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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions								1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2023 CNY (¥)	Dec. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2022 CHF (SFr)	Jul. 29, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 CNY (¥)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 01, 2023 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2022 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)	Feb. 10, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Oct. 25, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 04, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 29, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									$ 3,420					$ 3,397
Unrealized loss on debt and equity securities									15		$ 39
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Water Valley
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of expected earn-out, loss						$ 24					24
Romeo Power Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent (in percent)																							14.00%
BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investments in joint ventures																				$ 30
BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC \| Corporate joint venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest, ownership percentage by parent (in percent)																								60.00%
Romeo Power Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity method interest (percent)																									20.00%
Unrealized loss on debt and equity securities											$ 39
BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investments in joint ventures								$ 30
Percent of ownership interest disposal								60.00%
Proceeds from divestiture of joint venture								$ 29
Business combination fair value reduced by discount								5.00%
BorgWarner Romeo Power LLC \| Corporate joint venture
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for investments in equity securities																								$ 10
ePropulsion
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									478					$ 480
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%												100.00%
Business consideration	$ 42	¥ 288
Base purchase price	39	268
Payments to acquire businesses	19	129
Remaining consideration payable	20	¥ 139
Contractual earn-out payments	15												¥ 103
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, assets	50
Estimated fair value of goodwill and intangibles	12
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, liabilities	8
Goodwill	8
Intangible assets	$ 4
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business \| Other current liabilities
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration payable in next two years									3	¥ 20
Consideration payable in next three months									17	119
Drivetek AG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired			100.00%												100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 29	SFr 27
Contractual earn-out payments			10												SFr 10
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, assets			49
Estimated fair value of goodwill and intangibles			40
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, liabilities			10
Goodwill			$ 22
Retention payment payable period			3 years												3 years
Other non-current liability									11			SFr 10
Rhombus Energy Solutions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired					100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses					$ 131
Contractual earn-out payments					30
Goodwill					104
Rhombus Energy Solutions \| Employee Retention Payment
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual earn-out payments					$ 25
Retention payment payable period					3 years
Santroll Automotive Components
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired						100.00%					100.00%					100.00%
Business consideration						$ 192
Base purchase price						152	¥ 1,000
Payments to acquire businesses									157	1,000
Contractual earn-out payments						47					$ 47					¥ 300
Business combination, consideration payable									5
Earn out payment liability						40	¥ 250		24	¥ 200
Santroll Automotive Components \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earn out payment liability									19
Santroll Automotive Components \| ePropulsion
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill									$ 112
AKASOL
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired																	100.00%	93.00%	93.00%		89.00%	89.00%
Amount of settlement paid																					$ 788	€ 648
Noncontrolling interest																		$ 58	€ 51
Romeo Power Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payments for investments in equity securities																									$ 50
Romeo Power Inc \| Romeo Power Inc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Investments fair value						$ 31					$ 31