Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 230	$ 342	$ 421	$ 463
Receivables, net	1,194	948
Inventories	1,272	1,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213	165
Total current assets	2,909	2,603
Goodwill	1,944	1,952
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,800	1,751
Other non-current assets	571	562
Total	7,224	6,868
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	67
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,979	2,090
Total current liabilities	2,277	2,285
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,493	3,337
Postretirement and pension liabilities	946	996
Other non-current liabilities	497	489
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	11	(239)	271	229
Total	7,224	6,868
Crown European Holdings SA [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	230	342	421	463
Receivables, net	1,194	948
Inventories	1,272	1,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213	165
Total current assets	2,909	2,603
Goodwill	1,944	1,952
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,800	1,751
Other non-current assets	571	562
Total	7,224	6,868
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	67
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,979	2,090
Total current liabilities	2,277	2,285
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,493	3,337
Postretirement and pension liabilities	946	996
Other non-current liabilities	497	489
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	11	(239)
Total	7,224	6,868
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Intercompany receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2
Total current assets	2
Intercompany debt receivables
Investments	453	215
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	455	215
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12	20
Intercompany payables
Total current liabilities	12	20
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	670	668
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total	455	215
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Intercompany receivables	1	2
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	5	7
Total current assets	6	9
Intercompany debt receivables	1,678	1,590
Investments	3,084	3,007
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets	25	13
Total	4,793	4,619
Short-term debt	10	6
Current maturities of long-term debt	17
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	21	20
Intercompany payables		1
Total current liabilities	48	27
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	962	1,002
Long-term intercompany debt	2,549	2,481
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,234	1,109
Total equity/(deficit)	1,234	1,109
Total	4,793	4,619
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	35	54	62	65
Receivables, net	326	230
Intercompany receivables	78	60
Inventories	657	615
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	149	129
Total current assets	1,245	1,088
Intercompany debt receivables	3,711	3,514
Investments	(440)	(577)
Goodwill	1,396	1,396
Property, plant and equipment, net	595	604
Other non-current assets	466	491
Total	6,973	6,516
Short-term debt	8	14
Current maturities of long-term debt	28	1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,087	1,124
Intercompany payables	31	22
Total current liabilities	1,154	1,161
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	2,362	2,173
Long-term intercompany debt	1,754	1,664
Postretirement and pension liabilities	928	986
Other non-current liabilities	322	321
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests		(4)
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	453	215
Total equity/(deficit)	453	211
Total	6,973	6,516
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	195	288	359	398
Receivables, net	868	718
Intercompany receivables	31	23
Inventories	615	533
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	57	29
Total current assets	1,766	1,591
Intercompany debt receivables	377	327
Investments
Goodwill	548	556
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,205	1,147
Other non-current assets	80	58
Total	3,976	3,679
Short-term debt	167	108
Current maturities of long-term debt	68	66
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	859	926
Intercompany payables	79	62
Total current liabilities	1,173	1,162
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	169	162
Long-term intercompany debt	793	618
Postretirement and pension liabilities	18	10
Other non-current liabilities	175	168
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	238
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,410	1,321
Total equity/(deficit)	1,648	1,559
Total	3,976	3,679
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Intercompany receivables	(110)	(85)
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets	(110)	(85)
Intercompany debt receivables	(5,766)	(5,431)
Investments	(3,097)	(2,645)
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	(8,973)	(8,161)
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Intercompany payables	(110)	(85)
Total current liabilities	(110)	(85)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	(5,766)	(5,431)
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(3,097)	(2,645)
Total equity/(deficit)	(3,097)	(2,645)
Total	(8,973)	(8,161)
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	230	342	421	463
Receivables, net	1,194	948
Inventories	1,272	1,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213	165
Total current assets	2,909	2,603
Goodwill	1,944	1,952
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,800	1,751
Other non-current assets	571	562
Total	7,224	6,868
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	67
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,979	2,090
Total current liabilities	2,277	2,285
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,493	3,337
Long-term intercompany debt
Postretirement and pension liabilities	946	996
Other non-current liabilities	497	489
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	11	(239)
Total	7,224	6,868
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2
Total current assets	2
Intercompany debt receivables
Investments	453	215
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	455	215
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12	20
Total current liabilities	12	20
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	670	668
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total	455	215
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	76	76
Total current assets	76	76
Intercompany debt receivables
Investments	1,445	1,208
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets	366	376
Total	1,887	1,660
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	28	40
Total current liabilities	28	40
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	411	411
Long-term intercompany debt	730	723
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities	265	271
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	453	215
Total equity/(deficit)	453	215
Total	1,887	1,660
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	230	342	421	463
Receivables, net	1,194	948
Inventories	1,272	1,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	135	89
Total current assets	2,831	2,527
Intercompany debt receivables	1,400	1,391
Investments
Goodwill	1,944	1,952
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,800	1,751
Other non-current assets	205	186
Total	8,180	7,807
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	67
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,939	2,030
Total current liabilities	2,237	2,225
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,082	2,926
Long-term intercompany debt
Postretirement and pension liabilities	946	996
Other non-current liabilities	232	218
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,445	1,208
Total equity/(deficit)	1,683	1,442
Total	8,180	7,807
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Intercompany debt receivables	(1,400)	(1,391)
Investments	(1,898)	(1,423)
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	(3,298)	(2,814)
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	(1,400)	(1,391)
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(1,898)	(1,423)
Total equity/(deficit)	(1,898)	(1,423)
Total	(3,298)	(2,814)
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	230	342	421	463
Receivables, net	1,194	948
Intercompany receivables
Inventories	1,272	1,148
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	213	165
Total current assets	2,909	2,603
Intercompany debt receivables
Investments
Goodwill	1,944	1,952
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,800	1,751
Other non-current assets	571	562
Total	7,224	6,868
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	67
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,979	2,090
Intercompany payables
Total current liabilities	2,277	2,285
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,493	3,337
Long-term intercompany debt
Postretirement and pension liabilities	946	996
Other non-current liabilities	497	489
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	11	(239)
Total	7,224	6,868
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Intercompany receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2
Total current assets	2
Intercompany debt receivables
Investments	453	215
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	455	215
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	12	20
Intercompany payables
Total current liabilities	12	20
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	670	668
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total equity/(deficit)	(227)	(473)
Total	455	215
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	25	21	35	38
Receivables, net	1	1
Intercompany receivables
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2	2
Total current assets	28	24
Intercompany debt receivables	2,258	1,833
Investments	1,492	1,386
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net	1	1
Other non-current assets	28	30
Total	3,807	3,274
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt	28
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	34	34
Intercompany payables
Total current liabilities	62	34
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,895	1,732
Long-term intercompany debt	1,193	956
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	657	552
Total equity/(deficit)	657	552
Total	3,807	3,274
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	1	1	1	1
Receivables, net	13	37
Intercompany receivables	43	40
Inventories	294	285
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	88	58
Total current assets	439	421
Intercompany debt receivables	1,916	1,354
Investments	775	632
Goodwill	453	453
Property, plant and equipment, net	300	298
Other non-current assets	344	382
Total	4,227	3,540
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt		1
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	314	323
Intercompany payables	15	17
Total current liabilities	329	341
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	412	412
Long-term intercompany debt	2,211	1,726
Postretirement and pension liabilities	528	550
Other non-current liabilities	294	296
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	453	215
Total equity/(deficit)	453	215
Total	4,227	3,540
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	204	320	385	424
Receivables, net	1,180	910
Intercompany receivables	15	17
Inventories	978	863
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	121	105
Total current assets	2,498	2,215
Intercompany debt receivables	340	525
Investments
Goodwill	1,491	1,499
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,499	1,452
Other non-current assets	199	150
Total	6,027	5,841
Short-term debt	185	128
Current maturities of long-term debt	85	66
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,619	1,713
Intercompany payables	43	40
Total current liabilities	1,932	1,947
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,186	1,193
Long-term intercompany debt	440	362
Postretirement and pension liabilities	418	446
Other non-current liabilities	203	193
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	238	234
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,610	1,466
Total equity/(deficit)	1,848	1,700
Total	6,027	5,841
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Receivables, net
Intercompany receivables	(58)	(57)
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Total current assets	(58)	(57)
Intercompany debt receivables	(4,514)	(3,712)
Investments	(2,720)	(2,233)
Goodwill
Property, plant and equipment, net
Other non-current assets
Total	(7,292)	(6,002)
Short-term debt
Current maturities of long-term debt
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Intercompany payables	(58)	(57)
Total current liabilities	(58)	(57)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities
Long-term intercompany debt	(4,514)	(3,712)
Postretirement and pension liabilities
Other non-current liabilities
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(2,720)	(2,233)
Total equity/(deficit)	(2,720)	(2,233)
Total	$ (7,292)	$ (6,002)