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Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Award Vesting Percentage, Maximum

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Maximum number of shares that may be issued in accordance with the plan as a proportion of outstanding capital stock.

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	2,200,000
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, period	2 years
Award vesting percentage	200.00%
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 8
Delphi Technologies PLC
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares registered for future issuance (in shares)	2,200,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	1,060,000	1,175,000	810,000
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, amount	$ 46
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, period	1 year 2 months 12 days
Restricted Stock \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction periods (in years)	2 years
Restricted Stock \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restriction periods (in years)	3 years
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, amount	$ 10
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, period	1 year 8 months 12 days
Share-based payment award, percentage of outstanding stock maximum	200.00%
Other Performance-Based
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	415,000	404,000	253,000
Share-based payment award, percentage of outstanding stock maximum	200.00%
Period for recognition (in years)	3 years
Adjusted Earnings Per Share Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Period for recognition (in years)	3 years
eProducts Revenue Mix
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, amount	$ 17
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, period	1 year 6 months
Share-based payment award, percentage of outstanding stock maximum	200.00%
Cumulative Free Cash Flow
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, amount	$ 13
Restricted stock unrecognized compensation, period	1 year 8 months 12 days
Share-based payment award, percentage of outstanding stock maximum	200.00%
Period for recognition (in years)	3 years
Management \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	1,000,000
Director \| Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	100,000
2018 Stock Incentive Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized (in shares)	7,000,000