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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Details 4)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Other Current Assets [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Other Current Assets [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Other Current Assets [Member]
Deposits [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Other Current Assets [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Other Assets [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member]
Other Assets [Member]
Bonds Issued By Venezuelan Government [Member]
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
VENEZUELA
VEF
Dec. 31, 2012
VENEZUELA
VEF
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]                          
Loss (gain) related to the remeasurement of fixed interest rate and devaluation-protected bonds in Venezuela $ 324cl_LossgainrelatedtotheremeasurementoffixedinterestrateanddevaluationprotectedbondsinVenezuela                        
Schedule of Available for Sale Securities and Marketable Securities [Line Items]                          
Marketable Securities     200us-gaap_MarketableSecurities
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173us-gaap_MarketableSecurities
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123us-gaap_MarketableSecurities
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Available-for-sale Securities           399us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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685us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecurities
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Fair Value of U.S. dollar-linked, devaluation-protected bonds           114cl_U.S.DollarLinkedDevaluationprotectedBondsFairValueDisclosure
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Fair Value of fixed interest rate bonds           285cl_FairValueOfFixedInterestRateBonds
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Loss related to the remeasurement of fixed interest rate bonds in Venezuela   $ 133cl_LossrelatedtotheremeasurementoffixedinterestratebondsinVenezuela                      
Official Exchange Rate                       6.30cl_OfficialExchangeRate
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4.30cl_OfficialExchangeRate
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