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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Interest expense incurred on short positions arising from sales of securities and other assets, which the entity does not own, to other parties. Trading liabilities includes the fair value of derivative contracts held for trading that are in loss positions.

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DEBT Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
DEBT Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 28, 2017	Sep. 07, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense on factored receivables	$ 4,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Capital lease obligations	14,000,000	14,000,000
Interest Paid, Including Capitalized Interest, Operating and Investing Activities	66,000,000	75,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 14,000,000	0
Stated interest rate	5.00%
Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs	$ 5,000,000	$ 0
Credit Facilities \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 1,250,000,000
Debt issuance costs	9,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding	0
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					750,000,000
Borrowings	$ 694,000,000
Interest rate effective	3.50%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate	1.75%	1.75%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		1.50%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		2.00%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate	0.75%	0.75%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		0.50%
Credit Facilities \| Term Loan A Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		1.00%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 500,000,000
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate	1.45%	1.45%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		1.30%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		1.55%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate	0.45%	0.45%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		0.30%
Credit Facilities \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| ABR \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Applicable debt interest rate		0.55%
Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2025 [Member] \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs				$ 14,000,000
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 800,000,000
Stated interest rate				5.00%
Debt instrument, percentage of par for issued debt				99.50%
Interest rate effective				5.077%
Delphi Technologies Aftermarket Segment [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivables Factored Qualifying As Sales	$ 150,000,000	$ 112,000,000
Europe [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Receivables Factored Qualifying As Sales	41,000,000
Interest expense on factored receivables	$ 1,000,000
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [Member] \| Amended and Restated Credit Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required maximum net leverage ratio	350.00%