Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 2,241	$ 2,067	$ 4,335	$ 3,970
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	156	141	269	234
Total assets	4,317	3,939	4,317	3,939	3,830
Reclass and Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Total assets	35	37	35	37
North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Total assets		682		682
Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		281
Total assets		593		593
Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		56
Total assets		208		208
Other Countries [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers		0	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests		(22)	(54)	(43)
Total assets	0	0	0	0
Clean Air Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	755	687	1,453	1,333
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	74	68	130	117
Total assets	1,238	1,099	1,238	1,099
Clean Air Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	523	516	1,029	983
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	18	18	27	29
Total assets	946	869	946	869
Clean Air Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	263	203	503	386
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	23	21	43	36
Total assets	589	451	589	451
Ride Performance Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	364	324	699	631
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	48	36	78	61
Total assets	718	682	718	682
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	280
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	14
Total assets	558		558
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers			543	533
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests		14	30	24
Total assets	558	593	558	593
Ride Performance Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	56		108	104
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	8	6	15	10
Total assets	233	208	233	208
Intersegment Revenues [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Reclass and Elims
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	(60)	(47)	(118)	(100)
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	7	1	14	2
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	28	26	58	57
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Clean Air Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0	0	0
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | North America [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	3	3	6	5
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | Europe South America And India [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	11	9	21	21
Intersegment Revenues [Member] | Ride Performance Division [Member] | Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	11	8	19	15
Other Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	(29)
Total assets	0	0	0	0
Other Segments [Member] | Other Countries [Member]
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	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0