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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment Income, Dividend |  | $ 10 |  | $ 30 |
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) | 627 |  | 627 |  | 723
Amortization of Intangible Assets | 25 | 27 | 76 | 79 |
Goodwill | 456 |  | 456 |  | 496
KDAC [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Investment Income, Dividend |  |  | 10 |  |
GM [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Other Receivables | 462 |  | 462 |  | 377
VW [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Accounts and Other Receivables | $ 240 |  | $ 240 |  | $ 199
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | GM & VW [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 27.00% | 28.00% | 28.00% | 27.00% |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | GM [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 18.00% | 18.00% | 18.00% | 17.00% |
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member] | VW [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk, Percentage | 9.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% | 10.00% |

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- Definition Amount due from customers, clients, or other third-parties, or arising from transactions not separately disclosed, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16225-109274 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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