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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 item	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 1993
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958	$ 40,000,000oi_SalesRevenueAsbestos
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date	395,000oi_ClaimsDisposedOfToDate
Average indemnity payment per claim	8,900oi_LossContingencySettlementPerClaim
Deferred amounts payable	13,000,000oi_LossContingencySettlementDeferredAmountPayable	12,000,000oi_LossContingencySettlementDeferredAmountPayable
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2014 before insurance recoveries	4,400,000,000oi_AccrualForAsbestosRelatedLiabilityToDate			975,000,000oi_AccrualForAsbestosRelatedLiabilityToDate
Additional estimated period that result in an annual charge, if future comprehensive review of asbestos-related liabilities is not determined	1 year
Asbestos related charges	135,000,000oi_AsbestosRelatedCosts
Approximate number of plaintiffs and claimants asbestos claims pending against the entity
Pending at beginning of year (in number of litigants)	2,620oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	2,610oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	4,640oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber
Disposed (in number of litigants)	1,870oi_LossContingencyDismissedPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	1,700oi_LossContingencyDismissedPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	4,390oi_LossContingencyDismissedPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber
Filed (in number of litigants)	1,470oi_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	1,710oi_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	2,360oi_LossContingencyNewClaimsFiledPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber
Pending at end of year (in number of litigants)	2,220oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	2,620oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber	2,610oi_LossContingencyPlaintiffsAndClaimantsNumber
Non-income tax assessment
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest	85,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_NonIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
Charge created due to unfavorable ruling	69,000,000oi_LossContingencyChargeDueToUnfavorableRuling / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_NonIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
Non-income tax refund	7,000,000oi_LossContingencyIncreaseInRefundableDueToUnfavorableRuling / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_NonIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
Installment payments made	$ 76,000,000us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualCarryingValuePayments / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_NonIncomeTaxAssessmentMember
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage	81.00%oi_PercentageOfAsbestosPlaintiffsApproximatePercentage / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_DamagesUnspecifiedOrSufficientToInvokeJurisdictionalMinimumMember
Damages of $15 million or less
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage	13.00%oi_PercentageOfAsbestosPlaintiffsApproximatePercentage / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_DamagesOf15MillionOrLessMember
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage	5.00%oi_PercentageOfAsbestosPlaintiffsApproximatePercentage / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_DamagesGreaterThan15MillionButLessThan100MillionMember
Damages equal to or greater than $100 million
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, fewer than percentage	1.00%oi_PercentageOfAsbestosPlaintiffsFewerThanPercentage / us-gaap_LitigationCaseAxis = oi_DamagesGreaterThan100MillionDollarsMember

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Aggregate amount, before insurance recoveries, accrued to date since the entity's initial asbestos-related liability was established in 1993.

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The approximate percentage of all the asbestos-related plaintiffs and claimants for which the entity is a named defendant.

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The approximate amount of previous sales of goods containing asbestos.

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Amount of payments made reducing loss contingency liability.

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