Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	$ (124)	$ (117)
Capital expenditures	(181)	(214)
Insurance proceeds	8	33
Change in restricted cash	(5)	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	6	3
Intercompany investing activities	0	0
Other, net	(6)	(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(178)	(205)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,063	49
Payments of long-term debt	(998)	(45)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	484	470
Debt issue costs	(15)	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances		0
Capital contribution	0
Common stock issued	16	7
Common stock repurchased	(300)	(207)
Dividends paid		0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(13)	0
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(65)	(50)
Other	15	(6)
Net cash provided by financing activities	187	218
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1	2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(114)	(102)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	236	240
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	13	11
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	271	189
Common stock issued	16	7
Common stock repurchased	(300)	(207)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(13)	(11)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(46)	(47)
Change in restricted cash
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Intercompany investing activities	(39)	35
Net cash used for investing activities	(39)	35
Proceeds from long-term debt
Payments of long-term debt	(217)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	298	7
Debt issue costs
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	1	(3)
Other	3	8
Net cash provided by financing activities	85	12
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	0	0
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(137)	(21)
Capital expenditures	(52)	(43)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	4	3
Intercompany investing activities	83	71
Other, net	10
Net cash used for investing activities	45	31
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000
Payments of long-term debt	(729)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	98	294
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(268)	(256)
Dividends paid		(34)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
Other	12	(14)
Net cash provided by financing activities	98	(10)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	6
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	134	54
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	140	54
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	46	(60)
Capital expenditures	(129)	(171)
Insurance proceeds	8	33
Change in restricted cash	(5)	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2
Intercompany investing activities
Other, net	(16)	(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(140)	(165)
Proceeds from long-term debt	63	49
Payments of long-term debt	(52)	(45)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	88	169
Debt issue costs
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(4)	70
Capital contribution	39
Dividends paid	(83)	(72)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(13)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(65)	(50)
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities	(27)	121
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1	2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(120)	(102)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	216	288
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	96	186
Crown European Holdings SA [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Intercompany investing activities	(44)	(106)
Net cash used for investing activities	(44)	(106)
Capital contribution	(39)
Dividends paid	83	106
Net cash provided by financing activities	44	106
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	13	11
Net cash used for investing activities	0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	271	189
Common stock issued	16	7
Common stock repurchased	(300)	(207)
Net cash provided by financing activities	(13)	(11)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(86)	(157)
Intercompany investing activities	56	57
Other, net	10
Net cash used for investing activities	66	57
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	20	100
Common stock issued
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
Net cash provided by financing activities	20	100
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	0	0
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(51)	29
Capital expenditures	(181)	(214)
Insurance proceeds	8	33
Change in restricted cash	(5)	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	6	3
Intercompany investing activities
Other, net	(16)	(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(188)	(205)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,063	49
Payments of long-term debt	(998)	(45)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	484	470
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(291)	(289)
Common stock issued
Common stock repurchased
Dividends paid	(56)	(57)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(13)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(65)	(50)
Other	15	(6)
Net cash provided by financing activities	124	72
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1	2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(114)	(102)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	350	342
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	236	240
Crown Cork Seal Company Inc [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany investing activities	(56)	(57)
Net cash used for investing activities	(56)	(57)
Dividends paid	56	57
Net cash provided by financing activities	56	57
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 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	13	11
Net cash used for investing activities		0
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	271	189
Common stock issued	16	7
Common stock repurchased	(300)	(207)
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities	(13)	(11)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 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	(35)	(28)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
Intercompany investing activities	20	10
Net cash used for investing activities	20	10
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,000
Payments of long-term debt	(729)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	85	287
Debt issue costs	(15)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(332)	(272)
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities	9	15
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(6)	(3)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	27	21
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	21	18
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	140	164
Capital expenditures	(23)	(21)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	4	1
Intercompany investing activities	61	57
Other, net	10
Net cash used for investing activities	52	37
Payments of long-term debt
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(193)	(201)
Dividends paid
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities	(193)	(201)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(1)	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	1	1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 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	(242)	(264)
Capital expenditures	(158)	(193)
Insurance proceeds	8	33
Change in restricted cash	(5)	(24)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2	2
Intercompany investing activities
Other, net	(16)	(3)
Net cash used for investing activities	(169)	(185)
Proceeds from long-term debt	63	49
Payments of long-term debt	(269)	(45)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	399	183
Debt issue costs
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	254	284
Common stock repurchased
Dividends paid	(81)	(67)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(13)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(65)	(50)
Other	15	(6)
Net cash provided by financing activities	303	348
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1	2
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(107)	(99)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1	322	320
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	215	221
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	(81)	(67)
Net cash used for investing activities	(81)	(67)
Common stock repurchased
Dividends paid	81	67
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities	81	67
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1
Cash and cash equivalents at Sept 30	$ 0	$ 0