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Commitments and Contingencies Product Liability (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Beginning balance | $ 14.3 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 29.1 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual |
Accruals | 9.3 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 12.8 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued |
Settlements | (2.2)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (12.3)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |
Adjustments to prior period accruals | (8.7)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease | (15.0)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease |
Foreign currency translation and other | (0.3)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease | (0.3)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualCurrencyTranslationIncreaseDecrease |
Ending balance | 12.4 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual | 14.3 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual |
Field Action [Member] |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |
Accruals |  | 2.3 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = axl_FieldActionMember | 9.9 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = axl_FieldActionMember
Settlements |  | $ (11.3)us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = axl_FieldActionMember |

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- Definition Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred through that date and payable for estimated claims under standard and extended warranty protection rights granted to customers. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph 5 -Article 9 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(5)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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