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Income Taxes Income Taxes - Operating Loss Carryforwards (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards $ 59,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards $ 46,400,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
State Operating Loss Carryforwards 537,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsStateAndLocal  
Unremitted foreign earnings 24,200,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings  
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 2,700,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries  
U.S. Federal    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 121,800,000bwa_ForeignTaxCredits
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Non-U.S. Tax Jurisdiction    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating Loss Carryforwards 101,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards
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Operating Loss Carryforwards subject to expiration 96,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsSubjectToExpiration
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Operating Loss Carryforwards not subject to expiration 5,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsNotSubjectToExpiration
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Operating Loss Carryforwards valuation allowance 49,400,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
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Net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards 101,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
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Non-U.S. income tax holidays 23,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount
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15,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxHolidayAggregateDollarAmount
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State and Local Jurisdiction    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]    
Operating Loss Carryforwards valuation allowance $ 316,600,000us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwardsValuationAllowance
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