Supplemental Guarantor And Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			$ 1,640	$ 1,106	$ 1,494
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			(12)	362	447
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,628	1,468	1,941
Capital expenditures			(846)	(698)	(657)
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			13	7	19
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations			0	0	48
Proceeds from business divestitures			0	0	(197)
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(1,197)	(324)	(15)
Cost of technology investments			(16)	(50)	(3)
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			0
Settlement of derivatives	$ (4)	$ (10)	(2)	(28)	(1)
Loans to affiliates			0	0	0
Repayments of loans from affiliates			0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries			0		0
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			(2,048)	(1,093)	(412)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	(159)	(166)
Net cash used in investing activities			(2,048)	(1,252)	(578)
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			(255)	17	34
Repayment of senior notes			0	0	(862)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs			0	796	852
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			(13)	(24)	(4)
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			(30)	(38)	(42)
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			0	0	0
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			0	0	0
Investment from parent			0		0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			0
Repurchase of ordinary shares			(499)	(383)	(634)
Distribution of cash dividends			(233)	(310)	(317)
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies			0	(1,148)	0
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off			0	180	0
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies			0	(863)	0
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			(35)	(33)	(40)
Net cash used in financing activities			(555)	456	(1,081)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(54)	86	(23)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(1,029)	758	259
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	568		568	1,597	839	$ 580
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	101
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	568		568	1,597	738
Reportable Legal Entities \| Parent
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			(170)	(93)	(141)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			(170)	(93)	(141)
Capital expenditures			0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			0	0	0
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations					0
Proceeds from business divestitures					0
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0	0
Cost of technology investments			0	0	0
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			5,879
Settlement of derivatives			0	0	0
Loans to affiliates			0	0	0
Repayments of loans from affiliates			0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries			(100)		(854)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			5,779	0	(854)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			5,779	0	(854)
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			0	0	0
Repayment of senior notes					0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs				0	852
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			0	0	0
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			1,002	802	1,095
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			(5,879)	(1,345)	(353)
Investment from parent			0		350
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			0
Repurchase of ordinary shares			(499)	(383)	(634)
Distribution of cash dividends			(233)	(310)	(317)
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies				(1,148)
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off				180
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies				0
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			(5,609)	92	993
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	(1)	(2)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	1		1	1	2	4
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	1		1	1	2
Reportable Legal Entities \| Subsidiary Guarantors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			0	(184)	125
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	(184)	125
Capital expenditures			0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			0	0	0
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations					0
Proceeds from business divestitures					0
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0	0
Cost of technology investments			0	0	0
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			4,971
Settlement of derivatives			0	0	0
Loans to affiliates			0	(126)	(979)
Repayments of loans from affiliates			0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries			0		0
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			4,971	(126)	(979)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			4,971	(126)	(979)
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			0	0	0
Repayment of senior notes					0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs				0	0
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			0	0	0
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			2,627	310	0
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			(1,719)	0	0
Investment from parent			0		854
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			(5,879)
Repurchase of ordinary shares			0	0	0
Distribution of cash dividends			0	0	0
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies				0
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off				0
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies				0
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			(4,971)	310	854
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0		0	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities \| Subsidiary Issuer/Guarantor
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			0	0	0
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations					0
Proceeds from business divestitures					0
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0	(15)
Cost of technology investments			0	0	(3)
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			0
Settlement of derivatives			0	0	0
Loans to affiliates			0	0	0
Repayments of loans from affiliates			0	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries			0		(350)
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			0	0	(368)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			0	0	(368)
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			0	0	0
Repayment of senior notes					(862)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs				0	0
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			0	0	0
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			0	0	1,230
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			0	0	0
Investment from parent			0		0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			0
Repurchase of ordinary shares			0	0	0
Distribution of cash dividends			0	0	0
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies				0
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off				0
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies				0
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			0	0	368
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0		0	0	0
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			1,810	1,383	1,510
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			(12)	362	447
Net cash provided by operating activities			1,798	1,745	1,957
Capital expenditures			(846)	(698)	(657)
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			13	7	19
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations					48
Proceeds from business divestitures					(197)
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			(1,197)	(324)	0
Cost of technology investments			(16)	(50)	0
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			0
Settlement of derivatives			(2)	(28)	(1)
Loans to affiliates			(3,629)	(986)	(1,346)
Repayments of loans from affiliates			7,598	1,345	353
Investments in subsidiaries			0		0
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			1,921	(734)	(1,387)
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	(159)	(166)
Net cash used in investing activities			1,921	(893)	(1,553)
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			(255)	17	34
Repayment of senior notes					0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs				796	0
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			(13)	(24)	(4)
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			(30)	(38)	(42)
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			0	0	0
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			0	0	0
Investment from parent			100		0
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			(4,971)
Repurchase of ordinary shares			0	0	0
Distribution of cash dividends			0	0	0
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies				0
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off				0
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies				(863)
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			(35)	(33)	(40)
Net cash used in financing activities			(4,694)	(179)	(120)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(54)	86	(23)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			(1,029)	759	261
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	567		567	1,596	837	576
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	101
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	567		567	1,596	736
Eliminations
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash provided by operating activities			0	0	0
Capital expenditures			0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of property / investments			0	0	0
Net proceeds from divestiture of discontinued operations					0
Proceeds from business divestitures					0
Cost of business acquisitions, net of cash acquired			0	0	0
Cost of technology investments			0	0	0
Return of Investment in Subsidiaries			(10,850)
Settlement of derivatives			0	0	0
Loans to affiliates			3,629	1,112	2,325
Repayments of loans from affiliates			(7,598)	(1,345)	(353)
Investments in subsidiaries			100		1,204
Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations			(14,719)	(233)	3,176
Net cash used in investing activities from discontinued operations			0	0	0
Net cash used in investing activities			(14,719)	(233)	3,176
Net (repayments) proceeds under other short-term debt agreements			0	0	0
Repayment of senior notes					0
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes, net of issuance costs				0	0
Contingent consideration and deferred acquisition purchase price payments			0	0	0
Dividend payments of consolidated affiliates to minority shareholders			0	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings from affiliates			(3,629)	(1,112)	(2,325)
Payments on borrowings from affiliates			7,598	1,345	353
Investment from parent			(100)		(1,204)
Payments of Distributions to Affiliates			10,850
Repurchase of ordinary shares			0	0	0
Distribution of cash dividends			0	0	0
Dividend received from spin-off of Delphi Technologies				0
Cash transferred from Delphi Technologies related to spin-off				0
Cash transferred to Delphi Technologies				0
Taxes withheld and paid on employees' restricted share awards			0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities			14,719	233	(3,176)
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash			0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Including Disposal Group and Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0	$ 0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operations	0		0	0	0
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 0		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

For the entity and the disposal group, amount of increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. Cash and cash equivalents are the amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Includes effect from exchange rate changes. Includes amount of increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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