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Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill |
| December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Automotive |  | Food Packaging |  | Consolidated |  | Automotive |  | Food Packaging |  | Consolidated
| (in millions)
Gross carrying amount, Jan 1 | $ | 320 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 320 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 324 |
Acquisitions | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | 3 |
Foreign exchange | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Gross carrying amount, Dec 31 | 328 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 334 |  |  | 320 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 327 |
Accumulated impairment, Jan 1 | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Impairment | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Accumulated impairment, Dec 31 | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | (87 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net carrying value, Dec 31 | $ | 241 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 247 |  |  | $ | 320 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 327 |
Schedule of Definite-Lived and Infinite-Lived Intangible Assets |
| December 31, 2018 |  | December 31, 2017
| Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Value
| (in millions)
Definite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships | $ | 396 |  |  | $ | (134 | ) |  | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 397 |  |  | $ | (115 | ) |  | $ | 282 |
Other | 316 |  |  | (139 | ) |  | 177 |  |  | 334 |  |  | (134 | ) |  | 200 |
| $ | 712 |  |  | $ | (273 | ) |  | $ | 439 |  |  | $ | 731 |  |  | $ | (249 | ) |  | $ | 482 |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ | 62 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 62 |
Intangible assets, net |  |  |  |  | $ | 501 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 544 |
Schedule of Definite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense |
Year |  | Amount
|  | (in millions)
2019 |  | $ | 45 |
2020 |  | 44 |
2021 |  | 37 |
2022 |  | 36 |
2023 |  | 34 |
Thereafter |  | 243 |
|  | $ | 439 |

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