Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 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	$ 312	$ 492	$ 239
Trade receivables, net	844	580	771
Inventories	1,051	983	1,107
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	212	199	359
Total current assets	2,419	2,254	2,476
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,926	2,880	2,996
Goodwill	2,524	2,462	2,532
Intangibles, net	485	464	587
Other assets	1,105	1,075	1,097
Total assets	9,459	9,135	9,688
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	196	195	239
Current portion of asbestos liability	115	115	130
Accounts payable	1,017	1,135	1,050
Other liabilities	531	615	467
Total current liabilities	1,859	2,060	1,886
Long-term debt	5,431	5,133	5,662
Asbestos-related liabilities	565	577	676
Other long-term liabilities	988	1,002	1,048
Share owners’ equity	500	254	299
Noncontrolling interests	116	109	117
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	9,459	9,135	9,688
Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	(2,383)	(2,144)	(2,467)
Total assets	(2,383)	(2,144)	(2,467)
Current liabilities:
Other liabilities	(1)	(2)	(7)
Total current liabilities	(1)	(2)	(7)
Long-term debt	(22)	(250)	(250)
Share owners’ equity	(2,360)	(1,892)	(2,210)
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	(2,383)	(2,144)	(2,467)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,203	1,198	1,362
Total assets	1,203	1,198	1,362
Current liabilities:
Current portion of asbestos liability	115	115	130
Other liabilities	1	2	7
Total current liabilities	116	117	137
Long-term debt	22	250	250
Asbestos-related liabilities	565	577	676
Share owners’ equity	500	254	299
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,203	1,198	1,362
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,180	946	1,105
Total assets	1,180	946	1,105
Current liabilities:
Share owners’ equity	1,180	946	1,105
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,180	946	1,105
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	312	492	239
Trade receivables, net	844	580	771
Inventories	1,051	983	1,107
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	212	199	359
Total current assets	2,419	2,254	2,476
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,926	2,880	2,996
Goodwill	2,524	2,462	2,532
Intangibles, net	485	464	587
Other assets	1,105	1,075	1,097
Total assets	9,459	9,135	9,688
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	196	195	239
Accounts payable	1,017	1,135	1,050
Other liabilities	531	615	467
Total current liabilities	1,744	1,945	1,756
Long-term debt	5,431	5,133	5,662
Other long-term liabilities	988	1,002	1,048
Share owners’ equity	1,180	946	1,105
Noncontrolling interests	116	109	117
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	$ 9,459	$ 9,135	$ 9,688