Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 5	$ 32	$ 34	$ 19	$ 96	$ 15
Revisions to estimates	(10)	(8)	(9)	(5)	(4)	(2)
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				1			$ 1	$ 29
Total asset impairment charges				3			4	503
Other non-restructuring asset impairments	1						3	472
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				0			0	0
Total asset impairment charges				0			2	17
Impairment of property, plant and equipment								11
Operating lease impairment								6
Other non-restructuring asset impairments	0						2	17
Motorparts | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				1			1	26
Total asset impairment charges				3			2	27
Impairment of property, plant and equipment				1			1	1
Other non-restructuring asset impairments	1						1	0
Performance Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment								455
Performance Solutions | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				0			0	0
Total asset impairment charges				0			0	455
Other non-restructuring asset impairments	0						0	455
Powertrain | Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							9
Powertrain | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions				0			0	3
Total asset impairment charges				0			0	4
Other non-restructuring asset impairments	0						0	0
Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2	30	31	16	90	10
Revisions to estimates	(10)	(8)	(9)	(4)	(4)	(2)
Employee Costs | Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs								4
Employee Costs | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							13
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	3	2	3	3	6	5
Revisions to estimates	0	$ 0	$ 0	(1)	$ 0	$ 0
Special termination benefits | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	5
Other restructuring | Motorparts | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							3	4
Cost Reduction Programs | Motorparts | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1				7
Cost Reduction Programs | Performance Solutions | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							12	10
Revisions to estimates				3				3
Cost Reduction Programs | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								14
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	5			9			5	9
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	1						2
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							17
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Powertrain | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				6				20
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Motorparts | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							1
Revisions to estimates	1			1			5	2
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Performance Solutions | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates								1
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Performance Solutions | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates	4						4
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates								1
Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Powertrain | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2						2
Revisions to estimates	1						5
Cost Reduction Programs | Other restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	27			60			27	60
Cost Reduction Programs | Other restructuring | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates	3						9
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Motorparts | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							7
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Motorparts | Europe And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								3
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Motorparts | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of property, plant and equipment	1						1
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Performance Solutions | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				3			1	15
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1				2
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Powertrain | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1			9	16
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Powertrain | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions								3
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	1			4			1	4
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs | Clean Air | North America And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	1						4
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates								1
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Powertrain | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates								1
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Other restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	21			33			21	33
Project Accelerate | Motorparts
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								5
Project Accelerate | Performance Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								3
Project Accelerate | Clean Air
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								9
Project Accelerate | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				1				8
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	1			1			4	26
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs | Performance Solutions
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	1						1
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs | Clean Air
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges							3
Voluntary Termination Program | Powertrain | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs	$ 1			$ 6			5	7
Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs | Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs								1
Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs							10
Voluntary Termination Program | Termination benefits | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs							36
Voluntary Termination Program | Special termination benefits | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs							26
Voluntary Termination Program | Other restructuring | Powertrain
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs							$ 2
Supply Chain Rationalization | Motorparts | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								4
Supply Chain Rationalization | Motorparts | Operating Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions								25
Impairment of property, plant and equipment								16
Operating lease impairment								9
Distribution Network | Motorparts | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges								$ 4