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Restructuring And Other Charges (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Restructuring And Other Charges [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Restructuring And Other Charges By Reportable Segments, Pretax |
|  | First quarter ended March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Alumina |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Primary Metals |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |
Global Rolled Products |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2 |
Engineered Products and Solutions |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |
Segment total |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 5 |
Corporate |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |
Total restructuring and other charges |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Activity And Reserve Balances For Restructuring Charges |
|  | Layoff costs |  |  | Other exit costs |  |  | Total |
Reserve balances at December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 116 |
2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments |  |  | (45 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (54 | )
Restructuring charges |  |  | 93 |  |  |  | 37 |  |  |  | 130 |
Other* |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (34 | ) |  |  | (58 | )
Reserve balances at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 134 |
2012: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (15 | )
Restructuring charges |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 12 |
Other* |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Reserve balances at March 31, 2012 |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 128 |
* | Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation.

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- Definition An entity's restructuring charges before income tax by reportable segment had such charges been included in the entity's segment results. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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