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Segment Reporting Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in affiliates |  | $ 94 | $ 98 |
Goodwill |  | 1,539 | 656 | $ 496
Total segment assets |  | 11,973 | 10,721 |
Electrical / Electronic Architecture |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,458 | 648 | 487
Powertrain Systems |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 8 | 8 | 9
Electronics And Safety |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 73 | 0 | $ 0
Operating Segments | Electrical / Electronic Architecture |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in affiliates |  | 60 | 64 |
Goodwill |  | 1,458 | 648 |
Total segment assets |  | 7,924 | 5,795 |
Operating Segments | Powertrain Systems |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in affiliates |  | 34 | 34 |
Goodwill |  | 8 | 8 |
Total segment assets |  | 3,630 | 3,854 |
Operating Segments | Electronics And Safety |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in affiliates |  | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill |  | 73 | 0 |
Total segment assets |  | 2,528 | 2,064 |
Intersegment Eliminations | Eliminations And Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Investments in affiliates | [1] | 0 | 0 |
Goodwill |  | 0 | 0 |
Total segment assets | [1] | $ (2,109) | $ (992) |
[1] | Eliminations and Other includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions.

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