Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Oct. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				$ 140	$ 125	$ 115
Asset write down				503	13	5
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				29	3	3
Revisions to estimates				(21)	(12)	(3)
Other non-restructuring asset impairments				472	2	2
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use				1
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				5	11	5
Asset write down				17	0	2
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				0	0	0
Operating lease, impairment loss				6
Revisions to estimates				0	0	0
Other non-restructuring asset impairments				17	0	2
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use				11
Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				124	103	90
Restructuring costs				4
Revisions to estimates				(18)	(12)	(4)
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments		$ 21		16	22	25
Asset write down		$ 3
Revisions to estimates				(3)	0	1
Elimination of Positions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates					9
Cost Improvement Initiatives
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs						16
Asset write down						2
Federal-Mogul
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments						45
Restructuring costs					12
Revisions to estimates					3
Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				1
Asset write down				4
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				26
Restructuring costs				28
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				65
Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				16
Restructuring costs				2
Clean Air | Europe And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				5
Restructuring costs				6
Clean Air | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				9
Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					22
Powertrain | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				23
Restructuring costs				1
Powertrain | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				17
Restructuring costs				5
Asset write down				3
Powertrain | Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					5
Powertrain | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				8
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				8
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 10
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | One-time Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	31
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Special Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	21
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 2
Ride Performance | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				11
Restructuring costs				3
Ride Performance | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				15
Restructuring costs				1
Ride Performance | Beijing, China
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs						25
Ride Performance | Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					19
Ride Performance | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				3
Motorparts
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				4
Restructuring costs				1	10
Asset write down			$ 16
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			25
Operating lease, impairment loss			9
Motorparts | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				7
Restructuring costs				2
Asset write down				1
Motorparts | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			$ 4
Motorparts | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				$ 5
Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					20
Revisions to estimates					6
Clean Air | Asia
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs					$ 14
Clean Air | Germany
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs						$ 10