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Investments and Other Non-Current Assets - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Millions, SEK in Billions		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 18, 2017 SEK	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Investment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 18, 2017 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of equity method investments in companies \| Investment		2
(Loss) income from equity method investments		$ (29.0)	$ 2.6	$ 4.7
Equity investments		$ 110.6	$ 18.5
Zenuity
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Cash contribution to joint venture \| SEK	SEK 1
Percentage of ownership		50.00%			50.00%
Enterprise value of joint venture					$ 250.0
Share in enterprise value of joint venture					$ 125.0
(Loss) income from equity method investments		$ (31.0)
Equity investments		$ 98.0
Zenuity \| Volvo Cars
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership					50.00%
Malaysia \| Autoliv-Hirotako Safety Sdn Bhd (Parent And Subsidiaries)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership		49.00%
China \| Changchun Hongguang-Autoliv Vehicle Safety Systems Co. Ltd.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership, divested			30.00%