Gain (Loss) on Assets Held-for-sale

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The aggregate cost of goods produced and sold during the reporting period, excluding depreciation, depletion, and amortization.

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The aggregate expense recognized in the current period that allocates the cost of tangible assets, intangible assets, or depleting assets to periods that benefit from use of the assets.

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This element represents the income or loss from continuing operations attributable to the economic entity which may also be defined as revenue less expenses from ongoing operations, after income or loss from equity method investments, but before income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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The net amount of other income and expense amounts, the components of which are not separately disclosed on the income statement, resulting from ancillary business-related activities (that is, excluding major activities considered part of the normal operations of the business) also known as other nonoperating income (expense) recognized for the period. Such amounts may include: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) net gains or losses on securities, (d) unusual costs, (e) gains or losses on foreign exchange transactions, and (f) miscellaneous other income and expense items.

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The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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Aggregate revenue during the period from the sale of goods in the normal course of business, after deducting returns, allowances and discounts.

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The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc.

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Financial Instruments and Commodity Contracts (Gain (Loss) Reclassification) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other expense (income), net	$ 3us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (9)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ 18us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ 5us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (14)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (12)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (5)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (10)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ 17us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (41)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	$ (52)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Cost of goods sold	(2,483)	(2,498)	(2,483)	(2,329)	(2,203)	(2,093)	(2,074)	(2,098)	(9,793)	(8,468)	(8,477)
Net sales	2,789us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,847us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,831us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,680us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,549us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,403us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,414us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	2,401us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	11,147us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	9,767us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet	9,812us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
SG&A	(108)	(108)	(103)	(108)	(117)	(115)	(109)	(120)	(427)	(461)	(398)
Depreciation and amortization	(86)	(87)	(90)	(89)	(87)	(91)	(79)	(77)	(352)	(334)	(292)
Income before income taxes									162	115	286
Income tax provision (benefit)	11us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	2us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(24)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	15us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	3us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(26)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(14)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(11)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(83)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Net income	29us-gaap_ProfitLoss	46us-gaap_ProfitLoss	38us-gaap_ProfitLoss	35us-gaap_ProfitLoss	54us-gaap_ProfitLoss	13us-gaap_ProfitLoss	23us-gaap_ProfitLoss	14us-gaap_ProfitLoss	148us-gaap_ProfitLoss	104us-gaap_ProfitLoss	203us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Income before income taxes									(39)	41	8
Income tax provision (benefit)									8	(16)	(2)
Net income									(31)	25	6
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Energy Contracts [Member] \| Other Expense (Income), Net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other expense (income), net									(5)	(5)	(5)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Aluminium Contracts [Member] \| Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Cost of goods sold									(40)	53	19
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Aluminium Contracts [Member] \| Net Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net sales									0	7	12
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Other Expense (Income), Net
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other expense (income), net									(3)	(2)	(1)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Cost of goods sold									(14)	(14)	(15)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Net Sales [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Net sales									18	3	0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| SG&A [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
SG&A									(1)	(1)	(2)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Gain on Assets Held-for-sale, Net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain on assets held for sale, net									7	0	0
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Currency Exchange Contracts [Member] \| Depreciation and Amortization [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization									$ (1)	$ 0	$ 0