Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	$ (432)	$ (389)
Capital expenditures	(63)	(62)
Intercompany investing activities	0	0
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Other, net	3	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	(52)	(48)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,007	21
Payments of long-term debt	(911)	(8)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	364	338
Debt issue costs	(15)	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	0	0
Common stock issued	8	2
Common stock repurchased	(6)	(7)
Dividends paid		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(8)	(16)
Other	10	8
Net cash provided by financing activities	439	338
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1)	7
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(46)	(92)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	304	250
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(2)	(5)
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	0	(10)
Common stock issued	8	2
Common stock repurchased	(6)	(7)
Net cash provided by financing activities	2	5
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(24)	(26)
Intercompany investing activities	0	0
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Payments of long-term debt	(199)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	237	4
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	12	(12)
Other	(2)	10
Net cash provided by financing activities	24	26
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(276)	(173)
Capital expenditures	(10)	(13)
Intercompany investing activities	10	12
Other, net	3	0
Net cash used for investing activities	3	(1)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000	0
Payments of long-term debt	(702)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	138	303
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	166	81
Dividends paid	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Other	12	(2)
Net cash provided by financing activities	267	220
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(6)	46
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	134	54
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	128	100
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(130)	(185)
Capital expenditures	(53)	(49)
Intercompany investing activities		0
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Other, net	0	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	(45)	(35)
Proceeds from long-term debt	7	21
Payments of long-term debt	(10)	(8)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	(11)	31
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(178)	(59)
Dividends paid	(10)	(12)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(8)	(16)
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	136	75
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1)	7
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(40)	(138)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	216	288
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	176	150
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany investing activities	(10)	(12)
Net cash used for investing activities	(10)	(12)
Dividends paid	10	12
Net cash provided by financing activities	10	12
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(2)	(5)
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances		(10)
Common stock issued	8	2
Common stock repurchased	(6)	(7)
Net cash provided by financing activities	2	5
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(34)	(19)
Intercompany investing activities	8	6
Net cash used for investing activities	8	6
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(26)	(13)
Common stock issued		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	26	13
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(396)	(365)
Capital expenditures	(63)	(62)
Intercompany investing activities	0
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Other, net	3	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	(52)	(48)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,007	21
Payments of long-term debt	(911)	(8)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	364	338
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	26	23
Common stock issued	0	0
Common stock repurchased	0
Dividends paid	(8)	(6)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(8)	(16)
Other	10	8
Net cash provided by financing activities	403	314
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1)	7
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(46)	(92)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	304	250
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany investing activities	(8)	(6)
Net cash used for investing activities	(8)	(6)
Dividends paid	8	6
Net cash provided by financing activities	8	6
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(2)	(5)
Net cash used for investing activities		0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	0	(10)
Common stock issued	8	2
Common stock repurchased	(6)	(7)
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	2	5
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	0
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(20)	(10)
Intercompany investing activities	2	5
Net cash used for investing activities	2	5
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000	0
Payments of long-term debt	(702)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	85	260
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	351	248
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	17	12
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1)	7
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	27	21
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	26	28
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(48)	(24)
Capital expenditures	(5)	(4)
Intercompany investing activities	8	7
Other, net	3	0
Net cash used for investing activities	6	3
Payments of long-term debt		0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(41)	(21)
Dividends paid		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	41	21
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1)	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	1	1
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	0	1
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(362)	(350)
Capital expenditures	(58)	(58)
Intercompany investing activities		0
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Other, net	0	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	(50)	(44)
Proceeds from long-term debt	7	21
Payments of long-term debt	(209)	(8)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	279	78
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(310)	(217)
Common stock repurchased		0
Dividends paid	(10)	(12)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(8)	(16)
Other	10	8
Net cash provided by financing activities	369	288
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1)	7
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(44)	(99)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	322	320
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	278	221
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany investing activities	(10)	(12)
Net cash used for investing activities	(10)	(12)
Common stock repurchased		0
Dividends paid	10	12
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	10	12
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		0
Cash and cash equivalents at March 31	$ 0	$ 0