Commitments and Contingencies - Loss Contingencies (Details) BRL in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) defendant entity facility affiliate_corporations number_of_companies	Mar. 31, 2017 BRL	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Potentially Responsible Parties | entity	8
Number of Previously Owned Carbonless Copy Paper Manufacturing Facilities | facility	2
Threshold For Environmental Cleanup Costs	$ 75
Total Operable Units	5
Allocation Litigation Final Judgment	$ 76
Total Companies Included In Injunction Order | number_of_companies	4
Divisibility Of Responsibility Ruling	28.00%
Payments due to LLC under settlement agreement	$ 9
Net Loss Contingency Accrual	19		$ 27
Estimate of Indemnity Asset Due From Related Party	28		31
Total Amount Received from Settlements with Insurance Carriers	173
Portion of Insurance Settlements Subject to Competing Claims	$ 9
BAT And API Funding Obligation Under The Cost Sharing Agreement	50.00%
BAT And API Obligation Under The Cost Sharing Agreement	60.00%
NCR Former Obligation Percentage	100.00%
Former NCR Total Operable Units Responsibility	4
Kalamazoo River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Additional Companies Receiving General Notice Letters | number_of_companies	3
Total Additional Defendants | defendant	2
Total Corporation Plaintiffs | affiliate_corporations	3
Subcontract Relationship in MEA [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	$ 20
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	$ 40
Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Portion Of Costs Below Threshold, Percentage	45.00%
Portion Of Costs Exceeding Threshold, Percentage	40.00%
Kalamazoo River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated Litigation Liability, Current	$ 1		$ 2
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value	54	BRL 168
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Minimum	0
Loss Contingency, Range of Possible Loss, Maximum	75
Fox River LLC [Member] | Fox River Site [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Fox River LLC Funding Remainder Other Current Asset	$ 0