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ACQUISITIONS - Summary of Purchase Price Consideration (Details) - Delphi Technologies PLC $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | Oct. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] |
BorgWarner common stock issued for purchase of Delphi Technologies (in shares) | shares | 37,188,819
BorgWarner share price at October 1, 2020 | $ / shares | $ 39.54
Fair value of stock consideration | $ 1,470
Stock compensation consideration | 7
Total stock consideration | 1,477
Cash consideration | 18
Repayment of Delphi Technologies’ debt | 896
Total consideration | $ 2,391

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