Federal-mogul (FDML) 10-Q 22 Oct 14 2014 Q3 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Oct. 20, 2014
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Period End Date	30-Sep-14	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q3	'
Trading Symbol	'FDML	'
Entity Registrant Name	'FEDERAL-MOGUL HOLDINGS CORPORATION	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001419581	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	150,029,244

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,871	$1,690	$5,522	$5,093
Cost of products sold	-1,609	-1,435	-4,689	-4,311
Gross margin	262	255	833	782
Selling, general and administrative expenses	-210	-177	-585	-545
OPEB curtailment gain	0	0	0	19
Interest expense, net	-34	-24	-87	-77
Restructuring expense, net	-25	-4	-63	-20
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	0	-24	0
Equity earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	12	8	39	26
Amortization expense	-13	-12	-37	-36
Adjustment of assets to fair value	-1	-1	-3	-3
Other (expense) income, net	7	-6	-4	-1
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-2	39	69	145
Income tax expense	15	6	48	30
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	-17	33	21	115
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	0	7	0	-49	[1]
Net income (loss)	-17	40	21	66
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	-1	-2	-4	-6
Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	-18	38	17	60
Amounts attributable to Federal-Mogul:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	-18	31	17	109
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	0	7	0	-49	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	($18)	$38	$17	$60
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in usd per share)	($0.12)	$0.21	$0.11	$0.95
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax (in usd per share)	$0	$0.05	$0	($0.43)
Net income (loss) (in usd per share)	($0.12)	$0.26	$0.11	$0.52
[1]	ontained within discontinued operations is $2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme1

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement Of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss)	($17)	$40	$21	$66
Other comprehensive income (loss):	'	'	'	'
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other	-99	49	-100	-29
Postemployment benefits:	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized postemployment benefits credits arising during period	7	10	7	22
Net unrealized postemployment benefits credits arising during period	-1	0	1	0
Reclassification of net postemployment benefits costs (credits) included in net income (loss) during period	1	-14	5	-21
Income taxes	0	0	-1	-1
Postemployment benefits, net of tax	7	-4	12	0
Hedge instruments:	'	'	'	'
Net unrealized hedging gains (losses) arising during period	0	3	1	-4
Reclassification of net hedging losses included in net income (loss) during period	1	3	2	12
Income taxes	-1	0	-1	1
Hedge instruments, net of tax	0	6	2	9
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	-92	51	-86	-20
Comprehensive income (loss)	-109	91	-65	46
Less comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	6	-2	3	-2
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	($103)	$89	($62)	$44

Condensed_Consolidated_Balance

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'	'
Cash and equivalents	$469	$761
Accounts receivable, net	1,510	1,324
Inventories, net	1,241	1,068
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	232	224
Total current assets	3,452	3,377
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,163	2,038
Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets	1,052	1,017
Definite-lived intangible assets, net	369	356
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	268	253
Other noncurrent assets	203	141
Total assets	7,507	7,182
Current liabilities:	'	'
Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt	121	1,694
Accounts payable	976	799
Accrued liabilities	589	454
Current portion of pensions and other postemployment benefits liability	48	44
Other current liabilities	182	147
Total current liabilities	1,916	3,138
Long-term debt	2,574	905
Pensions and other postemployment benefits liability	970	1,028
Long-term portion of deferred income taxes	389	383
Other accrued liabilities	122	127
Shareholders’ equity:	'	'
Preferred stock ($0.01 par value; 90,000,000 authorized shares; none issued)	0	0
Common stock ($0.01 par value; 450,100,000 authorized shares; 151,624,744 issued shares and 150,029,244 outstanding shares as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013)	2	2
Additional paid-in capital, including warrants	2,649	2,649
Accumulated deficit	-501	-518
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-705	-626
Treasury stock, at cost	-17	-17
Total Federal-Mogul shareholders’ equity	1,428	1,490
Noncontrolling interests	108	111
Total shareholders’ equity	1,536	1,601
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$7,507	$7,182

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]	'	'
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	90,000,000	90,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	450,100,000	450,100,000
Common stock, shares issued	151,624,744	151,624,744
Common stock, shares outstanding	150,029,244	150,029,244

Condensed_Consolidated_Stateme2

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Cash Provided From (Used By) Operating Activities	'	'
Net income (loss)	$21	$66
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	251	218
Restructuring expense, net	63	20
Payments against restructuring liabilities	-33	-19
Loss on debt extinguishment	24	0
Equity earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	-39	-26
Cash dividends received from non-consolidated affiliates	22	27
Change in postemployment benefits	-64	-51
OPEB curtailment gain	0	-19
Net loss from business dispositions	0	43
Gain from sales of property, plant and equipment	3	3
Deferred tax benefit	-6	-9
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Accounts receivable	-100	-97
Inventories	-71	-43
Accounts payable	106	92
Other assets and liabilities	85	53
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities	262	258
Cash Provided From (Used By) Investing Activities	'	'
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	-282	-270
Payments to acquire businesses, net of cash acquired	-321	0
Net proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	4	3
Net proceeds associated with business dispositions	0	26
Capital investment in non-consolidated affiliates	0	-4
Net Cash Used By Investing Activities	-599	-245
Cash Provided From (Used By) Financing Activities	'	'
Proceeds from term loans, net of original issue discount	2,589	0
Principal payments on term loans	-2,537	-22
Debt issuance costs	-12	0
Contingent consideration to acquire business	-9	0
Increase in other long-term debt	7	3
Proceeds from equity rights offering net of related fees	0	500
Increase in short-term debt	0	17
Net remittances on servicing of factoring arrangements	-2	-7
Net Cash Provided From Financing Activities	36	491
Effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on cash	9	-11
(Decrease) increase in cash and equivalents	-292	493
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	761	467
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$469	$960

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION

BASIS OF PRESENTATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	'
	BASIS OF PRESENTATION
	Holding Company Reorganization: On April 15, 2014, Federal-Mogul Corporation completed a holding company reorganization (the “Reorganization”). As a result of the Reorganization, the outstanding shares of Federal-Mogul Corporation common stock were automatically converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation common stock, and all of the stockholders of Federal-Mogul Corporation immediately prior to the Reorganization automatically became stockholders of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation. The rights of stockholders of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation are generally governed by Delaware law and Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, which are the same in all material respects as those of Federal-Mogul Corporation immediately prior to the Reorganization. In addition, the board of directors of Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation and its Audit Committee and Compensation Committee are composed of the same members as the board of directors, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee of Federal-Mogul Corporation prior to the Reorganization.
	Information presented herein refers to Federal-Mogul Corporation. In addition, references herein to the “Company,” “Federal-Mogul,” “we,” “us,” “our” refer to Federal-Mogul Corporation for the period prior to the effective time of the Reorganization on April 15, 2014 and to Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation for the period after the effective time of the Reorganization.
	Interim Financial Statements: The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, comprehensive income, financial position and cash flows. The Company’s management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on February 24, 2014. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2014.
	Principles of Consolidation: The Company consolidates into its financial statements the accounts of the Company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries, and any partially-owned subsidiary that the Company has the ability to control. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby investments that are more than 50% owned are consolidated, investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are accounted for using the equity method, and investments in affiliates of 20% or less are accounted for using the cost method. See Note 10, Investment in Non-consolidated Affiliates for discussion regarding the Company's subsidiaries that are subject to regulatory control.
	The Company does not consolidate any entity for which it has a variable interest based solely on power to direct the activities and significant participation in the entity’s expected results that would not otherwise be consolidated based on control through voting interests. Further, the Company’s joint ventures are businesses established and maintained in connection with the Company's operating strategy. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
	Reclassifications: Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the presentation used in this filing. See Note 5, Discontinued Operations, for further details.
	Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts that differ from these estimates.
	Controlling Ownership: As of September 30, 2014, Mr. Carl C. Icahn indirectly controls approximately 80.73% of the voting power of the Company’s capital stock and, by virtue of such stock ownership, is able to control or exert substantial influence over the Company, including the election of directors, business strategy and policies, mergers or other business combinations, acquisition or disposition of assets, future issuances of common stock or other securities, incurrence of debt or obtaining other sources of financing, and the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock. The existence of a controlling stockholder may have the effect of making it difficult for, or may discourage or delay, a third party from seeking to acquire a majority of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which may adversely affect the market price of the stock.
	Mr. Icahn’s interests may not always be consistent with the Company’s interests or with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders. Mr. Icahn and entities controlled by him may also pursue acquisitions or business opportunities that may or may not be complementary to the Company’s business. To the extent that conflicts of interest may arise between the Company and Mr. Icahn and his affiliates, those conflicts may be resolved in a manner adverse to the Company or its other shareholders.
	Related Party: Insight Portfolio Group LLC (“Insight Portfolio Group”) is an entity formed by Mr. Icahn in order to maximize the potential buying power of a group of entities with which Mr. Icahn has a relationship in negotiating with a wide range of suppliers of goods, services and tangible and intangible property at negotiated rates. The Company acquired a minority equity interest in Insight Portfolio Group and agreed to pay a portion of Insight Portfolio Group’s operating expenses beginning in 2013. In addition to the minority equity interest held by the Company, certain subsidiaries of Icahn Enterprises Holdings, including CVR, Tropicana, ARI, Viskase PSC Metals and WPH also acquired minority equity interests in Insight Portfolio Group and agreed to pay a portion of Insight Portfolio Group’s operating expenses. A number of other entities with which Mr. Icahn has a relationship also acquired equity interests in Insight Portfolio Group and also agreed to pay certain operating expenses.
	The Company’s payments to Insight Portfolio Group were less than $0.5 million during 2013. The Company anticipates its 2014 payments to Insight Portfolio Group to be similar to the amounts paid in 2013.
	Pending Acquisition: On September 10 2014, an indirectly controlled subsidiary of the Company entered into a definitive purchase agreement with TRW Automotive Inc. ("TRW") to acquire certain business assets of the TRW engine components business for a base purchase price of approximately $385 million, subject to certain customary closing and post-closing adjustments. The transaction is subject to regulatory and other customary approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015.Divestitures: In connection with its strategic planning process, the Company assesses its operations for market position, product technology and capability, and profitability. Those businesses determined by management not to have a sustainable competitive advantage are considered non-core and may be considered for divestiture or other exit activities. In March 2013, the Company divested its sintered components operations located in France. In June 2013, the Company divested its connecting rod manufacturing facility located in Canada and its camshaft foundry located in the United Kingdom. In September 2013, the Company divested its fuel pump business, which included an aftermarket business component and a manufacturing and research and development facility located in the United States. These divestitures have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 5, Discontinued Operations, for further details.
	Factoring of Trade Accounts Receivable: Federal-Mogul subsidiaries in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and the United States are party to accounts receivable factoring and securitization facilities. Amounts factored under these facilities consist of the following:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Gross accounts receivable factored	$	337		$	271
	Gross accounts receivable factored, qualifying as sales	324			258
	Undrawn cash on factored accounts receivable	2			—
	Proceeds from the factoring of accounts receivable qualifying as sales and expenses associated with the factoring of receivables are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Proceeds from factoring qualifying as sales	$	456		$	379		$	1,311		$	1,077
	Losses on sales of account receivables	(2		)	(2		)	(5		)	(5		)
	Certain of the facilities contain terms that require the Company to share in the credit risk of the factored receivables. The maximum exposures to the Company associated with these certain facilities’ terms was $21 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The fair values of the exposures to the Company associated with these certain facilities’ terms were determined to be immaterial.
	The losses on sales of accounts receivable are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations within “Other (expense) income, net.” Where the Company receives a fee to service and monitor these transferred receivables, such fees are sufficient to offset the costs and, as such, a servicing asset or liability is not incurred as a result of such activities.
	Accounts receivables factored but not qualifying as a sale, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, were pledged as collateral and accounted for as secured borrowings and recorded in the consolidated balance sheets within “Accounts receivable, net” and “Short-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt.”
	Noncontrolling Interests: The following table presents a rollforward of the changes in noncontrolling interests:
		Nine Months
		Ended
		30-Sep
		2014
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2013	$	111
	Comprehensive income (loss):
	Net income	4
	Foreign currency adjustments and other	(7		)
	Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of September 30, 2014	$	108
	New Accounting Pronouncements: In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-8, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity. This ASU is effective for disposals that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014, and interim periods within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2015. This ASU elevates the threshold for a disposal to qualify as discontinued operations and significantly expands the disclosure requirements for transactions that meet the criteria for discontinued operations. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and/or disclosures.In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-9, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. This ASU clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and provides a common revenue standard for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and/or disclosures.
	In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Service Period. This ASU is effective for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that the adoption of this guidance will have on its financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and/or disclosures.
	In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements - Going Concern (subtopic 205-40). This ASU is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter, and defines management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The Company expects the adoption of this guidance will have no impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations, comprehensive income, cash flows and disclosures.

RESTRUCTURING

RESTRUCTURING	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
RESTRUCTURING	'
	RESTRUCTURING
	The Company’s restructuring activities are undertaken as necessary to execute management’s strategy and streamline operations, consolidate and take advantage of available capacity and resources, and ultimately achieve net cost reductions. Restructuring activities include efforts to integrate and rationalize the Company’s businesses and to relocate manufacturing operations to best cost manufacturing locations.
	The costs contained within “Restructuring expense, net” in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations contain two types: employee costs (principally termination benefits) and facility closure and other costs. Termination benefits are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 712, Compensation – Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits ("FASB ASC 712"), and are recorded when it is probable that employees will be entitled to benefits and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Estimates of termination benefits are based on the frequency of past termination benefits, the similarity of benefits under the current plan and prior plans, and the existence of statutory required minimum benefits. Termination benefits are also accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations (“FASB ASC 420”), for one-time termination benefits and are recorded dependent upon future service requirements. Facility closure and other costs are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC 420 and are recorded when the liability is incurred.
	Estimates of restructuring charges are based on information available at the time such charges are recorded. In certain countries where the Company operates, statutory requirements include involuntary termination benefits that extend several years into the future. Accordingly, severance payments continue well past the date of termination at many international locations. Thus, restructuring programs appear to be ongoing when, in fact, terminations and other activities have been substantially completed.
	Restructuring opportunities include potential plant closures and employee headcount reductions in various countries that require consultation with various parties including, but not limited to, unions/works councils, local governments and/or customers. The consultation process can take a significant amount of time and impact the final outcome and timing. The Company's policy is to record a provision for qualifying restructuring costs in accordance with the applicable accounting guidance when the outcome of such consultations becomes probable.
	Management expects to finance its restructuring programs through cash generated from its ongoing operations or through cash available under its existing credit facility, subject to the terms of applicable covenants. Management does not expect that the execution of these programs will have an adverse impact on its liquidity position.
	The following table provides a quarterly summary of the Company’s consolidated restructuring liabilities and related activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 by reporting segment.
		Powertrain			Motorparts			Total			Corporate			Total
								Reporting						Company
								Segment
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	8		$	14		$	22		$	2		$	24
	Provisions	3			4			7			1			8
	Payments	(3		)	(6		)	(9		)	(1		)	(10		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	8			12			20			2			22
	Provisions	19			11			30			—			30
	Payments	(3		)	(5		)	(8		)	(1		)	(9		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	24			18			42			1			43
	Provisions	20			5			25			—			25
	Payments	(6		)	(8		)	(14		)	—			(14		)
	Foreign Currency	(3		)	—			(3		)	—			(3		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	35		$	15		$	50		$	1		$	51
	The following table provides a quarterly summary of the Company’s consolidated restructuring liabilities and related activity for each type of exit cost as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. As the table reflects, facility closure and other costs are typically paid within the quarter of incurrence.
		Employee			Facility Closure and Other			Total
		Costs			Costs
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	24		$	—		$	24
	Provisions	7			1			8
	Payments	(9		)	(1		)	(10		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	22			—			22
	Provisions	27			3			30
	Payments	(6		)	(3		)	(9		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	43			—			43
	Provisions	23			2			25
	Payments	(12		)	(2		)	(14		)
	Foreign Currency	(3		)	—			(3		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	51		$	—		$	51
	The Company recognized net restructuring expenses of $4 million and $21 million related to employee costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	Activities under Restructuring Programs
	In February 2013, the Company’s Board of Directors approved evaluation of restructuring opportunities in order to improve operating performance. As such, the Company has initiated several programs and will continue to evaluate alternatives to align its business with executive management's strategy.
	The following table provides a summary of the Company's restructuring activities which commenced in the first quarter of 2013 and through the third quarter of 2014.
		Total			Costs in 2013			First			Second			Third			Estimated
		Expected						Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Additional
		Costs						2014			2014			2014			Costs
		(Millions of dollars)
	Employee costs	$	123		$	38		$	7		$	27		$	23		$	28
	Facility closure and other costs	7			1			1			3			2			—
		$	130		$	39		$	8		$	30		$	25		$	28

OTHER_EXPENSE_NET

OTHER EXPENSE, NET	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Other Expense	'
	OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME, NET
	The specific components of “Other (expense) income, net” are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Losses on sales of account receivables	(2		)	(2		)	(5		)	(5		)
	Foreign currency exchange	1			(5		)	(4		)	(7		)
	Legal separation costs	(1		)	—			(1		)	—
	Third-party royalty income	2			1			5			5
	Adjustment of Chapter 11 accrual	—			—			—			4
	Other	7			—			1			2
		$	7		$	(6	)	$	(4	)	$	(1	)

ACQUISITIONS_Acquisitions

ACQUISITIONS Acquisitions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
ACQUISITIONS	'
	ACQUISITIONS
	On May 1, 2014, the Company completed the Affinia chassis business acquisition. This business serves leading U.S. aftermarket customers with private label chassis product lines and will allow the Company to broaden its product offering, provide operational synergies and better service customers globally. The purchase price was $149 million, net of acquired cash. The Company paid $140 million in the second quarter of 2014 and $9 million in the third quarter of 2014.
	A valuation of the assets from the Affinia chassis business acquisition resulted in $71 million allocated to tangible net assets, $26 million allocated to goodwill, and $51 million allocated to other intangible assets based on estimated fair values as of the acquisition date as determined by third party valuation specialists. The valuation of assets was performed utilizing cost, income and market approaches.On July 11, 2014, the Company completed the purchase of certain business assets of the Honeywell automotive and industrial brake friction business including two recently established manufacturing facilities in China and Romania which substantially strengthens the manufacturing and engineering capabilities of the Company's current global braking portfolio.
	The business was acquired through a combination of asset and stock purchases for a base purchase price of $169 million and a provisional estimate of $15 million subject to certain customary post-closing adjustments, contingent consideration and other liabilities.
	A valuation of the assets from the Honeywell automotive and industrial brake friction business acquisition, performed utilizing cost, income and market approaches, resulted in $184 million allocated to tangible net assets.
	The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets and assumed liabilities; thus, the provisional measurements of net assets are subject to change.
		Estimated Fair Value
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Cash, net of assumed debt	$	6
	Accounts receivable, net	108
	Inventory, net	77
	Property, plant and equipment, net	164
	Accounts payable	(107		)
	Acquired post-employment benefits	(60		)
	Other net assets	(4		)
	Total identifiable net assets	$	184
	The following proforma results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 assumes the Affinia chassis business acquisition and the purchase of Honeywell's friction business occurred as of the beginning of 2013 and is inclusive of provisional purchase price adjustments. The proforma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been obtained.
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep					30-Sep
		2014			2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
		Unaudited
	Net sales	$	1,871		$	1,914	$	5,954	$	5,763
	Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	$	(17	)	$	39	$	5	$	40
	Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Federal-Mogul - basic and diluted	$	(0.11	)	$	0.27	$	0.03	$	0.35
	During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded $1 million in transaction related expenses associated with the Affinia chassis business acquisition and $6 million in transaction related expenses associated with the Honeywell acquisition, both are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses within the consolidated statement of operations.

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS	'
	DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
	In connection with its strategic planning process, the Company assesses its operations for market position, product technology and capability, and profitability. Those businesses not core to the Company’s long-term portfolio may be considered for divestiture or other exit activities.
	During March 2013, the Company’s Powertrain Segment completed the divestiture of its sintered components operations located in France. This disposal resulted in a $48 million net loss (no income tax impact), which is included in “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax” during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	During June 2013, the Company’s Powertrain Segment completed the divestiture of its connecting rod manufacturing facility located in Canada and its camshaft foundry located in the United Kingdom. This disposal resulted in a $5 million net loss (no income tax impact), which is included in “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax” during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	During September 2013, the Company completed the divestiture of its fuel pump business. This disposal resulted in a $10 million net gain (inclusive of a $2 million tax benefit), which is included in “(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax” during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. As certain employees at the fuel pump manufacturing facility participated in the Company’s U.S. Welfare Benefit Plan, the Company had this plan re-measured due to its curtailment implications. The termination of those employees and the related reduction in the average remaining future service period to the full eligibility date of the remaining active plan participants in the U.S. Welfare Benefit Plan triggered a $19 million OPEB curtailment gain which is included in the "(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations" for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	Operating results related to discontinued operations are as follows:
		Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep-13
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Net sales	$	23		$	119
	Cost of products sold	(24		)	(119		)
	Gross margin	(1		)	—
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1		)	(6		)
	Operating loss (no income tax impact)	(2		)	(6		)
	(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations (net of tax impact of $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013)	9			(43		)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	$	7		$	(49	)

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	'
	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
	Commodity Price Risk
	The Company’s production processes are dependent upon the supply of certain raw materials that are exposed to price fluctuations on the open market. The primary purpose of the Company’s commodity price forward contract activity is to manage the volatility associated with forecasted purchases. The Company monitors its commodity price risk exposures regularly to maximize the overall effectiveness of its commodity forward contracts. Principal raw materials hedged include natural gas, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, high-grade aluminum and aluminum alloy. Forward contracts are used to mitigate commodity price risk associated with raw materials, generally related to purchases forecast for up to fifteen months in the future.
	Information regarding the Company’s outstanding commodity price hedge contracts is as follows:
			30-Sep				December 31
			2014				2013
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Combined notional value		$	39			$	51
	Combined notional value designated as hedging instruments		39				51
	Unrealized net gain (loss) recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss”		1				(1		)
	Substantially all of the commodity price hedge contracts mature within one year.
	Foreign Currency Risk
	The Company manufactures and sells its products in North America, South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. As a result, the Company’s financial results could be significantly affected by factors such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates or weak economic conditions in foreign markets in which the Company manufactures and sells its products. The Company’s operating results are primarily exposed to changes in exchange rates between the U.S. dollar and European currencies.
	The Company generally tries to use natural hedges within its foreign currency activities, including the matching of revenues and costs, to minimize foreign currency risk. Where natural hedges are not in place, the Company considers managing certain aspects of its foreign currency activities and larger transactions through the use of foreign currency options or forward contracts. Principal currencies hedged have historically included the euro, British pound and Polish zloty. Foreign currency forwards are also used in conjunction with the Company's commodity hedging program. In order to obtain critical terms match for commodity exposure, the Company engages the use of foreign exchange contracts.
	Information regarding the Company’s outstanding foreign currency hedge contracts is as follows:
			30-Sep				December 31
			2014				2013
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Combined notional value		$	2			$	12
	Combined notional value designated as hedging instruments		2				12
	Unrealized net (loss) recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss”		—				(1		)
	Substantially all of the foreign currency price hedge contracts mature within one year.
	During 2013, foreign currency contracts not designated as hedging instruments were entered into by the Company in order to offset fluctuations in consolidated earnings caused by changes in currency rates used to translate earnings at foreign subsidiaries into U.S. dollars over 2013. These contracts were not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes and were marked to market through the income statement.
	Interest Rate Risk
	The Company, during 2008, entered into a series of five-year interest rate swap agreements with a total notional value of $1,190 million to hedge the variability of interest payments associated with its variable-rate term loans. During the first quarter of 2013, the majority of these interest rate swap agreements expired. As of December 31, 2013, all of these five-year interest rate swap agreements had expired.
	Other
	The Company presents its derivative positions and any related material collateral under master netting agreements on a net basis. For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, changes in the time value are excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness. Unrealized gains and losses associated with ineffective hedges, determined using the hypothetical derivative method, are recognized in “Other (expense) income, net” Derivative gains and losses included in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” for effective hedges are reclassified into operations upon recognition of the hedged transaction. Derivative gains and losses associated with undesignated hedges are recognized in “Other (expense) income, net” for outstanding hedges and either “Cost of products sold” or “Other (expense) income, net” upon hedge maturity.
	Concentrations of Credit Risk
	Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of accounts receivable and cash investments. The Company’s customer base includes virtually every significant global light and commercial vehicle manufacturer and a large number of distributors, installers and retailers of automotive aftermarket parts. The Company’s credit evaluation process and the geographical dispersion of sales transactions help to mitigate credit risk concentration. No individual customer accounted for more than 6% of the Company’s direct sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Two Motorparts customers account for approximately 15% of the Company’s net accounts receivable balance as of September 30, 2014. The Company requires placement of cash in financial institutions evaluated as highly creditworthy.
	The following table discloses the fair values and balance sheet locations of the Company’s derivative instruments:
		Asset Derivatives										Liability Derivatives
		Balance Sheet		30-Sep				December 31				Balance Sheet	30-Sep			December 31
		Location		2014				2013				Location	2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
	Commodity contracts	Other current		$	2			$	1			Other current	$	(1	)	$	(2	)
		assets										liabilities
	Foreign currency contracts	Other current liabilities		—				—				Other current	—			(1		)
												liabilities
				$	2			$	1				$	(1	)	$	(3	)
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2014:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain
			Recognized in OCI on				(Loss) Reclassified		(Loss) Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				from AOCL into		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Income (Effective		Income (Effective
							Portion)		Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Commodity contracts		$	—			Cost of products sold		$	1
	Foreign currency contracts		—				Cost of products sold		—
			$	—					$	1
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2013:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified		Amount of Gain (Loss)
			Recognized in OCI on				from AOCL into		Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				Income (Effective		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Portion)		Income (Effective
									Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Interest rate swap contracts		$	—			Interest expense, net		$	(1	)
	Commodity contracts		3				Cost of products sold		(2		)
			$	3					$	(3	)
	Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments		Location of Loss		Amount of Loss
			Recognized in Income on		Recognized in
			Derivatives		Income on
			Derivatives
				(Millions of Dollars)
Foreign currency contracts		Other (expense) income, net		$	(2	)
The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain
		Recognized in OCI on				(Loss) Reclassified		(Loss) Reclassified
		Derivatives (Effective				from AOCL into		from AOCL into
		Portion)				Income (Effective		Income (Effective
						Portion)		Portion)
		(Millions of Dollars)
Commodity contracts		$	1			Cost of products sold		$	(1	)
Foreign currency contracts		—				Cost of products sold		(1		)
		$	1					$	(2	)
The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified		Amount of Gain (Loss)
		Recognized in OCI on				from AOCL into		Reclassified
		Derivatives (Effective				Income (Effective		from AOCL into
		Portion)				Portion)		Income (Effective
								Portion)
		(Millions of Dollars)
Interest rate swap contracts		$	1			Interest expense, net		$	(9	)
Commodity contracts		(5		)		Cost of products sold		(3		)
		$	(4	)				$	(12	)

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

'

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“FASB ASC 820”), clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based upon assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1:

Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2:

Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

An asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following three valuation techniques noted in FASB ASC 820:

A.

Market approach: Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

B.

Cost approach: Amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).

C.

Income approach: Techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based upon market expectations (including present value techniques, option-pricing and excess earnings models).

Assets and liabilities remeasured and disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are set forth in the table below:

Asset

Level 2

Valuation

(Liability)

Technique

(Millions of Dollars)

30-Sep-14

Commodity contracts

$

1

$

1

C

December 31, 2013

Commodity contracts

(1

)

(1

)

C

Foreign currency contracts

(1

)

(1

)

C

The Company calculates the fair value of its commodity contracts and foreign currency contracts using quoted commodity forward rates and quoted currency forward rates, respectively, to calculate forward values, and then discounts the forward values.

The discount rates for all derivative contracts are based on quoted bank deposit rates. For contracts which, when aggregated by counterparty, are in a liability position, the rates are adjusted by the credit spread that market participants would apply if buying these contracts from the Company’s counterparties.

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are set forth in the table below:

Asset

Level 3

Loss

Valuation

Technique

(Millions of Dollars)

30-Sep-14

Property, plant and equipment

$

—

$

—

$

(3

)

C

30-Sep-13

Property, plant and equipment

$

2

$

2

$

(3

)

C

Property, plant and equipment with carrying values of $3 million were fully impaired, resulting in an impairment charge of $3 million, which was recorded within “Adjustment of assets to fair value” for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Property, plant and equipment with carrying values of $5 million were written down to their fair value of $2 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $3 million, which was recorded within “Adjustment of assets to fair value” for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

INVENTORIES

INVENTORIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INVENTORIES	'
	INVENTORIES
	Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost was determined by the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) method at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. 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.
	Net inventories consist of the following:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Raw materials	$	241		$	207
	Work-in-process	189			160
	Finished products	930			819
		1,360			1,186
	Inventory valuation allowance	(119		)	(118		)
		$	1,241		$	1,068

GOODWILL_AND_OTHER_INTANGIBLE_

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS	'
	GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Sep-14									December 31, 2013
		Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
		Carrying			Impairment			Carrying			Carrying			Impairment			Carrying
		Amount						Amount			Amount						Amount
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Goodwill	$	1,394		$	(570	)	$	824		$	1,362		$	(570	)	$	792
	Trademarks and brand names	426			(198		)	228			423			(198		)	225
		$	1,820		$	(768	)	$	1,052		$	1,785		$	(768	)	$	1,017
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, definite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Sep-14									December 31, 2013
		Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
		Carrying			Amortization			Carrying			Carrying			Amortization			Carrying
		Amount						Amount			Amount						Amount
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Customer relationships	$	603		$	(279	)	$	324		$	555		$	(252	)	$	303
	Developed technology	116			(71		)	45			116			(63		)	53
		$	719		$	(350	)	$	369		$	671		$	(315	)	$	356
	The Company’s net goodwill balances by reporting segment are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	493		$	487
	Motorparts	331			305
		$	824		$	792
	The Company’s net trademarks and brand names balances by reporting segment are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Motorparts	$	223		$	222
	Powertrain	5			3
		$	228		$	225
	The following is a quarterly summary of the Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets (net) as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
								Total
								Goodwill
								and			Definite-
					Trademarks			Indefinite-			Lived
					and			Lived			Intangibles
		Goodwill			Brand Names			Intangibles			(Net)
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	792		$	225		$	1,017		$	356
	Acquisitions	7			3			10			3
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(12		)
	Foreign currency	1			(1		)	—			1
	Balance at March 31, 2014	800			227			1,027			348
	Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments	27			1			28			51
	Dispositions	—			—			—			(1		)
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(12		)
	Foreign currency	—			—			—			(1		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	827			228			1,055			385
	Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments	—			—			—			(1		)
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(13		)
	Foreign currency	(3		)	—			(3		)	(2		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	824		$	228		$	1,052		$	369
	During nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded $26 million of goodwill, $1 million of brand names and $51 million of customer relationships in connection with its May 2014 Affinia chassis business acquisition. See Note 4, Acquisitions, for further detail on the Affinia chassis business acquisition. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded $8 million of goodwill, $2 million of brand names and $2 million of customer relationship in connection with its January 2014 acquisition of the DZV bearings business. The acquisition of the DZV bearings business did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or liquidity.
	The Company utilizes the straight line method of amortization, recognized over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

INVESTMENTS_IN_NONCONSOLIDATED

INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	'
	INVESTMENT IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
	The Company maintains investments in several non-consolidated affiliates, which are located in China, France, Germany, Korea, Turkey and the United States. With the exception of the deconsolidated business discussed below, the Company generally equates control to ownership percentage whereby investments that are more than 50% owned are consolidated.
	As part of the regulatory approval related to the acquisition of certain business assets of the Honeywell automotive and industrial brake friction business, the Company committed to divest, or procure the divestiture of the commercial vehicle brake pads business relating to the original equipment/original equipment services (“OEM/OES”) market in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), based at the manufacturing plant in Marienheide, Germany and light vehicle brake pads business relating to the OEM/OES market in the EEA, based at the manufacturing plant in Noyon, France (collectively, the “Divestment Business”).  Furthermore, to the extent possible, the Company committed to keep the Divestment Business separate from the business(es) it is retaining, and unless explicitly permitted committed to ensure: (i) management and staff have no involvement in the Divestment Business; (ii) certain key personnel of the Divestment Business have no involvement in any business retained by the Company and do not report to any individual outside the Divestment Business. As such, the Company deconsolidated its subsidiaries or group of assets which are subject to regulatory commitments and recorded an investment in unconsolidated subsidiary, which will be accounted for as an equity method investment until disposition.
	The Company does not hold a controlling interest in an entity based on exposure to economic risks and potential rewards (variable interests) for which it is the primary beneficiary. Further, the Company’s joint ventures are businesses established and maintained in connection with its operating strategy and are not special purpose entities.
	The following represents the Company’s aggregate investments and direct ownership in these affiliates:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	$	268	$	253
	Direct ownership percentages	2% to 100%		2% to 50%
	The following table represents amounts reflected in the Company’s financial statements related to non-consolidated affiliates:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep				30-Sep
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Equity earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	$	12	$	8	$	39	$	26
	Cash dividends received from non-consolidated affiliates	17		23		22		27
	The following table presents selected aggregated financial information of the Company’s non-consolidated affiliates:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep				30-Sep
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Statements of Operations
	Sales	$	232	$	266	$	679	$	721
	Gross margin	46		56		142		147
	Income from continuing operations	31		35		105		98
	Net income	27		22		92		77

ACCRUED_LIABILITIES

ACCRUED LIABILITIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
ACCRUED LIABILITIES	'
	ACCRUED LIABILITIES
	Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Accrued compensation	$	222	$	169
	Accrued rebates	135		125
	Non-income taxes payable	58		41
	Restructuring liabilities	51		24
	Accrued professional services	33		21
	Alleged defective products	29		30
	Accrued income taxes	27		17
	Accrued product returns	25		21
	Accrued warranty	9		6
		$	589	$	454

DEBT

DEBT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
DEBT	'
	DEBT
	On April 15, 2014, Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation entered into a new tranche B term loan facility (the “New Tranche B Facility”) and a new tranche C term loan facility (the “New Tranche C Facility,” and together with the New Tranche B Facility, the “New Term Facilities”), which were arranged by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the "Term Arrangers"), and assumed all of the obligations of Federal-Mogul Corporation with respect to the Replacement Revolving Facility under the Credit Agreement (both defined below). The New Term Facilities were entered into, and the Replacement Revolving Facility was assumed, by Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation pursuant to an amendment dated as of April 15, 2014 to the previously existing Term Loan and Revolving Credit Agreement dated December 27, 2007 among Federal-Mogul Corporation, the lenders party thereto, the Term Arrangers, Citibank, N.A., as Revolving Administrative Agent, Citibank, N.A., as Tranche B Term Administrative Agent, Credit Suisse AG, as Tranche C Term Administrative Agent, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners with respect to the Revolving Facility and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as sole Documentation Agent with respect to the Revolving Facility (as amended, the "Credit Agreement").
	Immediately following the closing of the New Term Facilities, Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation contributed all of the net proceeds from the New Facilities to Federal-Mogul Corporation, and Federal-Mogul Corporation repaid its existing outstanding indebtedness as a borrower under the tranche B and tranche C term loan facilities.
	In accordance with FASB ASC Topic No. 405, Extinguishments of Liabilities, the Company recognized a $24 million non-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt attributable to the write-off of the unamortized fair value adjustment and unamortized debt issuance costs which is recorded in the line item “Loss on Debt Extinguishment” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
	The New Term Facilities, among other things, (i) provides for aggregate commitments under the New Tranche B Facility of $700 million with a maturity date of April 15, 2018, (ii) provides for aggregate commitments under the New Tranche C Facility of $1.9 billion with a maturity date of April 15, 2021, (iii) increases the interest rates applicable to the New Facilities as described below, (iv) provides that for all outstanding letters of credit there is a corresponding decrease in borrowings available under the Replacement Revolving Facility, (v) provides that in the event that as of a particular determination date more than $700 million aggregate principal amount of existing term loans and certain related refinancing indebtedness will become due within 91 days of such determination date, the Replacement Revolving Facility will mature on such determination date, (vi) provides for additional incremental indebtedness, secured on a pari passu basis, of an unlimited amount of additional indebtedness if the Company meets a financial covenant incurrence test, and (vii) amends certain other restrictive covenants. Pursuant to the New Term Facilities, Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation assumed all of the obligations of Federal-Mogul Corporation with respect to the Replacement Revolving Facility under the Credit Agreement.
	Advances under the New Tranche B Facility generally bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate plus a margin of 2.00% or (ii) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus a margin of 3.00%, subject, in each case, to a floor of 1.00%. Advances under the New Tranche C Facility generally bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate plus a margin of 2.75% or (ii) the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus a margin of 3.75%, subject, in each case, to a minimum rate of 1.00% plus the applicable margin.
	Due to the refinancing of the Company's term loans, the backstop commitment letter provided to the Company on December 6, 2013 from High River Limited Partnership, an affiliate of Mr. Carl C. Icahn and the Company’s largest stockholder, was terminated.
	On December 6, 2013, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Replacement Revolving Facility”) of its Term Loan and Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of December 27, 2007 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the lenders party thereto, Citicorp USA, Inc., as Administrative Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, and Wachovia Capital Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo Foothill, LLC, as Co-Documentation Agents, to amend its existing revolving credit facility to provide for a replacement revolving credit facility (the “Replacement Revolving Facility”). The Replacement Revolving Facility, among other things, (i) increased the aggregate commitments available under the Replacement Revolving Facility from $540 million to $550 million, (ii) extended the maturity date of the Replacement Revolving Facility to December 6, 2018, subject to certain limited exceptions described below, and (iii) amended the Company’s borrowing base to provide the Company with additional liquidity.
	Advances under the Replacement Revolving Facility generally bear interest at a variable rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus an adjustable margin of 0.50% to 1.00% based on the average monthly availability under the Replacement Revolving Facility or (ii) Adjusted LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 1.50% to 2.00% based on the average monthly availability under the Replacement Revolving Facility. An unused commitment fee of 0.375% also is payable under the terms of the Replacement Revolving Facility.
	In connection with the New Term Facilities, the Company incurred original issue discount of $9 million and debt issuance costs of $6 million in connection with the New Tranche C Facility and original issue discount of $2 million and debt issuance costs of $6 million in connection with the New Tranche B Facility. The discount and debt issuance costs are being amortized to interest expense over the terms of the loans of 84 months and 48 months, respectively. As noted above the unamortized fair value adjustment established when applying the provisions of fresh-start reporting to the Company's Credit agreement was written off upon the closing of the New Term Facilities.
	Interest expense associated with the amortization of the original issue discount, debt issuance costs and fair value adjustment are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, consists of the following:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Amortization of debt issuance fees	$	1		$	—		$	2	$	—
	Amortization of fair value adjustment	—			6			7		17
		$	1		$	6		$	9	$	17
	The amortization of the original issue discount was less than $1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.
		30-Sep			December 31
	Debt consists of the following:	2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Term loans under New Term Facilities:
	New tranche B term loan	$	700		$	—
	New tranche C term loan	1,900			—
	Original Issue Discount	(11		)
	Term loans under Credit Agreement:
	Tranche B term loan	—			1,597
	Tranche C term loan	—			940
	Debt discount	—			(30		)
	Other debt, primarily foreign instruments ^	106			92
		2,695			2,599
	Less: short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt	(121		)	(1,694		)
	Total long-term debt	$	2,574		$	905
	^ The Company assumed $10 million of pre-existing debt associated with its January 2014 acquisition of the DZV bearings business.
	The obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries and certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company, and are secured by substantially all personal property and certain real property of the Company and such guarantors, subject to certain limitations. The liens granted to secure these obligations and certain cash management and hedging obligations have first priority.
	The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including, subject to certain exceptions, restrictions on incurring additional indebtedness, mandatory prepayment provisions associated with specified asset sales and dispositions, and limitations on: i) investments; ii) certain acquisitions, mergers or consolidations; iii) sale and leaseback transactions; iv) certain transactions with affiliates; and v) dividends and other payments in respect of capital stock. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. Per the terms of the Credit Agreement, $50 million of the Tranche C proceeds were deposited in a Term Letter of Credit Account as of December 31, 2013.
	The Replacement Revolving Facility has an available borrowing base of $516 million and $550 million as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The Company had $34 million and $39 million of letters of credit outstanding as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, pertaining to the term loan credit facility. To the extent letters of credit associated with the Replacement Revolving Facility are issued, there is a corresponding decrease in borrowings available under this facility.
	Estimated fair values of the Company’s term loans under the New Term Facilities were:
		Estimated			Fair Value in Excess (Deficit) of Carrying Value			Valuation
		Fair						Technique
		Value
		(Level 1)
		(Millions of Dollars)
	30-Sep-14
	Debt Facilities	$	2,578		$	(11	)	A
	December 31, 2013
	Debt Facilities	$	2,520		$	13		A
	Fair market values are developed by the use of estimates obtained from brokers and other appropriate valuation techniques based on information available as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The fair value estimates do not necessarily reflect the values the Company could realize in the current markets. Refer to Note 7, Fair Value Measurements, for definitions of input levels and valuation techniques.

PENSIONS_AND_OTHER_POSTEMPLOYM

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS	'
	PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
	The Company sponsors several defined benefit pension plans (“Pension Benefits”) and health care and life insurance benefits (“Other Postemployment Benefits” or “OPEB”) for certain employees and retirees around the world.
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the three months ended September 30 are as follows:
		Pension Benefits												Other Postemployment
		United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Benefits
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	3		$	3		$	—		$	—
	Interest cost	13			11			4			4			4			4
	Expected return on plan assets	(15		)	(14		)	(1		)	(1		)	—			—
	Amortization of actuarial losses	1			4			1			2			1			1
	Amortization of prior service credits	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
	Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	(1	)	$	2		$	7		$	8		$	3		$	3
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the nine months ended September 30 are as follows:
		Pension Benefits												Other Postemployment
		United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Benefits
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Service cost	$	2		$	3		$	9		$	9		$	—		$	—
	Interest cost	39			35			12			11			12			12
	Expected return on plan assets	(46		)	(43		)	(2		)	(3		)	—			—
	Amortization of actuarial losses	3			11			4			6			2			4
	Amortization of prior service credits	—			—			—			—			(4		)	(8		)
	Curtailment Gain	—			—			—			—			—			(19		)
	Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	(2	)	$	6		$	23		$	23		$	10		$	(11	)
	During the second quarter of 2013, the Company ceased operations at one of its U.S. manufacturing locations. The resulting reduction in the average remaining future service period to the full eligibility date of the remaining active plan participants in the Company’s U.S. Welfare Benefit Plan triggered the recognition of a $19 million OPEB curtailment gain, which was recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

INCOME_TAXES

INCOME TAXES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
INCOME TAXES	'
	INCOME TAXES
	For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded income tax expense of $48 million on income from continuing operations before income taxes of $69 million. This compares to income tax expense of $30 million on income from continuing operations before income taxes of $145 million in the same period of 2013. Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 differs from the U.S. statutory rate due primarily to pre-tax losses with no tax benefits, partially offset by pre-tax income taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate and income in jurisdictions with no tax expense due to offsetting valuation allowance changes. The income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 differs from the U.S. statutory rate due primarily to pre-tax income taxed at rates lower than the U.S. statutory rate and income in jurisdictions with no tax expense due to offsetting valuation allowance changes, partially offset by pre-tax losses with no tax benefits.
	During the first quarter of 2014, the Company effectively settled tax positions through examination. As a result, $20 million of unrecognized tax benefits were resolved unfavorably with the taxing authority.
	On July 11, 2013, the Company became part of an affiliated group of corporations as defined in Section 1504 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 ("the Code"), as amended, of which American Entertainment Properties Corp. (“AEP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises, is the common parent. The Company subsequently entered into a tax allocation agreement (the “Tax Allocation Agreement”) with AEP. Pursuant to the Tax Allocation Agreement, AEP and the Company have agreed to the allocation of certain income tax items. The Company will join AEP in the filing of AEP’s federal consolidated return and certain state consolidated returns. In those jurisdictions where the Company is filing consolidated returns with AEP, the Company will pay to AEP any tax it would have owed had it continued to file separately. To the extent that the AEP consolidated group is able to reduce its tax liability as a result of including the Company in its consolidated group, AEP will pay the Company an amount equal to 20% of such reduction and the Company will carryforward for its own use under the Tax Allocation Agreement 80% of the items that caused the tax reduction (the “Excess Tax Benefits”). While a member of the AEP affiliated group the Company will reduce the amounts it would otherwise owe AEP by the Excess Tax Benefits. Moreover, if the Company should ever become deconsolidated from AEP, AEP will reimburse the Company for any tax liability in post-deconsolidation years the Company would not have paid had it actually had the Excess Tax Benefits for its own use. The cumulative payments to the Company by AEP post-deconsolidation cannot exceed the cumulative reductions in tax to the AEP group resulting from its use of the Excess Tax Benefits. Separate return methodology will be used in determining income taxes.

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	'
	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
	Environmental Matters
	The Company is a defendant in lawsuits filed, or the recipient of administrative orders issued or demand letters received, in various jurisdictions pursuant to the Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”) or other similar national, provincial or state environmental remedial laws. These laws provide that responsible parties may be liable to pay for remediating contamination resulting from hazardous substances that were discharged into the environment by them, by prior owners or occupants of property they currently own or operate, or by others to whom they sent such substances for treatment or other disposition at third party locations. The Company has been notified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, other national environmental agencies, and various provincial and state agencies that it may be a potentially responsible party (“PRP”) under such laws for the cost of remediating hazardous substances pursuant to CERCLA and other national and state or provincial environmental laws. PRP designation typically requires the funding of site investigations and subsequent remedial activities.
	Many of the sites that are likely to be the costliest to remediate are often current or former commercial waste disposal facilities to which numerous companies sent wastes. Despite the potential joint and several liability which might be imposed on the Company under CERCLA and some of the other laws pertaining to these sites, the Company’s share of the total waste sent to these sites has generally been small. The Company believes its exposure for liability at these sites is limited.
	On a global basis, the Company has also identified certain other present and former properties at which it may be responsible for cleaning up or addressing environmental contamination, in some cases as a result of contractual commitments and/or federal or state environmental laws. The Company is actively seeking to resolve these actual and potential statutory, regulatory and contractual obligations. Although difficult to quantify based on the complexity of the issues, the Company has accrued amounts corresponding to its best estimate of the costs associated with such regulatory and contractual obligations on the basis of available information from site investigations and best professional judgment of consultants.
	Total environmental liabilities, determined on an undiscounted basis, are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Other current liabilities	$	4	$	5
	Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	10		9
		$	14	$	14
	Management believes that recorded environmental liabilities will be adequate to cover the Company’s estimated liability for its exposure in respect to such matters. In the event that such liabilities were to significantly exceed the amounts recorded by the Company, the Company’s results of operations and financial condition could be materially affected. At September 30, 2014, management estimates that reasonably possible material additional losses above and beyond management’s best estimate of required remediation costs as recorded approximate $42 million.
	Asset Retirement Obligations
	The Company records asset retirement obligations (“ARO”) in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations. The Company’s primary ARO activities relate to the removal of hazardous building materials at its facilities. The Company records an ARO at fair value upon initial recognition when the amount can be reasonably estimated, typically upon the expectation that an operating site may be closed or sold. ARO fair values are determined based on the Company’s determination of what a third party would charge to perform the remediation activities, generally using a present value technique.
	For those sites that the Company identifies in the future for closure or sale, or for which it otherwise believes it has a reasonable basis to assign probabilities to a range of potential settlement dates, the Company will review these sites for both ARO and impairment issues.
	The Company has identified sites with contractual obligations and several sites that are closed or expected to be closed and sold. In connection with these sites, the Company maintains ARO liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Other current liabilities	$	4	$	4
	Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	21		22
		$	25	$	26
	The Company has conditional asset retirement obligations (“CARO”), primarily related to removal costs of hazardous materials in buildings, for which it believes reasonable cost estimates cannot be made at this time because the Company does not believe it has a reasonable basis to assign probabilities to a range of potential settlement dates for these retirement obligations. Accordingly, the Company is currently unable to determine amounts to accrue for CARO at such sites.
	Affiliate Pension Obligations
	In July 2013, the Company completed a common stock rights offering. The purchases of shares of common stock in the rights offering increased the indirect control of Mr. Carl C. Icahn to approximately 80.73% of the voting power. As a result of the more than 80% ownership interest in the Company by Mr. Icahn’s affiliates, the Company is subject to the pension liabilities of all entities in which Mr. Icahn has a direct or indirect ownership interest of at least 80%. One such entity, ACF Industries LLC ("ACF"), is the sponsor of several pension plans. All the minimum funding requirements of the Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 for these plans have been met as of September 30, 2014. If the ACF plans were voluntarily terminated, they would be underfunded by approximately $73 million as of September 30, 2014. These results are based on the most recent information provided by the plans’ actuaries. These liabilities could increase or decrease, depending on a number of factors, including future changes in benefits, investment returns, and the assumptions used to calculate the liability. As members of the controlled group, the Company would be liable for any failure of ACF to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon a termination of the pension plans of ACF. In addition, other entities now or in the future within the controlled group in which the Company is included may have pension plan obligations that are, or may become, underfunded and the Company would be liable for any failure of such entities to make ongoing pension contributions or to pay the unfunded liabilities upon termination of such plans. Further, the failure to pay these pension obligations when due may result in the creation of liens in favor of the pension plan or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (“PBGC”) against the assets of each member of the controlled group.
	The current underfunded status of the pension plans of ACF requires it to notify the PBGC of certain “reportable events” such as if the Company ceases to be a member of the ACF controlled group, or the Company makes certain extraordinary dividends or stock redemptions. The obligation to report could cause the Company to seek to delay or reconsider the occurrence of such reportable events.
	Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and IEH FM Holdings LLC have undertaken to indemnify Federal-Mogul for any and all liability imposed upon the Company pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any regulation thereunder (“ERISA”) resulting from the Company being considered a member of a controlled group within the meaning of ERISA § 4001(a)(14) of which American Entertainment Properties Corporation is a member, except with respect to liability in respect to any employee benefit plan, as defined by ERISA § 3(3), maintained by the Company. Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and IEH FM Holdings LLC are not required to maintain any specific net worth and there can be no guarantee Icahn Enterprises Holdings L.P. and IEH FM Holdings LLC will be able to fund its indemnification obligations to the Company.
	Other Matters
	On April 25, 2014, a group of plaintiffs brought an action against Federal-Mogul Products, Inc. (“F-M Products”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, alleging injuries and damages associated with the discharge of chlorinated hydrocarbons by the former owner of a facility located in Kentucky.  Since 1998, when F-M Products acquired the facility, it has been cooperating with the applicable regulatory agencies on remediating the prior discharges pursuant to an order entered into by the facility’s former owner. The Company is unable to estimate any reasonably possible range of loss for reasons including that the plaintiffs did not claim any amount of damages in their complaint. F-M Products intends to vigorously defend this litigation.
	The Company is involved in other legal actions and claims, directly and through its subsidiaries. Management does not believe that the outcomes of these other actions or claims are likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

CHANGES_IN_ACCUMULATED_OTHER_C

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS BY COMPONENT (NET OF TAX)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss By Component [Abstract]	'
CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS BY COMPONENT (NET OF TAX)	'
	CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS BY COMPONENT (NET OF TAX)
	The following represents the Company’s changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
		Foreign			Gains and			Post-			Total
		Currency			Losses on			employment
		Translation			Cash Flow			Benefits
		Adjustments			Hedges
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance January 1, 2014	$	(249	)	$	(16	)	$	(361	)	$	(626	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(93		)	1			7			(85		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCL	—			2			6			8
	Income taxes	—			(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
	Other comprehensive income (loss)	(93		)	2			12			(79		)
	Balance September 30, 2014	$	(342	)	$	(14	)	$	(349	)	$	(705	)

RECLASSIFICATIONS_OUT_OF_ACCUM

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	'
	RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
	Items not reclassified in their entirety out of AOCL to net income are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Affected Line Item in the
		30-Sep						30-Sep						Statement Where Net Income
		2014			2013			2014			2013			is Presented
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Losses on cash flow hedges
	Commodity contracts	$	1		$	(2	)	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	Cost of products sold
	Foreign currency contracts				—			(1		)	—			Cost of products sold
	Interest rate swap contracts	—			(1		)	—			(9		)	Interest expense, net
	Total	1			(3		)	(2		)	(12		)
	Income taxes	(1		)	—			1			(1		)	Income tax expense
	Net of tax	—			(3		)	(1		)	(13		)
	Postemployment benefits
	Recognition of unamortized losses	—			—			—			(4		)	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
	Curtailment gain	—			19			—			19			Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
	Curtailment gain	—			—			—			19			OPEB curtailment gain
	Amortization of prior service credits	2			2			4			8			Cost of products sold and Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")
	Amortization of actuarial losses	(3		)	(7		)	(9		)	(21		)	Cost of products sold and SG&A
	Total	(1		)	14			(5		)	21
	Income taxes	—			—			1			1			Income tax (expense) benefit
	Net of tax	(1		)	14			(4		)	22
	Total reclassifications	$	(1	)	$	11		$	(5	)	$	9

WARRANTS

WARRANTS	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Warrants [Abstract]	'
WARRANTS	'
	WARRANTS
	On December 27, 2007, the Company issued 6,951,871 warrants to purchase 6,951,871 common shares of the Company at an exercise price equal to $45.815, exercisable through December 27, 2014. All of these warrants remain outstanding as of September 30, 2014.

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION	'
	STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
	A summary of the Company’s stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:
		SARs			Weighted				Weighted		Aggregate
					Average				Average		Intrinsic
					Exercise				Remaining		Value
					Price				Contractual
									Life
		(Thousands)							(Years)		(Millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	1,259			$	19.43			2.4		$	1
	Exercised	(37	)		17.1
	Forfeited	(3	)		20.1
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	1,219			$	19.49			2.2		$	1
	Exercised	(15	)		17.48
	Forfeited	(314	)		19.52
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	890			$	19.52			1.9		$	1
	Exercised	(5	)		17.56
	Forfeited	(14	)		20.41
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	871			$	19.08			1.7		$	—
	Exercisable at September 30, 2014	769			$	19.76			1.6		$	—
	In February 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company granted approximately 809,000, 1,043,000 and 437,000 SARs, respectively, to certain employees. The SARs granted in February 2012 (“2012 SARs”) and in February 2011 (“2011 SARs”) vested 25.0% on grant date and 25.0% on each of the next three anniversaries of the grant date. The SARs granted in February 2010 (“2010 SARs”) vested 33.3% on each of the three anniversaries of the grant date. All SARs have a term of five years from date of grant. The SARs are payable in cash or, at the election of the Company, in stock. As the Company anticipates paying out SARs exercises in the form of cash, the SARs are being treated as liability awards for accounting purposes. The Company recognized SARs income of $2 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. The Company recognized SARs expense of $3 million and $4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively.
	The September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 SARs fair values were estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:
		30-Sep-14											December 31, 2013
		2012 SARs				2011 SARs				2010 SARs			2012 SARs			2011 SARs			2010 SARs
	Exercise price	$	17.64			$	21.03			$	17.16		$	17.64		$	21.03		$	17.16
	Expected volatility	39		%		39		%		39		%	48		%	48		%	48		%
	Expected dividend yield	—		%		—		%		—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
	Expected forfeitures	—		%		—		%		—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
	Risk-free rate over the expected life	0.21		%		0.06		%		0.02		%	0.29		%	0.14		%	0.1		%
	Expected life (in years)	1.2				0.7				0.2			1.7			1.1			0.6
	Fair value (in millions)	$	0.5			$	0.2			$	—		$	2.6		$	2.3		$	0.5
	Fair value of vested portion (in millions)	$	0.3			$	0.2			$	—		$	1.1		$	1.7		$	0.5
	Expected volatility is based on the average of five-year historical volatility and implied volatility for a group of comparable auto industry companies as of the measurement date. Risk-free rate is determined based upon U.S. Treasury rates over the estimated expected lives. Expected dividend yield is zero as the Company has not paid dividends to holders of its common stock in the recent past nor does it expect to do so in the future. Expected forfeitures are zero as the Company has no historical experience with SARs; the impact of forfeitures is recognized by the Company upon occurrence. Expected life is the average of the time until the award is fully vested and the end of the term.

INCOME_LOSS_PER_COMMON_SHARE

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE	'
	INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep					30-Sep
		2014			2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars, Except per Share Amounts)
	Amounts attributable to Federal-Mogul:
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(18	)	$	31	$	17	$	109
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	—			7		—		(49		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(18	)	$	38	$	17	$	60
	Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in millions)	150			145		150		114.4
	Incremental shares on assumed conversion of warrants (in millions)	—			—		—		—
	Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)	150			145		150		114.4
	Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul – basic and diluted:
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.21	$	0.11	$	0.95
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	—			0.05		—		(0.43		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.12	)	$	0.26	$	0.11	$	0.52
	Warrants to purchase 6,951,871 common shares were not included in the computation of weighted average shares outstanding, including dilutive shares, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 because the exercise price was greater than the average market price of the Company’s common shares during these periods.
	As a result of the Company’s common stock registered rights offering announced in May 2013, the Company’s total shares outstanding increased by 51,124,744 shares to 150,029,244 shares outstanding as of July 10, 2013.

OPERATIONS_BY_REPORTING_SEGMEN

OPERATIONS BY REPORTING SEGMENT	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
OPERATIONS BY REPORTING SEGMENT	'
	OPERATIONS BY REPORTING SEGMENT
	The Company operates with two end-customer focused business segments. The Powertrain segment focuses on original equipment products for automotive, heavy duty and industrial applications. The Motorparts segment sells and distributes a broad portfolio of products in the global aftermarket, while also serving original equipment manufacturers with products including braking, chassis, wipers and other vehicle components. This organizational model allows for a strong product line focus benefitting both original equipment and aftermarket customers and enables the Company's global teams to be responsive to customers’ needs for superior products and to promote greater identification with the Company's premium brands. Additionally, this organizational model enhances management focus to capitalize on opportunities for organic or acquisition growth, profit improvement, resource utilization and business model optimization in line with the unique requirements of the two different customer bases.
	The Company evaluates reporting segment performance principally on a non-GAAP Operational EBITDA basis. Management believes that Operational EBITDA provides supplemental information for management and investors to evaluate the operating performance of its business. Management uses and believes that investors benefit from referring to Operational EBITDA in assessing the Company’s operating results, as well as in planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods as this financial measure approximates the cash flow associated with the operational earnings of the Company. Additionally, Operational EBITDA presents measures of corporate performance exclusive of capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired and financed. Accordingly, operational EBITDA is defined as earnings from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and certain items such as restructuring and impairment charges, Chapter 11 and U.K. Administration related reorganization expenses, gains or losses on the sales of businesses, the non-service cost components of the U.S. based funded pension plan, OPEB curtailment gains or losses, the income statement impacts associated with stock appreciation rights, loss on extinguishment of debt and costs associated with acquisitions, legal separation and headquarters relocation.
	Net sales, cost of products sold and gross margin information are as follows:
		Three Months Ended September 30
		Net Sales						Cost of Products Sold						Gross Margin
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	1,091		$	1,038		$	(963	)	$	(908	)	$	128	$	130
	Motorparts	859			734			(725		)	(609		)	134		125
	Inter-segment eliminations	(79		)	(82		)	79			82			—		—
	Total Reporting Segment	1,871			1,690			(1,609		)	(1,435		)	262		255
	Corporate	—			—			—			—			—		—
	Total Company	$	1,871		$	1,690		$	(1,609	)	$	(1,435	)	$	262	$	255
		Nine Months Ended September 30
		Net Sales						Cost of Products Sold						Gross Margin
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	3,391		$	3,139		$	(2,966	)	$	(2,741	)	$	425	$	398
	Motorparts	2,369			2,209			(1,961		)	(1,825		)	408		384
	Inter-segment eliminations	(238		)	(255		)	238			255			—		—
	Total Reporting Segment	5,522			5,093			(4,689		)	(4,311		)	833		782
	Corporate	—			—			—			—			—		—
	Total Company	$	5,522		$	5,093		$	(4,689	)	$	(4,311	)	$	833	$	782
	Operational EBITDA and the reconciliation to net income (loss) are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	104		$	94		$	338		$	286
	Motorparts	48			53			168			164
	Total Operational EBITDA	152			147			506			450
	Depreciation and amortization *	(88		)	(74		)	(251		)	(216		)
	Interest expense, net	(34		)	(24		)	(87		)	(77		)
	Restructuring expense, net	(25		)	(4		)	(63		)	(20		)
	Acquisition related costs	(9		)	—			(14		)	(3		)
	Legal separation costs	(1		)	—			(1		)	—
	Loss on debt extinguishment	—			—			(24		)	—
	OPEB curtailment gain	—			—			—			19
	Non-service cost components associated with U.S. based funded pension plans	2			(1		)	5			(2		)
	Discontinued operations *	—			7			—			(49		)
	Adjustment of assets to fair value	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)
	Stock appreciation rights	2			(3		)	4			(4		)
	Headquarters relocation costs	(2		)	—			(4		)	—
	Income tax expense	(15		)	(6		)	(48		)	(30		)
	Other	2			(1		)	1			1
	Net income (loss)	$	(17	)	$	40		$	21		$	66
	* Contained within discontinued operations is $2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
	Total assets are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	3,490		$	3,373
	Motorparts	3,594			3,055
	Total Reporting Segment Assets	7,084			6,428
	Corporate	423			754
	Total Company Assets	$	7,507		$	7,182

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Policies

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

'

Interim Financial Statements

'

Interim Financial Statements: The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) that management believes are necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, comprehensive income, financial position and cash flows. The Company’s management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading when read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed on February 24, 2014. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Principles of Consolidation

'

Principles of Consolidation: The Company consolidates into its financial statements the accounts of the Company, all wholly-owned subsidiaries, and any partially-owned subsidiary that the Company has the ability to control. Control generally equates to ownership percentage, whereby investments that are more than 50% owned are consolidated, investments in affiliates of 50% or less but greater than 20% are accounted for using the equity method, and investments in affiliates of 20% or less are accounted for using the cost method. See Note 10, Investment in Non-consolidated Affiliates for discussion regarding the Company's subsidiaries that are subject to regulatory control.

The Company does not consolidate any entity for which it has a variable interest based solely on power to direct the activities and significant participation in the entity’s expected results that would not otherwise be consolidated based on control through voting interests. Further, the Company’s joint ventures are businesses established and maintained in connection with the Company's operating strategy. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

Reclassifications

'

Reclassifications: Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the presentation used in this filing. See Note 5, Discontinued Operations, for further details.

Use of Estimates

'

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported therein. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts that differ from these estimates.

Controlling Ownership

'

Controlling Ownership: As of September 30, 2014, Mr. Carl C. Icahn indirectly controls approximately 80.73% of the voting power of the Company’s capital stock and, by virtue of such stock ownership, is able to control or exert substantial influence over the Company, including the election of directors, business strategy and policies, mergers or other business combinations, acquisition or disposition of assets, future issuances of common stock or other securities, incurrence of debt or obtaining other sources of financing, and the payment of dividends on the Company’s common stock. The existence of a controlling stockholder may have the effect of making it difficult for, or may discourage or delay, a third party from seeking to acquire a majority of the Company’s outstanding common stock, which may adversely affect the market price of the stock.

Mr. Icahn’s interests may not always be consistent with the Company’s interests or with the interests of the Company’s other stockholders. Mr. Icahn and entities controlled by him may also pursue acquisitions or business opportunities that may or may not be complementary to the Company’s business. To the extent that conflicts of interest may arise between the Company and Mr. Icahn and his affiliates, those conflicts may be resolved in a manner adverse to the Company or its other shareholders.

Related Party:

Divestitures

'

Divestitures: In connection with its strategic planning process, the Company assesses its operations for market position, product technology and capability, and profitability. Those businesses determined by management not to have a sustainable competitive advantage are considered non-core and may be considered for divestiture or other exit activities. In March 2013, the Company divested its sintered components operations located in France. In June 2013, the Company divested its connecting rod manufacturing facility located in Canada and its camshaft foundry located in the United Kingdom. In September 2013, the Company divested its fuel pump business, which included an aftermarket business component and a manufacturing and research and development facility located in the United States. These divestitures have been presented as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations. See Note 5, Discontinued Operations, for further details.

Factoring of Trade Accounts Receivable

'

Factoring of Trade Accounts Receivable: Federal-Mogul subsidiaries in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and the United States are party to accounts receivable factoring and securitization facilities. Amounts factored under these facilities consist of the following:

30-Sep

December 31

2014

2013

(Millions of Dollars)

Gross accounts receivable factored

$

337

$

271

Gross accounts receivable factored, qualifying as sales

324

258

Undrawn cash on factored accounts receivable

2

—

Proceeds from the factoring of accounts receivable qualifying as sales and expenses associated with the factoring of receivables are as follows:

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

30-Sep

30-Sep

2014

2013

2014

2013

(Millions of Dollars)

Proceeds from factoring qualifying as sales

$

456

$

379

$

1,311

$

1,077

Losses on sales of account receivables

(2

)

(2

)

(5

)

(5

)

Certain of the facilities contain terms that require the Company to share in the credit risk of the factored receivables. The maximum exposures to the Company associated with these certain facilities’ terms was $21 million at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013. The fair values of the exposures to the Company associated with these certain facilities’ terms were determined to be immaterial.

The losses on sales of accounts receivable are recorded in the consolidated statements of operations within “Other (expense) income, net.” Where the Company receives a fee to service and monitor these transferred receivables, such fees are sufficient to offset the costs and, as such, a servicing asset or liability is not incurred as a result of such activities.

Accounts receivables factored but not qualifying as a sale, as defined in FASB ASC Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, were pledged as collateral and accounted for as secured borrowings and recorded in the consolidated balance sheets within “Accounts receivable, net” and “Short-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt.”

Noncontrolling Interests

'

Noncontrolling Interests: The following table presents a rollforward of the changes in noncontrolling interests:

Nine Months

Ended

30-Sep

2014

(Millions of Dollars)

Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2013

$

111

Comprehensive income (loss):

Net income

4

Foreign currency adjustments and other

(7

)

Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of September 30, 2014

$

108

Compensation - Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits

'

Termination benefits are accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 712, Compensation – Nonretirement Postemployment Benefits ("FASB ASC 712"), and are recorded when it is probable that employees will be entitled to benefits and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. Estimates of termination benefits are based on the frequency of past termination benefits, the similarity of benefits under the current plan and prior plans, and the existence of statutory required minimum benefits. Termination benefits are also accounted for in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 420, Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations (“FASB ASC 420”), for one-time termination benefits and are recorded dependent upon future service requirements.

Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures

'

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“FASB ASC 820”), clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based upon assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

Level 1:

Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets;

Level 2:

Inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3:

Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

An asset’s or liability’s fair value measurement level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Valuation techniques used need to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following three valuation techniques noted in FASB ASC 820:

A.

Market approach: Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.

B.

Cost approach: Amount that would be required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).

C.

Income approach: Techniques to convert future amounts to a single present amount based upon market expectations (including present value techniques, option-pricing and excess earnings models).

BASIS_OF_PRESENTATION_Tables

BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization Facilities	'
	Amounts factored under these facilities consist of the following:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Gross accounts receivable factored	$	337		$	271
	Gross accounts receivable factored, qualifying as sales	324			258
	Undrawn cash on factored accounts receivable	2			—
Proceeds From Factoring of Accounts Receivable Qualifying as Sales and Expenses Associated With Factoring of Receivable	'
	Proceeds from the factoring of accounts receivable qualifying as sales and expenses associated with the factoring of receivables are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Proceeds from factoring qualifying as sales	$	456		$	379		$	1,311		$	1,077
	Losses on sales of account receivables	(2		)	(2		)	(5		)	(5		)
Schedule of Changes in Noncontrolling Interests	'
	The following table presents a rollforward of the changes in noncontrolling interests:
		Nine Months
		Ended
		30-Sep
		2014
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of December 31, 2013	$	111
	Comprehensive income (loss):
	Net income	4
	Foreign currency adjustments and other	(7		)
	Equity balance of non-controlling interests as of September 30, 2014	$	108

RESTRUCTURING_Tables

RESTRUCTURING (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]	'
Summary of Company's Restructuring Liabilities by Reporting Segment	'
	The following table provides a quarterly summary of the Company’s consolidated restructuring liabilities and related activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 by reporting segment.
		Powertrain			Motorparts			Total			Corporate			Total
								Reporting						Company
								Segment
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	8		$	14		$	22		$	2		$	24
	Provisions	3			4			7			1			8
	Payments	(3		)	(6		)	(9		)	(1		)	(10		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	8			12			20			2			22
	Provisions	19			11			30			—			30
	Payments	(3		)	(5		)	(8		)	(1		)	(9		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	24			18			42			1			43
	Provisions	20			5			25			—			25
	Payments	(6		)	(8		)	(14		)	—			(14		)
	Foreign Currency	(3		)	—			(3		)	—			(3		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	35		$	15		$	50		$	1		$	51
Summary of Company's Restructuring Liabilities and Related Activity for Each Type of Exit Cost	'
	The following table provides a quarterly summary of the Company’s consolidated restructuring liabilities and related activity for each type of exit cost as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. As the table reflects, facility closure and other costs are typically paid within the quarter of incurrence.
		Employee			Facility Closure and Other			Total
		Costs			Costs
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	24		$	—		$	24
	Provisions	7			1			8
	Payments	(9		)	(1		)	(10		)
	Balance at March 31, 2014	22			—			22
	Provisions	27			3			30
	Payments	(6		)	(3		)	(9		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	43			—			43
	Provisions	23			2			25
	Payments	(12		)	(2		)	(14		)
	Foreign Currency	(3		)	—			(3		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	51		$	—		$	51
Net Restructuring Costs by Type of Exit Cost	'
	The following table provides a summary of the Company's restructuring activities which commenced in the first quarter of 2013 and through the third quarter of 2014.
		Total			Costs in 2013			First			Second			Third			Estimated
		Expected						Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Additional
		Costs						2014			2014			2014			Costs
		(Millions of dollars)
	Employee costs	$	123		$	38		$	7		$	27		$	23		$	28
	Facility closure and other costs	7			1			1			3			2			—
		$	130		$	39		$	8		$	30		$	25		$	28

OTHER_EXPENSE_NET_Tables

OTHER EXPENSE, NET (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Other Expense, Net	'
	The specific components of “Other (expense) income, net” are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Losses on sales of account receivables	(2		)	(2		)	(5		)	(5		)
	Foreign currency exchange	1			(5		)	(4		)	(7		)
	Legal separation costs	(1		)	—			(1		)	—
	Third-party royalty income	2			1			5			5
	Adjustment of Chapter 11 accrual	—			—			—			4
	Other	7			—			1			2
		$	7		$	(6	)	$	(4	)	$	(1	)

ACQUISITIONS_Acquisitions_Tabl

ACQUISITIONS Acquisitions (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Assumed	'
	The following table summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date. The Company is in the process of obtaining third-party valuations of certain tangible and intangible assets and assumed liabilities; thus, the provisional measurements of net assets are subject to change.
		Estimated Fair Value
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Cash, net of assumed debt	$	6
	Accounts receivable, net	108
	Inventory, net	77
	Property, plant and equipment, net	164
	Accounts payable	(107		)
	Acquired post-employment benefits	(60		)
	Other net assets	(4		)
	Total identifiable net assets	$	184
Schedule of Pro Forma Results	'
	The following proforma results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 assumes the Affinia chassis business acquisition and the purchase of Honeywell's friction business occurred as of the beginning of 2013 and is inclusive of provisional purchase price adjustments. The proforma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have been obtained.
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep					30-Sep
		2014			2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars, Except Per Share Amounts)
		Unaudited
	Net sales	$	1,871		$	1,914	$	5,954	$	5,763
	Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	$	(17	)	$	39	$	5	$	40
	Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Federal-Mogul - basic and diluted	$	(0.11	)	$	0.27	$	0.03	$	0.35

DISCONTINUED_OPERATIONS_Tables

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Information Related to Discontinued Operation	'
	Operating results related to discontinued operations are as follows:
		Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep-13
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Net sales	$	23		$	119
	Cost of products sold	(24		)	(119		)
	Gross margin	(1		)	—
	Selling, general and administrative expenses	(1		)	(6		)
	Operating loss (no income tax impact)	(2		)	(6		)
	(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations (net of tax impact of $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013)	9			(43		)
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	$	7		$	(49	)

FINANCIAL_INSTRUMENTS_Tables

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Outstanding Commodity Price Hedge Contracts	'
			30-Sep				December 31
			2014				2013
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Combined notional value		$	39			$	51
	Combined notional value designated as hedging instruments		39				51
	Unrealized net gain (loss) recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss”		1				(1		)
Schedule of Outstanding Foreign Currency Hedge Contracts	'
	Information regarding the Company’s outstanding foreign currency hedge contracts is as follows:
			30-Sep				December 31
			2014				2013
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Combined notional value		$	2			$	12
	Combined notional value designated as hedging instruments		2				12
	Unrealized net (loss) recorded in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss”		—				(1		)
Fair Values and Balance Sheet Locations of Derivative Instruments	'
	The following table discloses the fair values and balance sheet locations of the Company’s derivative instruments:
		Asset Derivatives										Liability Derivatives
		Balance Sheet		30-Sep				December 31				Balance Sheet	30-Sep			December 31
		Location		2014				2013				Location	2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments:
	Commodity contracts	Other current		$	2			$	1			Other current	$	(1	)	$	(2	)
		assets										liabilities
	Foreign currency contracts	Other current liabilities		—				—				Other current	—			(1		)
												liabilities
				$	2			$	1				$	(1	)	$	(3	)
Effect of Company's Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statement of Operations	'
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2014:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain
			Recognized in OCI on				(Loss) Reclassified		(Loss) Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				from AOCL into		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Income (Effective		Income (Effective
							Portion)		Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Commodity contracts		$	—			Cost of products sold		$	1
	Foreign currency contracts		—				Cost of products sold		—
			$	—					$	1
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2013:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified		Amount of Gain (Loss)
			Recognized in OCI on				from AOCL into		Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				Income (Effective		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Portion)		Income (Effective
									Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Interest rate swap contracts		$	—			Interest expense, net		$	(1	)
	Commodity contracts		3				Cost of products sold		(2		)
			$	3					$	(3	)
	Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments		Location of Loss		Amount of Loss
			Recognized in Income on		Recognized in
			Derivatives		Income on
					Derivatives
					(Millions of Dollars)
	Foreign currency contracts		Other (expense) income, net		$	(2	)
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain		Amount of Gain
			Recognized in OCI on				(Loss) Reclassified		(Loss) Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				from AOCL into		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Income (Effective		Income (Effective
							Portion)		Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Commodity contracts		$	1			Cost of products sold		$	(1	)
	Foreign currency contracts		—				Cost of products sold		(1		)
			$	1					$	(2	)
	The following table discloses the effect of the Company’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations and consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2013:
	Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		Amount of Gain (Loss)				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified		Amount of Gain (Loss)
			Recognized in OCI on				from AOCL into		Reclassified
			Derivatives (Effective				Income (Effective		from AOCL into
			Portion)				Portion)		Income (Effective
									Portion)
			(Millions of Dollars)
	Interest rate swap contracts		$	1			Interest expense, net		$	(9	)
	Commodity contracts		(5		)		Cost of products sold		(3		)
			$	(4	)				$	(12	)

FAIR_VALUE_MEASUREMENTS_Tables

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Assets and Liabilities Remeasured and Disclosed at Fair Value on Recurring Basis	'
	Assets and liabilities remeasured and disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis at September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are set forth in the table below:
		Asset			Level 2			Valuation
		(Liability)						Technique
		(Millions of Dollars)
	30-Sep-14
	Commodity contracts	$	1		$	1		C
	December 31, 2013
	Commodity contracts	(1		)	(1		)	C
	Foreign currency contracts	(1		)	(1		)	C
Assets and Liabilities Remeasured and Disclosed at Fair Value on Nonrecurring Basis	'
	Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are set forth in the table below:
		Asset			Level 3			Loss			Valuation
											Technique
		(Millions of Dollars)
	30-Sep-14
	Property, plant and equipment	$	—		$	—		$	(3	)	C
	30-Sep-13
	Property, plant and equipment	$	2		$	2		$	(3	)	C

INVENTORIES_Tables

INVENTORIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Net Inventories	'
	Net inventories consist of the following:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Raw materials	$	241		$	207
	Work-in-process	189			160
	Finished products	930			819
		1,360			1,186
	Inventory valuation allowance	(119		)	(118		)
		$	1,241		$	1,068

GOODWILL_AND_OTHER_INTANGIBLE_1

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Components of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets	'
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Sep-14									December 31, 2013
		Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
		Carrying			Impairment			Carrying			Carrying			Impairment			Carrying
		Amount						Amount			Amount						Amount
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Goodwill	$	1,394		$	(570	)	$	824		$	1,362		$	(570	)	$	792
	Trademarks and brand names	426			(198		)	228			423			(198		)	225
		$	1,820		$	(768	)	$	1,052		$	1,785		$	(768	)	$	1,017
Components of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets	'
	At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, definite-lived intangible assets consist of the following:
		30-Sep-14									December 31, 2013
		Gross			Accumulated			Net			Gross			Accumulated			Net
		Carrying			Amortization			Carrying			Carrying			Amortization			Carrying
		Amount						Amount			Amount						Amount
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Customer relationships	$	603		$	(279	)	$	324		$	555		$	(252	)	$	303
	Developed technology	116			(71		)	45			116			(63		)	53
		$	719		$	(350	)	$	369		$	671		$	(315	)	$	356
Net Goodwill Balances by Reportable Segments	'
	The Company’s net goodwill balances by reporting segment are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	493		$	487
	Motorparts	331			305
		$	824		$	792
Net Trademarks and Brand Names by Reportable Segment	'
	The Company’s net trademarks and brand names balances by reporting segment are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Motorparts	$	223		$	222
	Powertrain	5			3
		$	228		$	225
Summary of Company's Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Net)	'
	The following is a quarterly summary of the Company’s goodwill and other intangible assets (net) as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
								Total
								Goodwill
								and			Definite-
					Trademarks			Indefinite-			Lived
					and			Lived			Intangibles
		Goodwill			Brand Names			Intangibles			(Net)
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance at January 1, 2014	$	792		$	225		$	1,017		$	356
	Acquisitions	7			3			10			3
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(12		)
	Foreign currency	1			(1		)	—			1
	Balance at March 31, 2014	800			227			1,027			348
	Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments	27			1			28			51
	Dispositions	—			—			—			(1		)
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(12		)
	Foreign currency	—			—			—			(1		)
	Balance at June 30, 2014	827			228			1,055			385
	Acquisitions and purchase accounting adjustments	—			—			—			(1		)
	Amortization expense	—			—			—			(13		)
	Foreign currency	(3		)	—			(3		)	(2		)
	Balance at September 30, 2014	$	824		$	228		$	1,052		$	369

INVESTMENTS_IN_NONCONSOLIDATED1

INVESTMENTS IN NON-CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Aggregate Investments and Direct Ownership in Affiliates	'
	The following represents the Company’s aggregate investments and direct ownership in these affiliates:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	$	268	$	253
	Direct ownership percentages	2% to 100%		2% to 50%
Representation of Amounts Reflected in Company's Financial Statements Related to Non-Consolidated Affiliates	'
	The following table represents amounts reflected in the Company’s financial statements related to non-consolidated affiliates:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep				30-Sep
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Equity earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	$	12	$	8	$	39	$	26
	Cash dividends received from non-consolidated affiliates	17		23		22		27
Aggregated Financial Information of Non-Consolidated Affiliates	'
	The following table presents selected aggregated financial information of the Company’s non-consolidated affiliates:
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep				30-Sep
		2014		2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Statements of Operations
	Sales	$	232	$	266	$	679	$	721
	Gross margin	46		56		142		147
	Income from continuing operations	31		35		105		98
	Net income	27		22		92		77

ACCRUED_LIABILITIES_Tables

ACCRUED LIABILITIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Components of Accrued Liabilities	'
	Accrued liabilities consist of the following:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Accrued compensation	$	222	$	169
	Accrued rebates	135		125
	Non-income taxes payable	58		41
	Restructuring liabilities	51		24
	Accrued professional services	33		21
	Alleged defective products	29		30
	Accrued income taxes	27		17
	Accrued product returns	25		21
	Accrued warranty	9		6
		$	589	$	454

DEBT_Tables

DEBT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Amortization of Fair Value Adjustment	'
	Interest expense associated with the amortization of the original issue discount, debt issuance costs and fair value adjustment are recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, consists of the following:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Amortization of debt issuance fees	$	1		$	—		$	2	$	—
	Amortization of fair value adjustment	—			6			7		17
		$	1		$	6		$	9	$	17
Components of Long-Term Debt	'
		30-Sep			December 31
	Debt consists of the following:	2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Term loans under New Term Facilities:
	New tranche B term loan	$	700		$	—
	New tranche C term loan	1,900			—
	Original Issue Discount	(11		)
	Term loans under Credit Agreement:
	Tranche B term loan	—			1,597
	Tranche C term loan	—			940
	Debt discount	—			(30		)
	Other debt, primarily foreign instruments ^	106			92
		2,695			2,599
	Less: short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt	(121		)	(1,694		)
	Total long-term debt	$	2,574		$	905
Estimated Fair Values of Company's Debt Facilities	'
	Estimated fair values of the Company’s term loans under the New Term Facilities were:
		Estimated			Fair Value in Excess (Deficit) of Carrying Value			Valuation
		Fair						Technique
		Value
		(Level 1)
		(Millions of Dollars)
	30-Sep-14
	Debt Facilities	$	2,578		$	(11	)	A
	December 31, 2013
	Debt Facilities	$	2,520		$	13		A

PENSIONS_AND_OTHER_POSTEMPLOYM1

PENSIONS AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit)	'
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the three months ended September 30 are as follows:
		Pension Benefits												Other Postemployment
		United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Benefits
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Service cost	$	—		$	1		$	3		$	3		$	—		$	—
	Interest cost	13			11			4			4			4			4
	Expected return on plan assets	(15		)	(14		)	(1		)	(1		)	—			—
	Amortization of actuarial losses	1			4			1			2			1			1
	Amortization of prior service credits	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
	Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	(1	)	$	2		$	7		$	8		$	3		$	3
	Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the nine months ended September 30 are as follows:
		Pension Benefits												Other Postemployment
		United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Benefits
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Service cost	$	2		$	3		$	9		$	9		$	—		$	—
	Interest cost	39			35			12			11			12			12
	Expected return on plan assets	(46		)	(43		)	(2		)	(3		)	—			—
	Amortization of actuarial losses	3			11			4			6			2			4
	Amortization of prior service credits	—			—			—			—			(4		)	(8		)
	Curtailment Gain	—			—			—			—			—			(19		)
	Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	(2	)	$	6		$	23		$	23		$	10		$	(11	)

COMMITMENTS_AND_CONTINGENCIES_

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Total Environmental Liabilities	'
	Total environmental liabilities, determined on an undiscounted basis, are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Other current liabilities	$	4	$	5
	Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	10		9
		$	14	$	14
Liabilities for Asset Retirement Obligation	'
	In connection with these sites, the Company maintains ARO liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
		30-Sep		December 31
		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Other current liabilities	$	4	$	4
	Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	21		22
		$	25	$	26

CHANGES_IN_ACCUMULATED_OTHER_C1

CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS BY COMPONENT (NET OF TAX) (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Changes In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss By Component [Abstract]	'
Changes in AOCI By Components	'
	The following represents the Company’s changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss ("AOCL") by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2014:
		Foreign			Gains and			Post-			Total
		Currency			Losses on			employment
		Translation			Cash Flow			Benefits
		Adjustments			Hedges
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Balance January 1, 2014	$	(249	)	$	(16	)	$	(361	)	$	(626	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(93		)	1			7			(85		)
	Amounts reclassified from AOCL	—			2			6			8
	Income taxes	—			(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
	Other comprehensive income (loss)	(93		)	2			12			(79		)
	Balance September 30, 2014	$	(342	)	$	(14	)	$	(349	)	$	(705	)

RECLASSIFICATIONS_OUT_OF_ACCUM1

RECLASSIFICATIONS OUT OF ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Equity [Abstract]	'
Reclassification of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Net Income (Loss)	'
	Items not reclassified in their entirety out of AOCL to net income are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended						Affected Line Item in the
		30-Sep						30-Sep						Statement Where Net Income
		2014			2013			2014			2013			is Presented
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Losses on cash flow hedges
	Commodity contracts	$	1		$	(2	)	$	(1	)	$	(3	)	Cost of products sold
	Foreign currency contracts				—			(1		)	—			Cost of products sold
	Interest rate swap contracts	—			(1		)	—			(9		)	Interest expense, net
	Total	1			(3		)	(2		)	(12		)
	Income taxes	(1		)	—			1			(1		)	Income tax expense
	Net of tax	—			(3		)	(1		)	(13		)
	Postemployment benefits
	Recognition of unamortized losses	—			—			—			(4		)	Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
	Curtailment gain	—			19			—			19			Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
	Curtailment gain	—			—			—			19			OPEB curtailment gain
	Amortization of prior service credits	2			2			4			8			Cost of products sold and Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")
	Amortization of actuarial losses	(3		)	(7		)	(9		)	(21		)	Cost of products sold and SG&A
	Total	(1		)	14			(5		)	21
	Income taxes	—			—			1			1			Income tax (expense) benefit
	Net of tax	(1		)	14			(4		)	22
	Total reclassifications	$	(1	)	$	11		$	(5	)	$	9

STOCKBASED_COMPENSATION_Tables

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Summary of Company Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Activity	'
	A summary of the Company’s stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) activity as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 is as follows:
		SARs			Weighted				Weighted		Aggregate
					Average				Average		Intrinsic
					Exercise				Remaining		Value
					Price				Contractual
									Life
		(Thousands)							(Years)		(Millions)
	Outstanding at January 1, 2014	1,259			$	19.43			2.4		$	1
	Exercised	(37	)		17.1
	Forfeited	(3	)		20.1
	Outstanding at March 31, 2014	1,219			$	19.49			2.2		$	1
	Exercised	(15	)		17.48
	Forfeited	(314	)		19.52
	Outstanding at June 30, 2014	890			$	19.52			1.9		$	1
	Exercised	(5	)		17.56
	Forfeited	(14	)		20.41
	Outstanding at September 30, 2014	871			$	19.08			1.7		$	—
	Exercisable at September 30, 2014	769			$	19.76			1.6		$	—
SARs Fair Values Were Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model	'
	The September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013 SARs fair values were estimated using the Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:
		30-Sep-14											December 31, 2013
		2012 SARs				2011 SARs				2010 SARs			2012 SARs			2011 SARs			2010 SARs
	Exercise price	$	17.64			$	21.03			$	17.16		$	17.64		$	21.03		$	17.16
	Expected volatility	39		%		39		%		39		%	48		%	48		%	48		%
	Expected dividend yield	—		%		—		%		—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
	Expected forfeitures	—		%		—		%		—		%	—		%	—		%	—		%
	Risk-free rate over the expected life	0.21		%		0.06		%		0.02		%	0.29		%	0.14		%	0.1		%
	Expected life (in years)	1.2				0.7				0.2			1.7			1.1			0.6
	Fair value (in millions)	$	0.5			$	0.2			$	—		$	2.6		$	2.3		$	0.5
	Fair value of vested portion (in millions)	$	0.3			$	0.2			$	—		$	1.1		$	1.7		$	0.5

INCOME_LOSS_PER_COMMON_SHARE_T

INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share	'
	The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul:
		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep					30-Sep
		2014			2013		2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars, Except per Share Amounts)
	Amounts attributable to Federal-Mogul:
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(18	)	$	31	$	17	$	109
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	—			7		—		(49		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(18	)	$	38	$	17	$	60
	Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in millions)	150			145		150		114.4
	Incremental shares on assumed conversion of warrants (in millions)	—			—		—		—
	Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in millions)	150			145		150		114.4
	Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul – basic and diluted:
	Net income (loss) from continuing operations	$	(0.12	)	$	0.21	$	0.11	$	0.95
	(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of income tax	—			0.05		—		(0.43		)
	Net income (loss)	$	(0.12	)	$	0.26	$	0.11	$	0.52

OPERATIONS_BY_REPORTING_SEGMEN1

OPERATIONS BY REPORTING SEGMENT (Tables)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Summary of Net Sales, Cost of Products Sold and Gross Margin Information	'
	Net sales, cost of products sold and gross margin information are as follows:
		Three Months Ended September 30
		Net Sales						Cost of Products Sold						Gross Margin
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	1,091		$	1,038		$	(963	)	$	(908	)	$	128	$	130
	Motorparts	859			734			(725		)	(609		)	134		125
	Inter-segment eliminations	(79		)	(82		)	79			82			—		—
	Total Reporting Segment	1,871			1,690			(1,609		)	(1,435		)	262		255
	Corporate	—			—			—			—			—		—
	Total Company	$	1,871		$	1,690		$	(1,609	)	$	(1,435	)	$	262	$	255
		Nine Months Ended September 30
		Net Sales						Cost of Products Sold						Gross Margin
		2014			2013			2014			2013			2014		2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	3,391		$	3,139		$	(2,966	)	$	(2,741	)	$	425	$	398
	Motorparts	2,369			2,209			(1,961		)	(1,825		)	408		384
	Inter-segment eliminations	(238		)	(255		)	238			255			—		—
	Total Reporting Segment	5,522			5,093			(4,689		)	(4,311		)	833		782
	Corporate	—			—			—			—			—		—
	Total Company	$	5,522		$	5,093		$	(4,689	)	$	(4,311	)	$	833	$	782
Summary of Net Income (Loss)	'
	Operational EBITDA and the reconciliation to net income (loss) are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
		30-Sep						30-Sep
		2014			2013			2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	104		$	94		$	338		$	286
	Motorparts	48			53			168			164
	Total Operational EBITDA	152			147			506			450
	Depreciation and amortization *	(88		)	(74		)	(251		)	(216		)
	Interest expense, net	(34		)	(24		)	(87		)	(77		)
	Restructuring expense, net	(25		)	(4		)	(63		)	(20		)
	Acquisition related costs	(9		)	—			(14		)	(3		)
	Legal separation costs	(1		)	—			(1		)	—
	Loss on debt extinguishment	—			—			(24		)	—
	OPEB curtailment gain	—			—			—			19
	Non-service cost components associated with U.S. based funded pension plans	2			(1		)	5			(2		)
	Discontinued operations *	—			7			—			(49		)
	Adjustment of assets to fair value	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)	(3		)
	Stock appreciation rights	2			(3		)	4			(4		)
	Headquarters relocation costs	(2		)	—			(4		)	—
	Income tax expense	(15		)	(6		)	(48		)	(30		)
	Other	2			(1		)	1			1
	Net income (loss)	$	(17	)	$	40		$	21		$	66
Summary of Total Assets	'
	Total assets are as follows:
		30-Sep			December 31
		2014			2013
		(Millions of Dollars)
	Powertrain	$	3,490		$	3,373
	Motorparts	3,594			3,055
	Total Reporting Segment Assets	7,084			6,428
	Corporate	423			754
	Total Company Assets	$	7,507		$	7,182

Basis_of_Presentation_Addition

Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended						3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 10, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014
				Minimum [Member]	Minimum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	Maximum [Member]	TRW Automotive, Inc. [Member]	Affinia [Member]	Affinia [Member]
					Equity Method Investments [Member]			Cost Method Investments [Member]
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Minimum Percentage of Ownership in Investments for Consolidation	'	'	'	50.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of investment in affiliates	'	'	'	'	20.00%	100.00%	50.00%	20.00%	'	'	'
Percentage of controlling ownership in voting power of capital stock	80.73%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Business acquisition net cash acquired	$321	$0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum exposures to accounts receivable factoring and securitization facilities	'	'	21	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests	'	'	0.5	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	9	140
Purchase price provisional estimate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$385	'	'

Basis_of_Presentation_Summary_

Basis of Presentation - Summary of Accounts Receivable Factoring and Securitization Facilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'
Gross accounts receivable factored	$337	$271
Gross accounts receivable factored, qualifying as sales	324	258
Undrawn cash on factored accounts receivable	$2	$0

Basis_of_Presentation_Proceeds

Basis of Presentation - Proceeds from Factoring of Accounts Receivable Qualifying as Sales and Expenses Associated with Factoring of Accounts Receivable (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Proceeds from factoring qualifying as sales	$456	$379	$1,311	$1,077
Expenses associated with factoring of receivables	($2)	($2)	($5)	($5)

Basis_of_Presentation_Schedule

Basis of Presentation - Schedule of Changes in Noncontrolling Interests (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Equity balance of non-controlling interests, Beginning balance	'	'	$111	'
Net income	1	2	4	6
Foreign currency adjustments and other	'	'	-7	'
Equity balance of non-controlling interests, Ending balance	$108	'	$108	'

Restructuring_Summary_of_Compa

Restructuring - Summary of Company's Restructuring Liabilities by Reporting Segment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	$43	$22	$24	$24	'	'
Provisions	25	30	8	'	'	39
Payments	-14	-9	-10	-33	-19	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	51	43	22	51	'	24
Reporting Segment One [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	24	8	8	8	'	'
Provisions	20	19	3	'	'	'
Payments	-6	-3	-3	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	35	24	8	35	'	'
Reporting Segment Two [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	18	12	14	14	'	'
Provisions	5	11	4	'	'	'
Payments	-8	-5	-6	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	0	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	15	18	12	15	'	'
Total Reporting Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	42	20	22	22	'	'
Provisions	25	30	7	'	'	'
Payments	-14	-8	-9	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	50	42	20	50	'	'
Corporate [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	1	2	2	2	'	'
Provisions	0	0	1	'	'	'
Payments	0	-1	-1	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	0	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	1	1	2	1	'	'
Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	43	22	24	24	'	'
Provisions	23	27	7	'	'	38
Payments	-12	-6	-9	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	51	43	22	51	'	24
Facility Closing [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	0	0	0	0	'	'
Provisions	2	3	1	'	'	1
Payments	-2	-3	-1	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	0	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	$0	$0	$0	$0	'	$0

Restructuring_Summary_of_Compa1

Restructuring - Summary of Company's Restructuring Liabilities and Related Activity for Each Type of Exit Cost (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	$43	$22	$24	$24	'	'
Provisions	25	30	8	'	'	39
Payments	-14	-9	-10	-33	-19	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	51	43	22	51	'	24
Employee Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	43	22	24	24	'	'
Provisions	23	27	7	'	'	38
Payments	-12	-6	-9	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	-3	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	51	43	22	51	'	24
Facility Closing [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Beginning Balance	0	0	0	0	'	'
Provisions	2	3	1	'	'	1
Payments	-2	-3	-1	'	'	'
Foreign Currency	0	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Reserve, Ending Balance	$0	$0	$0	$0	'	$0

Restructuring_Additional_Infor

Restructuring - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Head count reduction	$1	$0	$1	$0
Restructuring expense, net	'	'	63	20
Employee Severance [Member]	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Restructuring expense, net	'	$4	'	$21

Restructuring_Net_Restructurin

Restructuring - Net Restructuring Costs by Type of Exit Cost (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Total Expected Costs	$130	'	'	$130	'
Restructuring Charges	25	30	8	'	39
Estimated Additional Charges	'	'	'	28	'
Employee Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Total Expected Costs	123	'	'	123	'
Restructuring Charges	23	27	7	'	38
Estimated Additional Charges	'	'	'	28	'
Facility Costs [Member]	'	'	'	'	'
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Total Expected Costs	7	'	'	7	'
Restructuring Charges	2	3	1	'	1
Estimated Additional Charges	'	'	'	$0	'

Other_Income_Expense_Net_Sched

Other Income (Expense), Net - Schedule of Specific Components of Other Income (Expense), Net (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Losses on sales of account receivables	($2)	($2)	($5)	($5)
Foreign currency exchange	1	-5	-4	-7
Legal separation costs	-1	0	-1	0
Third-party royalty income	2	1	5	5
Adjustment of Chapter 11 accrual	0	0	0	4
Other	7	0	1	2
Other income (expense), net	$7	($6)	($4)	($1)

ACQUISITIONS_Narrative_Details

ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	1-May-14	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	1-May-14	Jul. 11, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 11, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified					Affinia [Member]	Affinia [Member]	Affinia [Member]	Affinia [Member]	Honeywell [Member]	Honeywell [Member]	Honeywell [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Acquisition purchase price	'	'	'	'	$149	'	'	'	$169	'	'
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	'	'	'	'	'	9	140	'	'	'	'
Tangible net assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	71	'	'	184
Goodwill	824	827	800	792	'	'	'	26	'	'	'
Purchase price allocated to other intangible assets	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	51	'	'	'
Business acquisition transaction related expenses	'	'	'	'	'	1	'	'	'	6	'
Purchase price provisional estimate	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$15

ACQUISITIONS_Estimated_Fair_Va

ACQUISITIONS - Estimated Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities Assumed (Details) (Honeywell [Member], USD $)	Jul. 11, 2014
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Honeywell [Member]	'
Business Acquisition [Line Items]	'
Cash, net of assumed debt	$6
Accounts receivable, net	108
Inventory, net	77
Property, plant and equipment, net	164
Accounts payable	-107
Acquired post-employment benefits	-60
Other net assets	-4
Total identifiable net assets	$184

ACQUISITIONS_Pro_Forma_Results

ACQUISITIONS - Pro Forma Results (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Revenue	$1,871	$1,914	$5,954	$5,763
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)	($17)	$39	$5	$40
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Earnings Per Share, Basic	($0.11)	$0.27	$0.03	$0.35

Discontinued_Operations_Additi

Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'
Discontinued Operation, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operation, before Income Tax	($2)	($6)
Net gain (loss) on discontinued operations (no income tax impact)	9	-43
Powertrain [Member] | FRANCE	'	'
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'
Net gain (loss) on discontinued operations (no income tax impact)	'	-48
Powertrain [Member] | UNITED KINGDOM	'	'
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'	'
Net gain (loss) on discontinued operations (no income tax impact)	'	($5)

Discontinued_Operations_Inform

Discontinued Operations - Information Related to Discontinued Operation (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	'	$23	'	$119
Cost of products sold	'	-24	'	-119
Gross margin	'	-1	'	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses	'	-1	'	-6
Operating loss (no income tax impact)	'	-2	'	-6
(Loss) gain on sale of discontinued operations (net of tax impact of $2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013)	'	9	'	-43
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income tax	0	7	0	-49	[1]
Tax impact of gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operation	($2)	'	($2)	'
[1]	ontained within discontinued operations is $2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Financial_Instruments_Addition

Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2008

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2008

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Customer Concentration Risk [Member]

Customer Concentration Risk [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Five-Year Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

Cost of Sales [Member]

Cost of Sales [Member]

Cost of Sales [Member]

Cost of Sales [Member]

Sales Revenue, Net [Member]

Accounts Receivable [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]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]

customer

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [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]

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

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Derivative [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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

$0

$3

$1

($4)

'

'

'

$0

$3

$1

($5)

'

'

$0

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cost of Goods Sold

-1,609

-1,435

-4,689

-4,311

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

-1

'

'

'

'

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax

1

3

2

12

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1

-2

-1

-3

Total notional value of five-year interest rate swap agreements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$39

'

$39

'

$51

$1,190

$2

$2

$12

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of years for interest rate swap agreements

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rates change

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of customers with sales or accounts receivable concetration

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Concentration risk

'

'

'

'

'

6.00%

15.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Financial_Instruments_Schedule

Financial Instruments - Schedule of Outstanding Commodity Price Hedge Contracts (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Gain (Loss) on Price Risk Derivatives, Net	$1	($1)
Commodity Contracts [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Combined notional value	39	51
Commodity Contracts [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Combined notional value	$39	$51

Financial_Instruments_Schedule1

Financial Instruments - Schedule of Outstanding Foreign Currency Hedge Contracts (Detail) (Foreign Currency Contracts [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
			Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]	Other Income Expense Net [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Derivative, Loss on Derivative	'	'	'	'	$2
Combined notional value	2	12	2	12	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Hedges	$0	($1)	'	'	'

Financial_Instruments_Fair_Val

Financial Instruments - Fair Value and balance Sheet Locations of derivative Instruments (Detail) (Derivatives Designated As Cash Flow [Member], USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	$2	$1
Liability Derivatives	-1	-3
Commodity Contracts [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	2	1
Liability Derivatives	-1	-2
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]	'	'
Derivative [Line Items]	'	'
Asset Derivatives	0	0
Liability Derivatives	$0	($1)

Financial_Instruments_Effect_o

Financial Instruments - Effect of Company's Derivative Instruments on Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Consolidated Statement of Operations (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	$0	$3	$1	($4)
Reclassification of net hedging losses included in net income (loss) during period	1	3	2	12
Cost of Goods Sold	-1,609	-1,435	-4,689	-4,311
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	'	'	-85	'
Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	'	0	'	1
Commodity Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	3	1	-5
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivatives (Effective Portion)	0	'	0	'
Foreign Currency Contracts [Member] | Other income (expense), net [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Amount of Loss Recognized in Income on Derivatives	'	-2	'	'
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax	0	'	1	'
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest Income (Expense), Net	0	-1	0	-9
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member] | Cost Of Products Sold [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification of net hedging losses included in net income (loss) during period	1	-2	-1	-3
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cost of Goods Sold	$0	'	($1)	'

Fair_Value_Measurement_Assets_

Fair Value Measurement - Assets and Liabilities Remeasured and Disclosed at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Level 2 [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]

Property, Plant and Equipment [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Level 3 [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Commodity Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]

Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Assets, Fair Value Disclosure

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$0

$2

$0

$2

Asset (Liability)

'

'

'

'

1

-1

-1

1

-1

-1

'

'

'

'

Adjustment of assets to fair value

$1

$1

$3

$3

'

'

'

'

'

'

($3)

($3)

'

'

Fair_Value_Measurement_Additio

Fair Value Measurement - Additional Information (Detail) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member], Property, Plant and Equipment [Member], USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying Value Of Impaired Long Lived Assets	$3	$5
Assets, Fair Value Adjustment	3	3
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	0	2
Level 3 [Member]	'	'
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring and Nonrecurring, Valuation Techniques [Line Items]	'	'
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure	$0	$2

Inventories_Net_Inventories_De

Inventories - Net Inventories (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Inventory Net	'	'
Raw materials	$241	$207
Work-in-process	189	160
Finished products	930	819
Gross inventory	1,360	1,186
Inventory valuation allowance	-119	-118
Total Inventories	$1,241	$1,068

Recovered_Sheet1

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Components of Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill, Gross Carrying Amount	$1,394	'	'	$1,362
Goodwill, Accumulated Impairment	-570	'	'	-570
Goodwill, Net Carrying Amount	824	827	800	792
Trademarks and brand names, Net Carrying Amount	228	228	227	225
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	1,820	'	'	1,785
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Impairment	-768	'	'	-768
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Amount	1,052	'	'	1,017
Definite lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	719	'	'	671
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-350	'	'	-315
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Amount	369	385	348	356
Developed Technology [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Definite lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	116	'	'	116
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-71	'	'	-63
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Amount	45	'	'	53
Customer Relationships [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Definite lived Intangible Assets, Gross Carrying Amount	603	'	'	555
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	-279	'	'	-252
Definite Lived Intangible Assets, Net Carrying Amount	324	'	'	303
Trademarks and Brand Names [Member]	'	'	'	'
Finite And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Trademarks and brand names, Gross Carrying Amount	426	'	'	423
Trademarks and brand names, Accumulated Impairment	-198	'	'	-198
Trademarks and brand names, Net Carrying Amount	$228	'	'	$225

Recovered_Sheet2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net Goodwill Balances by Reportable Segments (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill	$824	$827	$800	$792
Reporting Segment One [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill	493	'	'	487
Reporting Segment Two [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill	$331	'	'	$305

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_2

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Net Trademarks and Brand Names by Reportable Segment (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net trademarks and brand names	$228	$228	$227	$225
Trademarks and Brand Names [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net trademarks and brand names	228	'	'	225
Trademarks and Brand Names [Member] | Reporting Segment Two [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net trademarks and brand names	223	'	'	222
Trademarks and Brand Names [Member] | Reporting Segment One [Member]	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net trademarks and brand names	$5	'	'	$3

Goodwill_and_Other_Intangible_3

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Summary of Company's Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Net) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Beginning Balance	$827	$800	$792	'	$792	'
Net Goodwill, Purchase accounting adjustments	'	27	7	'	'	'
Net goodwill, Acquisition and purchase accounting adjustments	0	'	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Amortization expense	0	0	0	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Foreign currency	-3	0	1	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Ending Balance	824	827	800	'	824	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Indefinite-Lived Intangibles, Beginning Balance	228	227	225	'	225	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	'	1	3	'	'	'
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Disposals	0	'	'	'	'	'
Indefinite-Lived Intangibles, Foreign currency	0	0	-1	'	'	'
Indefinite-Lived Intangibles, Ending Balance	228	228	227	'	228	'
Goodwill and Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Beginning Balance	1,055	1,027	1,017	'	1,017	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Purchase accounting adjustments	'	28	10	'	'	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Acquisition and purchase accounting adjustments	0	'	'	'	'	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Amortization expense	0	0	0	'	'	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Foreign currency	-3	0	0	'	'	'
Total Goodwill and Indefinite- Lived Intangibles, Ending balance	1,052	1,055	1,027	'	1,052	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Beginning Balance	385	348	356	'	356	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Acquisitions	'	'	3	'	'	'
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Disposals	1	51	'	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Disposals	'	-1	'	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Amortization expense	-13	-12	-12	-12	-37	-36
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Foreign currency	-2	-1	1	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Ending Balance	369	385	348	'	369	'
Affinia [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Purchase accounting adjustments	'	'	'	'	26	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	'	'	'	'	1	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Acquisitions	'	'	'	'	51	'
DZV Bearings [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Goodwill [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Net Goodwill, Purchase accounting adjustments	'	'	'	'	8	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments	'	'	'	'	2	'
Finite-lived Intangible Assets [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Definite-Lived Intangibles (Net), Acquisitions	'	'	'	'	$2	'

Recovered_Sheet3

Investments in Non-Consolidated Affiliates - Aggregate Investments and Direct Ownership in Affiliates (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]	'	'
Investments in non-consolidated affiliates	268	253
Minimum [Member]	'	'
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]	'	'
Direct ownership percentage	2.00%	2.00%
Minimum Percentage of Ownership in Investments for Consolidation	50.00%	'
Maximum [Member]	'	'
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates [Line Items]	'	'
Direct ownership percentage	100.00%	50.00%

Recovered_Sheet4

Investments in Non-Consolidated Affiliates - Representation of Amounts Reflected in Company's Financial Statements Related to Non-Consolidated Affiliates (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Equity earnings of non-consolidated affiliates	$12	$8	$39	$26
Cash dividends received from non-consolidated affiliates	$17	$23	$22	$27

Investments_in_NonConsolidated2

Investments in Non-Consolidated Affiliates - Aggregated Financial Information of Non-Consolidated Affiliates (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Sales	$232	$266	$679	$721
Gross margin	46	56	142	147
Income from continuing operations	31	35	105	98
Net income	$27	$22	$92	$77

Accrued_Liabilities_Components

Accrued Liabilities - Components of Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Accrued compensation	$222	$169
Accrued rebates	135	125
Non-income taxes payable	58	41
Restructuring Reserve, Current	51	24
Accrued professional services	33	21
Alleged defective products	29	30
Accrued income taxes	27	17
Accrued product returns	25	21
Accrued warranty	9	6
Total other current liabilities	$589	$454

Debt_Additional_Information_De

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 06, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 27, 2007

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Dec. 06, 2013

Dec. 06, 2013

Dec. 06, 2013

Dec. 06, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 15, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 15, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 15, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2014

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Base Rate [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

LIBOR [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Maximum [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Revolving Credit Facility [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Minimum [Member]

Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Term

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'48 months

'

'84 months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amortization of Debt Discount (Premium)

$1,000,000

'

$1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on debt extinguishment

0

0

24,000,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Long-term Debt, Gross

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,900,000,000

1,900,000,000

0

'

'

'

700,000,000

700,000,000

0

700,000,000

'

'

'

Liabilities Assumed

'

'

10,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)

'

'

0.25%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Borrowing base

'

'

'

'

'

550,000,000

'

'

540,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

0.38%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Line of Credit Facility, Refinancing Indebtedness Due, Period

'

'

'

'

'

'

'91 days

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt facilities term loans bear interest

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0.50%

1.00%

1.50%

2.00%

'

'

'

2.75%

3.75%

'

'

'

'

'

2.00%

3.00%

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

1.00%

Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums

11,000,000

'

11,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

-2,000,000

-9,000,000

-9,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt issuance costs

'

'

-12,000,000

0

'

'

'

'

'

6,000,000

'

6,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Borrowing base

'

'

'

'

'

'

516,000,000

550,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of credit issued

'

'

$34,000,000

'

$39,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

$50,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt_Amortization_of_Fair_Valu

Debt - Amortization of Fair Value Adjustment (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Amortization of Financing Costs and Discounts	$1	$0	$2	$0
Amortization of Financing Costs	0	6	7	17
Interest expense associated with amortization of fair value adjustment and original issue discount	$1	$6	$9	$17

Debt_Components_of_LongTerm_De

Debt - Components of Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

In Millions, unless otherwise specified

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 15, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2014

Apr. 15, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

New Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

Tranche B Term Loan [Member]

Tranche C Term Loan [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Extinguishment of debt cost

$0

$0

($24)

$0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Facilities

'

'

'

'

'

700

700

0

1,900

1,900

0

1,597

940

Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums

11

'

11

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt discount

0

'

0

'

-30

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other debt, primarily foreign instruments

106

'

106

'

92

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total other long-term debts

2,695

'

2,695

'

2,599

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Less: short-term debt, including current maturities of long-term debt

-121

'

-121

'

-1,694

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total long-term debt

$2,574

'

$2,574

'

$905

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt_Estimated_Fair_Value_of_C

Debt - Estimated Fair Value of Company's Debt Facilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Debt Facilities, Estimated Fair Value (Level 1)	$2,578	$2,520
Debt Facilities, Carrying Value in Excess of Fair Value	($11)	$13

Recovered_Sheet5

Pensions and Other Postemployment Benefits - Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
OPEB curtailment gain	$0	$0	$0	$19
Pension Benefits [Member] | United States Plans [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	0	1	2	3
Interest cost	13	11	39	35
Expected return on plan assets	-15	-14	-46	-43
Amortization of actuarial loss	1	4	3	11
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	-1	2	-2	6
Pension Benefits [Member] | Non-U.S. Plans [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	3	3	9	9
Interest cost	4	4	12	11
Expected return on plan assets	-1	-1	-2	-3
Amortization of actuarial loss	1	2	4	6
Amortization of prior service credit	0	0	0	0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	7	8	23	23
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]	'	'	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Service cost	0	0	0	0
Interest cost	4	4	12	12
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of actuarial loss	1	1	2	4
Amortization of prior service credit	-2	-2	-4	-8
OPEB curtailment gain	'	'	0	19
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$3	$3	$10	($11)

Income_Taxes_Additional_Inform

Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax expense	($15)	($6)	($48)	($30)	'
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	-2	39	69	145	'
Unrecognized tax benefits resolved unfavorably with taxing authority	'	'	'	'	$20
Percentage Of Tax Benefit Tax Allocation Agreement	'	'	20.00%	'	'
Percentage Of Tax Benefit Tax Allocation Agreement Carryforward	'	'	80.00%	'	'

Recovered_Sheet6

Commitments and Contingencies - Total Environmental Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other current liabilities	$4	$5
Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	10	9
Total	$14	$14

Commitments_and_Contingencies_1

Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Voting Power Ownership Percentage	80.73%
Majority Shareholder Ownership Percentage Minimum	80.00%
Environmental liabilities estimated remediation costs	$42
Underfunded Pension Obligation If Pension Plans Voluntarily Terminated By Affiliate	$73

Commitments_and_Contingencies_2

Commitments and Contingencies - Liabilities for Asset Retirement Obligation (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Other current liabilities	$4	$4
Other accrued liabilities (noncurrent)	21	22
Total Liabilities	$25	$26

Recovered_Sheet7

Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss by Component (Net of Tax) - Changes in AOCI By Components (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	($626)	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	'	'	-85	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	'	'	8	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax	-1	-3	-2	-12
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Derivatives Qualifying as Hedges, Tax, Portion Attributable to Parent	1	0	1	-1
Income taxes	0	0	-1	-1
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	'	'	2	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	-79	'
Ending balance	-705	'	-705	'
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	-249	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	'	'	-93	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	'	'	0	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax	'	'	0	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	-93	'
Ending balance	-342	'	-342	'
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	-16	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	0	'	1	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	2	'
Ending balance	-14	'	-14	'
Post- employment Benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Beginning balance	'	'	-361	'
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	'	'	-6	'
Other comprehensive (loss) income	'	'	12	'
Ending balance	($349)	'	($349)	'

Recovered_Sheet8

Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss - Reclassification of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss to Net Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax	$1	$3	$2	$12
Cost of products sold	-1,609	-1,435	-4,689	-4,311
Total	-2	39	69	145
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations	'	-2	'	-6
Curtailment gain	0	0	0	19
Income tax expense	-15	-6	-48	-30
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total reclassifications, Net of tax	-1	11	-5	9
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total	1	-3	-2	-12
Income tax expense	-1	0	1	-1
Total reclassifications, Net of tax	0	-3	-1	-13
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Foreign Currency Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cost of products sold	'	0	'	0
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Interest expense, net	0	-1	0	-9
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Post- employment Benefits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total	-1	14	-5	21
Income tax expense	0	0	1	1
Total reclassifications, Net of tax	-1	14	-4	22
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Recognition of Unamortized Losses [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations	0	0	0	-4
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailment Gain (Loss) From Discontinued Operations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Curtailment gain	0	19	0	19
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Defined Benefit Plan, Curtailment Gain (Loss) [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Curtailment gain	0	0	0	19
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Amortization of Prior Service Credits [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cost of products sold and Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)	-2	-2	-4	-8
Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Amortization of Actuarial Losses [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Cost of products sold and Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)	-3	-7	-9	-21
Cost of Sales [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member] | Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedges [Member] | Commodity Contracts [Member]	'	'	'	'
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, before Tax	$1	($2)	($1)	($3)

Warrants_Additional_Informatio

Warrants - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2007
Warrants [Abstract]	'
Number of warrants to purchase common shares	6,951,871
Number of shares called by warrants	6,951,871
Warrants exercise price (in usd per share)	$45.81
Warrants exercise price period	27-Dec-14

StockBased_Compensation_Summar

Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Company Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) Activity (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
					Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense	($2)	$3	($4)	$4	'	'	'	$3	$4	'
Stock Appreciation Rights Activity [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
SARs Outstanding, Beginning Balance	'	'	'	'	890	1,219	1,259	'	'	'
Exercised	'	'	'	'	-5	-15	-37	'	'	'
Forfeited, SARs	'	'	'	'	-14	-314	-3	'	'	'
SARs Outstanding, Ending Balance	'	'	'	'	871	890	1,219	'	'	1,259
Weighted Average Exercise Price, SARs Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in usd per share)	'	'	'	'	$19.52	$19.49	$19.43	'	'	'
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price, SARs Outstanding (in usd per share)	'	'	'	'	$20.41	$19.52	$20.10	'	'	'
Weighted Average Exercise Price, SARs Outstanding, Beginning Balance (in usd per share)	'	'	'	'	$19.08	$19.52	$19.49	'	'	$19.43
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	'	'	'	'	'1 year 8 months 12 days	'1 year 10 months 24 days	'2 years 2 months 12 days	'	'	'2 years 4 months 24 days
Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	'	'	'	'	0	1	1	'	'	1
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Exercisable Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price	'	'	'	'	$17.56	$17.48	$17.10	'	'	'
Exercisable, SARs Ending Balance	'	'	'	'	769	'	'	'	'	'
Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price, SARs Exercisable (in usd per share)	'	'	'	'	$19.76	'	'	'	'	'
Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years)	'	'	'	'	'1 year 7 months 6 days	'	'	'	'	'
Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	'	'	'	'	$0	'	'	'	'	'

StockBased_Compensation_Additi

Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 28, 2010	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Recognized SAR expense	'	'	'	($2)	$3	($4)	$4
Historical volatility rate period used in assumptions	'	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'
Expected dividend yield	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'	'
Expected forfeitures	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'	'
Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Granted, SARs	809	1,043	437	'	'	'	'
Percentage of SARs vested immediately upon grant	25.00%	25.00%	'	'	'	'	'
Percentage of SAR's vesting annually	25.00%	25.00%	33.30%	'	'	'	'
SAR award vesting period	'3 years	'3 years	'3 years	'	'	'	'
Expected life of awards	'	'	'	'5 years	'	'	'
SARs recognized income	'	'	'	2	'	4	'
Recognized SAR expense	'	'	'	'	$3	'	$4

StockBased_Compensation_SARs_F

Stock-Based Compensation - SARs Fair Values Were Estimated Using Black-Scholes Valuation Model (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
		2012 SARs [Member]	2012 SARs [Member]	2011 SARs [Member]	2011 SARs [Member]	2010 SARs [Member]	2010 SARs [Member]
		Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]	Stock Appreciation Rights [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Exercise price	'	$17.64	$17.64	$21.03	$21.03	$17.16	$17.16
Expected volatility	'	39.00%	48.00%	39.00%	48.00%	39.00%	48.00%
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Expected forfeitures	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free rate over the expected life	'	0.21%	0.29%	0.06%	0.14%	0.02%	0.10%
Expected life (in years)	'	'1 year 2 months 12 days	'1 year 8 months 12 days	'8 months 12 days	'1 year 1 month 6 days	'2 months 12 days	'7 months 6 days
Fair value	'	$0.50	$2.60	$0.20	$2.30	$0	$0.50
Fair value of vested portion	'	$0.30	$1.10	$0.20	$1.70	$0	$0.50

Income_Loss_Per_Common_Share_B

Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Common Share (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	($18)	$31	$17	$109
Discontinued operations	0	7	0	-49	[1]
Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	($18)	$38	$17	$60
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic	150	145	150	114.4
Incremental shares on assumed conversion of deferred compensation stock	0	0	0	0
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted	150	145	150	114.4
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul - basic and diluted:	'	'	'	'
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in usd per share)	($0.12)	$0.21	$0.11	$0.95
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations (in usd per share)	$0	$0.05	$0	($0.43)
Net income (loss) (in usd per share)	($0.12)	$0.26	$0.11	$0.52
[1]	ontained within discontinued operations is $2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Income_Loss_Per_Common_Share_A

Income (Loss) Per Common Share - Additional Information (Detail)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jul. 10, 2013	Jul. 10, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
			Rights Offering [Member]	Rights Offering [Member]	Warrant [Member]	Warrant [Member]	Warrant [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share	'	'	'	'	6,951,871	6,951,871	6,951,871
Common stock, shares increased	'	'	51,124,744	'	'	'	'
Common stock, shares outstanding	150,029,244	150,029,244	'	150,029,244	'	'	'

Recovered_Sheet9

Operations by Reporting Segment - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Depreciation and Amortization, Discontinued Operations	$2

Recovered_Sheet10

Operations by Reporting Segment - Summary of Net Sales, Cost of Products Sold and Gross Margin Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	$1,871	$1,690	$5,522	$5,093
Cost of products sold	-1,609	-1,435	-4,689	-4,311
Gross margin	262	255	833	782
Reporting Segment One [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	1,091	1,038	3,391	3,139
Cost of products sold	-963	-908	-2,966	-2,741
Gross margin	128	130	425	398
Reporting Segment Two [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	859	734	2,369	2,209
Cost of products sold	-725	-609	-1,961	-1,825
Gross margin	134	125	408	384
Inter-segment eliminations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	-79	-82	-238	-255
Cost of products sold	79	82	238	255
Gross margin	0	0	0	0
Total Reporting Segment [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	1,871	1,690	5,522	5,093
Cost of products sold	-1,609	-1,435	-4,689	-4,311
Gross margin	262	255	833	782
Corporate [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Net sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of products sold	0	0	0	0
Gross margin	$0	$0	$0	$0

Operations_by_Reporting_Segmen2

Operations by Reporting Segment - Summary of Net Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total Operational EBITDA	$152	$147	$506	$450
Depreciation and amortization	'	'	-251	-218
Interest expense, net	-34	-24	-87	-77
Restructuring expense, net	25	4	63	20
Acquisition and purchase accounting costs	-9	0	-14	-3
Legal separation costs	-1	0	-1	0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0	0	-24	0
OPEB curtailment gain	0	0	0	19
Non-service cost components associated with U.S. based funded pension plans	2	-1	5	-2
Discontinued operations	0	7	0	-49	[1]
Adjustment of assets to fair value	1	1	3	3
Stock appreciation rights	2	-3	4	-4
Headquarters relocation costs	-2	0	-4	0
Income tax expense	-15	-6	-48	-30
Other	2	-1	1	1
Net income (loss)	-17	40	21	66
Continuing Operations [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	-88	-74	-251	-216	[1]
Powertrain [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total Operational EBITDA	104	94	338	286
Vehicle Components Solutions [Member]	'	'	'	'
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total Operational EBITDA	$48	$53	$168	$164
[1]	ontained within discontinued operations is $2 million of depreciation and amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

Operations_by_Reporting_Segmen3

Operations by Reporting Segment - Summary of Total Assets (Detail) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Total Assets	$7,507	$7,182
Powertrain [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Total Assets	3,490	3,373
Reporting Segment Two [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Total Assets	3,594	3,055
Total Reporting Segment [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Total Assets	7,084	6,428
Corporate [Member]	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Total Assets	$423	$754