Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non Guarantors
Number of subsidiaries that have guaranteed the notes | item	2
Ownership percentage in Guarantor Subsidiaries	100.00%
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239	$ 399	$ 257
Trade receivables, net	771	562	667
Inventories	1,107	1,007	1,007
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	359	366	268
Total current assets	2,476	2,334	2,199
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,996	2,961	2,337
Goodwill	2,532	2,489	1,752
Intangibles	587	597
Other assets	1,097	1,040	1,024
Total assets	9,688	9,421	7,312
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	239	228	635
Current portion of asbestos liability	130	130	143
Accounts payable	1,050	1,212	919
Other liabilities	467	552	417
Total current liabilities	1,886	2,122	2,114
Long-term debt	5,662	5,345	2,972
Asbestos-related liabilities	676	687	782
Other long-term liabilities	1,048	988	920
Total share owners' equity of the Company	299	171	401
Noncontrolling interests	117	108	123
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	9,688	9,421	7,312
Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	(2,467)	(2,228)	(2,909)
Total assets	(2,467)	(2,228)	(2,909)
Current liabilities:
Other liabilities	(7)	(2)	(7)
Total current liabilities	(7)	(2)	(7)
Long-term debt	(250)	(250)	(250)
Total share owners' equity of the Company	(2,210)	(1,976)	(2,652)
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	(2,467)	(2,228)	(2,909)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,362	1,240	1,583
Total assets	1,362	1,240	1,583
Current liabilities:
Current portion of asbestos liability	130	130	143
Other liabilities	7	2	7
Total current liabilities	137	132	150
Long-term debt	250	250	250
Asbestos-related liabilities	676	687	782
Total share owners' equity of the Company	299	171	401
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,362	1,240	1,583
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,105	988	1,326
Total assets	1,105	988	1,326
Current liabilities:
Total share owners' equity of the Company	1,105	988	1,326
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,105	988	1,326
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	239	399	257
Trade receivables, net	771	562	667
Inventories	1,107	1,007	1,007
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	359	366	268
Total current assets	2,476	2,334	2,199
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,996	2,961	2,337
Goodwill	2,532	2,489	1,752
Intangibles	587	597
Other assets	1,097	1,040	1,024
Total assets	9,688	9,421	7,312
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	239	228	635
Accounts payable	1,050	1,212	919
Other liabilities	467	552	417
Total current liabilities	1,756	1,992	1,971
Long-term debt	5,662	5,345	2,972
Other long-term liabilities	1,048	988	920
Total share owners' equity of the Company	1,105	988	1,326
Noncontrolling interests	117	108	123
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	$ 9,688	$ 9,421	$ 7,312