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The Company (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 21, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares shares | Apr. 02, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) Facility Operation Member $ / shares | Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of mining operations | Operation |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cost of goods sold |  |  |  | $ 479 | $ 455 |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  | 569 | 476 |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  | 90 | 21 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  | (74) | (50) |  |
Loss from operations |  |  |  | 16 | (31) |  |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  | (36) | (82) |  |
Net loss |  |  |  | (38) | (94) |  |
Net loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  | $ (41) | $ (93) |  |
Loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | [1] |  |  | $ (0.35) | $ (0.80) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  |  | $ (38) | $ (94) |  |
Total comprehensive loss |  |  |  | (15) | (40) |  |
Comprehensive loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  | (24) | (52) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  | 428 |  | $ 424 |
Total current assets |  |  |  | 1,245 |  | 1,256 |
Total assets |  |  |  | 4,922 |  | 4,953 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  | 143 |  | 185 |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  | 510 |  | 533 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  | 3,778 |  | 3,800 |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  | (66) |  | (19) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  |  |  | (480) |  | (497) |
Total Tronox Limited shareholders' equity |  |  |  | 991 |  | 1,009 |
Total equity |  |  |  | 1,144 |  | 1,153 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  | 4,922 |  | $ 4,953 |
U.S. Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  | 349 | 310 |  |
Pigment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  | $ 272 | 216 |  |
TiO2 Segment [Member] | Pigment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of production facilities | Facility |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Exxaro [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74.00%
Percentage of Tronox Limited's voting securities |  |  |  | 44.00% |  | 44.00% |
Exxaro [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ownership interest |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |
As Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 475 |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (47) |  |
Loss from operations |  |  |  |  | (29) |  |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  | (80) |  |
Net loss |  |  |  |  | (92) |  |
Net loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  |  | $ (91) |  |
Loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ (0.78) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  |  |  | $ (92) |  |
Total comprehensive loss |  |  |  |  | (38) |  |
Comprehensive loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  |  | (50) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  |  | $ 421 |
Total current assets |  |  |  |  |  | 1,253 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  | 4,950 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 174 |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 522 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 3,789 |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  |  |  | (13) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  |  |  |  |  | (495) |
Total Tronox Limited shareholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  | 1,017 |
Total equity |  |  |  |  |  | 1,161 |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  | 4,950 |
Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |
Loss from operations |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |
Loss before income taxes |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |
Net loss |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |
Net loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  |  | $ (2) |  |
Loss per share, basic and diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ (0.02) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  |  |  | $ (2) |  |
Total comprehensive loss |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |
Comprehensive loss attributable to Tronox Limited |  |  |  |  | $ (2) |  |
Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Total current assets |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |
Accrued liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |
Total current liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |
Accumulated deficit |  |  |  |  |  | (6) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |
Total Tronox Limited shareholders' equity |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |
Total equity |  |  |  |  |  | (8) |
Total liabilities and equity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3 |
Non-timely Filing [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate misstatement which impacts prior year financial statements |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |  |
Overstated Depletion Expense [Member] | Out Of Period Correction in 2014 One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cost of goods sold |  |  |  | (6) |  |  |
Overstated Depletion Expense [Member] | Out Of Period Correction in 2014 Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cost of goods sold |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |
Royalty Tax [Member] | Out Of Period Correction in 2014 One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quantifying Misstatement in Current Year Financial Statements [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase (decrease) in cost of goods sold |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |  |
Alkali Chemicals Group [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition percentage |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Aggregate purchase price of acquisition |  |  | $ 1,650 |  |  |  |
Number of other members that are part of non-profit foreign sales association | Member |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Alkali Chemicals Group [Member] | Green River, Wyoming [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of mining operations | Operation |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Cristal's Titanium Dioxide Business [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash consideration for acquisition |  | $ 1,673 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition percentage |  | 24.00% |  |  |  |  |
Contract termination fee |  |  |  | $ 100 |  |  |
Cristal's Titanium Dioxide Business [Member] | Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ordinary shares to be issued for acquisition (in shares) | shares |  | 37,580,000 |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  | $ 0.01 |  |  |  |  |
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