Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 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	$ 294	$ 399	$ 270
Trade receivables, net	857	562	753
Inventories	1,057	1,007	1,023
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	234	366	442
Total current assets	2,442	2,334	2,488
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,917	2,961	2,874
Goodwill	2,534	2,489	2,797
Intangibles, net	490	597	404
Other assets	1,114	1,040	991
Total assets	9,497	9,421	9,554
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	262	228	250
Current portion of asbestos liability	130	130	143
Accounts payable	1,059	1,212	1,004
Other liabilities	582	552	527
Total current liabilities	2,033	2,122	1,924
Long-term debt	5,333	5,345	5,609
Asbestos-related liabilities	643	687	738
Other long-term liabilities	973	988	909
Share owners’ equity	401	171	264
Noncontrolling interests	114	108	110
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	9,497	9,421	9,554
Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	(2,605)	(2,228)	(2,554)
Total assets	(2,605)	(2,228)	(2,554)
Current liabilities:
Other liabilities	(7)	(2)
Total current liabilities	(7)	(2)
Long-term debt	(250)	(250)	(250)
Share owners’ equity	(2,348)	(1,976)	(2,304)
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	(2,605)	(2,228)	(2,554)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,431	1,240	1,402
Total assets	1,431	1,240	1,402
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	643	687	738
Share owners’ equity	401	171	264
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,431	1,240	1,402
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,174	988	1,152
Total assets	1,174	988	1,152
Current liabilities:
Share owners’ equity	1,174	988	1,152
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,174	988	1,152
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	294	399	270
Trade receivables, net	857	562	753
Inventories	1,057	1,007	1,023
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	234	366	442
Total current assets	2,442	2,334	2,488
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,917	2,961	2,874
Goodwill	2,534	2,489	2,797
Intangibles, net	490	597	404
Other assets	1,114	1,040	991
Total assets	9,497	9,421	9,554
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	262	228	250
Accounts payable	1,059	1,212	1,004
Other liabilities	582	552	520
Total current liabilities	1,903	1,992	1,774
Long-term debt	5,333	5,345	5,609
Other long-term liabilities	973	988	909
Share owners’ equity	1,174	988	1,152
Noncontrolling interests	114	108	110
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	$ 9,497	$ 9,421	$ 9,554