Contingencies - Asbestos (Details)	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 1993 USD ($)
Asbestos
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958	$ 40,000,000
OI Inc.
Asbestos
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants | item	1,600
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date | item	397,000
Average indemnity payment per claim	$ 9,300
Payments for Asbestos-Related Liabilities		$ 138,000,000	$ 148,000,000	$ 158,000,000
Cash payments per claim disposed including legal costs		95,000	81,000	93,000
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2015 before insurance recoveries		4,900,000,000			$ 975,000,000
Accrual of asbestos related liabilty		817,000,000	939,000,000
Asbestos related charges		16,000,000	$ 46,000,000	$ 12,000,000
Period for number of claims to be received	10 years
OI Inc. | Maximum
Asbestos
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest		$ 950,000,000
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum | OI Inc.
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		82.00%
Damages of $15 million or less | OI Inc.
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		11.00%
Damages of $15 million or less | OI Inc. | Maximum
Asbestos
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest		$ 15,000,000
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million | OI Inc.
Asbestos
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		7.00%
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million | OI Inc. | Minimum
Asbestos
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest		$ 15,000,000
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million | OI Inc. | Maximum
Asbestos
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest		$ 100,000,000