Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:



	Pension Benefits									Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,									Year Ended December 31,
	2015			2014			2013			2015			2014			2013
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	19		$	16		$	16		$	—		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	66			76			69			13			15			11
Expected return on plan assets	(71		)	(74		)	(70		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	26			10			27			5			3			6
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—			(4		)	(5		)	(9		)
Settlement (gain) loss	—			(2		)	1			—			—			—
Curtailment gain	(2		)	—			—			—			—			(40		)
	$	38		$	26		$	43		$	14		$	13		$	(32	)

Automotive Segment [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following provides disclosures for our Automotive segment's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, recognition in the consolidated balance sheets and inputs and valuation assumptions:



	Pension Benefits												Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2015			2014			2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	1,291		$	1,184		$	575		$	450		$	368		$	335
Service cost	3			3			16			12			—			—
Interest cost	48			52			10			16			13			15
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			—
Benefits paid	(89		)	(96		)	(24		)	(28		)	(23		)	(26		)
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			1
Plan amendments	—			—			—			—			—			8
Curtailments	—			—			(3		)	(1		)	—			—
Settlements	—			(3		)	—			—			—			—
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions	(32		)	151			(75		)	112			(35		)	36
Net transfers in (out)	—			—			45			73			—			—
Currency translation	—			—			(57		)	(59		)	(3		)	(1		)
Benefit obligation, end of year	1,221			1,291			487			575			323			368

Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	912			909			54			55			—			—
Actual return on plan assets	(27		)	43			2			3			—			—
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			—
Company contributions	74			56			30			30			20			25
Benefits paid	(89		)	(96		)	(24		)	(28		)	(23		)	(26		)
Expenses	—			—			—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			1
Currency translation	—			—			(5		)	(6		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	870			912			57			54			—			—
Funded status of the plan	$	(351	)	$	(379	)	$	(430	)	$	(521	)	$	(323	)	$	(368	)

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(351	)	$	(379	)	$	(430	)	$	(521	)	$	(323	)	$	(368	)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial loss	$	452		$	409		$	72		$	151		$	56		$	95
Prior service cost (credit)	—			—			1			2			(10		)	(14		)
Total	$	452		$	409		$	73		$	153		$	46		$	81

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Discount rate	4.15	%	3.85	%	2.72	%	1.77	%	4.18	%	3.84	%
Rate of compensation increase	n/a		n/a		3.19	%	3.16	%	n/a		n/a

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Discount rate	3.85	%	4.55	%	1.77	%	3.49	%	3.84	%	4.45	%
Expected return on plan assets	6.55	%	6.95	%	3.52	%	4.18	%	n/a		n/a
Rate of compensation increase	n/a		n/a		3.16	%	3.13	%	n/a		n/a

Schedule of projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets [Table Text Block]

Information for defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,221	$	1,291	$	486	$	574	$	323	$	368
Fair value of plan assets	870		912		56		53		—		—

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	December 31,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,221	$	1,291	$	482	$	555
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,221		1,291		445		514
Fair value of plan assets	870		912		53		42

Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care and drug cost trend rates used to measure next year's post-employment healthcare benefits are as follows:



	Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2015	2014
Initial health care cost trend rate	6.97%	7.25%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	5.00%	5.00%
Year ultimate health care cost trend rate reached	2022	2022

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant impact on the amounts reported for OPEB plans. The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a change in the assumed health care cost trend rate:



	Total Service and Interest Cost			APBO
	(in millions)
100 basis point (“bp”) increase in health care cost trend rate	$	1		$	28
100 bp decrease in health care cost trend rate	(1		)	(24		)

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Federal-Mogul's projected benefit payments from the plans are estimated as follows:



	Pension Benefits				Other Post-Employment Benefits
Years	United States Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(in millions)
2016	$	84	$	24	$	24
2017	85		24		24
2018	88		23		24
2019	88		24		24
2020	87		25		24
2021-2025	399		135		110

Railcar and Food Packaging [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following table provides disclosures for ARI's and Viskase's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and recognition in the consolidated balance sheets. As pension costs for ARI and Viskase are not material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations, we do not provide information regarding their inputs and valuation assumptions.



	Pension Benefits
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	203		$	176
Service cost	1			1
Interest cost	8			8
Benefits paid	(10		)	(10		)
Actuarial gain (loss)	(9		)	29
Curtailment gain	(1		)	—
Currency translation	(1		)	(1		)
Benefit obligation, end of year	191			203
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	144			140
Actual return on plan assets	(3		)	9
Company contributions	2			6
Currency translation	—			(1		)
Benefits paid	(10		)	(10		)
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	133			144
Funded status of the plan	$	(58	)	$	(59	)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(58	)	$	(59	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial (loss) gain	$	(58	)	$	(59	)
Total	$	(58	)	$	(59	)