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Marketable Securities - Schedule of Marketable Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | $ 164 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost | $ 109 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost
Unrealized Gains (Losses) | 5 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax | 1 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax
Fair Value | 169 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent | 110 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent
US Treasury and Government [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 38 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember | 27 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
Unrealized Gains (Losses) | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember | 0 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
Fair Value | 38 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember | 27 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_USTreasuryAndGovernmentMember
Corporate Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 36 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_CorporateSecuritiesMember | 30 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_CorporateSecuritiesMember
Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  | (1)us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_CorporateSecuritiesMember
Fair Value | 36 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_CorporateSecuritiesMember | 29 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_CorporateSecuritiesMember
Certificates of Deposit [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 23 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember | 21 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember
Unrealized Gains (Losses) |  |
Fair Value | 23 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember | 21 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = us-gaap_CertificatesOfDepositMember
Other Securities [Member] |  |
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |
Cost | 67 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember | 31 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAmortizedCost / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember
Unrealized Gains (Losses) | 5 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember | 2 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember
Fair Value | $ 72 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember | $ 33 us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesCurrent / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = dan_OtherSecuritiesMember

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