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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Mar. 31, 2015
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Components of Environmental Loss Accrual [Abstract] |
Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies | $ 17 us-gaap_AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies
Accrued Environmental Loss Contingencies Current | 9 us-gaap_AccruedEnvironmentalLossContingenciesCurrent
Federal Superfund and comparable state-managed sites | 5 ati_EnvironmentalRemediationObligationFederalSuperfundSites
Formerly owned or operated sites | 10 ati_EnvironmentalRemediationObligationForFormerlyOwnedSites
Owned or controlled sites at which Company operations have been discontinued | 1 ati_EnvironmentalRemediationObligationForOwnedOrControlledSitesWithClosedOperations
Sites utilized by the company in its ongoing operations | 1 ati_EnvironmentalRemediationObligationsForOngoingOperations
Loss Contingency, Estimate [Abstract] |
Loss contingency maximum possible loss | $ 19 us-gaap_LossContingencyRangeOfPossibleLossMaximum

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