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Debt Other Financing (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
Debt Other Financing (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Dec. 04, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 28, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Distribution Date	Dec. 04, 2017
Other Debt and Capital Lease Obligations			$ 42	$ 34
Interest Paid			124	144	$ 101
Dividend from Delphi Technologies Spin-Off			1,148	0	$ 0
EMEA \| Other Current Assets
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivables Factored Qualifying As Sales				$ 4
European Factoring Program \| Accounts Receivable Factoring
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum Funding From Factoring Program \| €						€ 300
Maximum Funding From Factoring Program available on a Committed basis \| €							€ 400
Accounts receivable factoring borrowings			$ 0
European Factoring Program \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread of variable rate			0.42%
Delphi Technologies Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 1,550
Spin-Off Tranche A Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loans Payable	$ 750
Senior Notes \| Spin-Off Senior Notes, 5.000% Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Oct. 01, 2025
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 800
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.00%