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Contingencies and Commitments - Additional Information - 1 (Detail) R$ in Millions			1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 08, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 31, 2012 USD ($)	May 31, 2012 BRL (R$)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Jul. 06, 2018 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 BRL (R$)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Remediation reserve balance								$ 269,000,000	$ 280,000,000				$ 294,000,000
Sherwin [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Remediation reserve balance								$ 38,000,000	$ 38,000,000
Tax Authority, Spain [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Charge recorded in provision for income taxes to establish liability for estimated loss						$ 30,000,000	€ 26,000,000
Percentage of share of the estimated loss						49.00%	49.00%
Tax Authority, Spain [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total combined assessments	$ 25,000,000									€ 21,000,000
Tax Authority, Spain [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total combined assessments	$ 61,000,000									€ 53,000,000
Tax Authority, Spain [Member] \| Arconic Inc [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax matters agreement, contribution percentage	51.00%
Tax Authority, Spain [Member] \| Alcoa Corporation [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tax matters agreement, contribution percentage	49.00%
Brazilian Federal Revenue Office [Member] \| Alcoa World Alumina Brasil [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Disallowed tax credits			$ 110,000,000											R$ 220
Percentage of penalty of the gross disallowed amount			50.00%
Value added tax receivable				$ 41,000,000	R$ 82
Brazilian Federal Revenue Office [Member] \| Alcoa World Alumina Brasil [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Charge recorded in provision for income taxes to establish liability for estimated loss		$ 0
Brazilian Federal Revenue Office [Member] \| Alcoa World Alumina Brasil [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Charge recorded in provision for income taxes to establish liability for estimated loss		$ 53,000,000
Tax Year 2006 Through 2009 [Member] \| Tax Authority, Spain [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Total combined assessments											$ 152,000,000	€ 131,000,000