Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	$ 2,574	$ 2,292
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	117	121
Total assets	5,166	4,642	$ 4,842
Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0
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	58	35
Reclass and Elims | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	(40)	(51)
Global
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	2,574	2,292
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	162	163
Total assets	5,108	4,607
Global | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	40	51
Clean Air Division | Global
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	1,756	1,555
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	119	94
Total assets	3,095	2,809
Clean Air Division | Global | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	15	25
Ride Performance Division | Global
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	513	428
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	8	27
Total assets	1,152	1,013
Ride Performance Division | Global | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	15	15
Aftermarket | Global
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	305	309
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	35	42
Total assets	861	785
Aftermarket | Global | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	10	11
Other
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues from external customers	0	0
EBIT, Earnings (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, and noncontrolling interests	(45)	(42)
Total assets	0	0
Other | Intersegment Revenues
Segment Reporting [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 0	$ 0