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Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs | Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Post-Employment Benefits
| Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Service cost | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 16 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest cost | 70 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 15 |
Expected return on plan assets | (59 | ) |  | (71 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Amortization of actuarial losses | 22 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |
Amortization of prior service credit | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (5 | )
Settlement (gain) loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailment gain | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
| $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Automotive Segment |
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 |
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ | 1,221 |  |  | $ | 1,291 |  |  | $ | 487 |  |  | $ | 575 |  |  | $ | 323 |  |  | $ | 368 |
Service cost | 3 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Interest cost | 49 |  |  | 48 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13 |
Benefits paid | (98 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (23 | )
Medicare subsidies received | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Curtailments | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlements | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Actuarial losses (gains) and changes in actuarial assumptions | (8 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | (75 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | (35 | )
Net transfers in (out) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Currency translation | — |  |  | — |  |  | (17 | ) |  | (57 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (3 | )
Benefit obligation, end of year | 1,167 |  |  | 1,221 |  |  | 510 |  |  | 487 |  |  | 295 |  |  | 323 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | 870 |  |  | 912 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Actual return on plan assets | 45 |  |  | (27 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlements | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Company contributions | 39 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 20 |
Benefits paid | (98 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | (21 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (24 | ) |  | (23 | )
Acquisitions | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Medicare subsidies received | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Currency translation | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets, end of year | 856 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 63 |  |  | 57 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Funded status of the plan | $ | (311 | ) |  | $ | (351 | ) |  | $ | (447 | ) |  | $ | (430 | ) |  | $ | (295 | ) |  | $ | (323 | )
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net liability recognized | $ | (311 | ) |  | $ | (351 | ) |  | $ | (447 | ) |  | $ | (430 | ) |  | $ | (295 | ) |  | $ | (323 | )
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net actuarial loss | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 56 |
Prior service cost (credit) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (10 | )
Total | $ | 435 |  |  | $ | 452 |  |  | $ | 94 |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 46 |
Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block] | Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation as of December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Post-Employment Benefits
| United States Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Discount rate | 3.90 | % |  | 4.15 | % |  | 3.85 | % |  | 2.03 | % |  | 2.72 | % |  | 1.77 | % |  | 3.98 | % |  | 4.18 | % |  | 3.84 | %
Rate of compensation increase | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | 2.96 | % |  | 3.19 | % |  | 3.16 | % |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:
| Pension Benefits |  | Other Post-Employment Benefits
| United States Plans |  | Non-U.S. Plans |
| Year Ended December 31, |  | Year Ended December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions) |  |
Discount rate | 4.15 | % |  | 3.85 | % |  | 4.55 | % |  | 2.72 | % |  | 1.77 | % |  | 3.49 | % |  | 4.18 | % |  | 3.84 | % |  | 4.45 | %
Expected return on plan assets | 5.65 | % |  | 6.55 | % |  | 6.95 | % |  | 3.22 | % |  | 3.52 | % |  | 4.18 | % |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |
Rate of compensation increase | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | 3.19 | % |  | 3.16 | % |  | 3.17 | % |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |  |  | n/a |
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 |
| December 31, |  | December 31,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 1,167 |  |  | $ | 1,221 |  |  | $ | 509 |  |  | $ | 486 |  |  | $ | 295 |  |  | $ | 323 |
Fair value of plan assets | 856 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 56 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
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,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Projected benefit obligation | $ | 1,167 |  |  | $ | 1,221 |  |  | $ | 494 |  |  | $ | 482 |
Accumulated benefit obligation | 1,167 |  |  | 1,221 |  |  | 459 |  |  | 445 |
Fair value of plan assets | 856 |  |  | 870 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 53 |
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
| 2016 |  | 2015
Initial health care cost trend rate | 6.69% |  | 6.97%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate | 5.00% |  | 5.00%
Year ultimate health care cost trend rate reached | 2022 |  | 2022
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 |  |  | $ | 24 |
100 bp decrease in health care cost trend rate | (1 | ) |  | (21 | )
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 |
|  | (in millions)
2017 |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 23 |
2018 |  | 84 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 23 |
2019 |  | 86 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 23 |
2020 |  | 87 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 23 |
2021 |  | 86 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 22 |
2022-2026 |  | 387 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 101 |
Railcar and Food Packaging |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block] | The following table 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
| 2016 |  | 2015
| (in millions)
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |
Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | 203 |
Service cost | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Interest cost | 8 |  |  | 8 |
Benefits paid | (15 | ) |  | (10 | )
Actuarial gain (loss) | 4 |  |  | (9 | )
Curtailment gain | — |  |  | (1 | )
Currency translation | — |  |  | (1 | )
Benefit obligation, end of year | 189 |  |  | 191 |
Change in plan assets: |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | 133 |  |  | 144 |
Actual return on plan assets | 8 |  |  | (3 | )
Company contributions | — |  |  | 2 |
Currency translation | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid | (15 | ) |  | (10 | )
Fair value of plan assets, end of year | 126 |  |  | 133 |
Funded status of the plan | $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets: |  |  |
Net liability recognized | $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts: |  |  |
Net actuarial loss | $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )
Total | $ | (63 | ) |  | $ | (58 | )

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