Cover - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jul. 17, 2019
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	001-34652
Entity Registrant Name	SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC
Entity Central Index Key	0001477294
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	X0
Entity Tax Identification Number	98-1386780
Entity Address, Address Line One	529 Pleasant Street
Entity Address, City or Town	Attleboro
Entity Address, State or Province	MA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	02703
Entity Address, Country	US
City Area Code	+1 (508)
Local Phone Number	236 3800
Title of 12(b) Security	Ordinary Shares - nominal value €0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	ST
Security Exchange Name	NYSE
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		161,122,430
Other Address
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Address, Address Line One	Interface House, Interface Business Park, Bincknoll Lane
Entity Address, City or Town	Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	SN4 8SY
Entity Address, Country	GB