Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Crown Holdings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table provides information about the changes in each component of accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

	Defined benefit plans			Foreign currency translation			Gains and losses on cash flow hedges			Total
Balance at January 1, 2016	$	(1,690	)	$	(1,446	)	$	(18	)	$	(3,154	)
Other comprehensive income / (loss) before reclassifications	118			(433		)	18			(297		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	48			—			3			51
Other comprehensive income / (loss)	166			(433		)	21			(246		)
Balance at December 31, 2016	(1,524		)	(1,879		)	3			(3,400		)
Other comprehensive income / (loss) before reclassifications	(92		)	198			41			147
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income	33			—			(21		)	12
Other comprehensive income / (loss)	(59		)	198			20			159
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	(1,583	)	$	(1,681	)	$	23		$	(3,241	)

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table provides information about the amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income in 2017 and 2016.

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Components	Amount reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income						Affected line item in the Statement of Operations
	2017			2016
(Gains) / losses on cash flow hedges
Commodities	$	(31	)	$	8		Cost of products sold
	(31		)	8			Total before tax
	8			(2		)	Provision for income taxes
	(23		)	6			Net of tax
Foreign exchange	8			10			Net sales
	(6		)	(14		)	Cost of products sold
	2			(4		)	Total before tax
	—			1			Provision for income taxes
	2			(3		)	Net of tax
Total (gains) / losses on cash flow hedges	$	(21	)	$	3
Amortization of defined benefit plan items
Actuarial losses	$	99		$	119		(a)
Prior service credit	(54		)	(52		)	(a)
	45			67			Total before tax
	(12		)	(19		)	Provision for income taxes
Total amortization of defined benefit plan items	$	33		$	48		Net of tax
Total reclassifications	$	12		$	51		Net of tax

(a) These accumulated other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net period pension and postretirement cost. See Note T for further details.