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Postretirement Benefit Plans (Pension Plan Obligations) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:      
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 1,563us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation $ 1,507us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateAccumulatedBenefitObligation  
Fair value of plan assets 1,093us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets 1,136us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPensionPlansWithAccumulatedBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateFairValueOfPlanAssets  
Defined Benefit Plan, fair value plan assets [Domain]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Benefit Obligation 1,129us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= nvl_DefinedBenefitPlanfairvalueplanassetsDomain
1,163us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:      
Defined benefit plan, plans with benefit obligations less than plan assets 104nvl_Definedbenefitplanplanswithbenefitobligationslessthanplanassets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= nvl_DefinedBenefitPlanfairvalueplanassetsDomain
0nvl_Definedbenefitplanplanswithbenefitobligationslessthanplanassets
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= nvl_DefinedBenefitPlanfairvalueplanassetsDomain
 
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Projected benefit obligation 1,863us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,672us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,581us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
Accumulated benefit obligation 1,689us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
1,527us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
 
Projected Benefit Obligation [Domain]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Defined Benefit Plan, Plans with Benefit Obligations in Excess of Plan Assets, Aggregate Benefit Obligation 1,760us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= nvl_ProjectedBenefitObligationDomain
1,672us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanPlansWithBenefitObligationsInExcessOfPlanAssetsAggregateBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
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Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:      
Defined benefit plan, plans with benefit obligations less than plan assets $ 103nvl_Definedbenefitplanplanswithbenefitobligationslessthanplanassets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= nvl_ProjectedBenefitObligationDomain
$ 0nvl_Definedbenefitplanplanswithbenefitobligationslessthanplanassets
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= nvl_ProjectedBenefitObligationDomain