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Income Taxes (Details 4) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits      
Unused foreign tax credits expiring in 2017 through 2022 $ 376,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign $ 356,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsForeign  
Unused research tax credits expiring from 2019 to 2034 12,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsResearch    
Alternative minimum tax credits 25,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardsAlternativeMinimumTax    
Operating and capital loss carryforwards with indefinite life 174,000,000oi_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWithIndefiniteLife    
Operating and capital loss carryforwards expiring between 2015 and 2031 290,000,000oi_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingAndCapitalLossCarryforwardsWithDefiniteLife    
Valuation allowance 1,036,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 990,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance  
Equity in undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries 2,900,000,000us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries    
Reconciliation of the Company's total gross unrecognized tax benefits      
Balance at beginning of the period 100,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 97,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 125,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Additions and reductions for tax positions of prior years (13,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (3,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 8,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year 10,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 9,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 7,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Reduction due to lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (8,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (2,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (21,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Reductions due to settlements (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities   (26,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Foreign currency translation (11,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation (1,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation 4,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromForeignCurrencyTranslation
Balance at ending of the period 77,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 100,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 97,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Unrecognized tax benefits, which if recognized, would impact the Company's effective income tax rate 70,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 92,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 89,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Accrued interest and penalties 29,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 35,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 33,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued
Interest and penalties included in tax expense (2,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 1,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense (6,000,000)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Period during which unrecognized tax benefits are reasonably possible of being settled as a result of audit settlements or statute expirations 12 months    
U.S. operations      
Reasonably possible change in unrecognized tax benefits      
Valuation allowance 927,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
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Reconciliation of the Company's total gross unrecognized tax benefits      
Period of cumulative income position of the operations 3 years    
Maximum      
Reconciliation of the Company's total gross unrecognized tax benefits      
Reasonably possible decrease in unrecognized tax benefits related to audit settlements or statute expirations $ 12,000,000us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleAmountOfUnrecordedBenefit
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