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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Cash and Cash Equivalents          
Total $ 177.7us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 169.5us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 273.4us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 49.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue $ 49.8us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
Trade Receivables - Net          
Billed trade receivables 128.7us-gaap_BilledContractReceivables 120.2us-gaap_BilledContractReceivables      
Unbilled trade receivables — Note 1 1.4us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable 0.4us-gaap_UnbilledContractsReceivable      
Trade receivables, gross 130.1us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent 120.6us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGrossCurrent      
Allowance for doubtful receivables (0.8)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent (0.8)us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent      
Trade receivables - net 129.3us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent 119.8us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent      
Inventories          
Finished products 73.6us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods 72.5us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoods      
Work-in-process 66.7us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess 75.9us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcess      
Raw materials 54.2us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials 47.2us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterials      
Operating supplies and repair and maintenance parts 20.2us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies 18.8us-gaap_OtherInventorySupplies      
Total 214.7us-gaap_InventoryNet 214.4us-gaap_InventoryNet      
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets          
Current derivative assets — Notes 10 and 11 85.7us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent 2.0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsCurrent      
Current deferred tax assets 86.4us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 36.7us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent      
Short-term restricted cash 0.3us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 0.3us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue      
Other 6.2us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent 5.2us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseCurrent      
Total 178.6us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent 44.2us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent      
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net          
Land and improvements 22.9us-gaap_Land 22.6us-gaap_Land      
Buildings and leasehold improvements 63.8us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross 53.0us-gaap_BuildingsAndImprovementsGross      
Machinery and equipment 509.8us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross 425.6us-gaap_MachineryAndEquipmentGross      
Construction in progress 25.2us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross 66.0us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressGross      
Property, plant and equipment - gross 621.7us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross 567.2us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross      
Accumulated depreciation (166.8)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (137.9)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment      
Property, plant and equipment - net 454.9us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet 429.3us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet      
Other Assets          
Derivative assets — Notes 10 and 11 0us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent 79.8us-gaap_DerivativeAssetsNoncurrent      
Restricted cash 10.0us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent 9.3us-gaap_RestrictedCashAndCashEquivalentsNoncurrent      
Deferred financing costs 5.9us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet 8.9us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsNoncurrentNet      
Deferred compensation plan assets 7.3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets 6.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets      
Other 0.1us-gaap_OtherAssets 0.3us-gaap_OtherAssets      
Total 23.3us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent 104.8us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent      
Other Accrued Liabilities          
Current derivative liabilities — Notes 10 and 11 94.9us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent 1.8us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesCurrent      
Uncleared cash disbursements 9.1us-gaap_BankOverdrafts 9.6us-gaap_BankOverdrafts      
Accrued income taxes and taxes payable 5.2us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent 4.3us-gaap_TaxesPayableCurrent      
Accrued annual VEBA contribution 13.7kalu_AccruedAnnualVebaContribution 16.0kalu_AccruedAnnualVebaContribution      
Short-term environmental accrual — Note 9 2.3us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent 2.8us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent      
Accrued interest 3.7us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent 3.7us-gaap_InterestPayableCurrent      
Short-term deferred revenue — Note 1 0.2us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent      
Other 3.7us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities 6.6us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesAndOtherLiabilities      
Total 132.8us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent 44.8us-gaap_OtherAccruedLiabilitiesCurrent      
Long-Term Liabilities          
Derivative liabilities — Notes 10 and 11 1.9us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent 84.3us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilitiesNoncurrent      
Income tax liabilities 2.4kalu_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsAndIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedNoncurrent 5.0kalu_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsAndIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedNoncurrent      
Workers’ compensation accruals 21.5us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent 23.3us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent      
Long-term environmental accrual — Note 9 17.0us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent 20.0us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesNoncurrent      
Long-term asset retirement obligations 4.4us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent 4.0us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationsNoncurrent      
Long-term deferred revenue - Note 1 0.5us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent 0us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent      
Deferred compensation liability 7.2us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent 7.0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationLiabilityClassifiedNoncurrent      
Long-term capital leases 0.1us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent 0.1us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligationsNoncurrent      
Other long-term liabilities 3.3us-gaap_OtherLiabilities 2.7us-gaap_OtherLiabilities      
Total 58.3us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent 146.4us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent      
Long-Term Debt — Note 3          
Senior notes 225.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount 225.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount      
Cash convertible senior notes 0us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt 163.5us-gaap_ConvertibleDebt      
Total 225.0us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent 388.5us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent      
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]          
Other Assets          
Deferred compensation plan assets 7.3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
6.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
     
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]          
Cash and Cash Equivalents          
Cash and money market funds 29.5us-gaap_Cash
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
57.7us-gaap_Cash
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
     
Other Assets          
Deferred compensation plan assets 0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
0us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel1Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
     
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]          
Cash and Cash Equivalents          
Commercial paper 148.2us-gaap_CommercialPaperAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
111.8us-gaap_CommercialPaperAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
     
Other Assets          
Deferred compensation plan assets $ 7.3us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember
$ 6.5us-gaap_DeferredCompensationPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel2Member
/ us-gaap_FairValueByMeasurementFrequencyAxis
= us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementsRecurringMember