Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans Benefit Obligations and Plan Assets (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Increase on Service and Interest Cost Components	$ 1,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Health Care Cost Trend Rate Assumed for Next Fiscal Year	7.25%	6.88%
Defined Benefit Plan, Ultimate Health Care Cost Trend Rate	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Year that Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate	2022	2018
Defined benefit plan, drug cost trend rate	7.25%	7.81%
Defined benefit plan, ultimate drug cost trend rate	5.00%	5.00%
Defined Benefit Plan Year That Drug Cost Rate Reaches Ultimate Trend Rate	2022	2018
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Increase on Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation	32,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Decrease on Service and Interest Cost Components	(1,000,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Effect of One Percentage Point Decrease on Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation	(28,000,000)
United States Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Next Twelve Months	94,000,000
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of actuarial losses		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation	0	0
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, aggregate projected benefit obligation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.55%	3.70%
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, discount rate	3.85%	4.55%
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	1,291,000,000	1,184,000,000	1,298,000,000
Service cost	3,000,000	4,000,000
Interest cost	52,000,000	47,000,000
Employee contributions	0	0
Benefits paid	(96,000,000)	(64,000,000)
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Plan amendments	0	0
Curtailments	0	0
Settlements	(3,000,000)	0
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions	151,000,000	(101,000,000)
Net transfers in (out)	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	912,000,000	909,000,000	778,000,000
Actual return on plan assets	43,000,000	138,000,000
Company contributions	56,000,000	60,000,000
Expenses	0	(3,000,000)
Currency translation	0	0
Funded status of the plan	(379,000,000)	(275,000,000)
Net liability recognized	(379,000,000)	(275,000,000)
Actuarial losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	409,000,000	242,000,000
Prior service cost (credit)	0	0
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	409,000,000	242,000,000
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase	0.00%	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets	6.95%	7.45%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase	0.00%	0.00%
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of prior service credit		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Amount to be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Next Fiscal Year		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two	84,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three	83,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four	81,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five	82,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	392,000,000
Pension Benefits
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Service cost	16,000,000	16,000,000	30,000,000
Interest cost	76,000,000	69,000,000	77,000,000
Pension Benefits \| Railcar and Food Packaging [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	203,000,000	176,000,000	198,000,000
Service cost	1,000,000	1,000,000
Interest cost	8,000,000	8,000,000
Benefits paid	(10,000,000)	(10,000,000)
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions	29,000,000	(21,000,000)
Currency translation	(1,000,000)	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	144,000,000	140,000,000	125,000,000
Actual return on plan assets	9,000,000	20,000,000
Company contributions	6,000,000	5,000,000
Currency translation	(1,000,000)	0
Funded status of the plan	(59,000,000)	(36,000,000)
Net liability recognized	(59,000,000)	(36,000,000)
Actuarial losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	(59,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	(59,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Non-U.S. Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Next Twelve Months	26,000,000
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of actuarial losses		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Projected Benefit Obligation	0	0
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, aggregate projected benefit obligation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	3.49%	2.99%
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, discount rate	1.77%	3.49%
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	575,000,000	450,000,000	474,000,000
Service cost	12,000,000	12,000,000
Interest cost	16,000,000	14,000,000
Employee contributions	0	0
Benefits paid	(28,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Medicare subsidies received	0	0
Plan amendments	0	0
Curtailments	(1,000,000)	(1,000,000)
Settlements	0	0
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions	112,000,000	(25,000,000)
Net transfers in (out)	73,000,000	(11,000,000)
Currency translation	(59,000,000)	15,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	54,000,000	55,000,000	55,000,000
Actual return on plan assets	3,000,000	2,000,000
Company contributions	30,000,000	24,000,000
Expenses	0	0
Currency translation	(6,000,000)	2,000,000
Funded status of the plan	(521,000,000)	(395,000,000)
Net liability recognized	(521,000,000)	(395,000,000)
Actuarial losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	151,000,000	81,000,000
Prior service cost (credit)	(2,000,000)	(3,000,000)
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	153,000,000	84,000,000
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase	3.16%	3.17%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets	4.18%	4.62%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase	3.17%	3.13%
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Accumulated Benefit Obligation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of prior service credit		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Amount to be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Next Fiscal Year		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two	25,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three	25,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four	26,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five	27,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	139,000,000
Other Post-Employment Benefits
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Service cost	0	0	1,000,000
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Other Post-Employment Benefits \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Next Twelve Months	27,000,000
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of actuarial losses		0
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, aggregate projected benefit obligation	0	0
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Discount Rate	4.45%	3.60%
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, discount rate	3.84%	4.45%
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation	368,000,000	335,000,000	395,000,000
Service cost	0	0
Interest cost	15,000,000	11,000,000
Employee contributions	0	1,000,000
Benefits paid	(26,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Medicare subsidies received	1,000,000	3,000,000
Plan amendments	8,000,000	0
Curtailments	0	(1,000,000)
Settlements	0	0
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions	36,000,000	(43,000,000)
Net transfers in (out)	0	(1,000,000)
Currency translation	(1,000,000)	(2,000,000)
Defined Benefit Plan, Fair Value of Plan Assets	0	0	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Company contributions	25,000,000	24,000,000
Expenses	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Funded status of the plan	(368,000,000)	(335,000,000)
Net liability recognized	(368,000,000)	(335,000,000)
Actuarial losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	95,000,000	63,000,000
Prior service cost (credit)	14,000,000	28,000,000
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	81,000,000	35,000,000
Defined benefit plan, assumption used calculated projected benefit obligation, rate of compensation increase	0.00%	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Return on Assets	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Rate of Compensation Increase	0.00%
Defined benefit plan, plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of plan assets	0	0
Defined benefit plans, amount in AOCI expected to be reclassed into net periodic benefit cost in the next year, amortization of prior service credit		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Amount to be Amortized from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Next Fiscal Year		0
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Two	26,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Three	27,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Four	26,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Year Five	26,000,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Benefit Payments, Five Fiscal Years Thereafter	121,000,000
Other Post-Employment Benefits \| Railcar and Food Packaging [Member]
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Service cost	0	0
Interest cost	0	0
Benefits paid	0	0
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Currency translation	0	0
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Company contributions	0	0
Currency translation	0	0
Funded status of the plan	0	0
Net liability recognized	0	0
Actuarial losses included in Accumulated other comprehensive income	1,000,000	1,000,000
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans, Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net Gains (Losses), before Tax	1,000,000	1,000,000
25 basis point decrease in discount rate [Member] \| United States Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(1,000,000)
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	36,000,000
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(36,000,000)
25 basis point decrease in discount rate [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	1,000,000
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	20,000,000
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(20,000,000)
25 basis point decrease in discount rate [Member] \| Other Post-Employment Benefits \| Automotive Segment [Member]
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Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	9,000,000
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Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(34,000,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	34,000,000
25 basis point increase in discount rate [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(1,000,000)
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(20,000,000)
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	20,000,000
25 basis point increase in discount rate [Member] \| Other Post-Employment Benefits \| Automotive Segment [Member]
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	(9,000,000)
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Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Change in pension expense due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	2,000,000
Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
Change in accumulated other comprehensive loss due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
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Change in projected benefit obligation due to sensitivity of assumptions used to determine projected benefit obligation, next twelve months	0
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25 basis point increase in return on asset rate [Member] \| Non-U.S. Plans \| Automotive Segment [Member]
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25 basis point increase in return on asset rate [Member] \| Other Post-Employment Benefits \| Automotive Segment [Member]
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