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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill | $ 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill | $ 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill |
Net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill | 169 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill | 227 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill |  |
Light Vehicle Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill | 12 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_LightVehicleDrivelineSegmentMember |  |  |
Commercial Vehicle Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill | 94 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_CommercialVehicleSegmentMember |  |  |
Off-Highway Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill | 50 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_OffHighwaySegmentMember |  |  |
Power Technologies Segment [Member] |  |  |  |
Net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill | 13 us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_PowerTechnologiesSegmentMember |  |  |
Trademarks and Trade Names [Member] | Non Amortizable Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / dan_IntangibleAssetsByAmortizationAxis = dan_NonAmortizableIntangibleAssetsMember / dan_IntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = us-gaap_TrademarksAndTradeNamesMember |  |  |
Used In Research and Development [Member] | Non Amortizable Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |
Impairment of indefinite-lived intangible assets | 0 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsIndefinitelivedExcludingGoodwill / dan_IntangibleAssetsByAmortizationAxis = dan_NonAmortizableIntangibleAssetsMember / dan_IntangibleAssetsByMajorClassAxis = dan_UsedInResearchAndDevelopmentMember |  |  |
Goodwill Error [Member] |  |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements, Amount |  |  |  | $ (3)us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsAmount / us-gaap_QuantifyingMisstatementInCurrentYearFinancialStatementsByNatureOfErrorAxis = dan_GoodwillErrorMember

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- Definition Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 + Details
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- Definition Sum of the carrying amounts of all intangible assets, excluding goodwill, as of the balance sheet date, net of accumulated amortization and impairment charges. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388964&loc=d3e16212-109274 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph ((a)(1),(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16323-109275 + Details
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