Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,924	$ 1,962	$ 3,821	$ 3,797
Cost of products sold	(1,620)	(1,672)	(3,229)	(3,256)
Gross profit	304	290	592	541
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(215)	(200)	(413)	(403)
Goodwill and intangible impairment expense, net (Note 10)	(6)	0	(6)	6
Restructuring charges and asset impairments, net (Note 3)	(6)	(30)	(24)	(43)
Amortization expense (Note 10)	(14)	(15)	(29)	(29)
Other income (expense), net (Note 4)	2	0	12	(3)
Operating income (loss)	65	45	132	69
Interest expense, net	(36)	(32)	(73)	(67)
Equity earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates (Note 11)	19	16	33	28
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	48	29	92	30
Income tax (expense) benefit (Note 14)	(15)	(12)	(23)	(23)
Income (loss) income from continuing operations	33	17	69	7
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income tax	0	7	0	7
Net income (loss)	33	24	69	14
Net (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(2)	(2)	(3)	(3)
Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	31	22	66	11
Amounts attributable to Federal-Mogul:
Net income (loss) from continuing operations	31	15	66	4
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income tax	0	7	0	7
Net income (loss) attributable to Federal-Mogul	$ 31	$ 22	$ 66	$ 11
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to Federal-Mogul
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.09	$ 0.39	$ 0.03
Gain from discontinued operations, net of income tax (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.04	0.00	0.04
Earnings per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.13	$ 0.39	$ 0.07