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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 10 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2014 Structural Products [Member] | Dec. 31, 2011 Structural Products [Member] | Mar. 31, 2014 Structural Products [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Fallbrook [Member] | Dec. 31, 2013 Fallbrook [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Fallbrook [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Fallbrook [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Fallbrook [Member] Off-Highway Segment [Member] | Sep. 30, 2013 Fallbrook [Member] Light Vehicle Segment [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, cash paid |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20 | $ 8 | $ 12 |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price allocated to indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 | 12 | 8
Cash proceeds from divestiture of business | 9 | 1 | 9 | 134 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds in escrow |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge to discontinued operations |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, that lack physical substance, having a projected indefinite period of benefit, acquired at the acquisition date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 805 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=39739317&loc=d3e4845-128472 + Details
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