ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS - Summary of Purchase Price Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2020	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stock compensation consideration	$ 7
Cash consideration		$ 312	$ 759	$ 449
Delphi Technologies PLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
BorgWarner common stock issued for purchase of Delphi Technologies (in shares)	37,188,819
BorgWarner share price at October 1, 2020	$ 39.54
Fair value of stock consideration	$ 1,470
Stock compensation consideration	7
Total stock consideration	1,477
Cash consideration	18
Repayment of Delphi Technologies’ debt	896
Total consideration	$ 2,391