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Shareholders' Equity And Net Income Per Share (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Weighted Average Number of Shares | The following table illustrates net income per share attributable to Delphi and the weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating basic and diluted income per share:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions, except per share data)
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to Delphi | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 271 |  |  | $ | 1,007 |  |  | $ | 914 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, basic | 298.59 |  |  | 309.68 |  |  | 302.35 |  |  | 312.08 |
Dilutive shares related to restricted stock units ("RSUs") | 1.55 |  |  | 0.94 |  |  | 1.21 |  |  | 0.79 |
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, including dilutive shares | 300.14 |  |  | 310.62 |  |  | 303.56 |  |  | 312.87 |
Net income per share attributable to Delphi: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 0.88 |  |  | $ | 3.33 |  |  | $ | 2.93 |
Diluted | $ | 1.02 |  |  | $ | 0.87 |  |  | $ | 3.32 |  |  | $ | 2.92 |
Anti-dilutive securities share impact | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Schedule of Share Repurchases | A summary of the ordinary shares repurchased during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Total number of shares repurchased | 4,360,097 |  |  | 2,120,000 |  |  | 10,004,486 |  |  | 7,415,583 |
Average price paid per share | $ | 68.00 |  |  | $ | 56.50 |  |  | $ | 67.37 |  |  | $ | 48.80 |
Total (in millions) | $ | 297 |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | 674 |  |  | $ | 362 |
Schedule of Dividends Declared |
| Dividend |  | Amount
| Per Share |  | (in millions)
2014: |  |  |
Third quarter | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | 75 |
Second quarter | 0.25 |  |  | 76 |
First quarter | 0.25 |  |  | 77 |
Total | $ | 0.75 |  |  | $ | 228 |
2013: |  |  |
Fourth quarter | $ | 0.17 |  |  | $ | 52 |
Third quarter | 0.17 |  |  | 53 |
Second quarter | 0.17 |  |  | 53 |
First quarter | 0.17 |  |  | 53 |
Total | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 211 |

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