance contracts		$	—		$	—		$	199		$	199
Treasury and government securities		22			33			—			55
Registered investment companies		52			—			—			52
Cash and cash equivalents		18			—			—			18
Corporate debt securities		8			9			—			17
Common trust funds		5			8			—			13
Limited partnerships (HFF)		—			—			16			16
Common and preferred stock		16			—			—			16
Other		11			7			—			18
Total		$	132		$	57		$	215		$	404
Fair value measurements which used significant unobservable inputs are as follows:
Actual Return on Plan Assets		Insurance Contracts			HFF
		(Dollars in Millions)
Ending balance at December 31, 2010		$	179		$	5
Relating to assets held at the reporting date		4			—
Purchases, sales and settlements		(3		)	1
Ending balance at December 31, 2011		$	180		$	6
Relating to assets held at the reporting date		16			4
Purchases, sales and settlements		3			6
Ending balance at December 31, 2012		$	199		$	16
Relating to assets held at the reporting date		12			1
Purchases, sales and settlements		(1		)	(5		)
Ending balance at December 31, 2013		$	210		$	12
Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-recurring Basis
In addition to items that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company measures certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis, which are not included in the table above. As these non-recurring fair value measurements are generally determined using unobservable inputs, these fair value measurements are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. Items measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2013 included the identifiable assets and liabilities in connection with the consolidation of YFVE. Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2012 included the retained interest in Duckyang, the equity in the net assets of Yanfeng, and the Lighting assets subject to the impairment analysis.
Fair Value of Debt
The fair value of debt was approximately $755 million and $600 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Fair value estimates were based on quoted market prices or current rates for the same or similar issues, or on the current rates offered to the Company for debt of the same remaining maturities. Accordingly, the Company's debt is classified as Level 1, "Market Prices" and Level 2, "Other Observable Inputs" in the fair value hierarchy, respectively.

Financial_Instruments

Financial Instruments	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Financial Instruments	'
	NOTE 17. Financial Instruments
	The Company is exposed to various market risks including, but not limited to, changes in foreign currency exchange rates and market interest rates. The Company manages these risks through the use of derivative financial instruments. The maximum length of time over which the Company hedges the variability in the future cash flows for forecast transactions excluding those forecast transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing debt is up to eighteen months from the date of the forecast transaction. The maximum length of time over which the Company hedges forecast transactions related to the payment of variable interest on existing debt is the term of the underlying debt. The use of derivative financial instruments creates exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counter-party to the derivative financial instruments. The Company limits this exposure by entering into agreements directly with a variety of major financial institutions with high credit standards that are expected to fully satisfy their obligations under the contracts. Additionally, the Company’s ability to utilize derivatives to manage risks is dependent on credit and market conditions.
	Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
	Derivative financial instruments are recorded as assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The fair values of derivatives used to hedge the Company’s risks fluctuate over time, generally in relation to the fair values or cash flows of the underlying hedged transactions or exposures. The accounting for changes in fair value of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship.
	At inception, the Company formally designates and documents the financial instrument as a hedge of a specific underlying exposure, as well as the risk management objectives and strategies for undertaking the hedge transaction, including designation of the instrument as a fair value hedge, a cash flow hedge or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. Additionally, at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, the Company formally assesses whether the financial instruments that are used in hedging transactions are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair value or cash flows of the related underlying exposure.
	For a designated cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative instrument is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the consolidated balance sheet. When the underlying hedged transaction is realized, the gain or loss included in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income is recorded in earnings and reflected in the consolidated statement of operations on the same line as the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. Any ineffective portion of a financial instrument's change in fair value is immediately recognized in operating results. For a designated fair value hedge, both the effective and ineffective portions of the change in the fair value of the derivative instrument are recorded in earnings and reflected in the consolidated statement of operations on the same line as the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk. For a designated net investment hedge, the effective portion of the change in the fair value of the derivative instrument is recorded as a cumulative translation adjustment in Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income in the consolidated balance sheet. Cash flows associated with designated hedges are reported in the same category as the underlying hedged item. Derivatives not designated as a hedge are adjusted to fair value through operating results. Cash flows associated with derivatives are reported in Net cash provided from operating activities in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows.
	Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
	The Company’s net cash inflows and outflows exposed to the risk of changes in foreign currency exchange rates arise from the sale of products in countries other than the manufacturing source, foreign currency denominated supplier payments, debt and other payables, subsidiary dividends and investments in subsidiaries. Where possible, the Company utilizes derivative financial instruments, including forward and option contracts, to protect the Company’s cash flow from changes in exchange rates. Foreign currency exposures are reviewed monthly and any natural offsets are considered prior to entering into a derivative financial instrument. The Company’s primary hedged foreign currency exposures include the Euro, Korean Won, Czech Koruna, Hungarian Forint, Indian Rupee and Mexican Peso. Where possible, the Company utilizes a strategy of partial coverage for transactions in these currencies.
	As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had forward contracts to hedge changes in foreign currency exchange rates with notional amounts of approximately $625 million and $554 million, respectively. Fair value estimates of these contracts are based on quoted market prices and other observable inputs. A portion of these instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges with the effective portion of the gain or loss reported in the Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income component of Stockholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The ineffective portion of these instruments is recorded as Cost of sales in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.
	Interest Rate Risk
	On April 6, 2011, the Company refinanced its variable rate Term Loan with a fixed rate bond. In conjunction with the refinancing of the Term Loan, the Company terminated outstanding interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $250 million for a loss of less than $1 million. Approximately 58% and 85% of the Company's borrowings were effectively on a fixed rate basis as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. At December 31, 2013 and 2012 the Company had no interest rate swaps.
	Financial Statement Presentation
	The Company presents its derivative positions and any related material collateral under master netting agreements on a net basis. Derivative financial instruments designated and non-designated as hedging instruments are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 as follows.
			Assets										Liabilities
	Risk Hedged		Classification		2013				2012				Classification		2013			2012
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Designated
	Foreign currency		Other current assets		$	4			$	16			Other current assets		$	—		$	1
	Foreign currency		Other current liabilities		2				1				Other current liabilities		4			1
	Non-designated
	Foreign currency		Other current assets		3				6				Other current assets		1			—
					$	9			$	23					$	5		$	2
			Gross Amount Recognized								Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position							Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
			31-Dec								31-Dec							31-Dec
	Foreign currency derivatives		2013				2012				2013				2012			2013			2012
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Assets
	Designated		$	4			$	17			$	—			$	1		$	4		$	16
	Non-designated		3				6				1				—			2			6
			$	7			$	23			$	1			$	1		$	6		$	22
	Liabilities
	Designated		$	4			$	1			$	2			$	—		$	2		$	1
			$	4			$	1			$	2			$	—		$	2		$	1
	Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments recorded in Cost of sales and Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
		Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recorded in AOCI, net of tax								Reclassified from AOCI into Income							Recorded in Income
		2013				2012				2013				2012			2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Foreign currency risk – Cost of sales
	Cash flow hedges	$	(7	)		$	16			$	11			$	18		$	—		$	—
	Non-designated cash flow hedges	—				—				—				—			1			(4		)
		$	(7	)		$	16			$	11			$	18		$	1		$	(4	)
	Commodity Risk
	The Company's exposures to market risk from changes in the price of production material are managed primarily through negotiations with suppliers and customers, although there can be no assurance that the Company will recover all such costs. While the Company periodically derivatives available in the marketplace, currently no such derivatives are utilized to manage or hedge the Company's commodity risks.
	Concentrations of Credit Risk
	Financial instruments including cash equivalents, derivative contracts, and accounts receivable, expose the Company to counter-party credit risk for non-performance. The Company’s counterparties for cash equivalents and derivative contracts are banks and financial institutions that meet the Company’s requirement of high credit standing. The Company’s counterparties for derivative contracts are substantial investment and commercial banks with significant experience using such derivatives. The Company manages its credit risk through policies requiring minimum credit standing and limiting credit exposure to any one counter-party and through monitoring counter-party credit risks. The Company’s concentration of credit risk related to derivative contracts at December 31, 2013 and 2012 is not material.
	Hyundai Kia Automotive Group is one of the Company's largest customers, accounting for 33%, 33% and 31% of total product sales in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Additionally, Ford is one of the Company's largest customers and accounted for 28%, 27% and 27% of total product sales in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. With the exceptions below, the Company’s credit risk with any individual customer does not exceed ten percent of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
		2013		2012
	Ford and its affiliates	20%		19%
	Hyundai Mobis Company	15%		16%
	Hyundai Motor Company	9%		10%
	Management periodically performs credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	NOTE 18. Commitments and Contingencies
	Litigation and Claims
	In 2003, the Local Development Finance Authority of the Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan (the “Township”) issued approximately $28 million in bonds finally maturing in 2032, the proceeds of which were used at least in part to assist in the development of the Company’s U.S. headquarters located in the Township. During January 2010, the Company and the Township entered into a settlement agreement (the “Settlement Agreement”) that, among other things, reduced the taxable value of the headquarters property to current market value and facilitated certain claims of the Township in the Company’s chapter 11 proceedings. The Settlement Agreement also provided that the Company would continue to negotiate in good faith with the Township in the event that property tax payments was inadequate to permit the Township to meet its payment obligations with respect to the bonds. In September 2013, the Township notified the Company in writing that it is estimating a shortfall in tax revenues of between $25 million and $36 million, which could render it unable to satisfy its payment obligations under the bonds, but made no specific monetary demand of the Company. The Company disputes the factual and legal assertions made by the Township and intends to vigorously defend the matter should the Township seek to commence a legal proceeding against the Company. The Company is not able to estimate the possible loss or range of loss in connection with this matter.
	On March 29, 2012, the Korean Supreme Court ruled that regular bonuses should be included for purposes of calculating the ordinary wage of applicable employees, which was contrary to previous legal precedent and the position of the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor. On December 18, 2013, the Korean Supreme Court issued an en banc decision clarifying that (i) regular bonuses, should be included for purposes of calculating such ordinary wage, and (ii) certain incentive pay and family allowances may also be included for purposes of calculating such ordinary wage if they were paid to employees as consideration for the labor actually provided by them. The court also indicated that employers could be excused from liability for excluding such regular bonuses from ordinary wages where an express or implied management-labor agreement or practice to exclude such amounts existed and to require such payment would cause “serious managerial difficulty.” The Company is evaluating the potential financial impact of these new court rulings, and is not able to determine at this time whether it will have a material impact on the results of operations and cash flows of its South Korean subsidiaries. However, the Company believes it qualifies for this provision for prior periods. In addition, on May 24, 2013, Halla Visteon Climate Control Union in Korea, representing 891 hourly employees of HVCC, filed a legal petition with Seoul Southern District Court, claiming unpaid statutory benefits for the past three years based on the initial Supreme Court ruling. The Company is in the process of evaluating these claims, but at this time is not able to estimate the possible loss or range of loss in connection with this matter.
	In November 2013, the Company and Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp., the Company’s South Korean subsidiary (“HVCC”), jointly filed an Initial Notice of Voluntary Self-Disclosure statement with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) regarding certain sales of automotive HVAC components by a minority-owned, Chinese joint venture of HVCC into Iran, which the Company updated in December 2013. Pursuant to the notice, the Company and HVCC are reviewing these matters and will furnish OFAC with the results of their investigation. OFAC may conclude that our actions resulted in violations of U.S. economic sanctions laws and warrant the imposition of civil penalties, such as fines, limitations on our ability to export products from the United States, and/or referral for further investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. Any such fines or restrictions may be material to the Company’s financial results in the period in which they are imposed. Additionally, disclosure of this conduct and any fines or other action relating to this conduct could harm the Company’s reputation and have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. Although the Company plans to file its full report with OFAC by March 2014, it cannot predict when OFAC will conclude its review of that report or whether it will impose any of the potential penalties described above.
	During January 2014, HVCC provided documents and information to the Korean Fair Trade Commission regarding certain subcontracting transactions and practices. HVCC's policy is to comply with all laws and regulations applicable to it and it intends to cooperate fully with the Korean Fair Trade Commission. At this time, HVCC is not able to estimate a reasonably possible range of loss that may ultimately result from this investigation.
	The Company's operations in Brazil are subject to highly complex labor, tax, customs and other laws. While the Company believes that it is in compliance with such laws, it is periodically engaged in litigation regarding the application of these laws. As of December 31, 2013, the Company maintained accruals of approximately $9 million for claims aggregating approximately $150 million. The amounts accrued represent claims that are deemed probable of loss and are reasonably estimable based on the Company's assessment of the claims and prior experience with similar matters.
	Several current and former employees of Visteon Deutschland GmbH (“Visteon Germany”) filed civil actions against Visteon Germany in various German courts beginning in August 2007 seeking damages for the alleged violation of German pension laws that prohibit the use of pension benefit formulas that differ for salaried and hourly employees without adequate justification. Several of these actions have been joined as pilot cases. In a written decision issued in April 2010, the Federal Labor Court issued a declaratory judgment in favor of the plaintiffs in the pilot cases. To date, more than 750 current and former employees have filed similar actions or have inquired as to or been granted additional benefits, and an additional 600 current and former employees are similarly situated. The Company's remaining reserve for unsettled cases is approximately $8 million and is based on the Company’s best estimate as to the number and value of the claims that will be made in connection with the pension plan. However, the Company’s estimate is subject to many uncertainties which could result in Visteon Germany incurring amounts in excess of the reserved amount of up to approximately $9 million.
	On May 28, 2009, the Company filed voluntary petitions in the Court seeking reorganization relief under the provisions of chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and continued to operate as debtors-in-possession until emergence on October 1, 2010. Substantially all pre-petition liabilities and claims relating to rejected executory contracts and unexpired leases have been settled under the plan of reorganization, however, the ultimate amounts to be paid in settlement of each those claims will continue to be subject to the uncertain outcome of litigation, negotiations and Bankruptcy Court decisions for a period of time after the emergence date.
	In December of 2009, the Court granted the Debtors' motion in part authorizing them to terminate or amend certain other postretirement employee benefits, including health care and life insurance. On December 29, 2009, the IUE-CWA, the Industrial Division of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, filed a notice of appeal of the Court's order with the District Court. By order dated March 31, 2010, the District Court affirmed the Court's order in all respects. On April 1, 2010, the IUE filed a notice of appeal. On July 13, 2010, the Circuit Court reversed the order of the District Court as to the IUE-CWA and directed the District Court to, among other things, direct the Court to order the Company to take whatever action is necessary to immediately restore terminated or modified benefits to their pre-termination/modification levels. On July 27, 2010, the Company filed a Petition for Rehearing or Rehearing En Banc requesting that the Circuit Court review the panel’s decision, which was denied. By orders dated August 30, 2010, the Court ruled that the Company should restore certain other postretirement employee benefits to the appellant-retirees and also to salaried retirees and certain retirees of the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (“UAW”).
	On September 1, 2010, the Company filed a Notice of Appeal to the District Court of the Court's decision to include non-appealing retirees, and on September 15, 2010 the UAW filed a Notice of Cross-Appeal. On July 25, 2012, the District Court ruled in favor of the Company on both appeals, and the UAW has appealed this ruling to the Circuit Court. The Company reached an agreement with the original appellants in late-September 2010, which resulted in the Company not restoring other postretirement employee benefits of such retirees. On September 30, 2010, the UAW filed a complaint, which it amended on October 1, 2010, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan seeking, among other things, a declaratory judgment to prohibit the Company from terminating certain other postretirement employee benefits for UAW retirees after October 1, 2010. The parties reached a preliminary settlement agreement in January 2013, but it was later terminated by the plaintiffs. On October 22, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order denying the Company's motion to dismiss the UAW's complaint and granted its motion to transfer the case to the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. As of December 31, 2013, the Company maintains an accrual for claims that are deemed probable of loss and are reasonably estimable.
	While the Company believes its accruals for litigation and claims are adequate, the final amounts required to resolve such matters could differ materially from recorded estimates and the Company's results of operations and cash flows could be materially affected.
	Product Warranty and Recall
	Amounts accrued for product warranty and recall claims are based on management’s best estimates of the amounts that will ultimately be required to settle such items. The Company’s estimates for product warranty and recall obligations are developed with support from its sales, engineering, quality and legal functions and include due consideration of contractual arrangements, past experience, current claims and related information, production changes, industry and regulatory developments and various other considerations. The Company can provide no assurances that it will not experience material claims in the future or that it will not incur significant costs to defend or settle such claims beyond the amounts accrued or beyond what the Company may recover from its suppliers.
	The following table provides a reconciliation of changes in the product warranty and recall claims liability, inclusive of amounts of discontinued operations for the selected periods:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Beginning balance	$	57		$	66
	Accruals for products shipped	17			19
	Changes in estimates	(8		)	(6		)
	Settlements	(17		)	(22		)
	Ending balance	$	49		$	57
	Environmental Matters
	The Company is subject to the requirements of federal, state, local and foreign environmental and occupational safety and health laws and regulations and ordinances. These include laws regulating air emissions, water discharge and waste management. The Company is also subject to environmental laws requiring the investigation and cleanup of environmental contamination at properties it presently owns or operates and at third-party disposal or treatment facilities to which these sites send or arranged to send hazardous waste. The Company is aware of contamination at some of its properties. These sites are in various stages of investigation and cleanup. The Company currently is, has been, and in the future may become the subject of formal or informal enforcement actions or procedures.
	Costs related to environmental assessments and remediation efforts at operating facilities, previously owned or operated facilities, or other waste site locations are accrued when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of that liability can be reasonably estimated. Estimated costs are recorded at undiscounted amounts, based on experience and assessments, and are regularly evaluated. The liabilities are recorded in Other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2013, the Company had recorded a reserve of approximately $1 million for environmental matters. However, estimating liabilities for environmental investigation and cleanup is complex and dependent upon a number of factors beyond the Company’s control and which may change dramatically. Accordingly, although the Company believes its reserve is adequate based on current information, the Company cannot provide any assurance that its ultimate environmental investigation and cleanup costs and liabilities will not exceed the amount of its current reserve.
	Guarantees and Commitments
	The Company has guaranteed approximately $43 million for subsidiary lease payments under various arrangements generally spanning between one and ten years in duration, and $6 million for affiliate credit lines and other credit support agreements.
	Operating Leases
	At December 31, 2013, the Company had the following minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases: 2014 — $29 million; 2015 — $25 million; 2016 — $18 million; 2017 — $16 million; 2018 — $14 million; thereafter — $68 million. Rent expense was $53 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, $44 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, and $44 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, respectively.
	Purchase Obligations
	In January 2003, the Company commenced a 10-year outsourcing agreement with International Business Machines (“IBM”) pursuant to which the Company outsources information technology services on a global basis. In 2010, the agreement was amended to include only legacy mainframe and data center services out of the U.S. with the ability to terminate for convenience during the term of the agreement. At the end of 2013, Visteon terminated the mainframe portion of the services. Expenses incurred under the IBM arrangement were approximately $13 million during the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Expenses for 2014 are estimated to be $2 million.
	Other Contingent Matters
	Various legal actions, governmental investigations and proceedings and claims are pending or may be instituted or asserted in the future against the Company, including those arising out of alleged defects in the Company’s products; governmental regulations relating to safety; employment-related matters; customer, supplier and other contractual relationships; intellectual property rights; product warranties; product recalls; and environmental matters. Some of the foregoing matters may involve compensatory, punitive or antitrust or other treble damage claims in very large amounts, or demands for recall campaigns, environmental remediation programs, sanctions, or other relief which, if granted, would require very large expenditures. The Company enters into agreements that contain indemnification provisions in the normal course of business for which the risks are considered nominal and impracticable to estimate.
	Contingencies are subject to many uncertainties, and the outcome of individual litigated matters is not predictable with assurance. Reserves have been established by the Company for matters discussed in the immediately foregoing paragraph where losses are deemed probable and reasonably estimable. It is possible, however, that some of the matters discussed in the foregoing paragraph could be decided unfavorably to the Company and could require the Company to pay damages or make other expenditures in amounts, or a range of amounts, that cannot be estimated at December 31, 2013 and that are in excess of established reserves. The Company does not reasonably expect, except as otherwise described herein, based on its analysis, that any adverse outcome from such matters would have a material effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows, although such an outcome is possible.
	Under section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, the filing of a bankruptcy petition automatically stayed most actions against a debtor, including most actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness or to exercise control over the property of the debtor’s estate. Substantially all pre-petition liabilities and claims relating to rejected executory contracts and unexpired leases have been settled under the Debtor’s plan of reorganization, however, the ultimate amounts to be paid in settlement of each those claims will continue to be subject to the uncertain outcome of litigation, negotiations and Court decisions for a period of time after the Effective Date.

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Segment Information	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	NOTE 19. Segment Information
	The Company defines its operating segments as components of its business for which separate discrete financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision-making group, in deciding the allocation of resources and in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision making group, comprised of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluates the performance of the Company’s segments primarily based on net sales, before elimination of inter-company shipments, Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP financial measure) and operating assets. The Company’s operating structure is organized by global product lines, including: Climate, Electronics and Interiors. These global product lines have financial and operating responsibility over the design, development and manufacture of the Company’s product portfolio. Global customer groups are responsible for the business development of the Company’s product portfolio and overall customer relationships. Certain functions such as procurement, information technology and other administrative activities are managed on a global basis with regional deployment. The Company’s reportable segments are as follows:
	•	Climate — The Company’s Climate product line includes climate air handling modules, powertrain cooling modules, heat exchangers, compressors, fluid transport and engine induction systems. Climate accounted for approximately 64%, 62%, and 52% of the Company’s total product sales, excluding intra-product line eliminations, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	•	Electronics — The Company’s Electronics product line includes audio systems, infotainment systems, driver information systems, powertrain and feature control modules, climate controls, and electronic control modules. Electronics accounted for approximately 19%, 18%, and 18% of the Company’s total product sales, excluding intra-product line eliminations, for the years ended December 31, 2013 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	•	Interiors — The Company’s Interiors product line includes instrument panels, cockpit modules, door trim and floor consoles. Interiors accounted for approximately 17%, 20%, and 30%, of the Company’s total product sales, excluding intra-product line eliminations, for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
	The accounting policies for the reportable segments are the same as those described in the Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Key financial measures reviewed by the Company’s chief operating decision makers are as follows.
	Segment Sales
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	4,871		$	4,286		$	4,053
	Electronics	1,455			1,274			1,370
	Interiors	1,261			1,388			2,282
	Eliminations	(148		)	(91		)	(173		)
	Total consolidated sales	$	7,439		$	6,857		$	7,532
	Net sales to Hyundai Kia Automotive Group were $2.5 billion during the year ended December 31, 2013, $2.2 billion during the year ended December 31, 2012, and $2.5 billion during the year ended ended December 31, 2011. Net sales to Ford were $2.1 billion during the year ended December 31, 2013, $1.9 billion during the year ended December 31, 2012, and $2.0 billion during the year ended December 31, 2011.
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA
	The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income attributable to the Company, plus net interest expense, provision for income taxes and depreciation and amortization, as further adjusted to eliminate the impact of asset impairments, gains or losses on divestitures, discontinued operations, net restructuring expenses and other reimbursable costs, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, certain employee charges and benefits, reorganization items and other non-operating gains and losses. Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company's financial performance that management believes is useful to investors because the excluded items may vary significantly in timing or amounts and/or may obscure trends useful in evaluating and comparing the Company's operating activities across reporting periods. Not all companies use identical calculations and, accordingly, the Company's presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and does not purport to be a substitute for net income as an indicator of operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and is not intended to be a measure of cash flow available for management's discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments and debt service requirements. In addition, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA (i) as a factor in incentive compensation decisions, (ii) to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company's business strategies and (iii) the Company's credit agreements use measures similar to Adjusted EBITDA to measure compliance with certain covenants.
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 is summarized below.
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	443		$	370		$	352
	Electronics	137			126			148
	Interiors	183			178			230
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	763			674			730
	Reconciling Item:
	Corporate	(59		)	(48		)	(41		)
	Total consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$	704		$	626		$	689
	During the first quarter of 2013, the Company changed its corporate cost allocation methodology for management reporting purposes. Accordingly, certain costs associated with the Company's corporate headquarters and other administrative support functions not allocated to the Company's operating segments and subject to the Company's previously announced corporate and administrative restructuring program have been separately reported for all periods presented as Corporate reconciling items.
	The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to Visteon for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	704		$	626		$	689
	Interest expense, net	39			35			27
	Provision for income taxes	107			121			127
	Depreciation and amortization	262			258			295
	Restructuring expense	39			79			24
	Gain on Yanfeng transactions	(465		)	—			—
	Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	17			25			39
	Equity in gain of non-consolidated affiliate	(29		)	(63		)	—
	Other	44			71			97
	Net income attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	100		$	80
	Segment Operating Assets
		Inventories, net						Property and Equipment, net
		2013			2012			2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	324		$	276		$	1,046		$	974
	Electronics	106			67			163			119
	Interiors	42			42			190			178
	Total segment operating assets	472			385			1,399			1,271
	Corporate	—			—			15			55
	Total consolidated operating assets	$	472		$	385		$	1,414		$	1,326
	Corporate includes property and equipment associated with the Company's corporate headquarters and other administrative support functions.
	Segment Expenditures
		Depreciation and Amortization									Capital Expenditures
		Year Ended December 31									Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011			2013		2012		2011
		(Dollars in Millions)									(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	194		$	180		$	187		$	187	$	152	$	168
	Electronics	30			28			37			46		23		23
	Interiors	29			31			40			35		34		41
Total segment	253			239			264			268		209		232
Corporate	9			19			31			1		9		8
Total consolidated	$	262		$	258		$	295		$	269	$	218	$	240
Corporate includes depreciation and amortization and capital expenditures attributable to the Company’s technical centers, corporate headquarters and other administrative and support functions.
Financial Information by Geographic Region
	Sales									Property and Equipment, net
	Year Ended December 31
	2013			2012			2011			2013		2012
	(Dollars in Millions)
United States	$	1,403		$	1,239		$	1,104		$	67	$	113
Mexico	40			17			15			21		21
Canada	93			95			105			21		25
Intra-region eliminations	—			(12		)	(6		)	—		—
North America	1,536			1,339			1,218			109		159
Germany	125			147			199			23		24
France	490			548			713			73		83
Portugal	574			539			468			99		85
Spain	236			264			421			35		32
Czech Republic	425			227			246			46		38
Hungary	290			282			321			69		69
Slovakia	405			374			339			58		54
Other Europe	233			200			178			72		24
Intra-region eliminations	(337		)	(190		)	(114		)	—		—
Europe	2,441			2,391			2,771			475		409
Korea	2,259			2,048			2,488			474		458
China	1,123			748			555			182		133
India	277			353			341			79		77
Japan	203			204			221			9		12
Thailand	347			339			225			30		28
Other Asia	9			12			19			—		—
Intra-region eliminations	(486		)	(424		)	(304		)	—		—
Asia	3,732			3,280			3,545			774		708
South America	411			423			511			56		50
Inter-region eliminations	(681		)	(576		)	(513		)	—		—
	$	7,439		$	6,857		$	7,532		$	1,414	$	1,326
The decrease in sales in Korea of $588 million from 2011 to 2012 is due to the deconsolidation of Duckyang. Sales are attributable to geographic areas based on the location of the assets generating the sales.

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries [Abstract]	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries	'
	NOTE 20. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information of Guarantor Subsidiaries
	On April 6, 2011, the Company completed the sale of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% senior notes due April 15, 2019 (the "Original Senior Notes"). In January 2012, the Company exchanged substantially identical senior notes (the "Senior Notes") that have been registered under Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for all of the Original Senior Notes. The Senior Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated April 6, 2011 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Indenture and the form of Senior Notes provide, among other things, that the Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company. Interest is payable on the Senior Notes on April 15 and October 15 of each year beginning on October 15, 2011 until maturity. Each of the Company’s existing and future wholly owned domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee debt under the Company’s revolving loan credit agreement guarantee the Senior Notes.
	Guarantor Financial Statements
	Certain subsidiaries of the Company (as listed below, collectively the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”) have guaranteed fully and unconditionally, on a joint and several basis, the obligation to pay principal and interest under the Company’s revolving loan credit agreement and the Senior Notes. The Guarantor Subsidiaries include: Visteon Electronics Corporation; Visteon European Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Treasury, Inc.; Visteon International Business Development, Inc.; Visteon International Holdings, Inc.; Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.; Visteon Systems, LLC; and VC Aviation Services, LLC.
	The guarantor financial statements are comprised of the following condensed consolidating financial information:
	•	The Parent Company, the issuer of the guaranteed obligations;
	•	Guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis, as specified in the Indentures related to the Senior Notes;
	•	Non-guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis;
	•	Consolidating entries and eliminations representing adjustments to (a) eliminate intercompany transactions between or among the Parent Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries, (b) eliminate the investments in subsidiaries, and (c) record consolidating entries.
	VISTEON CORPORATION
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
		Year Ended December 31, 2013
		Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Net sales	$	150			$	1,141			$	6,789			$	(641	)		$	7,439
	Cost of sales	295				908				6,193				(641		)		6,755
	Gross margin	(145		)		233				596				—				684
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	64				44				259				—				367
	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—				—				213				—				213
	Restructuring expenses	6				—				33				—				39
	Interest expense (income), net	35				(8		)		12				—				39
	Gain on Yanfeng transactions	—				—				465				—				465
	Other expense, net	42				—				(7		)		—				35
	(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(292		)		197				977				—				882
	Provision for income taxes	1				—				106				—				107
	(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(293		)		197				871				—				775
	Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	983				699				—				(1,682		)		—
	Net income	690				896				871				(1,682		)		775
	Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				85				—				85
	Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	690			$	896			$	786			$	(1,682	)		$	690
		Year Ended December 31, 2012
		Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Net sales	$	247			$	1,392			$	6,229			$	(1,011	)		$	6,857
	Cost of sales	454				1,140				5,685				(1,011		)		6,268
	Gross margin	(207		)		252				544				—				589
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	99				61				209				—				369
	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—				—				226				—				226
	Restructuring expenses	4				—				75				—				79
	Interest expense (income), net	39				(3		)		(1		)		—				35
	Other expense (income), net	33				—				8				—				41
	(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(382		)		194				479				—				291
	Provision for income taxes	—				—				121				—				121
	(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(382		)		194				358				—				170
	Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	497				277				—				(774		)		—
	Income from continuing operations	115				471				358				(774		)		170
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(15		)		42				(30		)		—				(3		)
	Net income	100				513				328				(774		)		167
	Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				67				—				67
	Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	100			$	513			$	261			$	(774	)		$	100
		Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Net sales	$	194			$	1,497			$	7,045			$	(1,204	)		$	7,532
	Cost of sales	391				1,200				6,527				(1,204		)		6,914
	Gross margin	(197		)		297				518				—				618
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	102				67				218				—				387
	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—				—				168				—				168
	Restructuring expenses	—				—				24				—				24
	Interest expense (income), net	38				(12		)		1				—				27
Other expense (income), net	27				(6		)		(10		)		—				11
(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(364		)		248				453				—				337
Provision for income taxes	—				—				127				—				127
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(364		)		248				326				—				210
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	490				172				—				(662		)		—
Income from continuing operations	126				420				326				(662		)		210
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(46		)		57				(67		)		—				(56		)
Net income	80				477				259				(662		)		154
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				74				—				74
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	80			$	477			$	185			$	(662	)		$	80
VISTEON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net income	$	690			$	896			$	871			$	(1,682	)		$	775
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(47		)		(48		)		(48		)		96				(47		)
Benefit plans, net of tax	132				32				(2		)		(31		)		131
Unrealized hedging (loss) gains and other, net of tax	(7		)		(7		)		(10		)		14				(10		)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	78				(23		)		(60		)		79				74
Comprehensive income	768				873				811				(1,603		)		849
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				81				—				81
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	768			$	873			$	730			$	(1,603	)		$	768
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net income	$	100			$	513			$	328			$	(774	)		$	167
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	52				53				76				(108		)		73
Benefit plans, net of tax	(133		)		(126		)		(118		)		243				(134		)
Unrealized hedging (losses) gains and other, net of tax	16				16				22				(32		)		22
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(65		)		(57		)		(20		)		103				(39		)
Comprehensive income	35				456				308				(671		)		128
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				93				—				93
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	35			$	456			$	215			$	(671	)		$	35
	Year Ended December 31, 2011
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net income	$	80			$	477			$	259			$	(662	)		$	154
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(42		)		(47		)		(67		)		103				(53		)
Benefit plans, net of tax	(26		)		(3		)		(5		)		8				(26		)
Unrealized hedging (losses) gains and other, net of tax	(7		)		(8		)		(10		)		16				(9		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(75		)		(58		)		(82		)		127				(88		)
Comprehensive income	5				419				177				(535		)		66
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—				—				61				—				61
Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	5			$	419			$	116			$	(535	)		$	5
VISTEON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
	31-Dec-13
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$	1,115			$	12			$	550			$	—			$	1,677
Accounts receivable, net	363				566				1,298				(1,000		)		1,227
Inventories, net	13				21				438				—				472
Other current assets	30				41				306				—				377
Total current assets	1,521				640				2,592				(1,000		)		3,753
Property and equipment, net	12				20				1,382				—				1,414
Investment in affiliates	1,312				1,185				—				(2,497		)		—
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	—				—				228				—				228
Intangible assets, net	—				15				432				—				447
Other non-current assets	46				1,389				138				(1,388		)		185
Total assets	$	2,891			$	3,249			$	4,772			$	(4,885	)		$	6,027
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	$	144			$	47			$	311			$	(396	)		$	106
Accounts payable	145				195				1,496				(604		)		1,232
Other current liabilities	102				16				346				—				464
Total current liabilities	391				258				2,153				(1,000		)		1,802
Long-term debt	404				46				1,562				(1,388		)		624
Employee benefits	142				2				296				—				440
Other non-current liabilities	34				3				251				—				288
Stockholders’ equity:
Total Visteon Corporation stockholders’ equity	1,920				2,940				(443		)		(2,497		)		1,920
Non-controlling interests	—				—				953				—				953
Total equity	1,920				2,940				510				(2,497		)		2,873
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,891			$	3,249			$	4,772			$	(4,885	)		$	6,027
	31-Dec-12
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-Guarantor				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents	$	191			$	54			$	580			$	—			$	825
Accounts receivable, net	279				676				1,138				(931		)		1,162
Inventories, net	15				23				347				—				385
Other current assets	24				32				235				—				291
Total current assets	509				785				2,300				(931		)		2,663
Property and equipment, net	20				62				1,244				—				1,326
Investment in affiliates	2,024				1,587				—				(3,611		)		—
Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	—				—				756				—				756
Intangible assets, net	86				45				201				—				332
Other non-current assets	14				—				70				(5		)		79
Total assets	$	2,653			$	2,479			$	4,571			$	(4,547	)		$	5,156
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	$	266			$	24			$	225			$	(419	)		$	96
Accounts payable	172				159				1,204				(508		)		1,027
Other current liabilities	76				27				326				—				429
Total current liabilities	514				210				1,755				(927		)		1,552
Long-term debt	450				—				29				(6		)		473
Employee benefits	258				34				279				—				571
Other non-current liabilities	46				7				366				—				419
Stockholders’ equity:
Total Visteon Corporation stockholders’ equity	1,385				2,228				1,386				(3,614		)		1,385
Non-controlling interests	—				—				756				—				756
Total equity	1,385				2,228				2,142				(3,614		)		2,141
Total liabilities and equity	$	2,653			$	2,479			$	4,571			$	(4,547	)		$	5,156
VISTEON CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Guarantor
									Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(242	)		$	1,244			$	(382	)		$	(308	)		$	312
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(1		)		(6		)		(262		)		—				(269		)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	1,464				437				—				(1,901		)		—
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	—				—				38				—				38
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	—				—				977				—				977
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	—				—				(48		)		—				(48		)
Net cash provided from investing activities	1,463				431				705				(1,901		)		698
Financing activities
Short-term debt, net	—				—				(20		)		—				(20		)
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	—				—				204				—				204
Principal payments on debt	—				—				(6		)		—				(6		)
Repurchase of long-term notes	(52		)		—				—				—				(52		)
Repurchase of common stock	(250		)		—				—				—				(250		)
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	—				(1,718		)		(491		)		2,209				—
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—				—				(22		)		—				(22		)
Other	5				—				—				—				5
Net cash used by financing activities	(297		)		(1,718		)		(335		)		2,209				(141		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	—				1				(18		)		—				(17		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	924				(42		)		(30		)		—				852
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	191				54				580				—				825
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	1,115			$	12			$	550			$	—			$	1,677
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
					Subsidiaries				Guarantor
									Subsidiaries
	(Dollars in Millions)
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(143	)		$	121			$	261			$	—			$	239
Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(5		)		(11		)		(213		)		—				(229		)
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	233				108				—				(341		)		—
Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales	93				11				87				—				191
Other	—				—				(2		)		—				(2		)
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	321				108				(128		)		(341		)		(40		)
Financing activities
Short term debt, net	—				—				5				—				5
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	—				—				831				—				831
Principal payments on debt	(1		)		—				(823		)		—				(824		)
Repurchase of long-term notes	(52		)		—				—				—				(52		)
Repurchase of common stock	(50		)		—				—				—				(50		)
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	—				(232		)		(109		)		341				—
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—				—				(27		)		—				(27		)
Other	2				—				—				—				2
Net cash (used by) provided from financing activities	(101		)		(232		)		(123		)		341				(115		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	—				2				16				—				18
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	77				(1		)		26				—				102
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	114				55				554				—				723
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	191			$	54			$	580			$	—			$	825
		Year Ended December 31, 2011
		Parent Company				Guarantor				Non-				Eliminations				Consolidated
						Subsidiaries				Guarantor
										Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities		$	(163	)		$	(75	)		$	413			$	—			$	175
Investing activities
Capital expenditures		(4		)		(12		)		(242		)		—				(258		)
Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales		—				—				14				—				14
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates		109				173				—				(282		)		—
Cash associated with deconsolidations		—				—				(52		)		—				(52		)
Payments to acquire interest in joint ventures		—				—				(29		)		—				(29		)
Other		—				—				(6		)		—				(6		)
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities		105				161				(315		)		(282		)		(331		)
Financing activities
Cash restriction, net		58				—				(7		)		—				51
Short term debt, net		—				—				17				—				17
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs		492				—				11				—				503
Rights offering fees		(33		)		—				—				—				(33		)
Principal payments on debt		(501		)		—				(12		)		—				(513		)
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates		—				(109		)		(173		)		282				—
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests		—				—				(31		)		—				(31		)
Other		3				—				—				—				3
Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities		19				(109		)		(195		)		282				(3		)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents		—				(3		)		(20		)		—				(23		)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents		(39		)		(26		)		(117		)		—				(182		)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period		153				81				671				—				905
Cash and equivalents at end of period		$	114			$	55			$	554			$	—			$	723

Summary_Quarterly_Financial_Da

Summary Quarterly Financial Data	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]	'
	NOTE 21. Summary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
	The following table presents summary quarterly financial data for continuing operations.
		2013								2012
		First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		First Quarter			Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
		(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Net sales	$	1,856	$	1,892	$	1,733	$	1,958	$	1,717		$	1,693	$	1,624	$	1,823
	Gross margin	154		185		143		202		134			128		129		198
	Income before income taxes	66		125		80		611		13			127		72		79
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	84		86		60		545		(14		)	85		39		60
	Net income (loss)	84		86		60		545		(11		)	84		34		60
	Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	69	$	65	$	43	$	513	$	(29	)	$	75	$	15	$	39
	Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	1.34	$	1.3	$	0.87	$	10.56	$	(0.56	)	$	1.41	$	0.28	$	0.74
	Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	1.33	$	1.29	$	0.85	$	10.32	$	(0.56	)	$	1.4	$	0.28	$	0.74
	Income before income taxes, income (loss) from continuing operations, and net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 included a total gain of $465 million, including a gain of $413 million from the sale of its 50% equity interest in Yanfeng and a gain of $52 million from the remeasurement of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE to fair value in connection with a step acquisition that resulted in a 51% controlling ownership interest in YFVE. Additionally,
	during the fourth quarter of 2013, Visteon recorded equity earnings of $27 million, representing its 50% share of a $54 million non-cash gain at Yanfeng. The gain resulted from the deconsolidation of YFVE at Yanfeng pursuant to Visteon's November 2013 step acquisition.
	Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 included $41 million of restructuring expenses, in which $36 million was recorded in connection with the previously announced closure of the Company's Cadiz Electronics operation in El Puerto de Santa Maria, Spain. Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 included $63 million representing Visteon's equity interest in a non-cash gain recorded by Yanfeng, a 50% owned non-consolidated affiliate of the Company. Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 included $35 million of restructuring expenses, including $30 million of employee severance and termination benefits attributable to the Company's Interiors operations in Europe and $4 million of employee severance and termination benefits attributable to realignment of corporate and administrative functions to product group operations.

Valuation_and_Qualifying_Accou

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block]	'
	VISTEON CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
	SCHEDULE II — VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
		Balance at		(Benefits)/			Deductions(a)			Other(b)			Balance
		Beginning		Charges to									at End
		of Period		Income									of Period
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Year Ended December 31, 2013:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	7	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	7
	Valuation allowance for deferred taxes	1,695		86			—			(71		)	1,710
	Year Ended December 31, 2012:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	8	$	3		$	(4	)	$	—		$	7
	Valuation allowance for deferred taxes	1,657		(1		)	—			39			1,695
	Year Ended December 31, 2011:
	Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	—	$	8		$	—		$	—		$	8
	Valuation allowance for deferred taxes	1,463		190			—			4			1,657
	____________
	(a)	Deductions represent uncollectible accounts charged off.
	(b)	Valuation allowance for deferred taxes
	Represents adjustments recorded through other comprehensive income, exchange and valuation allowance charges allocated to discontinued operations. In 2013, other also includes the utilization of U.S. tax attributes carrying a full valuation allowance related to the intra-entity sale of the climate business of $17 million, and the impact of converting U.S. foreign tax credits set to expire in 2013 to net operating loss deduction of $22 million.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Basis of Presentation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Basis of Presentation: The Company's financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") on a going concern basis, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business.
Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned and over which the Company exercises control. Investments in affiliates of greater than 20% and for which the Company does not exercise control, but does have the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for using the equity method.
Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported herein. Considerable judgment is involved in making these determinations and the use of different estimates or assumptions could result in significantly different results. Management believes its assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, actual results could differ from those reported herein.
Reclassification, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Reclassifications: Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.
Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Revenue Recognition:  The Company records revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery occurs or services are rendered, the sales price or fee is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. The Company delivers products and records revenue pursuant to commercial agreements with its customers generally in the form of an approved purchase order, including the effects of contractual customer price productivity. The Company does negotiate discrete price changes with its customers, which are generally the result of unique commercial issues between the Company and its customers. The Company records amounts associated with discrete price changes as a reduction to revenue when specific facts and circumstances indicate that a price reduction is probable and the amounts are reasonably estimable. The Company records amounts associated with discrete price changes as an increase to revenue upon execution of a legally enforceable contractual agreement and when collectibility is reasonably assured.
Foreign Currency, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Foreign Currency: Assets and liabilities of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses are translated into U.S. Dollars at end-of-period exchange rates and the related translation adjustments are recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets. The effects of remeasuring assets and liabilities of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses that use the U.S. Dollar as their functional currency are recorded as transaction gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Income and expense accounts of the Company’s non-U.S. businesses are translated into U.S. Dollars at average-period exchange rates and are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, gains and losses resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are recorded as transaction gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Net transaction gains and losses increased net income by $4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, but decreased net income by $5 million and $4 million in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Restructuring Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Restructuring Expense: The Company defines restructuring expense to include costs directly associated with exit or disposal activities. Such costs include employee severance and termination benefits, special termination benefits, contract termination fees and penalties, and other exit or disposal costs. In general, the Company records involuntary employee-related exit and disposal costs when there is a substantive plan for employee severance and related costs are probable and estimable, with the exception of one-time termination benefits and employee retention costs, which are recorded when the employees are entitled to receive such benefits and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Contract termination fees and penalties and other exit and disposal costs are generally recorded when incurred.
Debt Issuance Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Debt Issuance Costs: The costs related to issuance or modification of long-term debt are deferred and amortized into interest expense over the life of each respective debt issue. Deferred amounts associated with debt extinguished prior to maturity are expensed upon extinguishment.
Other Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Other Costs: Repair and maintenance costs, research and development costs, and pre-production operating costs are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses include salary and related employee benefits, contractor fees, information technology, occupancy, telecommunications and depreciation. Research and development costs were $325 million in 2013, $299 million in 2012, and $326 million in 2011. Shipping and handling costs are recorded in the Company's consolidated statements of operations as "Cost of sales."
Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to Visteon: The Company uses the two-class method in computing basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income attributable to Visteon, after deducting undistributed income allocated to participating securities, by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the average number of common and potential dilutive common shares outstanding after deducting undistributed income allocated to participating securities. Performance based share units are considered contingently issuable shares, and are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share if their conditions have been satisfied as if the reporting date was the end of the contingency period.
Cash and Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Cash and Equivalents:  The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less, including short-term time deposits, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and money market funds to be cash equivalents.
Restricted Cash, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Restricted Cash: Restricted cash represents amounts designated for uses other than current operations and includes $10 million related to the Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement, and $15 million related to cash collateral for other corporate purposes at December 31, 2013.
Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Accounts Receivable: Accounts receivable are stated at amounts estimated by management to be the net realizable value. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded when it is probable amounts will not be collected based on specific identification of customer circumstances or age of the receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts balance was $7 million at both December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012. Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses are provisions for estimated uncollectible accounts receivable of less than $1 million, $3 million, and $8 million for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, and 2011.
Inventories, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) basis, or market. Cost includes the cost of materials, direct labor, in-bound freight and the applicable share of manufacturing overhead. Inventories are reduced by an allowance for excess and obsolete inventories based on management’s review of on-hand inventories compared to historical and estimated future sales and usage.
Product Tooling, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Product Tooling: Product tooling includes molds, dies and other tools used in production of a specific part or parts of the same basic design. It is generally required that non-reimbursable design and development costs for products to be sold under long-term supply arrangements be expensed as incurred and costs incurred for molds, dies and other tools that will be owned by the Company or its customers and used in producing the products under long-term supply arrangements be capitalized and amortized over the shorter of the expected useful life of the assets or the term of the supply arrangement. Contractually reimbursable design and development costs that would otherwise be expensed are recorded as an asset as incurred. Product tooling owned by the Company is capitalized as property and equipment and is amortized to cost of sales over its estimated economic life, generally not exceeding six years.The Company had receivables of $53 million and $36 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, related to production tools in progress, which will not be owned by the Company and for which there is a contractual agreement for reimbursement from the customer.
Property and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Property and Equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost or fair value for impaired assets. As a result of the adoption of fresh-start accounting, property and equipment was re-measured and adjusted to estimated fair value as of October 1, 2010. Depreciation expense is computed principally by the straight-line method over estimated useful lives for financial reporting purposes and by accelerated methods for income tax purposes in certain jurisdictions. Certain costs incurred in the acquisition or development of software for internal use are capitalized. Capitalized software costs are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives generally ranging from 3 to 8 years. The net book value of capitalized software costs was approximately $5 million and $13 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Related amortization expense was approximately $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. Amortization expense of approximately $2 million, $2 million and $1 million is expected for the annual periods ended December 31, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.
	Asset impairment charges are recorded when events and circumstances indicate that such assets may not be recoverable and the undiscounted net cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amounts. If estimated future undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the carrying value of the assets, an impairment charge is recorded for the amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds fair value. The Company classifies assets and liabilities as held for sale when management approves and commits to a formal plan of sale, generally following board of director approval, and it is probable that the sale will be completed within one year. The carrying value of assets and liabilities held for sale is recorded at the lower of carrying value or fair value less cost to sell, and the recording of depreciation is ceased. For impairment purposes, fair value is determined using appraisals, management estimates or discounted cash flow calculations.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Goodwill and Intangible Assets: The Company performs either a qualitative or quantitative assessment of goodwill for impairment on an annual basis. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level. The qualitative assessment considers several factors at the reporting unit level including the excess of fair value over carrying value as of the last quantitative impairment test, the length of time since the last fair value measurement, the current carrying value, market and industry metrics, actual performance compared to forecast performance, and the Company's current outlook on the business. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that goodwill is impaired, the reporting unit is quantitatively tested for impairment. To quantitatively test goodwill for impairment, the fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, then impairment may exist and further evaluation is required.
	Other indefinite-lived intangible assets are subject to impairment analysis annually or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances indicate the carrying amount may be impaired. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment by comparing the fair value to the carrying value. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the asset is adjusted to fair value.
Definite-lived Intangible Assets, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Other definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and tested for impairment in accordance with the methodology discussed above under "Property and Equipment."
Product Warranty and Recall, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Product Warranty: The Company accrues for warranty obligations at the time of sale based on management estimates, with input from sales, engineering, quality and legal functions, of the amount that eventually will be required to settle such obligations. This accrual is based on several factors, including contractual arrangements, past experience, current claims, production changes, industry developments and various other considerations. Product warranty liabilities are reviewed on a regular basis and adjusted to reflect actual experience.
Product Recall, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Product Recall: The Company accrues for product recall claims related to probable financial participation in customer actions to provide remedies to consumers as a result of actual or threatened regulatory or court actions or the Company’s determination of the potential for such actions. This accrual is based on management's best estimate after consideration of the individual fact patterns associated with specific claims, including input from the Company’s engineering, quality and legal functions.
Income Taxes, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Income Taxes: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company records a valuation allowance to reduce deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. This assessment requires significant judgment, and must be done on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. In determining the need for a valuation allowance, all available positive and negative evidence, including historical and projected financial performance, is considered along with any other pertinent information.
Fair Value Measurements, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Fair Value Measurements: The Company uses fair value measurements in the preparation of its financial statements, which utilize various inputs including those that can be readily observable, corroborated or are generally unobservable. The Company utilizes market-based data and valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Additionally, the Company applies assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.
Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Financial Instruments: The Company uses derivative financial instruments, including forward contracts, swaps, and options to manage exposures to changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates. All derivative financial instruments are classified as held for purposes other than trading. The Company's policy specifically prohibits the use of derivatives for speculative purposes.
Business Combinations Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Business Combinations: In accounting for business combinations, the purchase price of an acquired business is allocated to its identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the amount allocated to the assets and liabilities, if any, is recorded as goodwill. Determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires management's judgment, the utilization of independent appraisal firms and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the timing and amount of future cash flows, market rate assumptions, actuarial assumptions, and appropriate discount rates, among other items.
Discontinued Operations, Policy [Policy Text Block]	'
	Discontinued Operations: The Company reports financial results for discontinued operations separately from continuing operations to distinguish the financial impact of disposal transactions from ongoing operations. Discontinued operations reporting occurs only when the operations and cash flows of a component of the Company's has been or will be eliminated from ongoing operations and when the Company will no longer have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the component. For a component to be disposed of by sale, financial results are classified as discontinued only when held for sale criteria are met. For a component to be disposed of other than by sale, financial results are not classified as discontinued until abandonment, distribution, or exchange occurs depending on the manner of disposal.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Discontinued Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]	'
	Discontinued operations are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Sales	$	297		$	515
	Cost of sales	264			490
	Gross margin	33			25
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	7			11
	Asset impairments	19			66
	Other expense, net	4			2
	Interest expense	2			2
	Income (loss) before income taxes	1			(56		)
	Provision for income taxes	4			—
	Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	(3	)	$	(56	)

Yanfeng_Transactions_Tables

Yanfeng Transactions (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]	'
	On a preliminary basis, Visteon determined the purchase price of YFVE to be $293 million representing the aggregate of the consideration transferred to acquire the additional 11% ownership interest in YFVE, the estimated fair value of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE, and the estimated fair value of the 49% non-controlling interest in YFVE, as follows.
		1-Nov-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Cash paid for additional 11% interest in YFVE	$	58
	Fair value of Visteon's previous 40% equity interest in YFVE	97
	Fair value of 49% non-controlling interest in YFVE	138
	Total YFVE purchase price	$	293
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]	'
	The total YFVE purchase price of $293 million was allocated to the Visteon consolidated statement of financial position, as follows.
		1-Nov-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Total YFVE purchase price	$	293
	Cash and equivalents	96
	Accounts receivable	75
	Inventories	42
	Other current assets	60
	Property and equipment	42
	Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	31
	Intangible assets	105
	Other non-current assets	2
	Short-term debt	(34		)
	Accounts payable	(106		)
	Accrued employee liabilities	(9		)
	Other current liabilities	(43		)
	Other non-current liabilities	(19		)
	Goodwill	$	51

NonConsolidated_Affiliates_Tab

Non-Consolidated Affiliates (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Summary of Investment in Non-consolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]	'
	A summary of the Company's investments in non-consolidated affiliates is provided below.
		31-Dec
		2013		2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Yanfeng Visteon Electronics (China) Investment Co., Ltd.	$	48	$	—
	Yanfeng Visteon Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd.	38		31
	Wuhu Bonaire Auto Electrical Systems Co., Ltd.	27		26
	Duckyang Industry Co., Ltd.	29		29
	Japan Climate Systems Corporation	26		21
	Chongqing Changan Visteon Engine Control Systems Co., Ltd.	16		16
	Fawer Visteon Climate Control System Co., Ltd.	11		8
	Yanfeng	—		531
	YFVE	—		47
	Visteon TYC Corporation	—		16
	Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd.	—		15
	Jiangsu Toppower Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd.	—		12
	Others	33		4
	Total investments in non-consolidated affiliates	$	228	$	756
Summarized Balance Sheet of Non-consolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]	'
	Summarized financial data is provided below for the Company’s non-consolidated affiliates accounted for under the equity method. Amounts included in the tables below represent 100% of the results of operations and balance sheet amounts for such non-consolidated affiliates. Yanfeng is considered a significant non-consolidated affiliate and is shown separately in the tables below.
		Yanfeng				All Others
		31-Dec				31-Dec
		2013		2012		2013		2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Current assets	$	—	$	2,710	$	522	$	577
	Other assets	—		1,114		210		305
	Total assets	$	—	$	3,824	$	732	$	882
	Current liabilities	$	—	$	2,320	$	387	$	534
	Other liabilities	—		28		28		38
	Stockholders’ equity	—		1,476		317		310
	Total liabilities and equity	$	—	$	3,824	$	732	$	882
Summarized Income Statement Information of Non-consolidated Affiliates [Table Text Block]	'
		Net Sales						Gross Margin						Net Income
		31-Dec						31-Dec						31-Dec
		2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Yanfeng	$	8,089	$	5,171	$	3,014	$	1,160	$	782	$	473	$	334	$	369	$	246
	All other	1,335		1,757		1,681		111		194		176		94		92		90
		$	9,424	$	6,928	$	4,695	$	1,271	$	976	$	649	$	428	$	461	$	336

Restructuring_Activities_Table

Restructuring Activities (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]	'
		Interiors			Climate			Electronics			Corporate			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	31-Dec-10	$	37		$	2		$	3		$	1		$	43
	Expenses	7			3			24			—			34
	Reversals	(7		)	(1		)	(2		)	—			(10		)
	Exchange	2			—			(2		)	—			—
	Utilization	(33		)	(3		)	(4		)	(1		)	(41		)
	31-Dec-11	$	6		$	1		$	19		$	—		$	26
	Expenses	34			5			36			4			79
	Utilization	(6		)	(5		)	(54		)	(1		)	(66		)
	31-Dec-12	$	34		$	1		$	1		$	3		$	39
	Expenses	13			19			—			9			41
	Reversals	(1		)	—			(1		)	—			(2		)
	Utilization	(21		)	(19		)	—			(9		)	(49		)
	31-Dec-13	$	25		$	1		$	—		$	3		$	29

Inventories_Tables

Inventories (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]	'
	Inventories consist of the following components:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Raw materials	$	204		$	153
	Work-in-process	191			174
	Finished products	104			78
	Valuation reserves	(27		)	(20		)
		$	472		$	385

Property_and_Equipment_Tables

Property and Equipment (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Depreciation and Amortization [Table Text Block]	'
	Depreciation and amortization expenses for property and equipment, including assets recorded under capital leases, are summarized as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Depreciation	$	207		$	209		$	254
	Amortization	10			10			17
		$	217		$	219		$	271
Property and Equipment [Table Text Block]	'
	Property and equipment, net consists of the following:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Land	$	162		$	161
	Buildings and improvements	301			269
	Machinery, equipment and other	1,309			1,137
	Construction in progress	145			100
	Total property and equipment	1,917			1,667
	Accumulated depreciation	(580		)	(421		)
		1,337			1,246
	Product tooling, net of amortization	77			80
	Property and equipment, net	$	1,414		$	1,326

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]	'
	Changes in intangible asset gross carrying values and accumulated amortization are summarized in the table below.
		2013								2012
		Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization				Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Balance January 1	$	427			$	95			$	404			$	51
	Additions	156				—				11				—
	Divestiture	—				—				(5		)		—
	Amortization	—				45				—				40
	Foreign currency	6				2				17				4
	Balance December 31	$	589			$	142			$	427			$	95
	Intangible assets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
				31-Dec-13												31-Dec-12
		Estimated Weighted Average Useful Life (years)		Gross Carrying Value				Accumulated Amortization				Net Carrying Value				Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
				(Dollars in Millions)
	Definite-Lived
	Developed technology	8		$	219			$	88			$	131			$	209	$	60	$	149
	Customer related	10		214				45				169				124		30		94
	Other	39		32				9				23				22		5		17
	Subtotal			$	465			$	142			$	323			$	355	$	95	$	260
	Indefinite-Lived
	Goodwill			$	97			$	—			$	97			$	46	$	—	$	46
	Trade names			27				—				27				26		—		26
	Subtotal			$	124			$	—			124				$	72	$	—	72
	Total			$	589			$	142			$	447			$	427	$	95	$	332
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]	'
	Goodwill is summarized by product group in the table below.
		Climate				Electronics				Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Balance January 1, 2012	$	36			$	—			$	36
	Additions	10				—				10
	Balance at December 31, 2012	$	46			$	—			$	46
	Additions	—				51				51
	Balance at December 31, 2013	$	46			$	51			$	97

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]	'
	The Company’s short and long-term debt consists of the following:
			Weighted Average		Carrying Value
			Interest Rate
		Maturity	2013	2012	2013		2012
					(Dollars in Millions)
	Short-term debt
	Current portion of long-term debt		7.70%	8.90%	$	2	$	3
	Short-term borrowings		4.70%	3.30%	104		93
	Total short-term debt				$	106	$	96
	Long-term debt
	6.75% Senior notes due April 15, 2019	2019	6.75%	6.75%	$	396	$	445
	HVCC USD term loan due May 30, 2016	2016	1.80%	N/A	100		—
	HVCC KRW term loan due May 30, 2016	2016	3.70%	N/A	95		—
	Other	2014-2018	5.70%	8.50%	33		28
	Total long-term debt				$	624	$	473

Employee_Retirement_Benefits_T

Employee Retirement Benefits (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Retirement Plan expenses [Table Text Block]	'
		U.S. Plans												Non-U.S. Plans
		Year Ended December 31												Year Ended December 31
		2013				2012				2011				2013				2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Costs Recognized in Income
	Service cost	$	—			$	—			$	5			$	23			$	18		$	6
	Interest cost	47				70				73				27				28			28
	Expected return on plan assets	(62		)		(79		)		(75		)		(18		)		(18		)	(18		)
	Settlements and curtailments	—				9				(1		)		(1		)		4			—
	Amortization of losses and other	—				—				3				3				—			—
	Net pension (income) expense	$	(15	)		$	—			$	5			$	34			$	32		$	16
	Weighted Average Assumptions
	Discount rate	3.95		%		4.85		%		5.5		%		4.1		%		5.7		%	5.95		%
	Compensation increase	N/A				N/A				3.5		%		3.45		%		3.7		%	3.55		%
	Long-term return on assets	7		%		7		%		7.5		%		4.75		%		5.05		%	5.4		%
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]	'
	The Company’s obligation for defined benefit pension plans is as follows:
		U.S. Plans								Non-U.S. Plans
		Year Ended December 31								Year Ended December 31
		2013				2012				2013				2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Change in Benefit Obligation
	Benefit obligation — beginning	$	1,245			$	1,480			$	653			$	466
	Service cost	—				—				23				18
	Interest cost	47				70				27				28
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(119		)		67				3				128
	Settlements and curtailments	—				(301		)		(2		)		(44		)
	Foreign exchange translation	—				—				14				15
	Transfers In	—				—				—				60
	Benefits paid and other	(92		)		(71		)		(17		)		(18		)
	Benefit obligation — ending	$	1,081			$	1,245			$	701			$	653
	Change in Plan Assets
	Plan assets — beginning	$	966			$	1,151			$	404			$	348
	Actual return on plan assets	84				115				11				24
	Sponsor contributions	5				77				33				42
	Settlements	—				(301		)		(1		)		(38		)
	Foreign exchange translation	—				—				6				10
	Transfers In	—				—				—				36
	Benefits paid and other	(95		)		(76		)		(19		)		(18		)
	Plan assets — ending	$	960			$	966			$	434			$	404
	Funded status at end of period	$	(121	)		$	(279	)		$	(267	)		$	(249	)
	Balance Sheet Classification
	Other non-current assets	$	8			$	—			$	2			$	2
	Accrued employee liabilities	(2		)		(2		)		(5		)		(3		)
	Employee benefits	(127		)		(277		)		(264		)		(248		)
	Accumulated other comprehensive loss:
	Actuarial (gain) loss	(98		)		39				93				81
	Tax effects/other	(2		)		—				(18		)		(12		)
		$	(100	)		$	39			$	75			$	69
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]	'
	Assumptions used by the Company in determining its defined benefit pension obligations as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 are summarized in the following table.
			U.S. Plans						Non-U.S. Plans
	Weighted Average Assumptions		2013			2012			2013			2012
	Discount rate		4.75	%		3.95	%		4.3	%		4.1	%
	Expected rate of return on assets		7	%		7	%		5.1	%		4.75	%
	Rate of increase in compensation		N/A			N/A			3.55	%		3.15	%
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'
	Components of the net change in Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to defined benefit pension plans on the Company’s consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
		U.S. Plans								Non-U.S. Plans
		2013				2012				2013				2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Actuarial (gains) / losses	$	(137	)		$	33			$	10			$	117
	Prior Service Credit	(2		)		—				—				—
	Deferred taxes	—				—				—				(10		)
	Currency/Other	—				—				4				7
	Reclassification to net income	—				(9		)		(2		)		(5		)
		$	(139	)		$	24			$	12			$	109
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]	'
	ayments, which reflect expected future service, are expected to be paid by the Company plans, as follows:
		U.S. Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
		(Dollars in Millions)
	2014	$	72			$	20
	2015	69				19
	2016	68				21
	2017	67				23
	2018	67				26
	Years 2019 — 2023	339				177
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	'
	The Company’s retirement plan asset allocation at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and target allocation for 2014 are as follows:
		Target Allocation						Percentage of Plan Assets
		U.S.			Non-U.S.			U.S.						Non-U.S.
		2014			2014			2013			2012			2013			2012
	Equity securities	33	%		25	%		34	%		44	%		24	%		15	%
	Fixed income	28	%		65	%		13	%		15	%		64	%		74	%
	Alternative strategies	39	%		5	%		52	%		39	%		6	%		7	%
	Cash	—	%		5	%		1	%		2	%		6	%		4	%
		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

StockBased_Compensation_Tables

Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]	'
		Year Ended December 31												Unrecognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense
		2013				2012				2011				31-Dec-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Restricted stock awards	$	3			$	17			$	31			$	3
	Restricted stock units	12				5				7				6
	Stock options	—				3				8				—
	Stock appreciation rights	1				1				1				—
	Performance based share units	13				5				—				23
	Total stock-based compensation expense	$	29			$	31			$	47			$	32
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity	'
		RSAs			RSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
		(In Thousands)
	Non-vested at December 31, 2010	1,035			357			$	57.93
	Granted	—			1			49.83
	Vested	(345	)		(93	)		57.93
	Forfeited	(34	)		(8	)		57.93
	Non-vested at December 31, 2011	656			257			57.92
	Granted	117			296			47.16
	Vested	(482	)		(123	)		58.02
	Forfeited	(63	)		(27	)		55.6
	Non-vested at December 31, 2012	228			403			51.2
	Granted	—			19			74.55
	Vested	(199	)		(200	)		54.76
	Forfeited	(10	)		(61	)		44.88
	Non-vested at December 31, 2013	19			161			$	48.26
Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions	'
		Stock Options								SARs
		2013		2012			2011			2013			2012			2011
	Expected term (in years)	N/A		6			6			4.45			5.07			6
	Expected volatility	N/A		48.96	%		46.37	%		42.14	%		51.69	%		50.3	%
	Risk-free interest rate	N/A		1.12	%		2.59	%		1.51	%		0.74	%		0.98	%
	Expected dividend yield	N/A		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%		—	%
Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights Award Activity	'
	A summary of activity for Stock Options and SARs, including award grants, vesting and forfeitures is provided below.
		Stock Options			Weighted Average				SARs			Weighted Average
					Exercise Price							Exercise Price
		(In Thousands)							(In Thousands)
	Outstanding at December 31, 2010	—			$	—			—			$	—
	Granted	482			72.6				94			74.08
	Exercised	—			—				—			—
	Forfeited or expired	(92	)		74.08				(10	)		74.08
	Outstanding at December 31, 2011	390			72.26				84			74.08
	Granted	155			53.57				32			53.57
	Exercised	—			—				—			—
	Forfeited or expired	(183	)		66.64				(18	)		68.06
	Outstanding at December 31, 2012	362			67.13				98			68.36
	Granted	—			—				—			—
	Exercised	(36	)		55.88				(3	)		61.42
	Forfeited or expired	(120	)		67.81				(19	)		66.8
	Outstanding at December 31, 2013	206			$	68.74			76			$	69.06
	Exercisable at December 31, 2013	130			$	71.51			50			$	71.27
		Stock Options and SARs Outstanding
	Exercise Price	Number Outstanding			Weighted		Weighted
					Average		Average
					Remaining Life		Exercise Price
		(In Thousands)			(In Years)
	$45.01 - $55.00	69			8.29		$	53.57
	$55.01 - $65.00	5			7.25		$	62.28
	$65.01 - $75.08	208			7.25		$	74.08
		282
Schedule of Stock Based Compensation Activity, Performance Based Stock Units, during the period [Table Text Block]	'
		PSUs			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
		(In Thousands)
	Granted	1,311			$	33.85
	Forfeited	(57	)		$	45.57
	Non-vested at December 31, 2012	1,254			$	33.32
	Granted	—			$	—
	Forfeited	(265	)		$	32.33
	Non-vested at December 31, 2013	989			$	33.59

Other_Expense_Net_Tables

Other Expense, Net (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Other (Income) Expense, Net [Table Text Block]	'
	Other expense, net consists of the following:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Transformation costs	$	40		$	33		$	7
	Gain on sale of joint venture interest	(5		)	(19		)	—
	Loss on debt extinguishment	2			6			24
	UK Administration recovery	(2		)	—			(18		)
	Loss on asset contribution	—			14			—
	Asset impairments	—			5			—
	Reorganization-related costs, net	—			2			8
	Deconsolidation gains	—			—			(8		)
	Gain on sale of assets	—			—			(2		)
		$	35		$	41		$	11

Income_Taxes_Tables

Income Taxes (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Components of the Provision for Income Tax (Benefit) [Table Text Block]	'
	Details of the Company's income tax provision from continuing operations are provided in the table below:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Income (loss) before income taxes (a)
	U.S	$	(112	)	$	(165	)	$	(141	)
	Non-U.S	781			230			310
	Total income before income taxes	$	669		$	65		$	169
	Current tax provision
	U.S. federal	$	5		$	4		$	1
	Non-U.S	165			125			126
	U.S. state and local	1			1			1
	Total current tax provision	171			130			128
	Deferred tax provision (benefit)
	U.S. federal	—			(3		)	1
	Non-U.S	(64		)	(6		)	(2		)
	Total deferred tax provision (benefit)	(64		)	(9		)	(1		)
	Provision for income taxes	$	107		$	121		$	127
	(a) Income (loss) before income taxes excludes equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates.
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]	'
	A summary of the differences between the provision for income taxes calculated at the U.S. statutory tax rate of 35% and the consolidated provision for income taxes is shown below:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Income before income taxes, excluding equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates, at U.S. statutory rate of 35%	$	234		$	23		$	59
	Impact of foreign operations	(71		)	75			45
	State and local income taxes	(1		)	(2		)	4
	Tax reserve adjustments	(52		)	12			22
	Change in valuation allowance	86			(1		)	190
	Fresh-start accounting and reorganization items, net	—			—			(215		)
	Impact of tax law change	(32		)	1			18
	Yanfeng transactions	(58		)	—			—
	Other	1			13			4
	Provision for income taxes	$	107		$	121		$	127
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]	'
	The components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Deferred tax assets:
	Employee benefit plans	$	83		$	135
	Capitalized expenditures for tax reporting	53			82
	Net operating losses and carryforwards	1,508			1,350
	All other	235			224
	Valuation allowance	(1,710		)	(1,695		)
	Total deferred tax assets	$	169		$	96
	Deferred tax liabilities:
	Fixed assets and intangibles	$	116		$	111
	Investment in foreign affiliates, including withholding tax	96			75
	All other	32			42
	Total deferred tax liabilities	$	244		$	228
	Net deferred tax liabilities	$	75		$	132
	Reported in Consolidated Balance Sheet as:
	Other current assets	$	36		$	26
	Other non-current assets	69			28
	Other current liabilities	43			5
	Deferred tax liabilities non-current	137			181
		$	75		$	132
Summary of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block]	'
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in millions)
	Beginning balance	$	117		$	123
	Tax positions related to current period
	Additions	8			15
	Tax positions related to prior periods
	Additions	5			—
	Reductions	(51		)	(20		)
	Settlements with tax authorities	(4		)	—
	Lapses in statute of limitations	(2		)	(2		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes	—			1
	Ending balance	$	73		$	117

Stockholders_Equity_and_Noncon1

Stock-holders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]	'
	Changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”) and reclassifications out of AOCI by component includes:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Changes in AOCI:
	Beginning balance	$	(90	)	$	(25	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, net of tax	124			(66		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI	(46		)	1
	Ending balance	$	(12	)	$	(90	)
	Changes in AOCI by component:
	Foreign currency translation adjustments
	Beginning balance	$	11		$	(41	)
	Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification, net of tax	(11		)	47
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (a)	(37		)	5
	Ending balance	(37		)	11
	Benefit plans
	Beginning balance	(108		)	25
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification, net of tax (b)	131			(147		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (c)	2			14
	Ending balance	25			(108		)
	Unrealized hedging gains (loss)
	Beginning balance	7			(9		)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassification, net of tax (d)	4			34
	Amounts reclassified from AOCI (e)	(11		)	(18		)
	Ending balance	—			7
	AOCI ending balance	$	(12	)	$	(90	)
	(a) Amount included in Other expense in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
	(b) Net tax benefits of $4 million and $11 million are related to benefit plans for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	(c) Amount included in the computation of net periodic pension cost. (See Note 10 Employee retirement benefits for additional details.)
	(d) Net tax benefit of $3 million and tax expense of $6 million are related to unrealized hedging gains (loss) for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
	(e) Amount is included in Cost of sales in Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Schedule of Non-controlling Interests [Table Text Block]	'
	Non-controlling interests in the Visteon Corporation economic entity are as follows:
		31-Dec
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	HVCC	$	777		$	723
	YFVE	139			—
	Visteon Interiors Korea, Ltd.	22			20
	Other	15			13
	Total non-controlling interests	$	953		$	756

Earnings_Per_Share_Tables

Earnings Per Share (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]	'
	A summary of information used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to Visteon is as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Numerator:
	Net income from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	103		$	136
	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(3		)	(56		)
	Net income attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	100		$	80
	Denominator:
	Average common stock outstanding - basic	50			52.9			51.2
	Dilutive effect of warrants and PSUs	1.1			0.4			0.8
	Diluted shares	51.1			53.3			52
	Basic and Diluted Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
	Continuing operations	$	13.8		$	1.95		$	2.65
	Discontinued operations	—			(0.06		)	(1.09		)
		$	13.8		$	1.89		$	1.56
	Diluted earnings per share attributable to Visteon:
	Continuing operations	$	13.5		$	1.93		$	2.62
	Discontinued operations	—			(0.05		)	(1.08		)
		$	13.5		$	1.88		$	1.54
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]	'
	The effect of certain common stock equivalents including warrants, performance-based share units, and stock options were excluded from the computation of weighted average diluted shares outstanding as inclusion of such items would be anti-dilutive, summarized
	as follows.
		Year Ended December 31
		2013						2012						2011
		(In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Number of warrants	—						1.5						—
	Exercise price	$	—					$	58.8					$	—
	Number of performance stock units	0.1						1.3						—
	Number of stock options	0.2						0.4						0.4
	Exercise price	$	44.55	-	$	74.08		$	44.55		-	$	74.08	$	44.55	-	$	74.08

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Fair Value Hierarchy By Assets and Liabilities Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]	'
	The fair value hierarchy for assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are as follows.
		31-Dec-13
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
					(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Retirement plan assets	$	380		$	467		$	547		$	1,394
	Foreign currency instruments	—			6			—			6
	Liability Category
	Foreign currency instruments	$	—		$	2		$	—		$	2
		31-Dec-12
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
					(Level 2)			(Level 3)
	Retirement plan assets	$	309		$	559		$	502		$	1,370
	Foreign currency instruments	—			22			—			22
	Liability Category
	Foreign currency instruments	$	—		$	1		$	—		$	1
United States Pension Plans of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Fair Value of Retirement Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	'
	The fair values of the Company’s U.S. retirement plan assets are as follows:
		31-Dec-13
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Registered investment companies	$	234		$	—		$	—		$	234
	Common trust funds	—			273			—			273
	LDI	—			118			—			118
	GTAA	—			—			70			70
	HFF	—			—			247			247
	Cash and cash equivalents	10			—			—			10
	Insurance contracts	—			—			8			8
	Total	$	244		$	391		$	325		$	960
		31-Dec-12
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Registered investment companies	$	163		$	—		$	—		$	163
	Common trust funds	—			354			—			354
	LDI	—			148			—			148
	GTAA	—			—			140			140
	HFF	—			—			139			139
	Cash and cash equivalents	14			—			—			14
	Insurance contracts	—			—			8			8
	Total	$	177		$	502		$	287		$	966
Significant Unobservable Inputs Used In Fair Value Measurement [Table Text Block]	'
	The fair value measurements which used significant unobservable inputs are as follows:
	Actual Return on Plan Assets	GTAA			HFF			Insurance Contracts
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Ending balance at December 31, 2010	$	150		$	119		$	9
	Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	(8		)	(1		)	1
	Purchases, sales and settlements	—			10			—
	Ending balance at December 31, 2011	$	142		$	128		$	10
	Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	11			8			—
	Purchases, sales and settlements	(13		)	3			—
	Transfer out	—			—			(2		)
	Ending balance at December 31, 2012	$	140		$	139		$	8
	Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	(16		)	15			—
	Purchases, sales and settlements	(54		)	93			—
	Ending balance at December 31, 2013	$	70		$	247		$	8
Foreign Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'
Fair Value of Retirement Plan Assets [Table Text Block]	'
	The fair values of the Company’s Non-U.S. retirement plan assets are as follows:
		31-Dec-13
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)			Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)			Total
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Insurance contracts	$	—		$	—		$	210		$	210
	Treasury and government securities	22			35			—			57
	Registered investment companies	85			—			—			85
	Cash and cash equivalents	9			10			—			19
	Corporate debt securities	8			6			—			14
	Common trust funds	5			5			—			10
	Limited partnerships (HFF)	—			—			12			12
	Common and preferred stock	4			20			—			24
	Other	3			—			—			3
	Total	$	136		$	76		$	222		$	434
		31-Dec-12
	Asset Category	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets			Significant Observable Inputs			Significant Unobservable Inputs			Total
		(Level 1)			(Level 2)			(Level 3)
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Insurance contracts	$	—		$	—		$	199		$	199
	Treasury and government securities	22			33			—			55
	Registered investment companies	52			—			—			52
	Cash and cash equivalents	18			—			—			18
	Corporate debt securities	8			9			—			17
	Common trust funds	5			8			—			13
	Limited partnerships (HFF)	—			—			16			16
	Common and preferred stock	16			—			—			16
	Other	11			7			—			18
	Total	$	132		$	57		$	215		$	404
Significant Unobservable Inputs Used In Fair Value Measurement [Table Text Block]	'
	Fair value measurements which used significant unobservable inputs are as follows:
	Actual Return on Plan Assets	Insurance Contracts			HFF
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Ending balance at December 31, 2010	$	179		$	5
	Relating to assets held at the reporting date	4			—
	Purchases, sales and settlements	(3		)	1
	Ending balance at December 31, 2011	$	180		$	6
	Relating to assets held at the reporting date	16			4
	Purchases, sales and settlements	3			6
	Ending balance at December 31, 2012	$	199		$	16
	Relating to assets held at the reporting date	12			1
	Purchases, sales and settlements	(1		)	(5		)
	Ending balance at December 31, 2013	$	210		$	12

Financial_Instruments_Tables

Financial Instruments (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block]	'
			Gross Amount Recognized								Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position							Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position
			31-Dec								31-Dec							31-Dec
	Foreign currency derivatives		2013				2012				2013				2012			2013			2012
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Assets
	Designated		$	4			$	17			$	—			$	1		$	4		$	16
	Non-designated		3				6				1				—			2			6
			$	7			$	23			$	1			$	1		$	6		$	22
	Liabilities
	Designated		$	4			$	1			$	2			$	—		$	2		$	1
			$	4			$	1			$	2			$	—		$	2		$	1
	Derivative financial instruments designated and non-designated as hedging instruments are included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2013 and 2012 as follows.
			Assets										Liabilities
	Risk Hedged		Classification		2013				2012				Classification		2013			2012
			(Dollars in Millions)
	Designated
	Foreign currency		Other current assets		$	4			$	16			Other current assets		$	—		$	1
	Foreign currency		Other current liabilities		2				1				Other current liabilities		4			1
	Non-designated
	Foreign currency		Other current assets		3				6				Other current assets		1			—
					$	9			$	23					$	5		$	2
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block]	'
	Gains and losses on derivative financial instruments recorded in Cost of sales and Interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
		Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recorded in AOCI, net of tax								Reclassified from AOCI into Income							Recorded in Income
		2013				2012				2013				2012			2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Foreign currency risk – Cost of sales
	Cash flow hedges	$	(7	)		$	16			$	11			$	18		$	—		$	—
	Non-designated cash flow hedges	—				—				—				—			1			(4		)
		$	(7	)		$	16			$	11			$	18		$	1		$	(4	)
Schedules of Concentration of Risk, by Risk Factor [Table Text Block]	'
	Hyundai Kia Automotive Group is one of the Company's largest customers, accounting for 33%, 33% and 31% of total product sales in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Additionally, Ford is one of the Company's largest customers and accounted for 28%, 27% and 27% of total product sales in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. With the exceptions below, the Company’s credit risk with any individual customer does not exceed ten percent of total accounts receivable at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
		2013		2012
	Ford and its affiliates	20%		19%
	Hyundai Mobis Company	15%		16%
	Hyundai Motor Company	9%		10%

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]	'
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Beginning balance	$	57		$	66
	Accruals for products shipped	17			19
	Changes in estimates	(8		)	(6		)
	Settlements	(17		)	(22		)
	Ending balance	$	49		$	57

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]	'
	Segment Sales
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	4,871		$	4,286		$	4,053
	Electronics	1,455			1,274			1,370
	Interiors	1,261			1,388			2,282
	Eliminations	(148		)	(91		)	(173		)
	Total consolidated sales	$	7,439		$	6,857		$	7,532
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	443		$	370		$	352
	Electronics	137			126			148
	Interiors	183			178			230
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	763			674			730
	Reconciling Item:
	Corporate	(59		)	(48		)	(41		)
	Total consolidated Adjusted EBITDA	$	704		$	626		$	689
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income Attributable to the Company [Table Text Block]	'
	The reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income attributable to Visteon for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Total Adjusted EBITDA	$	704		$	626		$	689
	Interest expense, net	39			35			27
	Provision for income taxes	107			121			127
	Depreciation and amortization	262			258			295
	Restructuring expense	39			79			24
	Gain on Yanfeng transactions	(465		)	—			—
	Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	17			25			39
	Equity in gain of non-consolidated affiliate	(29		)	(63		)	—
	Other	44			71			97
	Net income attributable to Visteon	$	690		$	100		$	80
Segment Operating Assets [Table Text Block]	'
	Segment Operating Assets
		Inventories, net						Property and Equipment, net
		2013			2012			2013			2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	324		$	276		$	1,046		$	974
	Electronics	106			67			163			119
	Interiors	42			42			190			178
	Total segment operating assets	472			385			1,399			1,271
	Corporate	—			—			15			55
	Total consolidated operating assets	$	472		$	385		$	1,414		$	1,326
Segment Expenditures [Table Text Block]	'
	Segment Expenditures
		Depreciation and Amortization									Capital Expenditures
		Year Ended December 31									Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011			2013		2012		2011
		(Dollars in Millions)									(Dollars in Millions)
	Climate	$	194		$	180		$	187		$	187	$	152	$	168
	Electronics	30			28			37			46		23		23
	Interiors	29			31			40			35		34		41
	Total segment	253			239			264			268		209		232
	Corporate	9			19			31			1		9		8
	Total consolidated	$	262		$	258		$	295		$	269	$	218	$	240
Financial Information by Geographical Region [Table Text Block]	'
	Financial Information by Geographic Region
		Sales									Property and Equipment, net
		Year Ended December 31
		2013			2012			2011			2013		2012
		(Dollars in Millions)
	United States	$	1,403		$	1,239		$	1,104		$	67	$	113
	Mexico	40			17			15			21		21
	Canada	93			95			105			21		25
	Intra-region eliminations	—			(12		)	(6		)	—		—
	North America	1,536			1,339			1,218			109		159
	Germany	125			147			199			23		24
	France	490			548			713			73		83
	Portugal	574			539			468			99		85
	Spain	236			264			421			35		32
	Czech Republic	425			227			246			46		38
	Hungary	290			282			321			69		69
	Slovakia	405			374			339			58		54
	Other Europe	233			200			178			72		24
	Intra-region eliminations	(337		)	(190		)	(114		)	—		—
	Europe	2,441			2,391			2,771			475		409
	Korea	2,259			2,048			2,488			474		458
	China	1,123			748			555			182		133
	India	277			353			341			79		77
	Japan	203			204			221			9		12
	Thailand	347			339			225			30		28
	Other Asia	9			12			19			—		—
	Intra-region eliminations	(486		)	(424		)	(304		)	—		—
	Asia	3,732			3,280			3,545			774		708
	South America	411			423			511			56		50
	Inter-region eliminations	(681		)	(576		)	(513		)	—		—
		$	7,439		$	6,857		$	7,532		$	1,414	$	1,326
	The decrease in sales in Korea of $588 million from 2011 to 2012 is due to the deconsolidation of Duckyang. Sales are attributable to geographic areas based on the location of the assets generating the sales.

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013															Dec. 31, 2012																Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations [Abstract]	'															'																'
Condensed Consolidating Statement Of Operations [Table Text Block]	'															'																'
	VISTEON CORPORATION
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
																	Year Ended December 31, 2012																Year Ended December 31, 2011
																	Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated				Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Year Ended December 31, 2013																		Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries													Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated			(Dollars in Millions)																(Dollars in Millions)
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries								Net sales	$	247		$	1,392		$	6,229		$	(1,011	)	$	6,857		Net sales	$	194		$	1,497		$	7,045		$	(1,204	)	$	7,532
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Net sales	$	150		$	1,141		$	6,789		$	(641	)	$	7,439	Cost of sales	454			1,140			5,685			(1,011		)	6,268			Cost of sales	391			1,200			6,527			(1,204		)	6,914
	Cost of sales	295			908			6,193			(641		)	6,755		Gross margin	(207		)	252			544			—			589			Gross margin	(197		)	297			518			—			618
	Gross margin	(145		)	233			596			—			684		Selling, general and administrative expenses	99			61			209			—			369			Selling, general and administrative expenses	102			67			218			—			387
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	64			44			259			—			367		Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—			—			226			—			226			Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—			—			168			—			168
	Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	—			—			213			—			213		Restructuring expenses	4			—			75			—			79			Restructuring expenses	—			—			24			—			24
	Restructuring expenses	6			—			33			—			39		Interest expense (income), net	39			(3		)	(1		)	—			35			Interest expense (income), net	38			(12		)	1			—			27
	Interest expense (income), net	35			(8		)	12			—			39		Other expense (income), net	33			—			8			—			41			Other expense (income), net	27			(6		)	(10		)	—			11
	Gain on Yanfeng transactions	—			—			465			—			465		(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(382		)	194			479			—			291			(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(364		)	248			453			—			337
	Other expense, net	42			—			(7		)	—			35		Provision for income taxes	—			—			121			—			121			Provision for income taxes	—			—			127			—			127
	(Loss) income before income taxes and earnings of subsidiaries	(292		)	197			977			—			882		(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(382		)	194			358			—			170			(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(364		)	248			326			—			210
	Provision for income taxes	1			—			106			—			107		Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	497			277			—			(774		)	—			Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	490			172			—			(662		)	—
	(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	(293		)	197			871			—			775		Income from continuing operations	115			471			358			(774		)	170			Income from continuing operations	126			420			326			(662		)	210
	Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	983			699			—			(1,682		)	—		(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(15		)	42			(30		)	—			(3		)	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax	(46		)	57			(67		)	—			(56		)
	Net income	690			896			871			(1,682		)	775		Net income	100			513			328			(774		)	167			Net income	80			477			259			(662		)	154
	Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			85			—			85		Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			67			—			67			Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			74			—			74
	Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	690		$	896		$	786		$	(1,682	)	$	690	Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	100		$	513		$	261		$	(774	)	$	100		Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	80		$	477		$	185		$	(662	)	$	80

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem1

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013																Dec. 31, 2012																Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'																'																'
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]	'																'																'
	VISTEON CORPORATION
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
																		Year Ended December 31, 2012																Year Ended December 31, 2011
																		Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated				Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated
																					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries													Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		Year Ended December 31, 2013																(Dollars in Millions)																(Dollars in Millions)
		Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated			Net income	$	100		$	513		$	328		$	(774	)	$	167		Net income	$	80		$	477		$	259		$	(662	)	$	154
					Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)															Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax																Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
	Net income	$	690		$	896		$	871		$	(1,682	)	$	775		Foreign currency translation adjustments	52			53			76			(108		)	73			Foreign currency translation adjustments	(42		)	(47		)	(67		)	103			(53		)
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax																Benefit plans, net of tax	(133		)	(126		)	(118		)	243			(134		)	Benefit plans, net of tax	(26		)	(3		)	(5		)	8			(26		)
	Foreign currency translation adjustments	(47		)	(48		)	(48		)	96			(47		)
																	Unrealized hedging (losses) gains and other, net of tax	16			16			22			(32		)	22			Unrealized hedging (losses) gains and other, net of tax	(7		)	(8		)	(10		)	16			(9		)
	Benefit plans, net of tax	132			32			(2		)	(31		)	131
																	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(65		)	(57		)	(20		)	103			(39		)	Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax	(75		)	(58		)	(82		)	127			(88		)
	Unrealized hedging (loss) gains and other, net of tax	(7		)	(7		)	(10		)	14			(10		)
																	Comprehensive income	35			456			308			(671		)	128			Comprehensive income	5			419			177			(535		)	66
	Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	78			(23		)	(60		)	79			74
																	Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			93			—			93			Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			61			—			61
	Comprehensive income	768			873			811			(1,603		)	849
																	Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	35		$	456		$	215		$	(671	)	$	35		Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	5		$	419		$	116		$	(535	)	$	5
	Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	—			—			81			—			81
	Comprehensive income attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	768		$	873		$	730		$	(1,603	)	$	768

Condensed_Consolidating_Balanc

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013													Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet [Abstract]	'													'
Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]	'													'
		31-Dec-13													31-Dec-12
		Parent Company		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor			Eliminations			Consolidated			Parent Company		Guarantor		Non-Guarantor		Eliminations			Consolidated
				Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries											Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries
		(Dollars in Millions)													(Dollars in Millions)
	ASSETS													ASSETS
	Cash and equivalents	$	1,115	$	12	$	550		$	—		$	1,677	Cash and equivalents	$	191	$	54	$	580	$	—		$	825
	Accounts receivable, net	363		566		1,298			(1,000		)	1,227		Accounts receivable, net	279		676		1,138		(931		)	1,162
	Inventories, net	13		21		438			—			472		Inventories, net	15		23		347		—			385
	Other current assets	30		41		306			—			377		Other current assets	24		32		235		—			291
	Total current assets	1,521		640		2,592			(1,000		)	3,753		Total current assets	509		785		2,300		(931		)	2,663
	Property and equipment, net	12		20		1,382			—			1,414		Property and equipment, net	20		62		1,244		—			1,326
	Investment in affiliates	1,312		1,185		—			(2,497		)	—		Investment in affiliates	2,024		1,587		—		(3,611		)	—
	Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	—		—		228			—			228		Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates	—		—		756		—			756
	Intangible assets, net	—		15		432			—			447		Intangible assets, net	86		45		201		—			332
	Other non-current assets	46		1,389		138			(1,388		)	185		Other non-current assets	14		—		70		(5		)	79
	Total assets	$	2,891	$	3,249	$	4,772		$	(4,885	)	$	6,027	Total assets	$	2,653	$	2,479	$	4,571	$	(4,547	)	$	5,156
	LIABILITIES AND EQUITY													LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
	Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	$	144	$	47	$	311		$	(396	)	$	106	Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	$	266	$	24	$	225	$	(419	)	$	96
	Accounts payable	145		195		1,496			(604		)	1,232		Accounts payable	172		159		1,204		(508		)	1,027
	Other current liabilities	102		16		346			—			464		Other current liabilities	76		27		326		—			429
	Total current liabilities	391		258		2,153			(1,000		)	1,802		Total current liabilities	514		210		1,755		(927		)	1,552
	Long-term debt	404		46		1,562			(1,388		)	624		Long-term debt	450		—		29		(6		)	473
	Employee benefits	142		2		296			—			440		Employee benefits	258		34		279		—			571
	Other non-current liabilities	34		3		251			—			288		Other non-current liabilities	46		7		366		—			419
	Stockholders’ equity:													Stockholders’ equity:
	Total Visteon Corporation stockholders’ equity	1,920		2,940		(443		)	(2,497		)	1,920		Total Visteon Corporation stockholders’ equity	1,385		2,228		1,386		(3,614		)	1,385
	Non-controlling interests	—		—		953			—			953		Non-controlling interests	—		—		756		—			756
	Total equity	1,920		2,940		510			(2,497		)	2,873		Total equity	1,385		2,228		2,142		(3,614		)	2,141
	Total liabilities and equity	$	2,891	$	3,249	$	4,772		$	(4,885	)	$	6,027	Total liabilities and equity	$	2,653	$	2,479	$	4,571	$	(4,547	)	$	5,156

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem2

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013																Dec. 31, 2012																Dec. 31, 2011
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow [Abstract]	'																'																'
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows [Table Text Block]	'																'																'
	VISTEON CORPORATION
	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
																		Year Ended December 31, 2012																Year Ended December 31, 2011
																		Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated				Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated
		Year Ended December 31, 2013																			Subsidiaries			Guarantor													Subsidiaries			Guarantor
		Parent Company			Guarantor			Non-			Eliminations			Consolidated										Subsidiaries																Subsidiaries
					Subsidiaries			Guarantor										(Dollars in Millions)																(Dollars in Millions)
								Subsidiaries									Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(143	)	$	121		$	261		$	—		$	239		Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(163	)	$	(75	)	$	413		$	—		$	175
		(Dollars in Millions)
	Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$	(242	)	$	1,244		$	(382	)	$	(308	)	$	312		Investing activities																Investing activities
																	Capital expenditures	(5		)	(11		)	(213		)	—			(229		)	Capital expenditures	(4		)	(12		)	(242		)	—			(258		)
	Investing activities
	Capital expenditures	(1		)	(6		)	(262		)	—			(269		)	Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	233			108			—			(341		)	—			Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales	—			—			14			—			14
	Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	1,464			437			—			(1,901		)	—			Proceeds from divestitures and asset sales	93			11			87			—			191			Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	109			173			—			(282		)	—
	Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	—			—			38			—			38			Other	—			—			(2		)	—			(2		)	Cash associated with deconsolidations	—			—			(52		)	—			(52		)
	Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	—			—			977			—			977			Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	321			108			(128		)	(341		)	(40		)	Payments to acquire interest in joint ventures	—			—			(29		)	—			(29		)
	Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	—			—			(48		)	—			(48		)	Financing activities																Other	—			—			(6		)	—			(6		)
																	Short term debt, net	—			—			5			—			5
	Net cash provided from investing activities	1,463			431			705			(1,901		)	698																			Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	105			161			(315		)	(282		)	(331		)
																	Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	—			—			831			—			831
	Financing activities																																Financing activities
	Short-term debt, net	—			—			(20		)	—			(20		)	Principal payments on debt	(1		)	—			(823		)	—			(824		)	Cash restriction, net	58			—			(7		)	—			51
	Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	—			—			204			—			204			Repurchase of long-term notes	(52		)	—			—			—			(52		)	Short term debt, net	—			—			17			—			17
	Principal payments on debt	—			—			(6		)	—			(6		)	Repurchase of common stock	(50		)	—			—			—			(50		)	Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	492			—			11			—			503
	Repurchase of long-term notes	(52		)	—			—			—			(52		)	Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	—			(232		)	(109		)	341			—			Rights offering fees	(33		)	—			—			—			(33		)
	Repurchase of common stock	(250		)	—			—			—			(250		)	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			—			(27		)	—			(27		)	Principal payments on debt	(501		)	—			(12		)	—			(513		)
	Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	—			(1,718		)	(491		)	2,209			—			Other	2			—			—			—			2			Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	—			(109		)	(173		)	282			—
	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			—			(22		)	—			(22		)	Net cash (used by) provided from financing activities	(101		)	(232		)	(123		)	341			(115		)	Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—			—			(31		)	—			(31		)
	Other	5			—			—			—			5			Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	—			2			16			—			18			Other	3			—			—			—			3
	Net cash used by financing activities	(297		)	(1,718		)	(335		)	2,209			(141		)	Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	77			(1		)	26			—			102			Net cash provided from (used by) financing activities	19			(109		)	(195		)	282			(3		)
	Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	—			1			(18		)	—			(17		)	Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	114			55			554			—			723			Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	—			(3		)	(20		)	—			(23		)
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	924			(42		)	(30		)	—			852			Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	191		$	54		$	580		$	—		$	825		Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents	(39		)	(26		)	(117		)	—			(182		)
	Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	191			54			580			—			825																			Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	153			81			671			—			905
	Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	1,115		$	12		$	550		$	—		$	1,677																		Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	114		$	55		$	554		$	—		$	723

Summary_Quarterly_Financial_Da1

Summary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]	'
	The following table presents summary quarterly financial data for continuing operations.
		2013								2012
		First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		First Quarter			Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter
		(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)
	Net sales	$	1,856	$	1,892	$	1,733	$	1,958	$	1,717		$	1,693	$	1,624	$	1,823
	Gross margin	154		185		143		202		134			128		129		198
	Income before income taxes	66		125		80		611		13			127		72		79
	Income (loss) from continuing operations	84		86		60		545		(14		)	85		39		60
	Net income (loss)	84		86		60		545		(11		)	84		34		60
	Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	69	$	65	$	43	$	513	$	(29	)	$	75	$	15	$	39
	Per Share Data:
	Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	1.34	$	1.3	$	0.87	$	10.56	$	(0.56	)	$	1.41	$	0.28	$	0.74
	Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Visteon Corporation	$	1.33	$	1.29	$	0.85	$	10.32	$	(0.56	)	$	1.4	$	0.28	$	0.74

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Foreign Currency Transaction Gain (Loss), Realized	$4	($5)	($4)
Research and Development Expense	325	299	326
Restricted cash	25	20	'
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current	7	7	'
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	'	3	8
Receivables for Customer-owned Production Tooling	53	36	'
Capitalized Computer Software, Net	5	13	'
Capitalized Computer Software, Amortization	6	6	6
Future Amortization Expense, Year One	50	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Two	49	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three	48	'	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	'	19	66
Sales	'	297	515
Costs of sales	'	264	490
Gross margin	'	33	25
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	7	11
Other expense, net	'	4	2
Interest expense	'	2	2
Income (loss) before income taxes	'	1	-56
Provision for income taxes	'	4	0
Net loss from discontinued operations attributable to Visteon Corporation	0	-3	-56
Letter of Credit Reimbursement and Security Agreement [Member]	'	'	'
Restricted cash	10	'	'
Cash Collateral For Other Corporate Purposes [Member]	'	'	'
Restricted cash	15	'	'
Software [Member]	'	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year One	2	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Two	2	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three	1	'	'
Minimum [Member] | Software [Member]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life, minimum	'3 years	'	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'	'
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	1	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Software [Member]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life, minimum	'8 years	'	'
Lighting (excluding VTYC) [Member]	'	'	'
Proceeds from business divestitures	'	70	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	'	$19	$66

Yanfeng_Transactions_Details

Yanfeng Transactions (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 16, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Customer Relationships [Member]

Developed Technology Rights [Member]

Use Rights [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Other Yanfeng-related interiors joint ventures [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Scenario, Forecast [Member]

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

$928

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$96

Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

11.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

58

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on Yanfeng transactions

465

465

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sales

'

7,439

6,857

7,532

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination

'

'

'

'

293

'

'

'

'

'

293

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

49.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

97

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

138

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

52

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax

'

-46

1

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-37

5

3

'

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI, Realized upon Sale or Liquidation, Net of Tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

31

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill, Acquired During Period

'

51

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

242

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash and equivalents

'

'

'

'

96

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts receivable

'

'

'

'

75

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Inventories

'

'

'

'

42

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other current assets

'

'

'

'

60

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Property and equipment

'

'

'

'

42

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity in net assets of non-consolidated affiliates

'

'

'

'

31

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Intangible assets

'

'

'

'

105

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other non-current assets

'

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Short-term debt

'

'

'

'

-34

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts payable

'

'

'

'

-106

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accrued employee liabilities

'

'

'

'

-9

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other current liabilities

'

'

'

'

-43

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other non-current liabilities

'

'

'

'

-19

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

89

7

9

'

'

'

'

Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'10 years

'10 years

'32 years

'

'

'

'

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

'

$5

$19

$0

'

$413

$413

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

NonConsolidated_Affiliates_Det

Non-Consolidated Affiliates (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

10 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

10 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

4 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Oct. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Oct. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 16, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

All Other Non-consolidated Affiliates [Member]

All Other Non-consolidated Affiliates [Member]

All Other Non-consolidated Affiliates [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

R-Tek Ltd. [Member]

Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Jiangsu Toppower [Member]

Jiangsu Toppower [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Japan Climate Systems [Member]

Japan Climate Systems [Member]

Yanfeng Visteon Electronics (China) Investment Company [Member]

Yanfeng Visteon Electronics (China) Investment Company [Member]

Visteon TYC Corporation [Member]

Visteon TYC Corporation [Member]

A former equity investee that was consolidated by Yanfeng effective June1, 2012 [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Yanfeng Visteon Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Yanfeng Visteon Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Wuhu Bonaire Auto Electrical Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Wuhu Bonaire Auto Electrical Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Chongqing Changan Visteon Engine Control Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Chongqing Changan Visteon Engine Control Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Fawer Visteon Climate Control System Co., Ltd. [Member]

Fawer Visteon Climate Control System Co., Ltd. [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

All Other Non-consolidated Affiliates [Member]

All Other Non-consolidated Affiliates [Member]

Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$213

$226

$168

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount recognized in equity earnings in association with deconsolidation gain recognized by an equity investee

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

27

'

'

27

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

20.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Joint venture's share of gain on business acquisition due to obtained control

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

63

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

63

'

'

63

'

'

'

'

'

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19

66

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from business divestitures

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Undistributed income of non-consolidated affiliates included in retained earnings

31

'

'

'

231

'

'

'

31

231

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Investments in non-consolidated affiliates

228

'

'

'

756

'

'

'

228

756

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

12

0

47

26

21

48

0

16

0

'

'

29

29

38

31

27

26

16

16

11

8

0

'

'

0

531

'

0

15

33

4

Investments in equity method investees

189

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

189

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cost Method Investments

39

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

39

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,710

'

522

577

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,114

'

210

305

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,824

'

732

882

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,320

'

387

534

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other liabilities

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

28

'

28

38

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Shareholders' equity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,476

'

317

310

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,824

'

732

882

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net sales

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,424

6,928

4,695

'

'

8,089

5,171

3,014

1,335

1,757

1,681

'

764

802

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gross margin

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,271

976

649

'

'

1,160

782

473

111

194

176

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

428

461

336

'

'

334

369

246

94

92

90

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net sales

'

'

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'

'

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'

7,439

6,857

7,532

'

'

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'

588

'

'

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'

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1,733

'

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'

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Gross margin

202

143

185

154

198

129

128

134

684

589

618

'

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278

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

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'

'

Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

8

'

'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

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'

'

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'

'

54

'

'

54

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on Business Acquisition Due to Obtained Control

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

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$130

'

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Ownership Percentage of Entities Disposed

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

50.00%

'

'

'

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1.00%

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Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction

'

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'

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50.00%

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Restructuring_Activities_Detai

Restructuring Activities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges Before Reversal	'	'	$41	'	$34
Restructuring expense	35	41	39	79	24
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Beginning	'	26	39	26	43
Expenses	35	41	39	79	24
Reversals	'	'	'	'	-10
Utilization	'	'	-49	-66	-41
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	39	'	29	39	26
Loss on asset contribution	'	'	0	14	0
Reimbursment form Ford	'	'	'	23	'
Interiors [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges Before Reversal	'	'	13	'	7
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	34	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Beginning	'	6	34	6	37
Expenses	'	'	'	34	'
Reversals	'	'	'	'	-7
Exchange	'	'	'	'	2
Utilization	'	'	-21	-6	-33
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	34	'	25	34	6
Climate [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges Before Reversal	'	'	19	'	3
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	5	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Beginning	'	1	1	1	2
Expenses	'	'	'	5	'
Reversals	'	'	'	'	-1
Utilization	'	'	-19	-5	-3
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	1	'	1	1	1
Electronics [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges Before Reversal	'	'	'	'	24
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	36	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Beginning	'	19	1	19	3
Expenses	'	'	'	36	'
Reversals	'	'	'	'	-2
Exchange	'	'	'	'	-2
Utilization	'	'	0	-54	-4
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	1	'	0	1	19
Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Charges Before Reversal	'	'	9	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	4	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	'	'	40	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Beginning	'	'	3	'	1
Expenses	'	'	'	4	'
Reversals	'	'	'	'	0
Utilization	'	'	-9	-1	-1
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	3	'	3	3	'
Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	36	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	'	36	'	'	'
Reimbursment form Ford	'	'	'	19	4
Life of supply contract	'	'	'	5	'
Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	31	'	'	24
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	'	31	'	'	24
Utilization	'	'	'	-49	'
Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member] | Costs related to assets contribution [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	5	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	'	5	'	'	'
Utilization	'	'	'	-5	'
Loss on asset contribution	'	14	'	'	'
2013 Restructuring Action [Member] [Member] | Interiors [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	'	'	255	'	'
2013 Restructuring Action [Member] [Member] | Interiors [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	8	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	'	'	8	'	'
Utilization	'	'	-4	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	'	'	4	'	'
2013 Restructuring Action [Member] [Member] | Climate [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	'	'	100	'	'
2011 Climate Segment Restructuring Actions [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	19	5	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	'	'	19	5	'
2012 Restructuring Action [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost	100	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost	'	'	76	'	'
2012 Restructuring Action [Member] | Interiors [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	230	'	'	'	'
2012 Restructuring Action [Member] | Interiors [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	30	'	4	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	30	'	4	'	'
Utilization	'	'	-16	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Current Ending	'	'	18	'	'
2012 Restructuring Action [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	4	'	'	'	'
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated	30	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	4	'	'	'	'
2012 Restructuring Action [Member] | Corporate and Other [Member] | Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	4	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses	$4	'	'	'	'

Inventories_Details

Inventories (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Raw materials	$204	$153
Work-in-process	191	174
Finished products	104	78
Valuation reserves	-27	-20
Inventories, net	$472	$385

Property_and_Equipment_Details

Property and Equipment (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Land	$162	$161	'
Buildings and improvements	301	269	'
Machinery, equipment and other	1,309	1,137	'
Construction in progress	145	100	'
Total property and equipment	1,917	1,667	'
Accumulated depreciation	-580	-421	'
Property and equipment, net, before product tooling	1,337	1,246	'
Property and equipment, net	1,414	1,326	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Book Value	'	60	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds	'	80	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Gross	'	20	'
Depreciation	207	209	254
Depreciation and Amortization Expense	217	219	271
Buildings and improvements [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life, average	'40 years	'	'
Product tooling [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Property and equipment, net	77	80	'
Estimated useful life, average	'6 years	'	'
Amortization	$10	$10	$17
Minimum [Member] | Machinery, equipment and other [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life, average	'3 years	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Machinery, equipment and other [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Estimated useful life, average	'15 years	'	'
Corporate Headquarters [Member]	'	'	'
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]	'	'	'
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms	'	'15	'

Intangible_Assets_Details

Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	$465	$355	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	142	95	51
Net Carrying Value	323	260	'
Goodwill, Gross	97	46	'
Goodwill	97	46	36
Net Carrying Value, Trade names	27	26	'
Net Carrying Value, Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets	124	72	'
Intangible Assets, Gross (Including Goodwill)	589	427	404
Intangible Assets Additions, Gross, Including Acquisitions	156	11	'
Intangible Assets, Divestitures	0	-5	'
Intangible Assets, Translation Adjustment	6	17	'
Accumulated Amortization, Translation Adjustment	2	4	'
Intangible Assets Net Including Goodwill	447	332	'
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	51	'	'
Intangible Assets Additions, Accumulated Amortization	0	0	'
Accumulated Amortization, Divestitures	0	0	'
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	51	10	'
Amortization expense	45	40	45
Future Amortization Expense, Year One	50	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	49	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Three	48	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Four	46	'	'
Future Amortization Expense, Year Five	41	'	'
Developed Technology Rights [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'8 years	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	219	209	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	88	60	'
Net Carrying Value	131	149	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	7	'	'
Customer Relationships [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'10 years	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	214	124	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	45	30	'
Net Carrying Value	169	94	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	89	'	'
Use Rights [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets Acquired	9	'	'
Other [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life	'39 years	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	32	22	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	9	5	'
Net Carrying Value	23	17	'
Climate [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Goodwill	46	46	36
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	0	10	'
Electronics [Member]	'	'	'
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'
Goodwill	51	0	0
Goodwill, Period Increase (Decrease)	$51	$0	'

Debt_Details

Debt (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

40 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Jan. 28, 2013

Oct. 01, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Apr. 06, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Jul. 04, 2012

Jul. 04, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jul. 04, 2012

Jul. 04, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

30-May-16

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Affiliated Entity [Member]

Bridge Loan [Member]

LOC Facility issued by local affiliates [Member]

LOC Facility issued by local affiliates [Member]

LOC Facility issued by local affiliates with cash collateral [Member] [Member]

LOC Facility issued by local affiliates with cash collateral [Member] [Member]

Unsecured Debt [Member]

Unsecured Debt [Member]

Unsecured Debt [Member]

Unsecured bilatera term loan [Member]

Unsecured bilatera term loan [Member]

Unsecured bilatera term loan KRW [Member]

Unsecured bilatera term loan KRW [Member]

Term Loan [Member]

Term Loan [Member]

Other Long-term Debt [Member]

Other Long-term Debt [Member]

Current Portion of Long-term Debt [Member]

Current Portion of Long-term Debt [Member]

Other Short-term Debt [Member]

Other Short-term Debt [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

Asset-backed Securities [Member]

April 15, 2014 to April 14, 2015 [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

April 15, 2015 to April 14, 2016 [Member]

April 15, 2016 until April 14, 2017 [Member]

April 15, 2017 and thereafter [Member]

Korea (South), Won

Korea (South), Won

Korea (South), Won

United States of America, Dollars

United States of America, Dollars

United States of America, Dollars

Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]

Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]

Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]

Affiliated Entity [Member]

Affiliated Entity [Member]

Sale Leaseback Arrangement in Chihuahua, Mexico [Member]

Sale Leaseback Arrangement in Chihuahua, Mexico [Member]

Foreign Exchange [Member]

Debt Capacity available for borrowing [Member]

Borrowings [Member]

Bridge Loan [Member]

Debt Capacity available for borrowing [Member]

Borrowings [Member]

Bridge Loan [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7.70%

8.90%

4.70%

3.30%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current portion of long-term debt

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

'

$2,000,000

$3,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other - short-term

104,000,000

93,000,000

'

104,000,000

93,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

31,000,000

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

68,000,000

78,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

Short-term debt

106,000,000

96,000,000

'

106,000,000

96,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6.75%

6.75%

6.75%

1.80%

'

3.70%

'

'

'

5.70%

8.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6.75% senior notes due April 15, 2019

396,000,000

445,000,000

'

396,000,000

445,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000,000

0

95,000,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other

33,000,000

28,000,000

'

33,000,000

28,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

33,000,000

28,000,000

18,000,000

17,000,000

'

Long-term debt

624,000,000

473,000,000

'

624,000,000

473,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, face amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

500,000,000

'

500,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

498,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term debt, weighted average interest rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

6.75%

'

6.75%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

Debt Instrument, Maturity Date

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

15-Apr-19

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

21,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Senior Notes, option to redeem

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

10.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Extinguishment of Debt, Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50,000,000

50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on debt extinguishment

2,000,000

2,000,000

4,000,000

2,000,000

6,000,000

24,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

24,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

105.06%

103.00%

103.00%

103.00%

103.38%

101.69%

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total facility size

175,000,000

'

'

175,000,000

'

220,000,000

130,000,000

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of credit facility capacity increase

'

'

'

'

'

20,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

'

'

0.50%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revolver amount available for borrowing

100,000,000

'

'

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Bridge Loan

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000,000,000

925,000,000,000

'

881,000,000

815,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest Expense, Debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayments of Debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

910,000,000,000

'

'

800,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amended LOC Agreement facility capacity

15,000,000

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percent of Collateral to The Aggregated Stated Amount of The LOCs

'

'

'

103.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

110.00%

Outstanding letters of credit

10,000,000

9,000,000

'

10,000,000

9,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

21,000,000

14,000,000

15,000,000

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Working capital facility availability

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

291,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Servicing fee on receivables sold

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'25 basis points

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financing fee on advanced portion

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'95 basis points

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pledged Receivables

52,000,000

49,000,000

'

52,000,000

49,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

unsecured bilateral term loan

'

'

'

'

'

'

195,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financial covenant test of total debt to EBITDA

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net interest coverage test

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Sale Leaseback Transaction, Net Proceeds

'

'

'

'

80,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

19,000,000

'

'

Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5

'

'

Sale Leaseback Transaction, Imputed Interest Rate

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9.50%

'

'

Sale Leaseback Transaction, Deferred Gain, Net

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,000,000

'

'

Debt maturities in next twelve months

106,000,000

'

'

106,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt maturitites in year two

16,000,000

'

'

16,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt maturities in year three

197,000,000

'

'

197,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt maturities in year four

15,000,000

'

'

15,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt maturities in year five

0

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt mature year six and thereafter

$396,000,000

'

'

$396,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Benefit_Expenses_Details

Benefit Expenses (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
U.S Defined Contribution Plan Matching Contributions	100.00%	'	'
Defined Contribution Plan, matching contribution expenses	$11	$14	$5
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
defined benefit plan, lump sum payout, participant elections	'	70.00%	'
Settlements	'	-301	'
Benefit Expenses	'	'	'
Service cost	'	'	5
Interest cost	47	70	73
Expected return on plan assets	-62	-79	-75
Amortization of:	'	'	'
Losses and other	'	'	3
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net (Gain) Loss Due to Settlements	0	9	-1
Visteon sponsored plan net pension expense/(income)	-15	'	5
Discount rate for expense	3.95%	4.85%	5.50%
Rate of increase in compensation	'	'	3.50%
Assumed long-term rate of return on assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.50%
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Settlements	1	38	'
Benefit Expenses	'	'	'
Service cost	23	18	6
Interest cost	27	28	28
Expected return on plan assets	-18	-18	-18
Amortization of:	'	'	'
Losses and other	3	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net (Gain) Loss Due to Settlements	-1	4	0
Visteon sponsored plan net pension expense/(income)	34	32	16
Discount rate for expense	4.10%	5.70%	5.95%
Rate of increase in compensation	3.45%	3.70%	3.55%
Assumed long-term rate of return on assets	4.75%	5.05%	5.40%
Restructuring Charges [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Amortization of:	'	'	'
Special termination benefits	$1	'	'

Change_in_Benefit_Obligation_D

Change in Benefit Obligation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Stock Contributed to Pension, Shares	'	1.5	'
Average sold price per share of common stock	'	$44	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net (Gain) Loss Due to Settlements	$0	$9	($1)
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Benefit Obligation Beginning Balance	1,245	1,480	'
Service cost	'	'	5
Interest cost	47	70	73
Actuarial loss/(gain)	-119	67	'
Settlements	'	-301	'
Benefits paid	-92	-71	'
Benefit Obligation Ending Balance	1,081	1,245	1,480
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Plan assets - beginning	966	1,151	'
Actual return on plan assets	84	115	'
Sponsor contributions	5	77	'
Settlements	'	301	'
Benefits paid/other	-95	-76	'
Plan assets - ending	960	966	1,151
Funded status at end of period	-121	-279	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	-98	39	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax	-2	0	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(Loss)	-100	39	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	7.00%	7.00%	7.50%
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Recognized Net (Gain) Loss Due to Settlements	-1	4	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Benefit Obligation Beginning Balance	653	466	'
Service cost	23	18	6
Interest cost	27	28	28
Actuarial loss/(gain)	3	128	'
Settlements	-2	-44	'
Foreign exchange translation	14	15	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets Transferred to (from) Plan	0	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers In, Benefit Obligations	'	60	'
Benefits paid	-17	-18	'
Benefit Obligation Ending Balance	701	653	466
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers In, Plan Assets	'	36	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Plan assets - beginning	404	348	'
Actual return on plan assets	11	24	'
Sponsor contributions	33	42	'
Foreign exchange translation	6	10	'
Settlements	-1	-38	'
Benefits paid/other	-19	-18	'
Plan assets - ending	434	404	348
Funded status at end of period	-267	-249	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	93	81	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax	-18	-12	'
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(Loss)	75	69	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	4.75%	5.05%	5.40%
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits, Noncurrent	8	'	'
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits, Noncurrent	2	2	'
Accrued employee liabilities [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	-2	-2	'
Accrued employee liabilities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	-5	-3	'
Employee benefits [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	-127	-277	'
Employee benefits [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent	-264	-248	'
Successor [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Settlements	'	408	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Settlements	'	($301)	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]	'	'	'
Discount rate	4.75%	3.95%	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	7.00%	7.00%	'
Successor [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Weighted Average Assumptions Used in Calculating Benefit Obligation [Abstract]	'	'	'
Discount rate	4.30%	4.10%	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Return on Plan Assets	5.10%	4.75%	'
Rate of increase in compensation	3.55%	3.15%	'

Accumulated_Other_Comprehensiv

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Accumulated Benefit Obligation	$1,680,000,000	$1,810,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	-47,000,000	73,000,000	-53,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax	4,000,000	11,000,000	0
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	-131,000,000	134,000,000	26,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation	1,440,000,000	1,700,000,000	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation	1,370,000,000	1,660,000,000	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets	1,060,000,000	1,210,000,000	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Actuarial loss (gain)	-137,000,000	33,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Arising During Period, before Tax	-2,000,000	0	'
Reclassification to net income	0	-9,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	-139,000,000	24,000,000	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Actuarial loss (gain)	10,000,000	117,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Net Prior Service Cost (Credit) Arising During Period, before Tax	0	0	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation Adjustment, Net of Tax	4,000,000	7,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax	'	-10,000,000	'
Reclassification to net income	-2,000,000	-5,000,000	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Adjustment, Net of Tax	12,000,000	109,000,000	'
Successor [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Amounts that Will be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) in Next Fiscal Year	$3,000,000	'	'

Future_Benefit_Payments_Detail

Future Benefit Payments (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'
Pension Contributions	'	$73
Stock Contributed to Pension, Shares	'	1.5
Pension Contributions In Excess Of Statutory Requirement	'	40
Average sold price per share of common stock	'	$44
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'
Sponsor contributions	5	77
2014	72	'
2015	69	'
2016	68	'
2017	67	'
2018	67	'
Years 2019 - 2023	339	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	14	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'
Sponsor contributions	33	42
2014	20	'
2015	19	'
2016	21	'
2017	23	'
2018	26	'
Years 2019 - 2023	177	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Estimated Future Employer Contributions in Next Fiscal Year	$37	'

Asset_Allocation_Details

Asset Allocation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	100.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	100.00%	100.00%
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	100.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	100.00%	100.00%
Equity Securities [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	33.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	34.00%	44.00%
Equity Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	25.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	24.00%	15.00%
Debt Securities [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	28.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	13.00%	15.00%
Debt Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	65.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	64.00%	74.00%
Other Investments [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	39.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	52.00%	39.00%
Other Investments [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	5.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	6.00%	7.00%
Cash [Member] | United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	1.00%	2.00%
Cash [Member] | Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]	'	'	'
Equity Securities Target Allocation	5.00%	'	'
Percentage of Plan Assets	'	6.00%	4.00%

Employee_Retirement_Benefits_O

Employee Retirement Benefits Other Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans (Details) (Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member], USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	$6	$6

StockBased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-Based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	$17	$25	$39
Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
2010 Incentive Plan, number of shares authorized	5.6	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	29	31	47
Unrecognized compensation expense	32	'	'
Restricted Stock [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	3	17	31
Unrecognized compensation expense	3	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	12	5	7
Unrecognized compensation expense	6	'	'
Stock Options [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	0	3	8
Unrecognized compensation expense	0	'	'
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	1	1	1
Unrecognized compensation expense	0	'	'
Performance Shares [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	13	5	0
Unrecognized compensation expense	$23	'	'

RSAs_and_RSUs_Details

RSAs and RSUs (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	'	$17	$25	$39
Stock Based Compensation vesting increments	'	'one-third	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	'	'3 years	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Weighted average grant date fair value	$57.93	$48.26	$51.20	$57.92
Awards granted weighted average grant date fair value	'	$74.55	$47.16	$49.83
Vested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	$54.76	$58.02	$57.93
Forfeited Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	$44.88	$55.60	$57.93
Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	32	'	'
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	'	29	31	47
Restricted Stock Units Equity Award [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	5	'	'
Weighted average remaining vesting period	'	'1 year	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Granted	'	17,500	225,000	'
Awards granted weighted average grant date fair value	'	$75.69	$43.47	'
Restricted Stock Units Liability Award [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	1	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Granted	'	1,000	71,000	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Non-vested at end of period	357,000	'	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Accrued employee liabilities [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
RSUs recorded liability	'	4	'	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Employee benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
RSUs recorded liability	'	1	6	'
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	6	'	'
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	'	12	5	7
Weighted average remaining vesting period	'	'1 year 4 months	'	'
Cash payments	'	8	5	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Non-vested at beginning of period	'	403,000	257,000	'
Granted	'	19,000	296,000	1,000
Vested	'	-200,000	-123,000	-93,000
Forfeited	'	-61,000	-27,000	-8,000
Non-vested at end of period	'	161,000	403,000	257,000
Awards granted weighted average grant date fair value	'	$59.34	$46.29	'
Restricted Stock [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Non-vested at end of period	1,035,000	'	'	'
Restricted Stock [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	3	'	'
Non-cash, stock-based compensation expense	'	$3	$17	$31
Weighted average remaining vesting period	'	'1 year	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Non-vested at beginning of period	'	228,000	656,000	'
Granted	'	'	117,000	'
Vested	'	-199,000	-482,000	-345,000
Forfeited	'	-10,000	-63,000	-34,000
Non-vested at end of period	'	19,000	228,000	656,000
Awards granted weighted average grant date fair value	$53.48	'	'	'

Stock_Options_and_SARs_Details

Stock Options and SARs (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Stock Based Compensation vesting increments	'one-third	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	'3 years	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options	$2	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$74.55	$47.16	$49.83
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	17	25	39
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options	282,000	'	'
Price Range One [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options	69,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'8 years 3 months 15 days	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$53.57	'	'
Price Range Two [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options	5,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'7 years 3 months	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$62.28	'	'
Price Range Three [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Number of Outstanding Options	208,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	'7 years 3 months	'	'
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price, Beginning Balance	$74.08	'	'
Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Net of Forfeitures	'	155,000	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	$25.16	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	32	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	29	31	47
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	$69.06	$68.36	$74.08
Expected Term	'4 years 5 months 11 days	'5 years 0 months 26 days	'6 years
Expected volatility	42.14%	51.69%	50.30%
Risk-free interest rate	1.51%	0.74%	0.98%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Non-vested at beginning of period	98,000	84,000	'
Exercised SARs	-3,000	'	'
Forfeited	-19,000	-18,000	-10,000
Non-vested at end of period	76,000	98,000	84,000
Granted SARS Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	$53.57	$74.08
Exercised SARs Weighted Average Exercise Price	$61.42	$0	$0
Forfeited or expired SARs Weighted Average Exercise Price	$66.80	$68.06	$74.08
Share-based Compensation Arangements by Share-Payment Award, Equity Awards other than options, excercisable, number	50,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Awards other than Options, Exerciable, Weighted-Average Exercisable Price	$71.27	'	'
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Employee benefits [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Recorded Liability	3	2	'
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Date	'10 years	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	0	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'1 year	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	'	$20.78	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	1	1	1
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Granted	'	32,000	94,000
Stock Options [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Expected Term	'	'6 years	'6 years
Expected volatility	'	48.96%	46.37%
Risk-free interest rate	'	1.12%	2.59%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Outstanding Options Beginning Period	362,000	390,000	'
Granted Options	'	155,000	482,000
Exercised Options	-36,000	'	'
Forfeited or expired Options	-120,000	-183,000	-92,000
Outstanding Options Ending Period	206,000	362,000	390,000
Outstanding Options Weighted Average Exercise Price	$68.74	$67.13	$72.26
Granted Options Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	$53.57	$72.60
Exercised Options Weighted Average Exercise Price	$55.88	'	'
Forfeited or expired Options Weighted Average Exercise Price	($67.81)	($66.64)	($74.08)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number	130,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$71.51	'	'
Stock Options [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	0	'	'
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'1 year	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'
Share-based compensation expense	0	3	8
Maximum [Member] | Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	1	'	'
Maximum [Member] | Stock Options [Member] | Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	$1	'	'

Performance_Based_Share_Units_

Performance Based Share Units (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
					Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Performance Based Units Equity Award [Member]	Performance Based Units Liability Award [Domain]
						Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]	Two Thousand Ten Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	'	'	'	'	'	1,123,000	188,000	'	1,311,000	'	'
Stock Based Compensation, Performance Based Units, vesting percentage based on relative total shareholder return, low end	0.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Based Compensation, Performance Based Units, vesting percentage based on relative total shareholder return, high end	150.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Based Compensation, Performance Based Units, vesting percentage based on total shareholder return, low end	0.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Based Compensation, Performance Based Units, vesting based on total shreholder return, high end	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation expense	'	'	'	'	$32	'	'	$23	'	$15	$8
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Total Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'1 year 11 months 9 days	'	'	'
Expected volatility	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	33.00%	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0.13%	'	'	'
Expected dividend yield	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$74.55	$47.16	$49.83	'	'	'	'	'	$33.85	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-265,000	-57,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$44.88	$55.60	$57.93	'	'	'	'	$32.33	$45.57	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	'	'	'	'	'	1,254,000	'	989,000	1,254,000	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$48.26	$51.20	$57.92	$57.93	'	$33.32	'	$33.59	$33.32	'	'

Other_Expense_Net_Details

Other Expense, Net (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Apr. 06, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Unsecured Debt [Member]

Unsecured Debt [Member]

Term Loan [Member]

Term Loan [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

Dongfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems Co., Ltd. [Member]

R-Tek Ltd. [Member]

R-Tek Ltd. [Member]

Parent [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member]

Johnson Controls [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

issue date until April 15, 2014 [Member]

Costs related to assets contribution [Member]

Transformation costs

'

'

'

'

'

$40

$33

$7

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on sale of joint venture interest

'

'

'

'

'

-5

-19

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-19

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on debt extinguishment

2

'

2

4

'

2

6

24

'

'

'

24

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

UK Administration recovery

'

'

'

'

'

-2

'

-18

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on asset contribution

'

'

'

'

'

0

14

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

14

'

'

'

'

Asset impairments

'

'

'

'

'

0

5

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Reorganization-related costs, net

'

'

'

'

'

'

2

8

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

-8

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

(Gain) loss on sale of assets

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

-2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other expense, net

'

'

'

'

'

35

41

11

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination

'

410

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments to Acquire Businesses and Interest in Affiliates

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

58

'

'

'

'

'

265

'

'

'

Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

11.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments to acquire interest in joint venture

48

'

'

'

'

48

0

29

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ownership Percentage of Entities Disposed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net Long-lived assets subject to held and use impairment test

'

'

'

'

220

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restructuring and Related Cost, Expected Cost

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

76

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

103.00%

103.00%

103.00%

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

20.00%

'

'

50.00%

50.00%

'

'

50.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

928

20

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain (Loss) on Sale of Equity Investments

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Revenues

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

190

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Extinguishment of Debt, Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50

50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures

'

'

'

'

'

977

191

14

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt instrument, unamortized discount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$21

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Provision_For_Income_Taxes_Det

Provision For Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Total income (loss) before income taxes	'	$669	$65	$169
Total current tax provision	'	171	130	128
Total deferred tax provision (benefit)	'	-64	-9	-1
Provision for income taxes	'	107	121	127
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	'	35.00%	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Income Tax Expense (Benefit), at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate	'	234	23	59
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	'	-71	75	45
Income Tax Reconciliation, State and Local Income Taxes	'	-1	-2	4
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Contingencies	'	-52	12	22
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance	'	86	-1	190
Income Tax Reconciliation Fresh Start Accounting Adjustments And Reorganization Items Net	'	'	'	-215
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate	16	'	1	18
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Yanfeng Transactions	'	-58	0	0
Income Tax Reconciliation, Other Reconciling Items	'	1	13	4
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Operations Including Witholding Taxes	'	'	16	'
U.S. Income Tax Impact on Yanfeng Transactions	'	54	'	'
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount	'	'	3	5
Mexico [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance	'	26	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate	'	-32	'	'
China statutory rate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Corporate Income Tax Rate	'	25.00%	'	'
China reduced rate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Corporate Income Tax Rate	'	15.00%	'	'
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'
Total income (loss) before income taxes	'	-112	-165	-141
U.S. federal	'	5	4	1
U.S. federal	'	'	-3	1
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]	'	'	'	'
Total income (loss) before income taxes	'	781	230	310
Non-U.S.	'	165	125	126
Non-U.S.	'	-64	-6	-2
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	'	'	'	'
U.S. state and local	'	1	1	1
Non-U.S. withholding taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	'	34	29	34
U.S. and non U.S. income taxes related to the planned repatriation of earnings from foreign affiliates [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	'	23	80	55
Tax Incentive [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount	'	3	'	'
Tax Incentive [Member] | China [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Holiday, Aggregate Dollar Amount	'	7	'	'
Income taxes related to the planned repatriation of earnings from foreign affiliates [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	'	47	93	56
Foreign rate differential [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential	'	'	50	44
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Operations Including Witholding Taxes	'	58	'	'
U.S. foreign tax credit and other adjustments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Operations Including Witholding Taxes	'	54	'	'
Unrecognized tax benefits that would not impact the effective tax rate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Contingencies	'	'	'	15
Income Tax Law Change In Korea [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate	'	'	6	'
Income Tax Law Change In Michigan [Member]	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate	'	'	$12	'

Deferred_Tax_Assets_And_Liabil

Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount	'	'	$8,000,000	$12,000,000	$8,000,000	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	'	'	'	'	19,000,000	66,000,000
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Employee benefit plans	'	'	'	83,000,000	135,000,000	'
Capitalized expenditures for tax reporting	'	'	'	53,000,000	82,000,000	'
Net operating losses and carryforwards	'	'	'	1,508,000,000	1,350,000,000	'
All other	'	'	'	235,000,000	224,000,000	'
Valuation allowance	'	'	'	-1,710,000,000	-1,695,000,000	'
Total deferred tax assets	'	'	'	169,000,000	96,000,000	'
Fixed assets and intangibles	'	'	'	116,000,000	111,000,000	'
Investment in foreign affiliates, including withholding tax	'	'	'	96,000,000	75,000,000	'
All other	'	'	'	32,000,000	42,000,000	'
Total deferred tax liabilities	'	'	'	244,000,000	228,000,000	'
Net deferred tax liabilities	'	'	'	75,000,000	132,000,000	'
Annual limitations under IRC Section 382 and 383	'	'	'	120,000,000	'	'
Market capitalization	'	'	'	1,500,000,000	'	'
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	'	'	'	1,700,000,000	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	'	'	'	30,000,000	71,000,000	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	'	'	'	23,000,000	36,000,000	'
Other net changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits that would impact the effective tax rate	'	'	'	37,000,000	'	'
Reconciiation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Beginning balance	'	117,000,000	'	117,000,000	123,000,000	'
Tax positions related to current periods	'	'	'	'	'	'
Additions	'	'	'	8,000,000	15,000,000	'
Tax positions related to prior periods	'	'	'	'	'	'
Additions	'	'	'	5,000,000	'	'
Reductions	'	'	'	-51,000,000	-20,000,000	'
Settlements with tax authorities	2,000,000	2,000,000	'	4,000,000	'	'
Lapses in statue of limitations	'	'	'	-2,000,000	-2,000,000	'
Effect of exchange rate changes	'	'	'	'	1,000,000	'
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Ending balance	'	'	'	73,000,000	117,000,000	123,000,000
Tax audit appeals and refund claims receivable	'	'	'	47,000,000	'	'
Domestic Country [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards	'	'	'	421,000,000	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	'	'	'	1,500,000,000	'	'
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	'	'	'	1,100,000,000	'	'
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	'	'	'	26,000,000	'	'
Foreign Country [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total deferred tax assets	'	'	'	42,000,000	36,000,000	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Foreign	'	'	'	1,600,000,000	'	'
U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards	'	'	'	12,000,000	'	'
Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Balance	'	'	'	571,000,000	'	'
Domestic Country Foreign Country And Foreign Country Witholding Taxes [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total deferred tax liabilities	'	'	'	46,000,000	83,000,000	'
Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Tax positions related to prior periods	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income Tax Examination, Range of Possible Losses	'	'	'	'	25,000,000	'
Tax audit appeals payment	'	'	'	23,000,000	'	'
Visteon Sistemas Automotivos [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Tax positions related to prior periods	'	'	'	'	'	'
Tax audit appeals payment	'	'	'	15,000,000	'	'
Operating loss carryforwards realized after the Effective Date [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Loss Carryforwards	'	'	'	437,000,000	'	'
Tax credit carryforwards realized after the Effective Date [Member] | Domestic Country [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
U.S. foreign tax credit carryforwards	'	'	'	145,000,000	'	'
U.S. jurisdictions with valuation allowance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	'	'	'	'	'	16,000,000
Non U.S. jurisdictions with current valuation allowance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	'	'	'	'	'	50,000,000
Other current assets [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	'	'	'	36,000,000	26,000,000	'
Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	'	'	'	69,000,000	28,000,000	'
Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross	'	'	'	43,000,000	5,000,000	'
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Gross	'	'	'	$137,000,000	$181,000,000	'

Stockholders_Equity_and_Noncon2

Stockholders' Equity and Non-controlling Interests (Details) (USD $)

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

18 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 20, 2013

Apr. 17, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Oct. 01, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Oct. 01, 2010

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]

Halla Visteon Climate Control [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Visteon Interiors Korea Ltd. [Member]

Visteon Interiors Korea Ltd. [Member]

Other Entity [Member]

Other Entity [Member]

5-Year Warrants [Member]

5-Year Warrants [Member]

5-Year Warrants [Member]

10-year Warrants [Member]

10-year Warrants [Member]

10-year Warrants [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Translation Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment [Member]

Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]

Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]

Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Class of warrant, outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,548,387

1,549,337

1,552,774

909

299,171

2,355,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Exercise price of warrants or rights

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

58.8

58.8

'

9.66

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount

200,000,000

'

1,000,000,000

300,000,000

'

100,000,000

125,000,000

'

'

'

1,175,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

accelerated share repurchase, initial stock delivery

'

'

1,368,925

1,713,502

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

accelerated share repurchase, value of initial share delivery

'

'

100,000,000

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Price Paid Per Share

'

'

$73.05

$58.36

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accelerated Share Repurchases, Settlement (Payment) or Receipt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

307,975

495,576

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount

'

875,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares

'

'

'

'

1,005,559

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share

'

'

'

'

$49.72

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock

'

'

125,000,000

125,000,000

50,000,000

'

'

250,000,000

50,000,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired

'

1,676,900

'

'

'

'

2,209,078

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Treasury Stock, Shares

'

5,640,000

'

'

1,760,000

'

'

5,640,000

1,760,000

'

5,640,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Warrants, Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3.62

'

'

15

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

'

-12,000,000

'

'

-90,000,000

'

'

-12,000,000

-90,000,000

-25,000,000

-12,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-37,000,000

11,000,000

-41,000,000

'

25,000,000

-108,000,000

25,000,000

0

7,000,000

-9,000,000

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, Net of Tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

124,000,000

-66,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-11,000,000

47,000,000

'

'

131,000,000

-147,000,000

'

4,000,000

34,000,000

'

Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-46,000,000

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-37,000,000

5,000,000

'

3,000,000

2,000,000

14,000,000

'

-11,000,000

-18,000,000

'

Non-controlling interests

'

953,000,000

'

'

756,000,000

'

'

953,000,000

756,000,000

'

953,000,000

'

'

777,000,000

723,000,000

139,000,000

'

0

22,000,000

20,000,000

15,000,000

13,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Ownership interest in Halla

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

70.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

138,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination

'

'

'

410,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other Comprehensive (Income) Loss, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,000,000

11,000,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-3,000,000

6,000,000

2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restricted net assets, non-consolidated affiliates

'

228,000,000

'

'

756,000,000

'

'

228,000,000

756,000,000

'

228,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restricted net assets, consolidated affiliates

'

$405,000,000

'

'

$165,000,000

'

'

$405,000,000

$165,000,000

'

$405,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Earnings_Per_Share_Details

Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Numerator:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income from continuing operations attributable to Visteon	$513	$43	$65	$69	$39	$15	$75	($29)	$690	$103	$136
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-3	-56
Net income attributable to Visteon	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$690	$100	$80
Denominator:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Average common stock outstanding	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	50,000,000	52,900,000	51,200,000
Dilutive effect of warrants	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,100,000	400,000	800,000
Diluted shares	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	51,100,000	53,300,000	52,000,000
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$13.80	$1.95	$2.65
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$0	($0.06)	($1.09)
Basic	$10.56	$0.87	$1.30	$1.34	$0.74	$0.28	$1.41	($0.56)	$13.80	$1.89	$1.56
Continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$13.50	$1.93	$2.62
Discontinued operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$0	($0.05)	($1.08)
Diluted	$10.32	$0.85	$1.29	$1.33	$0.74	$0.28	$1.40	($0.56)	$13.50	$1.88	$1.54
Class of warrants, outstanding, excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation	0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	0
Exercise price of warrants or rights	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Options, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$44.55	$44.55	$44.55
Options, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$74.08	$74.08	$74.08
5-Year Warrants [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Class of warrants, outstanding, excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation	'	'	'	'	1,500,000	'	'	'	'	1,500,000	'
Exercise price of warrants or rights	58.8	'	'	'	58.8	'	'	'	58.8	58.8	'
Performance Shares [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	100,000	1,300,000	0
Stock Options [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Earnings per share attributable to Visteon:	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	200,000	400,000	400,000

Fair_Value_Of_Retirement_Plan_

Fair Value Of Retirement Plan (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure	$755	$600	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	960	966	1,151
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	244	177	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	391	502	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	325	287	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	960	966	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	234	163	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	234	163	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common Trust Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	273	354	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common Trust Funds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	273	354	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | LDI [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	118	148	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | LDI [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	118	148	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | GTAA [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unobservable inputs, Beginning Balance	140	142	150
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	-16	11	-8
Purchases, sales and settlements	-54	-13	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers Between Measurement Levels	'	0	'
Unobservable inputs, Ending Balance	70	140	142
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | GTAA [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	70	140	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | GTAA [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	70	140	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unobservable inputs, Beginning Balance	139	128	119
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	15	8	-1
Purchases, sales and settlements	93	3	10
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers Between Measurement Levels	'	0	'
Unobservable inputs, Ending Balance	247	139	128
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	247	139	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	247	139	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10	14	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10	14	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unobservable inputs, Beginning Balance	8	10	9
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	'	'	1
Purchases, sales and settlements	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Transfers Between Measurement Levels	'	-2	'
Unobservable inputs, Ending Balance	8	8	10
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	8	8	'
United States Pension Plan of US Entity, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	8	8	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	434	404	348
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	136	132	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	76	57	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	222	215	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	434	404	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	85	52	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Registered Investment Companies [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	85	52	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common Trust Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	5	5	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common Trust Funds [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	5	8	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common Trust Funds [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10	13	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common And Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	4	16	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common And Preferred Stock [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	20	'	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Common And Preferred Stock [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	24	16	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unobservable inputs, Beginning Balance	16	6	5
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	1	4	'
Purchases, sales and settlements	-5	6	1
Unobservable inputs, Ending Balance	12	16	6
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	12	16	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | HFF [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	12	16	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	9	18	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	10	'	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	19	18	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	8	8	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	6	9	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Corporate Debt Securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	14	17	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unobservable inputs, Beginning Balance	199	180	179
Relating to assets still held at the reporting date	12	16	4
Purchases, sales and settlements	-1	3	-3
Unobservable inputs, Ending Balance	210	199	180
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	210	199	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Insurance Contracts [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	210	199	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Treasury And Government Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	22	22	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Treasury And Government Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	35	33	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Treasury And Government Securities [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	57	55	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Other [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	3	11	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Other [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	'	7	'
Foreign Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member] | Other [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	3	18	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	380	309	'
Foreign currency instruments	0	0	'
Foreign currency instruments	0	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	467	559	'
Foreign currency instruments	6	22	'
Foreign currency instruments	2	1	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	547	502	'
Foreign currency instruments	0	0	'
Foreign currency instruments	0	'	'
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]	'	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	1,394	1,370	'
Foreign currency instruments	6	22	'
Foreign currency instruments	$2	$1	'

Derivatives_Details

Derivatives (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Loss Recognized in Income	$1,000,000	'	'
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Amount	'	0.58	0.85
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	'	625,000,000	554,000,000
Interest Rate Swap [Member]	'	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'
Derivative, Notional Amount	'	'	$250,000,000

Derivatives_Balance_Sheet_Loca

Derivatives Balance Sheet Location (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	$9	$23
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability	5	2
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other current assets [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	7	23
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability	1	1
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	6	22
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liability	2	'
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	4	'
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	'	17
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other current assets [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	4	16
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability	'	1
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	4	16
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Asset	2	1
Derivative Liability	2	1
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	4	1
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] | Other current assets [Member]	'	'
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Asset	3	6
Derivative Asset, Fair Value, Gross Liability	1	0
Derivative, Fair Value, Net	$2	$6

Derivatives_Income_Statement_L

Derivatives Income Statement Location (Details) (Foreign Exchange Contract [Member], Cost of Sales [Member], Cash Flow Hedging [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net	($7)	$16
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	11	18
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net	1	-4
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Effective Portion, Net	-7	16
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	11	18
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income, Net	$1	($4)

Credit_Risk_Details

Credit Risk (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010
Hyundai Kia Automotive Group [Member]	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity-wide revenue, major customer, percentage	33.00%	33.00%	31.00%
Ford And Affiliates [Member]	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity-wide revenue, major customer, percentage	28.00%	27.00%	27.00%
Ford And Affiliates [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity-wide revenue, major customer, percentage	20.00%	19.00%	'
Hyundai Mobis Company [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity-wide revenue, major customer, percentage	15.00%	16.00%	'
Hyundia Motor Company [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Credit Concentration Risk [Member]	'	'	'
Concentration Risk [Line Items]	'	'	'
Entity-wide revenue, major customer, percentage	9.00%	10.00%	'

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2003	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
					Guarantee for Affiliate Credit Lines and Other Credit Support Agreements [Member]	Brazilian Litigation [Member]	Scenario, Forecast [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount of Bonds Issued by the Charter Township of Van Buren, Michigan	'	'	'	$28	'	'	'	'	'
Estimated Shortfall in Tax Revenues of the Township	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	25	36
Number of HVCC Employees who filed a legal petition claiming unpaid legal status	891	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Loss Contingency Accrual, at Carrying Value	'	'	'	'	'	9	'	'	'
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Amount	'	'	'	'	'	150	'	'	'
Number of Employees Who filed Civil Actions Against Visteon Germany	750	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Employees Who Are in The Similar Situation as Those in Visteon Germany Civil Case	600	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Reserve for Pending Pension Case	8	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount In Excess of The Reserved Amount for Pension Case	9	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	57	66	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accruals for products shipped	17	19	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Changes in estimates	-8	-6	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Settlements	-17	-22	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Ending balance	49	57	66	'	'	'	'	'	'
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies	1	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure	43	'	'	'	6	'	'	'	'
IBM outsourcing agreement length	'10	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expenses Incurred under the IBM Outsourcing Agreement	13	13	13	'	'	'	2	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Current	29	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Two Years	25	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Three Years	18	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Four Years	16	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due in Five Years	14	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter	68	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$53	$44	$44	'	'	'	'	'	'

Segment_Information_Details_De

Segment Information Details (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

10 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

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Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

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Dec. 31, 2011

United States [Member]

United States [Member]

United States [Member]

Mexico [Member]

Mexico [Member]

Mexico [Member]

Canada [Member]

Canada [Member]

Canada [Member]

Intra-region Elimination Within North America [Member]

Intra-region Elimination Within North America [Member]

North America [Member]

North America [Member]

North America [Member]

Germany [Member]

Germany [Member]

Germany [Member]

France [Member]

France [Member]

France [Member]

Portugal [Member]

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Portugal [Member]

Spain [Member]

Spain [Member]

Spain [Member]

CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC

CZECH REPUBLIC

Hungary [Member]

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Slovakia [Member]

Slovakia [Member]

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Intra-region Eliminations Within Europe [Member]

Europe [Member]

Europe [Member]

Europe [Member]

Korea [Member]

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China [Member]

China [Member]

China [Member]

India [Member]

India [Member]

India [Member]

Japan [Member]

Japan [Member]

Japan [Member]

Thailand [Member]

Thailand [Member]

Thailand [Member]

Other Asia [Member]

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Other Asia [Member]

Intra-region Eliminations Within Asia [Member]

Intra-region Eliminations Within Asia [Member]

Intra-region Eliminations Within Asia [Member]

Asia [Member]

Asia [Member]

Asia [Member]

South America [Member]

South America [Member]

South America [Member]

Geography Eliminations [Member]

Geography Eliminations [Member]

Geography Eliminations [Member]

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group [Member]

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group [Member]

Hyundai Kia Automotive Group [Member]

Ford And Affiliates [Member]

Ford And Affiliates [Member]

Ford And Affiliates [Member]

Duckyang Industry Co. Ltd. [Member]

Climate [Member]

Climate [Member]

Climate [Member]

Electronics [Member]

Electronics [Member]

Electronics [Member]

Interiors [Member]

Interiors [Member]

Interiors [Member]

Eliminations [Member]

Eliminations [Member]

Eliminations [Member]

Product Groups [Member]

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$588

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$1,274

$1,370

$1,261

$1,388

$2,282

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370

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Depreciation and amortization

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262

258

295

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194

180

187

30

28

37

29

31

40

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253

239

264

9

19

31

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79

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Gain on Yanfeng transactions

-465

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17

25

39

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Amount recognized in equity earnings in association with deconsolidation gain recognized by an equity investee

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-29

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Other

'

'

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'

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44

71

97

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Net income attributable to Visteon

'

'

'

'

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'

690

100

80

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Inventories, net

472

'

'

'

385

'

'

'

472

385

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

324

276

'

106

67

'

42

42

'

'

'

'

472

385

'

'

'

'

Payments to acquire property, plant, and equipment, continuing operations

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

269

218

240

'

'

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'

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'

187

152

168

46

23

23

35

34

41

'

'

'

268

209

232

1

9

8

Geographic region:

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Net sales

1,958

1,733

1,892

1,856

1,823

1,624

1,693

1,717

7,439

6,857

7,532

1,403

1,239

1,104

40

17

15

93

95

105

-12

-6

1,536

1,339

1,218

125

147

199

490

548

713

574

539

468

236

264

421

425

227

246

290

282

321

405

374

339

233

200

178

-337

-190

-114

2,441

2,391

2,771

2,259

2,048

2,488

1,123

748

555

277

353

341

203

204

221

347

339

225

9

12

19

-486

-424

-304

3,732

3,280

3,545

411

423

511

-681

-576

-513

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'

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'

'

'

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'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

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Property and equipment, net

$1,414

'

'

'

$1,326

'

'

'

$1,414

$1,326

'

$67

$113

'

$21

$21

'

$21

$25

'

'

'

$109

$159

'

$23

$24

'

$73

$83

'

$99

$85

'

$35

$32

'

$46

$38

'

$69

$69

'

$58

$54

'

$72

$24

'

'

'

'

$475

$409

'

$474

$458

'

$182

$133

'

$79

$77

'

$9

$12

'

$30

$28

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$774

$708

'

$56

$50

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$1,046

$974

'

$163

$119

'

$190

$178

'

'

'

'

$1,399

$1,271

'

$15

$55

'

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem3

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$7,439	$6,857	$7,532
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,755	6,268	6,914
Gross margin	202	143	185	154	198	129	128	134	684	589	618
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	367	369	387
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	213	226	168
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	'	35	'	'	41	39	79	24
Interest expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	39	35	27
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	465	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	465	0	0
Other expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	35	41	11
Income before income taxes	611	80	125	66	79	72	127	13	882	291	337
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	107	121	127
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	775	170	210
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income from continuing operations	545	60	86	84	60	39	85	-14	775	170	210
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	-3	-56
Net income	545	60	86	84	60	34	84	-11	775	167	154
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	85	67	74
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	690	100	80
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	150	247	194
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	295	454	391
Gross margin	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-145	-207	-197
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	64	99	102
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6	4	'
Interest expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	35	39	38
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Other expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	42	33	27
Income before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-292	-382	-364
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1	'	'
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-293	-382	-364
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	983	497	490
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	115	126
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-15	-46
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	690	100	80
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	690	100	80
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	1,141	1,392	1,497
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	908	1,140	1,200
Gross margin	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	233	252	297
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	44	61	67
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Interest expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-8	-3	-12
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Other expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	-6
Income before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	197	194	248
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	197	194	248
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	699	277	172
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	471	420
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	42	57
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	896	513	477
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	896	513	477
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,789	6,229	7,045
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	6,193	5,685	6,527
Gross margin	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	596	544	518
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	259	209	218
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	213	226	168
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	33	75	24
Interest expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	12	-1	1
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	465	'	'
Other expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-7	8	-10
Income before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	977	479	453
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	106	121	127
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	871	358	326
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	'	'
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	358	326
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-30	-67
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	871	328	259
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	85	67	74
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	786	261	185
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-641	-1,011	-1,204
Cost of sales	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-641	-1,011	-1,204
Gross margin	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Equity in net income of non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Interest expense (income), net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Gain on Yanfeng transactions	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other expense, net	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income before income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Provision for income taxes	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
(Loss) income before earnings of subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,682	-774	-662
Income from continuing operations	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-774	-662
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,682	-774	-662
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($1,682)	($774)	($662)

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem4

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net income	$545	$60	$86	$84	$60	$34	$84	($11)	$775	$167	$154
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-47	73	-53
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	131	-134	-26
Unrealized hedging gains (loss) and other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-10	22	-9
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	74	-39	-88
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	849	128	66
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	81	93	61
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	35	5
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	690	100	80
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-47	52	-42
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	132	-133	-26
Unrealized hedging gains (loss) and other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-7	16	-7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	78	-65	-75
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	35	5
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	768	35	5
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	896	513	477
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-48	53	-47
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	32	-126	-3
Unrealized hedging gains (loss) and other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-7	16	-8
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-23	-57	-58
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	873	456	419
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	873	456	419
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	871	328	259
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-48	76	-67
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-2	-118	-5
Unrealized hedging gains (loss) and other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-10	22	-10
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-60	-20	-82
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	811	308	177
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	81	93	61
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	730	215	116
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,682	-774	-662
Foreign currency translation adjustments	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	96	-108	103
Benefit plans, net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-31	243	8
Unrealized hedging gains (loss) and other	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	14	-32	16
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	79	103	127
Comprehensive income	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-1,603	-671	-535
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0	0	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	($1,603)	($671)	($535)

Condensed_Consolidating_Balanc1

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Cash and equivalents	$1,677	$825	$723	$905
Accounts receivable, net	1,227	1,162	'	'
Inventories, net	472	385	'	'
Other current assets	377	291	'	'
Total current assets	3,753	2,663	'	'
Property and equipment, net	1,414	1,326	'	'
Investment in affiliates	0	0	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	228	756	'	'
Intangible assets, net	447	332	'	'
Other non-current assets	185	79	'	'
Total assets	6,027	5,156	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	106	96	'	'
Accounts payable	1,232	1,027	'	'
Other current liabilities	464	429	'	'
Total current liabilities	1,802	1,552	'	'
Long-term debt	624	473	'	'
Employee benefits	440	571	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	288	419	'	'
Total Visteon Corporation stockholdersb equity	1,920	1,385	'	'
Non-controlling interests	953	756	'	'
Total equity	2,873	2,141	1,997	1,950
Total liabilities and equity	6,027	5,156	'	'
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	1,115	191	114	153
Accounts receivable, net	363	279	'	'
Inventories, net	13	15	'	'
Other current assets	30	24	'	'
Total current assets	1,521	509	'	'
Property and equipment, net	12	20	'	'
Investment in affiliates	1,312	2,024	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	0	86	'	'
Other non-current assets	46	14	'	'
Total assets	2,891	2,653	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	144	266	'	'
Accounts payable	145	172	'	'
Other current liabilities	102	76	'	'
Total current liabilities	391	514	'	'
Long-term debt	404	450	'	'
Employee benefits	142	258	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	34	46	'	'
Total Visteon Corporation stockholdersb equity	1,920	1,385	'	'
Non-controlling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	1,920	1,385	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	2,891	2,653	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	12	54	55	81
Accounts receivable, net	566	676	'	'
Inventories, net	21	23	'	'
Other current assets	41	32	'	'
Total current assets	640	785	'	'
Property and equipment, net	20	62	'	'
Investment in affiliates	1,185	1,587	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	15	45	'	'
Other non-current assets	1,389	'	'	'
Total assets	3,249	2,479	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	47	24	'	'
Accounts payable	195	159	'	'
Other current liabilities	16	27	'	'
Total current liabilities	258	210	'	'
Long-term debt	46	'	'	'
Employee benefits	2	34	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	3	7	'	'
Total Visteon Corporation stockholdersb equity	2,940	2,228	'	'
Non-controlling interests	0	0	'	'
Total equity	2,940	2,228	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	3,249	2,479	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	550	580	554	671
Accounts receivable, net	1,298	1,138	'	'
Inventories, net	438	347	'	'
Other current assets	306	235	'	'
Total current assets	2,592	2,300	'	'
Property and equipment, net	1,382	1,244	'	'
Investment in affiliates	'	'	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	228	756	'	'
Intangible assets, net	432	201	'	'
Other non-current assets	138	70	'	'
Total assets	4,772	4,571	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	311	225	'	'
Accounts payable	1,496	1,204	'	'
Other current liabilities	346	326	'	'
Total current liabilities	2,153	1,755	'	'
Long-term debt	1,562	29	'	'
Employee benefits	296	279	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	251	366	'	'
Total Visteon Corporation stockholdersb equity	-443	1,386	'	'
Non-controlling interests	953	756	'	'
Total equity	510	2,142	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	4,772	4,571	'	'
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents	'	'	'	0
Accounts receivable, net	-1,000	-931	'	'
Inventories, net	'	'	'	'
Other current assets	'	'	'	'
Total current assets	-1,000	-931	'	'
Property and equipment, net	'	'	'	'
Investment in affiliates	-2,497	-3,611	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	'	'	'	'
Intangible assets, net	'	'	'	'
Other non-current assets	-1,388	-5	'	'
Total assets	-4,885	-4,547	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	-396	-419	'	'
Accounts payable	-604	-508	'	'
Other current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Total current liabilities	-1,000	-927	'	'
Long-term debt	-1,388	-6	'	'
Employee benefits	'	'	'	'
Other non-current liabilities	'	'	'	'
Total Visteon Corporation stockholdersb equity	-2,497	-3,614	'	'
Non-controlling interests	'	'	'	'
Total equity	-2,497	-3,614	'	'
Total liabilities and equity	($4,885)	($4,547)	'	'

Condensed_Consolidating_Statem5

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flow (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	$312	$239	$175
Capital expenditures	-269	-229	-258
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	0	0	0
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	38	0	0
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	-48	0	-29
Joint venture deconsolidation	0	0	-52
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	977	191	14
Other	0	-2	-6
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	698	-40	-331
Cash restriction, net	0	0	51
Short-term debt, net	-20	5	17
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	204	831	503
Proceeds From Rights Offering Net Of Issuance Cost	0	0	-33
Principal payments on debt	-6	-824	-513
Repurchase of long-term notes	-52	-52	0
Repurchase of common stock	-250	-50	0
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	0	0	0
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	-22	-27	-31
Other	5	2	3
Net cash used by financing activities	-141	-115	-3
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	-17	18	-23
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	852	102	-182
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,677	825	723
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,677	825	723
Parent Company [Member]	'	'	'
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	-242	-143	-163
Capital expenditures	-1	-5	-4
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	1,464	233	109
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	'	'	'
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	'	'	'
Joint venture deconsolidation	'	'	'
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	'	93	'
Other	'	'	'
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	1,463	321	105
Cash restriction, net	'	'	58
Short-term debt, net	'	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	'	'	492
Proceeds From Rights Offering Net Of Issuance Cost	'	'	-33
Principal payments on debt	'	-1	-501
Repurchase of long-term notes	-52	-52	'
Repurchase of common stock	-250	-50	'
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	'	'	'
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	'	'	'
Other	5	2	3
Net cash used by financing activities	-297	-101	19
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	924	77	-39
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	1,115	191	114
Cash and equivalents at end of period	1,115	191	114
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	1,244	121	-75
Capital expenditures	-6	-11	-12
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	437	108	173
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	'	'	'
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	'	'	'
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	'	11	'
Other	'	'	'
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	431	108	161
Short-term debt, net	'	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	'	'	'
Principal payments on debt	'	'	'
Repurchase of long-term notes	'	'	'
Repurchase of common stock	'	'	'
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	-1,718	-232	-109
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	'	'	0
Other	'	'	'
Net cash used by financing activities	-1,718	-232	-109
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	1	2	-3
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-42	-1	-26
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	12	54	55
Cash and equivalents at end of period	12	54	55
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]	'	'	'
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	-382	261	413
Capital expenditures	-262	-213	-242
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	'	'	'
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	38	'	'
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	-48	'	-29
Joint venture deconsolidation	'	'	-52
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	977	87	14
Other	'	-2	-6
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	705	-128	-315
Cash restriction, net	'	'	-7
Short-term debt, net	-20	5	17
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	204	831	11
Proceeds From Rights Offering Net Of Issuance Cost	'	'	'
Principal payments on debt	-6	-823	-12
Repurchase of long-term notes	'	'	'
Repurchase of common stock	'	'	'
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	-491	-109	-173
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	-22	-27	-31
Other	'	'	'
Net cash used by financing activities	-335	-123	-195
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	-18	16	-20
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	-30	26	-117
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	550	580	554
Cash and equivalents at end of period	550	580	554
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]	'	'	'
Net cash (used by) provided from operating activities	-308	'	'
Capital expenditures	'	'	'
Dividends received from consolidated affiliates	-1,901	-341	-282
Cash acquired in consolidation of YFVE	'	'	'
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture	'	'	'
Joint venture deconsolidation	'	'	'
Proceeds from asset sales and business divestitures	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'
Net cash provided from (used by) investing activities	-1,901	-341	-282
Cash restriction, net	'	'	'
Short-term debt, net	'	'	'
Proceeds from issuance of debt, net of issuance costs	'	'	'
Principal payments on debt	'	'	'
Repurchase of long-term notes	'	'	'
Repurchase of common stock	'	'	'
Dividends paid to consolidated affiliates	2,209	341	282
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	'	'	'
Other	'	'	'
Net cash used by financing activities	2,209	341	282
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents	'	'	'
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	'	'	'
Cash and equivalents at end of period	'	'	'

Summary_Quarterly_Financial_Da2

Summary Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Jun. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Sep. 30, 2012

Jun. 30, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Nov. 01, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Jun. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 16, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Nov. 01, 2013

Mar. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Dec. 31, 2012

Interiors [Member]

Corporate and Other [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

Yanfeng [Member]

YFVE [Member]

YFVE [Member]

Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member]

Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member]

Cadiz Electronics Plant Closure [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

2012 Restructuring Action [Member]

Employee Severance [Member]

Employee Severance [Member]

Interiors [Member]

Interiors [Member]

Corporate and Other [Member]

Corporate and Other [Member]

Employee Severance [Member]

Employee Severance [Member]

Employee Severance [Member]

Net sales

$1,958

$1,733

$1,892

$1,856

$1,823

$1,624

$1,693

$1,717

$7,439

$6,857

$7,532

'

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'

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'

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'

Gross margin

202

143

185

154

198

129

128

134

684

589

618

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

Income before income taxes

611

80

125

66

79

72

127

13

882

291

337

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Income (loss) from continuing operations

545

60

86

84

60

39

85

-14

775

170

210

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

545

60

86

84

60

34

84

-11

775

167

154

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss) attributable to Visteon Corporation

513

43

65

69

39

15

75

-29

690

103

136

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

Earnings Per Share, Basic

$10.56

$0.87

$1.30

$1.34

$0.74

$0.28

$1.41

($0.56)

$13.80

$1.89

$1.56

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

Earnings Per Share, Diluted

$10.32

$0.85

$1.29

$1.33

$0.74

$0.28

$1.40

($0.56)

$13.50

$1.88

$1.54

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

Gain on Yanfeng transactions

465

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

465

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Gain on sale of joint ventures

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5

19

0

'

'

'

413

'

413

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

52

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Including Subsequent Acquisition, Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

51.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount recognized in equity earnings in association with deconsolidation gain recognized by an equity investee

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

29

'

'

'

'

'

27

'

27

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deconsolidation, Gain (Loss), Amount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

8

'

'

'

54

'

54

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Restructuring expense

'

'

'

'

35

'

'

41

39

79

24

'

34

4

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

36

31

24

30

4

4

4

Joint venture's share of gain on business acquisition due to obtained control

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$63

$0

'

'

'

'

$63

'

$63

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

50.00%

'

50.00%

50.00%

50.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Valuation_and_Qualifying_Accou1

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Valuation Allowances	$1,700	'	'
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]	'	'	'
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Valuation Allowances	7	8	0
(Benefits)/Charges to Income	0	3	8
Deductions	0	-4	0
Other	0	0	0
Valuation Allowances	7	7	8
Valuation allowance for deferred taxes [Member]	'	'	'
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'
Valuation Allowances	1,695	1,657	1,463
(Benefits)/Charges to Income	86	-1	190
Deductions	0	0	0
Other	-71	39	4
Valuation Allowances	$1,710	$1,695	$1,657