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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

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						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	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						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	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						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	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				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	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		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(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	)