Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors - Balance Sheet (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 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	$ 335	$ 492	$ 334
Trade receivables, net	956	580	831
Inventories	1,049	983	1,051
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	214	199	358
Total current assets	2,554	2,254	2,574
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,996	2,880	2,932
Goodwill	2,588	2,462	2,536
Intangibles, net	486	464	517
Other assets	1,156	1,075	1,108
Total assets	9,780	9,135	9,667
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	271	195	305
Current portion of asbestos liability	115	115	130
Accounts payable	1,065	1,135	1,042
Other liabilities	564	615	518
Total current liabilities	2,015	2,060	1,995
Long-term debt	5,471	5,133	5,549
Asbestos-related liabilities	551	577	663
Other long-term liabilities	964	1,002	1,002
Share owners’ equity	670	254	349
Noncontrolling interests	109	109	109
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	9,780	9,135	9,667
Eliminations
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	(2,694)	(2,144)	(2,536)
Total assets	(2,694)	(2,144)	(2,536)
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	(22)
Other liabilities		(2)	(2)
Total current liabilities	(22)	(2)	(2)
Long-term debt		(250)	(250)
Share owners’ equity	(2,672)	(1,892)	(2,284)
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	(2,694)	(2,144)	(2,536)
Parent
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,358	1,198	1,394
Total assets	1,358	1,198	1,394
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	22
Current portion of asbestos liability	115	115	130
Other liabilities		2	2
Total current liabilities	137	117	132
Long-term debt		250	250
Asbestos-related liabilities	551	577	663
Share owners’ equity	670	254	349
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,358	1,198	1,394
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Investments in and advances to subsidiaries	1,336	946	1,142
Total assets	1,336	946	1,142
Current liabilities:
Share owners’ equity	1,336	946	1,142
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	1,336	946	1,142
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	335	492	334
Trade receivables, net	956	580	831
Inventories	1,049	983	1,051
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	214	199	358
Total current assets	2,554	2,254	2,574
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,996	2,880	2,932
Goodwill	2,588	2,462	2,536
Intangibles, net	486	464	517
Other assets	1,156	1,075	1,108
Total assets	9,780	9,135	9,667
Current liabilities:
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	271	195	305
Accounts payable	1,065	1,135	1,042
Other liabilities	564	615	518
Total current liabilities	1,900	1,945	1,865
Long-term debt	5,471	5,133	5,549
Other long-term liabilities	964	1,002	1,002
Share owners’ equity	1,336	946	1,142
Noncontrolling interests	109	109	109
Total liabilities and share owners' equity	$ 9,780	$ 9,135	$ 9,667