Pension Benefits Funded Status (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair Value of Plan Assets at beginning of year	$ 1,209
Fair Value of Plan Assets at end of year	1,212	$ 1,209
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities [Abstract]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Non-current Liabilities	(955)	(854)
U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	50	60
Interest Cost	1	1	$ 2
Benefits paid	(11)	(11)
Benefit obligation at end of year	40	50	60
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair Value of Plan Assets at beginning of year	0	0
Delphi contributions	11	11
Benefits paid	(11)	(11)
Fair Value of Plan Assets at end of year	0	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Underfunded Status	(40)	(50)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities [Abstract]
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	(11)	(12)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Non-current Liabilities	(29)	(38)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Total Liabilities	(40)	(50)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	10	11
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	10	11
Non-U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	2,032	2,238
Obligation assumed in HellermannTyton acquisition	0	12
Divestitures	0	(40)
Service Cost	46	57	57
Interest Cost	63	77	94
Actuarial Loss (Gain)	363	(71)
Benefits paid	(84)	(80)
Impact of curtailments	2	(10)
Exchange rate movements and other	(285)	(151)
Benefit obligation at end of year	2,137	2,032	2,238
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Fair Value of Plan Assets [Roll Forward]
Fair Value of Plan Assets at beginning of year	1,209	1,264
Assets acquired in HellermannTyton acquisition	0	13
Actual return on plan assets	204	8
Delphi contributions	83	80
Benefits paid	(84)	(80)
Exchange rate movements and other	(200)	(76)
Fair Value of Plan Assets at end of year	1,212	1,209	$ 1,264
Defined Benefit Plan, Underfunded Status	(925)	(823)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities [Abstract]
Defined Benefit Plan, Assets for Plan Benefits, Noncurrent	8	2
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Current Liabilities	(10)	(11)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Non-current Liabilities	(923)	(814)
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Total Liabilities	(925)	(823)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax [Abstract]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	505	341
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Prior Service Cost (Credit), before Tax	1	1
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Tax	$ 506	$ 342