Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:



	Pension Benefits									Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,									Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010			2012			2011			2010
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	30		$	29		$	30		$	1		$	1		$	1
Interest cost	77			83			85			14			18			21
Expected return on plan assets	(62		)	(67		)	(60		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	39			26			27			2			1			—
Amortization of prior service credit	1			—			—			(14		)	(16		)	(12		)
Settlement gain	(1		)	—			—			—			—			—
Curtailment gain	(1		)	—			(1		)	(51		)	(1		)	(29		)
	$	83		$	71		$	81		$	(48	)	$	3		$	(19	)

Automotive Segment [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following provides disclosures for our Automotive segment's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, recognition in the consolidated balance sheets and inputs and valuation assumptions:



	Pension Benefits												Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	1,227		$	1,151		$	362		$	352		$	350		$	366
Service cost	21			19			9			9			1			1
Interest cost	53			58			16			17			14			18
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			—
Benefits paid	(62		)	(60		)	(21		)	(22		)	(29		)	(30		)
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			3
Plan amendments	—			—			1			—			(16		)	(4		)
Curtailments	(16		)	—			—			—			—			—
Settlements	(4		)	—			—			—			—			—
Contractual termination benefit	6			—			—			—			—			—
Actuarial losses and changes in actuarial assumptions	98			59			94			21			75			(3		)
Net transfers (out) in	(25		)	—			3			1			(3		)	—
Currency translation	—			—			10			(16		)	—			(1		)
Benefit obligation, end of year	1,298			1,227			474			362			395			350

Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	670			662			48			48			—			—
Actual return on plan assets	82			9			3			2			—			—
Company contributions	93			64			24			23			26			27
Benefits paid	(62		)	(60		)	(21		)	(22		)	(29		)	(30		)
Expenses	(5		)	(5		)	—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			3
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			—
Currency translation	—			—			1			(3		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	778			670			55			48			—			—
Funded status of the plan	$	(520	)	$	(557	)	$	(419	)	$	(314	)	$	(395	)	$	(350	)

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(520	)	$	(557	)	$	(419	)	$	(314	)	$	(395	)	$	(350	)

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial loss	$	435		$	415		$	107		$	36		$	113		$	41
Prior service cost (credit)	—			—			4			3			(75		)	(124		)
Total	$	435		$	415		$	111		$	39		$	38		$	(83	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Discount rate	4.50	%	5.15	%	4.69	%	4.92	%	4.45	%	5.10	%
Expected return on plan assets	7.60	%	8.50	%	5.27	%	5.34	%	—	%	—	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.16	%	3.18	%	—	%	—	%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation as of December 31, 2012 and 2011:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Discount rate	3.70	%	4.50	%	2.99	%	4.69	%	3.60	%	4.45	%
Rate of compensation increase	—	%	3.50	%	3.13	%	3.16	%	—	%	—	%

Schedule of projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets [Table Text Block]

Information for defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,298	$	1,227	$	472	$	359	$	395	$	350
Fair value of plan assets	778		670		51		44		—		—

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	December 31,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,298	$	1,227	$	471	$	359
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,298		1,213		436		338
Fair value of plan assets	778		670		50		44

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]

Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive loss expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over 2013:



	Pension Benefits				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States		Non-U.S.		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(in millions)
Amortization of actuarial losses	$	14	$	8	$	6
Amortization of prior service credit	—		—		(11		)
	$	14	$	8	$	(5	)

Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care and drug cost trend rates used to measure next year's post-employment healthcare benefits are as follows:



	Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2012	2011
Health care cost trend rate	7.25%	7.63%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	5.00%	5.00%
Year ultimate health care cost trend rate reached	2018	2018

Drug cost trend rate	8.38%	8.94%
Ultimate drug cost trend rate	5.00%	5.00%
Year ultimate drug cost trend rate reached	2018	2018

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant impact on the amounts reported for OPEB plans. The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a change in the assumed health care cost trend rate:



	Total Service and Interest Cost			APBO
	(in millions)
100 basis point (“bp”) increase in health care cost trend rate	$	1		$	27
100 bp decrease in health care cost trend rate	(1		)	(23		)

Schedule of change in assumptions for benefit obligation [Table Text Block]

The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a change in certain assumptions for projected benefit obligations (“PBO”), associated expense and other comprehensive loss (“OCL”). The changes in these assumptions have no impact on Federal-Mogul's 2013 funding requirements.



	Pension Benefits																		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans									Non-U.S. Plans									Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Change in 2013 expense			Change in PBO			Change in accumulated OCL			Change in 2013 expense			Change in PBO			Change in accumulated OCL			Change in 2013 expense	Change in PBO
	(in millions)
25 bp decrease in discount rate	$	—		$	35		$	(35	)	$	1		$	15		$	(15	)	—	$	9
25 bp increase in discount rate	—			(34		)	34			(1		)	(14		)	14			—	(9		)
25 bp decrease in return on assets rate	2			—			—			—			—			—			—	—
25 bp increase in return on assets rate	(2		)	—			—			—			—			—			—	—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Federal-Mogul's projected benefit payments from the plans are estimated as follows:



	Pension Benefits				Other Post-Employment Benefits
Years	United States Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(in millions)
2013	$	81	$	27	$	30
2014	80		24		30
2015	81		25		30
2016	83		24		29
2017	78		25		29
2018-2022	413		134		128

Railcar and Food Packaging [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following provides disclosures for ARI's and Viskase's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and recognition in the consolidated balance sheets. As pension costs for ARI and Viskase are not material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations, we do not provide information regarding their inputs and valuation assumptions.



	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2012			2011			2012		2011
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	178		$	165		$	—	$	—
Service cost	—			1			—		—
Interest cost	8			8			—		—
Benefits paid	(9		)	(9		)	—		—
Actuarial losses	21			13			—		—
Adjustments to benefits	—			—			—		—
Benefit obligation, end of year	198			178			—		—
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	114			116			—		—
Actual return on plan assets	13			(1		)	—		—
Company contributions	6			8			—		—
Benefits paid	(9		)	(9		)	—		—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	124			114			—		—
Funded status of the plan	$	(74	)	$	(64	)	$	—	$	—
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(74	)	$	(64	)	$	—	$	—
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial (loss) gain	$	(66	)	$	(55	)	$	—	$	1
Prior service credit	—			—			—		2
Total	$	(66	)	$	(55	)	$	—	$	3