Restructuring Charges, Net and Asset Impairments - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			$ 84	$ 140	$ 125
Asset write down			21	503	13
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			2	29	3
Revisions to estimates			(36)	(21)	(12)
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			9	472	2
Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset write down			7	17	0
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			0	0	0
Operating lease, impairment loss			4	6
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use			3	11
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			7	17	0
Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			74	124	103
Restructuring costs				4	11
Revisions to estimates			(36)	(18)	(12)
Employee Costs | Corporate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			2
Facility Closure and Other Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			10	16	22
Revisions to estimates			0	(3)	0
Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				1
Project Accelerate | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			4	26
Restructuring costs				28	44
Cost Reduction Programs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					69
Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			27	65
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			25
Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			25
Motorparts | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset write down		$ 16	3	27	9
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions		25	2	26	0
Operating lease, impairment loss		$ 9
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use			2	1	1
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			1	0	1
Motorparts | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					13
Restructuring costs					3
Motorparts | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					6
Restructuring costs					2
Motorparts | Other Restructuring | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			3
Motorparts | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				5
Motorparts | Cost Reduction Programs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				7
Revisions to estimates				2
Motorparts | Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			2
Revisions to estimates			7
Motorparts | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use			1
Motorparts | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			7	4
Revisions to estimates				1
Motorparts | Distribution Network | Employee Costs | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				4
Performance Solutions | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset write down			0	455	3
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			0	0	3
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			0	455	0
Performance Solutions | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					10
Restructuring costs					1
Performance Solutions | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					19
Performance Solutions | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				3
Performance Solutions | Project Accelerate | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			1
Performance Solutions | Cost Reduction Programs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			13	11
Revisions to estimates				3
Performance Solutions | Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates			5
Performance Solutions | Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates			1
Performance Solutions | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			6	15
Revisions to estimates				1
Clean Air | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use					1
Clean Air | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					18
Restructuring costs					4
Clean Air | Europe And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					17
Restructuring costs					2
Clean Air | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				9
Clean Air | Project Accelerate | Revisions to Estimates Cost
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			3
Clean Air | Cost Reduction Programs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				16
Revisions to estimates				2
Clean Air | Cost Reduction Programs | Employee Costs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			18
Clean Air | Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates			12
Clean Air | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use			1
Clean Air | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Europe And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				5
Revisions to estimates				6
Clean Air | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Employee Costs | North America And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments	$ 5
Clean Air | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | North America And Asia Pacific
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments	$ 1
Powertrain | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset write down			0	4	0
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			0	3	0
Impairment of long-lived assets held-for-use				3
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			0	0	0
Powertrain | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					25
Powertrain | North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments					6
Powertrain | Employee Costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			36
Powertrain | Project Accelerate
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments				8
Powertrain | Cost Reduction Programs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			12	23
Powertrain | Cost Reduction Programs | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			6
Revisions to estimates				1
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs				8
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			7
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Employee Costs | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			15
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | One-time Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			10
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Special Termination Benefits
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			26
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Special Termination Benefits | Europe
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			5
Powertrain | Voluntary Termination Program | Other Restructuring
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs			2
Powertrain | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring asset impairments			9	17
Powertrain | Plant Consolidations, Relocations And Closures | Revisions to Estimates Cost | Europe And North America
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Revisions to estimates				5
Clean Air | Reportable Segments
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Asset write down			11	0	1
Asset impairments related to restructuring actions			0	0	0
Other non-restructuring asset impairments			$ 1	$ 0	$ 1