Segment Reporting Geographical Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales		$ 4,313	$ 4,091	$ 4,206	$ 4,051	$ 3,879	$ 3,631	$ 3,858	$ 3,797	$ 16,661	$ 15,165	$ 15,499
Property, net	[1]	3,515				3,377				3,515	3,377	3,021
United States
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[2]									6,037	5,536	5,160
Property, net	[1],[2]	980				898				980	898	675
Other North America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales										143	146	208
Property, net	[1]	171				147				171	147	135
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[3]									5,871	5,275	5,940
Property, net	[1],[3]	1,435				1,469				1,435	1,469	1,395
Asia Pacific
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	[4]									4,274	3,839	3,552
Property, net	[1],[4]	858				809				858	809	732
South America
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales										336	369	639
Property, net	[1]	71				54				71	54	84
United Kingdom
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales										827	834	892
Property, net		$ 230				$ 276				230	$ 276	$ 231
Germany
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales										$ 959

[1] Net property data represents property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation.

[2] Includes net sales and machinery, equipment and tooling that relate to the Company's maquiladora operations located in Mexico. These assets are utilized to produce products sold to customers located in the United States.

[3] Includes Delphi’s country of domicile, Jersey, and the country of Delphi’s principal executive offices, the United Kingdom. The Company had no sales in Jersey in any period. The Company had net sales of $827 million, $834 million, and $892 million in the United Kingdom for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The Company had net property in the United Kingdom of $230 million, $276 million, and $231 million as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The largest portion of net sales in the Europe, Middle East & Africa region was $959 million in Germany, $834 million in the United Kingdom and $892 million in the United Kingdom for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[4] Net sales and net property in Asia Pacific are primarily attributable to China.