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Shareholders' Equity And Net Income Per Share Weighted Average Shares Outstanding and Net Income Per Share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
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
Numerator                      
Income from continuing operations                 $ 1,188 $ 1,309 $ 1,170
Income from discontinued operations                 262 42 42
Net income attributable to Delphi $ 192 $ 404 $ 645 $ 209 $ 344 $ 305 $ 382 $ 320 $ 1,450 $ 1,351 $ 1,212
Denominator:                      
Weighted average number of basic shares outstanding 279,290 282,970 287,770 290,900 294,110 298,590 302,680 305,850 285,200 300,270 310,820
Dilutive shares related to RSU's                 1,440 1,620 980
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding, including dilutive shares 281,640 284,400 288,850 291,810 296,930 300,140 303,740 306,890 286,640 301,890 311,800
Basic net income per share:                      
Income from continuing operations, per basic share $ 0.71 [1] $ 1.24 [1] $ 1.22 [1] $ 0.99 [1] $ 1.16 [1] $ 1.00 [1] $ 1.19 [1] $ 1.02 [1] $ 4.16 [1] $ 4.36 [1] $ 3.76
Income from discontinued operations, per basic share (0.02) [1] 0.19 [1] 1.02 [1] (0.27) [1] 0.01 [1] 0.02 [1] 0.07 [1] 0.03 [1] 0.92 [1] 0.14 [1] 0.14
Basic net income per share attributable to Delphi 0.69 [1] 1.43 [1] 2.24 [1] 0.72 [1] 1.17 [1] 1.02 [1] 1.26 [1] 1.05 [1] 5.08 [1] 4.50 [1] 3.90
Diluted net income per share:                      
Income from continuing operations, per diluted share 0.70 [1] 1.23 [1] 1.21 [1] 0.99 [1] 1.15 [1] 1.00 [1] 1.19 [1] 1.01 [1] 4.14 [1] 4.34 [1] 3.75
Income from discontinued operations, per diluted share (0.02) [1] 0.19 [1] 1.02 [1] (0.27) [1] 0.01 [1] 0.02 [1] 0.07 [1] 0.03 [1] 0.92 [1] 0.14 [1] 0.14
Diluted net income per share attributable to Delphi $ 0.68 [1] $ 1.42 [1] $ 2.23 [1] $ 0.72 [1] $ 1.16 [1] $ 1.02 [1] $ 1.26 [1] $ 1.04 [1] 5.06 [1] 4.48 [1] 3.89
Anti-dilutive securities share impact                 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00
[1] Due to the use of the weighted average shares outstanding for each quarter for computing earnings per share, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal the per share amount for the year.