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Segment Reporting Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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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