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Debt Narrative - Debt Facilities - Automotive (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 06, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Sensitivity to 25 bp change in interest rates, impact on interest expense in 2014 | $ 7,000,000 |  |
Sensitivity to 25 bp change in interest rates, impact on interest expense in 2015 | 2,000,000 |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 2.30% |  | 2.60%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Line of credit, refinancing indebtedness due, period | 91 days |  |
Revolving credit facility, unused borrowing availability | 550,000,000 | 540,000,000 | 451,000,000
Line of credit, aggregate principal amount due upon acceleration | 300,000,000 |  |
Letter of Credit [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Letters of credit outstanding | 39,000,000 |  | 37,000,000
Term Loan [Member] | Automotive Segment [Member] | Debt Facility [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Term of Interest Rate Derivatives | 5 years |  |
Derivative, Notional Amount | 1,190,000,000 |  |
Average fixed interest rate of variable rate term loans through swap agreements | 5.37% |  |
Amount of hedged principal | 1,190,000,000 |  |
Principal Owners and Affiliates [Member] | Federal-Mogul [Member] |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |
Funding Commitment, Total Amount |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |

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