Equity Investments - Ownership Percentage (Details)	Dec. 31, 2019
Empresas Comegua S.A
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	49.70%
BJC O-I Glass Pte. Ltd
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	50.00%
CO Vidrieria SARL ("COV")
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	50.00%
Rocky Mountain Bottle Company
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	50.00%
Tata Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments sold	25.00%
Vetrerie Meridionali SpA ("VeMe")
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	50.00%
Vetri Speciali SpA
Equity Investments Information
Percentage of equity method investments	50.00%