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Product Warranty (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]    
Insurance Receivable Related to Product Warranty $ 41.1bwa_InsuranceReceivableRelatedtoProductWarranty  
Movement in Standard and Extended Product Warranty, Increase (Decrease) [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance, January 1 72.7us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 64.9us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Provisions 47.8us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued 43.1us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued
Acquisition 64.9us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition [1] 0us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualAdditionsFromBusinessAcquisition
Payments (42.0)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments (36.7)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments
Translation adjustment (11.4)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease 1.4us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease
Ending balance, December 31 132.0us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual 72.7us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
Product Warranty Accrual, Balance Sheet Classification [Abstract]    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 91.9us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent 38.4us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualClassifiedCurrent
Other non-current liabilities 40.1us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent 34.3us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualNoncurrent
Total product warranty liability $ 132.0us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual $ 72.7us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual
[1] Acquisition relates to the Company's 2014 purchase of Gustav Wahler GmbH u. Co. KG and its general partner. The Company recorded a $41.1 million receivable related to the $64.9 million liability, which is classified in the Consolidated Balance Sheet in Receivables, net.