Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Accumulated Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Total Crown Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Balance at beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2012	$ 129	$ 929	$ 668	$ 1,071	$ (2,614)	$ (214)	$ (160)	$ 289
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	428			324			324	104
Other comprehensive income / (loss)	99				$ 101		101	(2)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(93)							(93)
Restricted stock awarded	0		(6)			6
Stock-based compensation	21		21				21
Common stock issued	21		16			5	21
Common stock repurchased	(300)		(265)			(35)	(300)	0
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(16)		(3)				(3)	(13)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2013	289	929	431	1,395	$ (2,513)	(238)	4	285
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	475			387			387	88
Other comprehensive income / (loss)	(251)				(252)		(252)	1
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(62)							(62)
Stock-based compensation	22		22				22
Common stock issued	14		10			$ 4	14
Common stock repurchased	(2)		(2)				(2)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	(98)		(54)				(54)	(44)
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2014	387	929	407	1,782	(2,765)	$ (234)	119	268
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	461			393			393	68
Other comprehensive income / (loss)	(393)				$ (389)		(389)	(4)
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(48)							(48)
Contribution from noncontrolling interests	4							4
Restricted stock awarded	0		(2)			2
Stock-based compensation	27		27				27
Common stock issued	6		5			1	6
Common stock repurchased	(9)		(8)			(1)	(9)
Purchase of noncontrolling interests	0		(3)				(3)	3
Balance at end of period at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 435	$ 929	$ 426	$ 2,175	$ (3,154)	$ (232)	$ 144	$ 291