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ACQUISITIONS - Narrative (Details) € in Millions, ¥ in Millions, SFr in Millions, $ in Millions								9 Months Ended		12 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 (¥)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2023 CNY (¥)	Sep. 30, 2023 CHF (SFr)	Jun. 19, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 19, 2023 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2023 CNY (¥)	Dec. 01, 2022 CHF (SFr)	Mar. 31, 2022 CNY (¥)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 2,936		$ 2,978
ePropulsion
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill								452		480
Eldor Corporation’s Electric Hybrid Systems Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Earn out payment liability														$ 79	€ 75
Contractual earn-out payments														$ 185	€ 175
Retention payment payable period														2 years	2 years
Hubei Surpass Sun Electric Charging Business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual earn-out payments	$ 15																¥ 103
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired	100.00%																100.00%
Business consideration	$ 42	¥ 288
Base purchase price	39	268
Payments to acquire businesses								31	¥ 217
Remaining consideration payable	8	¥ 51
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, assets	50
Estimated fair value of goodwill and intangibles	5
Estimated fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, liabilities	8															$ 3
Goodwill	$ 2
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								5	¥ 31
Drivetek AG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual earn-out payments			$ 10															SFr 10
Retention payment payable period			3 years															3 years
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired			100.00%															100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses			$ 29	SFr 27
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
Other non-current liability								11					SFr 10
Rhombus Energy Solutions
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Contractual earn-out payments					$ 30
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired					100.00%
Payments to acquire businesses					$ 131
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]
Earn out payment liability						$ 40		24				¥ 200							¥ 250
Contractual earn-out payments						$ 47													¥ 300
Business acquisition, percentage of voting interests acquired						100.00%													100.00%
Business consideration						$ 192
Base purchase price						$ 152	¥ 1,000
Payments to acquire businesses										157	¥ 1,000
Business combination, other operating expense										$ 5
Santroll Automotive Components \| ePropulsion
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill								$ 112