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Employee Benefits, Net Periodic Benefit Costs and Charges Relating To All Other Employee Benefit Plans(Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
VEBAs:    
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost (income) relating to VEBAs $ 0.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost $ (5.6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
Pre-tax loss on settlement of Union VEBA   0kalu_PretaxlossonsettlementofUnionVEBA
Deferred compensation plan (0.4)us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense (0.2)us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualCompensationExpense
Defined contribution plans (4.0)us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized (4.0)us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanCostRecognized
Multiemployer pension plans 0.9us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions 0.9us-gaap_MultiemployerPlanPeriodContributions
Charges Relating To Other Benefit Plans 5.3kalu_ChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans 5.1kalu_ChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
Total other employee benefit plans 498.1kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans (0.5)kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
Fabricated Products    
VEBAs:    
Total other employee benefit plans 4.6kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
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4.6kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
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All Other    
VEBAs:    
Total other employee benefit plans 493.5kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
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(5.1)kalu_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCostAndChargesRelatingToOtherBenefitPlans
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VEBAs    
VEBAs:    
Service cost 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
0.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Interest cost 0.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
4.1us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Expected return on plan assets (1.1)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
(12.8)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Amortization of prior service cost 0.7us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
2.8us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) 0.3us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
(0.3)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Total net periodic postretirement benefit cost (income) relating to VEBAs 0.6us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
(5.6)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Pre-tax loss on settlement of Union VEBA 492.2kalu_PretaxlossonsettlementofUnionVEBA
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
0kalu_PretaxlossonsettlementofUnionVEBA
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
Total Charges Relating To VEBAs $ 492.8kalu_TotalChargesRelatingToVEBAs
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= kalu_VebasMember
$ (5.6)kalu_TotalChargesRelatingToVEBAs
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= kalu_VebasMember