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Acquisitions,Divestitures and Disposal Group Held for Sale - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 10 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from divestiture of business |  | $ 9 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses | $ 1 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses | $ 8 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  | 2 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf |  |  |  |
Sales |  | 0 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue | 0 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue | 34 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue |  |  |  |
Proceeds in escrow |  |  | 10 us-gaap_AccountsAndOtherReceivablesNetCurrent |  |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal group held for sale | 80 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown | 80 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown |  |  |  |  |  |
Axle Differential and Brake Systems [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from divestiture of business |  |  |  | 8 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_AxleDifferentialAndBrakeSystemsMember |  |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  |  |  | 2 us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_AxleDifferentialAndBrakeSystemsMember |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  | 32 us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_AxleDifferentialAndBrakeSystemsMember |  |  |  |
Structural Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash proceeds from divestiture of business |  | 9 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_StructuralProductsMember |  |  |  | 134 us-gaap_ProceedsFromDivestitureOfBusinesses / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_StructuralProductsMember |  |
Charge to discontinued operations |  | 1 us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_StructuralProductsMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Operations In Venezuela [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on disposal group held for sale |  | 80 us-gaap_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationLossGainOnWriteDown / us-gaap_IncomeStatementBalanceSheetAndAdditionalDisclosuresByDisposalGroupsIncludingDiscontinuedOperationsAxis = dan_OperationsInVenezuelaMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Fallbrook [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, amount paid |  |  | 8 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember | 12 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember |  |  | 20 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesGross / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember |
Business acquisition, price allocated to indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember
Fallbrook [Member] | Off-Highway Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, price allocated to indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_OffHighwaySegmentMember
Fallbrook [Member] | Light Vehicle Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, price allocated to indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8 us-gaap_BusinessCombinationRecognizedIdentifiableAssetsAcquiredAndLiabilitiesAssumedIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssets / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = dan_FallbrookMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = dan_LightVehicleDrivelineSegmentMember

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