Asset Retirement Obligations - Schedule of Carrying Value of Recorded AROs by Major Category (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]
Closure of bauxite residue areas	$ 342	$ 274
Mine reclamation	279	255
Spent pot lining disposal	115	107
Demolition	61	72
Landfill closure	31	30
Balance at end of year	$ 828	$ 738	$ 753

The carrying amount of a liability for an asset retirement obligation. An asset retirement obligation is a legal obligation associated with the disposal or retirement of a tangible long-lived asset that results from the acquisition, construction or development, or the normal operations of a long-lived asset, except for certain obligations of lessees.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 25
-Paragraph 4
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116646717&loc=d3e6290-110844

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 410
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6392692&loc=d3e7535-110849

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