| **Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)**                                                                            | 1 Months Ended |               |              |               |             |               |               |                 |               |                 |
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| Manufacturing Operations [Member]                                                                                   |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Accrued Liabilities                                                                                                 |           |          | $ 4,000,000  |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Issuance Costs, Net                                                                                            |           |          | 4,000,000    |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Financial Services Operations | VFN Facility [Member]                                                               |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount                                                                                        |           |          |         | $ 450,000,000 |        |          | $ 500,000,000 |            |          |            |   |
| Financial Services Operations | Trac Funding Facility [Member]                                                      |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount                                                                                        | $ 100,000,000  |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]                         |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                                                                 | 275,000,000    | $ 500,000,000 |         |          |        | $ 400,000,000 |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding                                                           |           |          | 244,000,000  |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Higher Borrowing Capacity Option                                        |           |          |         |          |        | $ 700,000,000 |          |            |          |            |   |
| Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member]                                         |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                                                                 | 82,000,000     |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding                                                           |           |          | 82,000,000   |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Installment Payments Set Two [Member] | Term Loan [Member] | Financial Services Operations | Bank Facility [Member] |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal                                                                        | $ 2,000,000    | $ 9,000,000   |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit [Member]                                                                                             |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity                                                                 |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          | $ 1,000,000,000 |   |
| Line of Credit [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]                                                         |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Issuance Costs, Net                                                                                            |           |          | 7,000,000    |          | $ 7,000,000 |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Line of Credit [Member] | Financial Services Operations                                                             |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Issuance Costs, Net                                                                                            |           |          | 2,000,000    |          | $ 3,000,000 |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Manufacturing Operations [Member]                                                 |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Debt Instrument, Face Amount                                                                                        |           |          | 250,000,000  |          |        |          |          |            | $ 300,000,000 |            | $ 1,000,000,000 |
| Mexico, Pesos                                                                                                       |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Commercial Paper                                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          | $ 1,800,000,000 |          |            |   |
| United States of America, Dollars                                                                                   |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| **Debt Instrument [Line Items]**                                                                                    |           |          |         |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |
| Commercial Paper                                                                                                    |           |          | $ 86,000,000 |          |        |          |          |            |          |            |   |

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities.
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| - Definition
Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.
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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal.
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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.
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Fair value of the amount outstanding under the credit facility.
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.
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