Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 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	$ 334	$ 399	$ 378
Trade receivables, net	831	562	712
Inventories	1,051	1,007	985
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	358	366	310
Total current assets	2,574	2,334	2,385
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,932	2,961	2,386
Goodwill	2,536	2,489	1,789
Intangibles	517	597
Other assets	1,108	1,040	1,058
Total assets	9,667	9,421	7,618
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	305	228	555
Current portion of asbestos liability	130	130	143
Accounts payable	1,042	1,212	983
Other liabilities	518	552	458
Total current liabilities	1,995	2,122	2,139
Long-term debt	5,549	5,345	3,217
Asbestos-related liabilities	663	687	762
Other long-term liabilities	1,002	988	909
Share owners’ equity	349	171	479
Noncontrolling interests	109	108	112
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	9,667	9,421	7,618
Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	(2,536)	(2,228)	(3,020)
Total assets	(2,536)	(2,228)	(3,020)
Current liabilities:
Other liabilities	(2)	(2)	(2)
Total current liabilities	(2)	(2)	(2)
Long-term debt	(250)	(250)	(250)
Share owners’ equity	(2,284)	(1,976)	(2,768)
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	(2,536)	(2,228)	(3,020)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,394	1,240	1,636
Total assets	1,394	1,240	1,636
Current liabilities:
Current portion of asbestos liability	130	130	143
Other liabilities	2	2	2
Total current liabilities	132	132	145
Long-term debt	250	250	250
Asbestos-related liabilities	663	687	762
Share owners’ equity	349	171	479
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,394	1,240	1,636
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,142	988	1,384
Total assets	1,142	988	1,384
Current liabilities:
Share owners’ equity	1,142	988	1,384
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,142	988	1,384
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	334	399	378
Trade receivables, net	831	562	712
Inventories	1,051	1,007	985
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	358	366	310
Total current assets	2,574	2,334	2,385
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,932	2,961	2,386
Goodwill	2,536	2,489	1,789
Intangibles	517	597
Other assets	1,108	1,040	1,058
Total assets	9,667	9,421	7,618
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	305	228	555
Accounts payable	1,042	1,212	983
Other liabilities	518	552	458
Total current liabilities	1,865	1,992	1,996
Long-term debt	5,549	5,345	3,217
Other long-term liabilities	1,002	988	909
Share owners’ equity	1,142	988	1,384
Noncontrolling interests	109	108	112
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	$ 9,667	$ 9,421	$ 7,618