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Restructuring (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision | $ 14.0 |  |  | $ 5.0 |  |  | $ 41.0 | $ 44.0
Drivetrain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.0
Employee Severance [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 18.0 | $ 12.0 | $ 25.0 | 27.0 | $ 6.0 | $ 5.0 | 25.0 | 5.0
Provision | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 27.0 | 2.0 |  |
Cash payments | (8.0) | (2.0) | (20.0) | (10.0) | (6.0) | (2.0) |  |
Translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |
Ending Balance | 18.0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | 19.0
Employee Severance [Member] | Drivetrain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0
Provision | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |  |
Cash payments | (1.0) | 0.0 | 0.0 | (4.0) | (1.0) | (1.0) |  |
Translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | 1.0 |  |
Ending Balance | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.0
Employee Severance [Member] | Engine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning Balance | 14.0 | 8.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 21.0 | 1.0
Provision | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 26.0 | 1.0 |  |
Cash payments | (7.0) | (2.0) | (20.0) | (6.0) | (5.0) | (1.0) |  |
Translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Ending Balance | 15.0 | $ 14.0 | $ 8.0 | 18.0 | $ 22.0 | $ 1.0 | 15.0 | 18.0
Emissions [Member] | Engine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision | 3.0 |  |  | $ 5.0 |  |  | 14.0 | $ 38.0
Structural costs reduction actions [Member] | Drivetrain [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision | 1.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Structural costs reduction actions [Member] | Engine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Voluntary termination [Member] | Employee Severance [Member] | Engine [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision | $ 7.0 |  |  |  |  |  | 18.0 |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.0 |

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