| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 1114 - Disclosure - Long-lived Assets by Geographical Information (Detail) (http://www.autoliv.com/taxonomy/role/DisclosureLonglivedAssetsByGeographicalInformation) |
| Table | Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001034670 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||||||||
| Geographical | Geographical | |||||||||||||
| Asia | China | Japan | Rest of Asia | Americas | Europe | Geographical [Domain] | Asia | China | Japan | Rest of Asia | Americas | Europe | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets, Total | 4,094,000,000 | 3,487,000,000 | ||||||||||||