| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1077 - Disclosure - Summary of Change in Balance Sheet Position of Product-Related Liabilities (Detail) (http://www.autoliv.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureSummaryOfChangeInBalanceSheetPositionOfProductRelatedLiabilities) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001034670 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31 | 2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31 | 2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31 | |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
Reserve at beginning of the year | |||
Change in reserve | |||
Cash payments | ( | ( | ( |
Translation difference | ( | ( | ( |
Reserve at end of the year | 60,800,000 | 51,300,000 | |