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Business Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | May 31, 2011 | Aug. 31, 2012 E-Car [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Thyssen Krupp Automotive Systems [Member] Entity | Nov. 30, 2013 Textile Competence Centre Kft [Member] | Oct. 26, 2012 STT Technologies Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest acquired |  |  |  |  | 27.00% |  | 49.00% | 50.00%
Cash paid |  |  | $ 120,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 |
Increase in fixed assets | 5,000,000 |  | 95,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in goodwill | 3,000,000 |  | 29,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Increase in other assets | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other long-term liabilities | 2,000,000 |  | 28,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Non-controlling interests | 1,000,000 |  | 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Net cash outflow | 9,000,000 | 525,000,000 | 120,000,000 |  | 56,000,000 |  |  |
Cash acquired |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000 |  |  |
Purchase intangibles |  |  |  |  | 210,000,000 |  |  |
Number of manufacturing facilities in Brazil |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Percentage of interest in Wuhu Youth Tongyang Auto Plastic Parts Co., Ltd. |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |  |  |
Total consideration for the acquisitions |  |  | 157,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Consideration assumed as debt |  |  | 37,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Change in non-cash working capital |  |  | 35,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Company's pro forma consolidated sales | 0 | 31,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses on acquisition | $ 0 | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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