Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 227	$ 350	$ 230	$ 342
Receivables, net	1,302	1,057
Inventories	1,424	1,166
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	219	177
Total current assets	3,172	2,750
Goodwill	1,944	1,998
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,018	1,995
Other non-current assets	735	747
Total	7,869	7,490
Short-term debt	286	261
Current maturities of long-term debt	168	115
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,177	2,142
Total current liabilities	2,631	2,518
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,672	3,289
Long-term intercompany debt		0
Postretirement and pension liabilities	990	1,098
Other non-current liabilities	451	462
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	286	285
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total equity/(deficit)	125	123	11	(239)
Total	7,869	7,490
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3	1
Total current assets	3	1
Investments	920	749
Total	923	750
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11	18
Total current liabilities	11	18
Long-term intercompany debt	1,073	894
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total	923	750
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0
Intercompany receivables	2	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	16	14
Total current assets	18	16
Intercompany debt receivables	1,516	1,578
Investments	3,906	3,839
Other non-current assets	22	24
Total	5,462	5,457
Short-term debt	1	2
Current maturities of long-term debt	36	18
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	26	21
Intercompany payables	0	0
Total current liabilities	63	41
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,019	1,003
Long-term intercompany debt	2,206	2,264
Other non-current liabilities	8	8
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	2,166	2,141
Total equity/(deficit)	2,166	2,141
Total	5,462	5,457
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	114	134	35	54
Receivables, net	340	274
Intercompany receivables	88	41
Inventories	692	582
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	133	123
Total current assets	1,367	1,154
Intercompany debt receivables	3,547	3,141
Investments	(271)	(278)
Goodwill	1,382	1,429
Property, plant and equipment, net	605	610
Other non-current assets	630	658
Total	7,260	6,714
Short-term debt	10	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	55	28
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,087	1,097
Intercompany payables	37	32
Total current liabilities	1,189	1,157
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	2,450	2,073
Long-term intercompany debt	1,454	1,340
Postretirement and pension liabilities	971	1,079
Other non-current liabilities	276	316
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total	7,260	6,714
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	113	216	195	288
Receivables, net	962	783
Intercompany receivables	37	32
Inventories	732	584
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	67	39
Total current assets	1,911	1,654
Intercompany debt receivables	533	492
Investments
Goodwill	562	569
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,413	1,385
Other non-current assets	83	65
Total	4,502	4,165
Short-term debt	275	259
Current maturities of long-term debt	77	69
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,053	1,006
Intercompany payables	90	43
Total current liabilities	1,495	1,377
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	203	213
Long-term intercompany debt	863	713
Postretirement and pension liabilities	19	19
Other non-current liabilities	167	138
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	286	285
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,469	1,420
Total equity/(deficit)	1,755	1,705
Total	4,502	4,165
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Intercompany receivables	(127)	(75)
Total current assets	(127)	(75)
Intercompany debt receivables	(5,596)	(5,211)
Investments	(4,555)	(4,310)
Total	(10,278)	(9,596)
Intercompany payables	(127)	(75)
Total current liabilities	(127)	(75)
Long-term intercompany debt	(5,596)	(5,211)
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(4,555)	(4,310)
Total equity/(deficit)	(4,555)	(4,310)
Total	(10,278)	(9,596)
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3	1
Total current assets	3	1
Investments	920	749
Total	923	750
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11	18
Total current liabilities	11	18
Long-term intercompany debt	1,073	894
Postretirement and pension liabilities	0
Other non-current liabilities	0
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total	923	750
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Receivables, net	9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	83	83
Total current assets	92	83
Investments	1,927	1,768
Other non-current assets	502	504
Total	2,521	2,355
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	26	34
Total current liabilities	26	34
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	412	412
Long-term intercompany debt	890	875
Other non-current liabilities	273	285
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total	2,521	2,355
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	227	350	230	342
Receivables, net	1,293	1,057
Inventories	1,424	1,166
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	133	93
Total current assets	3,077	2,666
Intercompany debt receivables	1,963	1,769
Goodwill	1,944	1,998
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,018	1,995
Other non-current assets	233	243
Total	9,235	8,671
Short-term debt	286	261
Current maturities of long-term debt	168	115
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	2,140	2,090
Total current liabilities	2,594	2,466
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	3,260	2,877
Postretirement and pension liabilities	990	1,098
Other non-current liabilities	178	177
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	286	285
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,927	1,768
Total equity/(deficit)	2,213	2,053
Total	9,235	8,671
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0
Intercompany debt receivables	(1,963)	(1,769)
Investments	(2,847)	(2,517)
Total	(4,810)	(4,286)
Long-term intercompany debt	(1,963)	(1,769)
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(2,847)	(2,517)
Total equity/(deficit)	(2,847)	(2,517)
Total	(4,810)	(4,286)
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Parent [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3	1
Total current assets	3	1
Investments	920	749
Total	923	750
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	11	18
Total current liabilities	11	18
Long-term intercompany debt	1,073	894
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total equity/(deficit)	(161)	(162)
Total	923	750
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	21	27	25	21
Receivables, net	0	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1	1
Total current assets	22	30
Intercompany debt receivables	1,673	1,530
Investments	1,690	1,560
Property, plant and equipment, net	1	1
Other non-current assets	30	26
Total	3,416	3,147
Current maturities of long-term debt	55	28
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	50	33
Total current liabilities	105	61
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,996	1,616
Long-term intercompany debt	510	756
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	805	714
Total equity/(deficit)	805	714
Total	3,416	3,147
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0	1	1	1
Receivables, net	18	14
Intercompany receivables	41	7
Inventories	328	282
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	95	92
Total current assets	482	396
Intercompany debt receivables	1,720	1,483
Investments	652	606
Goodwill	453	453
Property, plant and equipment, net	306	308
Other non-current assets	495	529
Total	4,108	3,775
Current maturities of long-term debt	0	0
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	373	317
Intercompany payables	20	17
Total current liabilities	393	334
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	412	412
Long-term intercompany debt	1,582	1,447
Postretirement and pension liabilities	526	545
Other non-current liabilities	275	288
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total equity/(deficit)	920	749
Total	4,108	3,775
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	206	322	204	320
Receivables, net	1,284	1,041
Intercompany receivables	20	17
Inventories	1,096	884
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	120	83
Total current assets	2,726	2,347
Intercompany debt receivables	14	279
Goodwill	1,491	1,545
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,711	1,686
Other non-current assets	210	192
Total	6,152	6,049
Short-term debt	286	261
Current maturities of long-term debt	113	87
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,743	1,774
Intercompany payables	41	7
Total current liabilities	2,183	2,129
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities	1,264	1,261
Long-term intercompany debt	242	195
Postretirement and pension liabilities	464	553
Other non-current liabilities	176	174
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Noncontrolling interests	286	285
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	1,537	1,452
Total equity/(deficit)	1,823	1,737
Total	6,152	6,049
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0	0
Intercompany receivables	(61)	(24)
Total current assets	(61)	(24)
Intercompany debt receivables	(3,407)	(3,292)
Investments	(3,262)	(2,915)
Total	(6,730)	(6,231)
Intercompany payables	(61)	(24)
Total current liabilities	(61)	(24)
Long-term intercompany debt	(3,407)	(3,292)
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Crown Holdings shareholders' equity/(deficit)	(3,262)	(2,915)
Total equity/(deficit)	(3,262)	(2,915)
Total	$ (6,730)	$ (6,231)