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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) claim in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Lease claim | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Lease claim | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) claim
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Accrued environmental liabilities | $ 11,000,000 | $ 11,000,000 | $ 7,000,000
Increase in environmental liability | $ 6,000,000 |  |
Structural Products [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee of lease obligations, number of leases assigned | Lease | 3 | 3 |
Guaranteed annual lease payments through June 2025 related to divested business | $ 6,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 |
Environmental Issue [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Probable recovery receivable |  |  | $ 1,000,000
Minimum [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Approval amount for dividends and other distributions | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 |
Asbestos Issue [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Asbestos claims pending | claim | 25 | 25 | 25
Asbestos claims accrued | $ 79,000,000 | $ 79,000,000 | $ 81,000,000
Time horizon used to estimate asbestos liability |  | 15 years |
Probable recovery receivable | 51,000,000 | $ 51,000,000 | 52,000,000
Damages from Product Defects [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Probable recovery receivable | 0 | 0 | 0
Other product liabilities, non-asbestos | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000 | $ 1,000,000

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