Contingent Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended						1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($) Defendant Employee	Jun. 30, 2013 EUR (€)	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. 30, 2013 United States District Court for Eastern District of Michigan Defendant	Jun. 30, 2013 Ontario and Quebec Superior Court Defendant
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items]
Damages sought										$ 16	€ 12
Damages awarded								7.0	5.6
Damages paid value									5.6
Total additional to be paid								1.3	1.0
Aggregate claim amount associated with Eric Molleux Technologies Composants "EMT"				21.0	16.3	5.0	4.0
Loss on settlement of contingency associated with Eric Molleux Technologies Composants "EMT"		5	4
Cash paid for litigation settlements	$ 14.5
Number of employees impacted		3	3
Number of defendants in antitrust class actions		15	15
Number of pending antitrust class actions												13	2