Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 2,094	$ 1,903
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	113	93
Total assets	4,179	3,878	3,830
Reclass and Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total assets	34	23
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Total assets		645
Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		252
Total assets		557
Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		48
Total assets		207
Other Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests		(21)
Clean Air Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	698	646
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	56	49
Total assets	1,197	1,144
Clean Air Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	506
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	9
Total assets	908	833
Clean Air Division [Member] | Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		467
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests		11
Clean Air Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	240	183
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	20	15
Total assets	563	469
Ride Performance Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	335	307
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	30	25
Total assets	701
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	263
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	16
Total assets	557
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests		10
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	52
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	7	4
Total assets	219
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Reclass and Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	(58)	(53)
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	7	1
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	29	31
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	3	2
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	10	12
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	9	7
Other Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	(25)
Total assets	0	0
Other Segments [Member] | Other Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0
Other Segments [Member] | Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0
Other Segments [Member] | Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Other Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		$ 0