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Earnings Per Share, Other Disclosures (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Mar. 30, 2010
Potential dilutive effect of options and Warrants          
Options outstanding to purchase common shares   16,645us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber 20,791us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber    
Average exercise price per share   $ 80.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice $ 80.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice    
Potential dilutive effect of shares underlying the options     0us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements 0us-gaap_IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements  
Dividends          
Payment of cash dividends to stockholders   $ 25.4us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock [1] $ 23.0us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock [1] $ 19.6us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock [1]  
Payment of quarterly cash dividends   $ 1.40us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.20us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid $ 1.00us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid  
Cash dividend returned to the Company 0.6kalu_Receiptsofcashdividendsfromdistributionofbankruptcytrust 0kalu_Receiptsofcashdividendsfromdistributionofbankruptcytrust [1] 0.6kalu_Receiptsofcashdividendsfromdistributionofbankruptcytrust [1] 0kalu_Receiptsofcashdividendsfromdistributionofbankruptcytrust [1]  
Treasury Stock, Number of Shares and Restriction Disclosures [Abstract]          
Shares returned from distribution of bankruptcy trust, shares     9,001kalu_Sharesreturnedfromdistributionofbankruptcytrustshares    
Repurchase of common shares pursuant to an authorization from the Board, shares   633,230us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 1,232,077us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired  
Weighted-average price of repurchases of common shares   $ 70.87us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare $ 64.35us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare    
Repurchase of common shares pursuant to an authorization from the Board, value   44.9us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod 79.3us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod    
Common shares available for additional share repurchase   $ 72.8us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1 $ 117.6us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1    
Warrant Transactions          
Potential dilutive effect of options and Warrants          
Number of common shares underlying the Warrants outstanding   3,700,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ kalu_ConvertibleRelatedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
3,600,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ kalu_ConvertibleRelatedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
  3,700,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightNumberOfSecuritiesCalledByWarrantsOrRights
/ kalu_ConvertibleRelatedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
Average exercise price of common shares underlying warrants   $ 60.70us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ kalu_ConvertibleRelatedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
$ 61.08us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightExercisePriceOfWarrantsOrRights1
/ kalu_ConvertibleRelatedTransactionsAxis
= us-gaap_WarrantMember
   
Common Stock          
Treasury Stock, Number of Shares and Restriction Disclosures [Abstract]          
Shares returned from distribution of bankruptcy trust, shares 9,001kalu_Sharesreturnedfromdistributionofbankruptcytrustshares
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
       
Repurchase of common shares pursuant to an authorization from the Board, shares   633,230us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
1,232,077us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
/ us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis
= us-gaap_CommonStockMember
   
[1] See Note 14 for the supplemental disclosure on non-cash transactions.