The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter.

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Contingent Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 Defendant Employee	Mar. 31, 2012 Autolive France USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Autolive France EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2012 Autolive Turkey USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 Autolive Turkey EUR (€)	Feb. 29, 2012 Normandy Precision Components Case USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2012 Normandy Precision Components Case EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2009 Normandy Precision Components Case USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Normandy Precision Components Case EUR (€)	Jun. 06, 2012 Subsequent Event USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 United States District Court for Eastern District of Michigan Defendant	Mar. 31, 2013 Ontario and Quebec Superior Court Defendant
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Damages sought								$ 15	€ 12
Damages awarded						7.0	5.6
Damages paid value							5.6
Aggregate claim amount associated with Eric Molleux Technologies Composants "EMT"		21.0	16.3	5.0	4.0
Cash paid for litigation settlements										$ 14.5
Number of employees impacted	3
Number of defendants in antitrust class actions	14
Number of pending antitrust class actions											12	2