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Segment Reporting Reconciliation of Adjusted OI to Net Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,971 |  | $ 1,925 |  | $ 1,779 |
Restructuring |  | $ (108) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (177) |  | (140) |  | (137) |
Other acquisition and portfolio project costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (47) |  | (20) |  | (15) |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16) |  | (7) |  | 0 |
Gain (loss) on business divestitures, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  | 335 | [1] | $ 461 |  | $ 481 |  | $ 446 |  | $ 464 | $ 392 | $ 462 | $ 440 |  | 1,723 | [2] | 1,758 | [3] | 1,627 | [4]
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (127) |  | (135) |  | (143) |
Other (expense) income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (88) |  | (8) |  | (18) |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,508 |  | 1,615 |  | 1,466 |
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (263) |  | (255) |  | (240) |
Equity income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  | 20 |  | 15 |
Income from continuing operations |  | 224 |  | 364 |  | 369 |  | 304 |  | 362 | 313 | 379 | 326 |  | 1,261 |  | 1,380 |  | 1,241 |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax |  | (3) |  | 54 | [5] | 298 | [5] | (75) | [5] | 6 | 12 | 27 | 15 |  | 274 |  | 60 |  | 60 |
Net income |  | 221 |  | 418 |  | 667 |  | 229 | [6] | 368 | 325 | 406 | 341 | [7] | 1,535 |  | 1,440 |  | 1,301 |
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85 |  | 89 |  | 89 |
Net income attributable to Delphi |  | $ 192 |  | $ 404 |  | $ 645 |  | $ 209 |  | $ 344 | $ 305 | $ 382 | $ 320 |  | 1,450 |  | 1,351 |  | 1,212 |
Electrical / Electronic Architecture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37) |  | (57) |  | (28) |
Powertrain Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (115) |  | (55) |  | (53) |
Electronics And Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25) |  | (28) |  | (56) |
Operating Segments | Electrical / Electronic Architecture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,095 |  | 1,060 |  | 982 |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37) |  | (57) |  | (28) |
Other acquisition and portfolio project costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26) |  | (15) |  | (15) |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  | (2) |  |  |
Gain (loss) on business divestitures, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14) |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,014 | [2] | 986 | [3] | 939 | [4]
Equity income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  | 21 |  | 15 |
Operating Segments | Powertrain Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 553 |  | 518 |  | 470 |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (115) |  | (55) |  | (53) |
Other acquisition and portfolio project costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12) |  | (3) |  | 0 |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9) |  | (1) |  |  |
Gain (loss) on business divestitures, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 417 | [2] | 459 | [3] | 417 | [4]
Equity income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | (1) |  | 0 |
Operating Segments | Electronics And Safety |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323 |  | 347 |  | 327 |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (25) |  | (28) |  | (56) |
Other acquisition and portfolio project costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9) |  | (2) |  | 0 |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  | (4) |  |  |
Gain (loss) on business divestitures, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |
Operating income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 292 | [2] | 313 | [3] | 271 | [4]
Equity income, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Intersegment Eliminations | Eliminations And Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted OI to Net Income Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjusted operating income | [8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Restructuring |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other acquisition and portfolio project costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Asset impairments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  |
Operating income | [8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [2] | 0 | [3] | 0 | [4]
Equity income, net of tax | [8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |
[1] | In the fourth quarter of 2015, Delphi recorded restructuring charges totaling $108 million, which includes employee-related and other costs.
[2] | Includes charges recorded in 2015 related to costs associated with employee termination benefits and other exit costs of $37 million for Electrical/Electronic Architecture, $115 million for Powertrain Systems and $25 million for Electronics and Safety.
[3] | Includes charges recorded in 2014 related to costs associated with employee termination benefits and other exit costs of $57 million for Electrical/Electronic Architecture, $55 million for Powertrain Systems and $28 million for Electronics and Safety
[4] | Includes charges recorded in 2013 related to costs associated with employee termination benefits and other exit costs of $28 million for Electrical/Electronic Architecture, $53 million for Powertrain Systems and $56 million for Electronics and Safety.
[5] | In the first quarter of 2015, Delphi recognized an after-tax impairment loss of $88 million within discontinued operations, in the second quarter of 2015, Delphi recognized an after-tax gain on the divestiture of discontinued operations of $285 million and in the third quarter of 2015, Delphi recognized an after-tax gain on the divestiture of discontinued operations of $47 million.
[6] | In the first quarter of 2015, Delphi recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $52 million.
[7] | In the first quarter of 2014, Delphi recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $34 million
[8] | Eliminations and Other includes the elimination of inter-segment transactions. Capital expenditures amounts are attributable to corporate administrative and support functions, including corporate headquarters and certain technical centers.

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