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Business Consolidation and Other Activities (Details) $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (244) | $ (191) | $ (221)
Gain related to indirect tax contingencies |  |  | $ 57 |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge in earnings for translation losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (45) |  |
Beverage Packaging Business In Saudi Arabia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership, as a percent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 51.00% |  |
US steel food and steel aerosol packaging | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group | $ (41) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Steel Aerosol Packaging Business In Argentina [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  | $ (52) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge in earnings for translation losses |  | $ 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Beverage packaging, North And Central America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of locations closed | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Chatsworth, California facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  |  |  |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (14) | $ (6) | (47)
Individually insignificant activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 10 | 5
Reversal of previously recorded expenses related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Reidsville, North Carolina facility | Facility Closing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Reidsville, North Carolina facility | Employee Severance And Benefits Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California And Longview, Texas facilities | Employee Severance And Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California And Longview, Texas facilities | Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, North And Central America | Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California And Longview, Texas facilities | Employee Severance And Benefits Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 | 11 | (5)
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |
Individually insignificant activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 3 | 2
Gain related to indirect tax contingencies |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57 | 18 |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America | Employee Severance And Benefits Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, South America | Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Professional services and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (39) | (49) | (89)
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 |  |
Individually insignificant activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 5 | 4
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe | Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Professional services and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe | Recklinghausen, Germany facility | Employee Severance And Benefits |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 59
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe | Recklinghausen, Germany facility | Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe | Recklinghausen, Germany facility | Employee Benefits Severance Facility Shutdown Costs And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |
Operating Segments | Beverage packaging, Europe | San Martino, Italy facility | Employee Severance And Benefits Facility Shutdown Costs Asset Impairment Accelerated Depreciation And Other Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  | $ 26 |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | (206) | (147) | (80)
Individually insignificant activities |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19 | 26 | 28
Settlement loss |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 | 36 | 44
Expense of indemnifications of uncertain tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Other | Employee Severance and Benefits, Accelerated Depreciation and Inventory Impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to manufacturing cost rationalization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Other | Beverage packaging China | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |
Professional services and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |
Other | US steel food and steel aerosol packaging | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 41 |
Professional services and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15 |
Other | Steel Aerosol Packaging Business In Argentina [Member] | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 |  |
Charge in earnings for translation losses |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45 |  |
Other | Divestment Business | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expense of indemnifications of uncertain tax positions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34
Adjustment to gain on sale of Divestment Business |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55
Other | Rexam |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Professional services and other costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
Compensation arrangement expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23 | $ 25
Other | Weirton, West Virginia facility | Facility Shutdown Costs And Accelerated Depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charges related to facilities closure |  |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |  |
Other | Hubbard, Ohio facility | Food and aerosol packaging paint and general line can plant | Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on sale of disposal group |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |
Other | SAUDI ARABIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business consolidation and other activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 64 |  |

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