Condensed Combining Financial Information (Condensed Combining Statement of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	$ 376	$ 315
Capital expenditures	(244)	(176)
Purchase of business	0	(1,207)
Proceeds from sale of business	0	33
Net investment hedge settlements	0	(11)
Other	16	(13)
Net cash used for investing activities	(228)	(1,374)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,379	1,435
Payments of long-term debt	(1,810)	(780)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	108	34
Debt issue costs	(16)	(18)
Common stock issued	8	5
Common stock repurchased	(8)	(9)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1	3
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(43)	(21)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	53	(38)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(328)	611
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(191)	(499)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	717	965
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	526	466
Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	376	315
Capital expenditures	(244)	(176)
Purchase of business		(1,207)
Proceeds from sale of business		33
Intercompany investing activities		0
Net investment hedge settlements		(11)
Other	16	(13)
Net cash used for investing activities	(228)	(1,374)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,379	1,435
Payments of long-term debt	(1,810)	(780)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	108	34
Net change in long-term intercompany balances		0
Debt issue costs	(16)	(18)
Common stock issued	8	5
Common stock repurchased	(8)	(9)
Dividends paid	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1	3
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(43)	(21)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	53	(38)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(328)	611
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(191)	(499)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	717	965
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	526	466
Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	6	24
Intercompany investing activities	150	(865)
Net cash used for investing activities	150	(865)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(156)	845
Common stock issued	8	5
Common stock repurchased	(8)	(9)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(156)	841
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc [Member] | Issuer [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(86)	(65)
Intercompany investing activities		9
Net cash used for investing activities		9
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	86	56
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	86	56
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc [Member] | Non-Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	466	356
Capital expenditures	(244)	(176)
Purchase of business		(1,207)
Proceeds from sale of business		33
Intercompany investing activities		865
Net investment hedge settlements		(11)
Other	16	(13)
Net cash used for investing activities	(228)	(509)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,379	1,435
Payments of long-term debt	(1,810)	(780)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	108	34
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	70	(901)
Debt issue costs	(16)	(18)
Dividends paid	(160)	(9)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1	3
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(43)	(21)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	53	(38)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(418)	(295)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(191)	(499)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	717	965
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	526	466
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	376	315
Capital expenditures	(244)	(176)
Purchase of business		(1,207)
Proceeds from sale of business		33
Intercompany investing activities	0	0
Net investment hedge settlements		(11)
Other	16	(13)
Net cash used for investing activities	(228)	(1,374)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,379	1,435
Payments of long-term debt	(1,810)	(780)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	108	34
Net change in long-term intercompany balances		0
Debt issue costs	(16)	(18)
Common stock issued	8	5
Common stock repurchased	(8)	(9)
Dividends paid	0	0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1	3
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(43)	(21)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	53	(38)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(328)	611
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(191)	(499)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	717	965
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	526	466
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Parent [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	6	24
Intercompany investing activities	150	(865)
Net cash used for investing activities	150	(865)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(156)	845
Common stock issued	8	5
Common stock repurchased	(8)	(9)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(156)	841
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	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	(61)	(53)
Intercompany investing activities		7
Net investment hedge settlements		(11)
Net cash used for investing activities		(4)
Proceeds from long-term debt	700	750
Payments of long-term debt	(1,100)	(675)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	60
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	352	(104)
Debt issue costs	(7)	(10)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	5	(39)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(56)	(96)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	104	128
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	48	32
Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member] | Guarantors [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	108	76
Capital expenditures	(81)	(30)
Intercompany investing activities	150	9
Other	11	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	80	(30)
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(187)	(46)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(187)	(46)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	1	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	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	353	268
Capital expenditures	(163)	(146)
Purchase of business		(1,207)
Proceeds from sale of business		33
Intercompany investing activities		865
Other	5	(4)
Net cash used for investing activities	(158)	(459)
Proceeds from long-term debt	679	685
Payments of long-term debt	(710)	(105)
Net change in revolving credit facility and short-term debt	48	34
Net change in long-term intercompany balances	(9)	(695)
Debt issue costs	(9)	(8)
Dividends paid	(330)	(16)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	1	3
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interests	(43)	(21)
Foreign exchange derivatives related to debt	53	(38)
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	(320)	(161)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(11)	(51)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(136)	(403)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	613	837
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	477	434
Eliminations [Member] | Crown Cork & Seal Company Inc [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(10)
Intercompany investing activities	(150)	(9)
Net cash used for investing activities	(150)	(9)
Dividends paid	160	9
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	160	9
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0	0
Eliminations [Member] | Crown Americas, LLC, Crown Americas Capital Corp. And Crown Americas Capital Corp. II [Member]
Net cash provided by/(used for) operating activities	(30)
Intercompany investing activities	(300)	(16)
Net cash used for investing activities	(300)	(16)
Dividends paid	330	16
Net cash (used for) provided by by financing activities	330	16
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0	$ 0