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ACQUISITIONS - Summary of Purchase Price Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		6 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash consideration		$ 759	$ 2
Delphi Technologies PLC
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
BorgWarner common stock issued for purchase of Delphi Technologies (in shares)	37,188,819
BorgWarner share price (in dollar per share)	$ 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