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The Company (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended
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          
[1] Net loss per ordinary share amounts were calculated from exact, not rounded net loss and share information.