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Financial Instruments Automotive Narrative (Details) (Automotive Segment [Member], Federal-Mogul [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Notional value of price hedge contracts | $ 52 | $ 45
Maturity of price risk cash flow hedge derivatives (in years) | 1 year |
Notional value of foreign currency hedge contracts | 126 | 160
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Unrealized net gains (losses) on price hedge contracts | (1) | 1
Notional value of foreign currency hedge contracts | 14 | 11
Unrealized net gains on foreign currency hedge contracts |  | 1
Derivative instruments, Gain recognized in income | 3 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Unrealized net gains on foreign currency hedge contracts | 0 |
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest rate swap contracts |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Maximum length of time hedged in interest rate cash flow hedge | 5 years |
Notional value of interest rate swap agreements | 1,190 |
Remaining portion of notional amount of interest rate cash flow hedge instruments | 140 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss interest rate hedges. | (2) | (10)
Losses on interest rate swap agreements expected to be reclassified | 2 |
Expected change in interest expense from 25 basis point change in interest rates, 2014 | 7 |
Expected change in interest expense from 25 basis point change in interest rates, 2015 | $ 2 |
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Number of customers accounting for more than 6% of direct sales | 0 |
Concentration of risk threshold, percentage of direct sales | 6.00% |
VCS [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |
Concentration threshhold, balance sheet | 18.00% |

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