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Other Noncurrent Liabilities and Deferred Credits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Payables And Accruals [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Noncurrent Liabilities and Deferred Credits |
December 31, |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Asset retirement obligations (C) |  | $ | 544 |  |  | $ | 535 |
Environmental remediation (N) |  |  | 461 |  |  |  | 458 |
Fair value of derivative contracts (X) |  |  | 420 |  |  |  | 606 |
Income taxes (T) |  |  | 403 |  |  |  | 460 |
Accrued compensation and retirement costs |  |  | 342 |  |  |  | 322 |
Liability related to the resolution of a legal matter (N) |  |  | 296 |  |  |  | - |
Deferred credit related to derivative contract (X) |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 330 |
Deferred alumina sales revenue |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 108 |
Other |  |  | 247 |  |  |  | 259 |
|  | $ | 2,971 |  |  | $ | 3,078 |

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