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Equity Affiliates (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
All Affiliate Investments [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | Equity method investments exceeding $5 at December 31, 2017 —
| Ownership Percentage |  | Investment
Dongfeng Dana Axle Co., Ltd. (DDAC) | 50% |  | $ | 97 |
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, LLC | 20% |  | 44 |
Axles India Limited | 48% |  | 9 |
Taiway Ltd. | 14% |  | 5 |
All others as a group |  |  | 5 |
Investments in equity affiliates |  |  | 160 |
Investment in affiliates carried at cost |  |  | 3 |
Investment in affiliates |  |  | $ | 163 |
All Equity Affiliates Combined [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | Summarized financial information for DDAC and other equity affiliates on a combined basis —
| DDAC |  | Other Equity Affiliates Combined
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Sales | $ | 877 |  |  | $ | 646 |  |  | $ | 554 |  |  | $ | 588 |  |  | $ | 498 |  |  | $ | 582 |
Gross profit | $ | 104 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 98 |  |  | $ | 113 |
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 42 |
Net income (loss) | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 40 |
Dana's equity in earnings (loss) of affiliate | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | (45 | ) |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 11 |
| DDAC |  | Other Equity Affiliates Combined
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Current assets | $ | 786 |  |  | $ | 547 |  |  | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 169 |
Noncurrent assets | 185 |  |  | 191 |  |  | 76 |  |  | 74 |
Total assets | $ | 971 |  |  | $ | 738 |  |  | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 243 |
Current liabilities | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 512 |  |  | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 96 |
Noncurrent liabilities | 86 |  |  | 87 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 13 |
Total liabilities | $ | 797 |  |  | $ | 599 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 109 |

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