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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (Details) (EUR €)
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Commodity Contract [Member] | Nickel [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 259,300invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_NickelMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
763,300invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_NickelMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Commodity Contract [Member] | Natural Gas [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 33,992,500invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_NaturalGasMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
3,240,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_NaturalGasMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Commodity Contract [Member] | Zinc [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 61,800,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_ZincMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
12,000,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_ZincMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Commodity Contract [Member] | Iron Ore [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 2,335,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_IronOreMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
190,735invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_IronOreMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Commodity Contract [Member] | Electricity [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 1,182,800invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_ElectricityMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
0invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_ElectricityMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Commodity Contract [Member] | Hot Roll Carbon Steel Coils [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Nonmonetary Notional Amount of Derivatives 15,000invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_HotRollCarbonSteelCoilsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
74,147invest_DerivativeNonmonetaryNotionalAmount
/ aks_DerivativeCommodityContractByCommodityAxis
= aks_HotRollCarbonSteelCoilsMember
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_CommodityContractMember
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]    
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative, Notional Amount 23,675,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember
17,730,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis
= us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember