Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	$ (251)	$ (216)
Capital expenditures	(124)	(139)
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash	(5)	(11)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	5	2
Intercompany investing activities	0	0
Other, net	0	(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(116)	(128)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,040	42
Payments of long-term debt	(984)	(32)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	423	274
Debt issue costs	(15)	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances		0
Proceeds from Contributed Capital		0
Common stock issued	13	4
Common stock repurchased	(194)	(7)
Dividends paid		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(35)	(38)
Other	11	(5)
Net cash provided by financing activities	249	238
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5)	(6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(123)	(112)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	227	230
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	2	1
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	179	2
Common stock issued	13	4
Common stock repurchased	(194)	(7)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(2)	(1)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(21)	(26)
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Intercompany investing activities	(39)	34
Net cash used for investing activities	(39)	34
Proceeds from long-term debt		0
Payments of long-term debt	(217)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	267	4
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	11	(20)
Other	(1)	8
Net cash provided by financing activities	60	(8)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1		0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(199)	(95)
Capital expenditures	(29)	(29)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	3	2
Intercompany investing activities	50	55
Other, net		0
Net cash used for investing activities	24	28
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000	0
Payments of long-term debt	(729)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	140	210
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(253)	(115)
Dividends paid	0	(34)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Other	12	(13)
Net cash provided by financing activities	155	48
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(20)	(19)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	134	54
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	114	35
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(33)	(96)
Capital expenditures	(95)	(110)
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash	(5)	(11)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	2
Intercompany investing activities		0
Other, net		(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(90)	(101)
Proceeds from long-term debt	40	42
Payments of long-term debt	(38)	(32)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	16	60
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	63	133
Proceeds from Contributed Capital	39
Dividends paid	(50)	(55)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(35)	(38)
Other	0	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	25	110
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5)	(6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(103)	(93)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	216	288
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	113	195
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Intercompany investing activities	(11)	(89)
Net cash used for investing activities	(11)	(89)
Proceeds from Contributed Capital	(39)
Dividends paid	50	89
Net cash provided by financing activities	11	89
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	2	1
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	179	2
Common stock issued	13	4
Common stock repurchased	(194)	(7)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(2)	(1)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(63)	(51)
Intercompany investing activities	47	43
Net cash used for investing activities	47	43
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	16	8
Common stock issued		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Net cash provided by financing activities	16	8
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(190)	(166)
Capital expenditures	(124)	(139)
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash	(5)	(11)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	5	2
Intercompany investing activities	0
Other, net		(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(116)	(128)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,040	42
Payments of long-term debt	(984)	(32)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	423	274
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(195)	(10)
Common stock issued	0	0
Common stock repurchased	0
Dividends paid	(47)	(43)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(35)	(38)
Other	11	(5)
Net cash provided by financing activities	188	188
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5)	(6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(123)	(112)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	227	230
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany investing activities	(47)	(43)
Net cash used for investing activities	(47)	(43)
Dividends paid	47	43
Net cash provided by financing activities	47	43
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	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	1
Net cash used for investing activities		0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	179	2
Common stock issued	13	4
Common stock repurchased	(194)	(7)
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(2)	(1)
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 June 30	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	(5)	(15)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Intercompany investing activities	2	7
Net cash used for investing activities	2	7
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000	0
Payments of long-term debt	(729)	0
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	130	191
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(389)	(179)
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(3)	12
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		0
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(6)	4
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	27	21
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	21	25
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	65	69
Capital expenditures	(13)	(13)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	3	1
Intercompany investing activities	46	43
Other, net		0
Net cash used for investing activities	36	31
Payments of long-term debt		0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(102)	(100)
Dividends paid		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	(102)	(100)
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 June 30	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	(313)	(271)
Capital expenditures	(111)	(126)
Insurance proceeds	8	23
Increase (Decrease) in Restricted Cash	(5)	(11)
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment	2	1
Intercompany investing activities		0
Other, net		(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(106)	(116)
Proceeds from long-term debt	40	42
Payments of long-term debt	(255)	(32)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	293	83
Debt issue costs	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	312	277
Common stock repurchased		0
Dividends paid	(48)	(50)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(10)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(35)	(38)
Other	11	(5)
Net cash provided by financing activities	308	277
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(5)	(6)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(116)	(116)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	322	320
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30	206	204
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment
Intercompany investing activities	(48)	(50)
Net cash used for investing activities	(48)	(50)
Common stock repurchased		0
Dividends paid	48	50
Other		0
Net cash provided by financing activities	48	50
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 June 30	$ 0	$ 0