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Noncontrolling interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Effect on Net Income Attributable to Company for Purchases of Noncontrolling Interests | The effect on net income attributable to the Company had the purchases of noncontrolling interests been recorded through net income follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings | $ | 496 |  |  | $ | 393 |  |  | $ | 390 |
Transfers to noncontrolling interests – decrease in paid-in-capital for purchase of noncontrolling interests | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | (54 | )
Net income attributable to Crown Holdings after transfers to noncontrolling interests | $ | 496 |  |  | $ | 390 |  |  | $ | 336 |

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