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Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | $ 1,611 | $ 1,841
Ground Transportation |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 529 | 682
Building and Construction |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 291 | 330
Aerospace |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 300 | 320
Industrial Products |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 298 | 280
Packaging |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 178 | 210
Other |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 15 | 19
Rolled Products |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 1,222 | 1,411
Rolled Products | Ground Transportation |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 499 | 651
Rolled Products | Building and Construction |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 35 | 49
Rolled Products | Aerospace |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 225 | 246
Rolled Products | Industrial Products |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 275 | 248
Rolled Products | Packaging |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 178 | 210
Rolled Products | Other |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 10 | 7
Extrusions |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 133 | 149
Extrusions | Ground Transportation |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 30 | 31
Extrusions | Building and Construction |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Extrusions | Aerospace |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 75 | 74
Extrusions | Industrial Products |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 23 | 32
Extrusions | Packaging |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Extrusions | Other |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 5 | 12
Building and Construction Systems |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 256 | 281
Building and Construction Systems | Ground Transportation |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Building and Construction Systems | Building and Construction |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 256 | 281
Building and Construction Systems | Aerospace |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Building and Construction Systems | Industrial Products |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Building and Construction Systems | Packaging |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | 0 | 0
Building and Construction Systems | Other |  |
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total end-market revenue | $ 0 | $ 0

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