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Contingencies and Commitments​ (Details) $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 23, 2020 claimant defendant | Jun. 26, 2020 claimant | Jun. 12, 2020 firefighter police_officer claimant | Jun. 11, 2020 firefighter | Mar. 17, 2020 subsidiary | Jun. 06, 2019 plaintiff | Sep. 15, 2017 executive | Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) claimant firefighter police_officer | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) claimant | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 61 |  |  | $ 64
Environmental remediation, current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  | 15
Environmental remediation, payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |
Environmental remediation, additions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210 |  |  | 335
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,038 |  |  | 922
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,833 |  |  | 1,630
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,634 |  |  | 2,651
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,781 |  |  | 1,718
Segment Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 215 |  | $ 189 |
Revolving Credit Facility | ABL Credit Agreement | Senior Secured Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,065 |  |  |
RUSSIAN FEDERATION |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26 |  |  | 79
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 131 |  |  | 120
Inventories |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |  | 102
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 196 |  |  | 200
Accounts Payable, Trade, Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46 |  |  | 47
Total sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 233 |  |  | 968
Segment Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |  | $ 87
Percentage Of Liquidity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |
Percentage Of Third Party Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.00% |  |  | 16.00%
Percentage of Segment Adjusted EBITDA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |  | 13.00%
Federal Antimonopoly Services Of The Russian Federation Litigation | Unfavorable Regulatory Action |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number Of Subsidiaries | subsidiary |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Birnberg Peirce Ltd | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 118 |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 113 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Howe & Co Solicitors | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Russell-Cooke LLP | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 34 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number of Defendants | defendant | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Deighton Pierce Glynn | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By SMQ Legal Services | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Scott Moncrieff | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Saunders Law | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Imran Khan And Partners | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Howe And Co | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 61 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Hodge Jones And Allen Solicitor | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 114 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Hickman And Rose | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 19 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Duncan Lewis Solicitors | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Bindmans LLP | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 341 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Bhatt Murphy Ltd | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant | 82 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Survivors And Estates Of Decedents, Represented By Slater & Gordon | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | claimant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27 |  | 24 |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Emergency Responders, Represented By Thompsons Solicitors | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | firefighter |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 98 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Number Of Additional Plaintiffs | firefighter |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Emergency Responders, Represented By Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | police_officer |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |
Grenfell Tower Fire, Emergency Responders, Represented By Pattinson And Brewer | Damage from Fire, Explosion or Other Hazard |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | firefighter |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss, Contingency, Number Of Plaintiffs Withdrawn | firefighter |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Behrens v. Arconic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of plaintiffs | plaintiff |  |  |  |  |  | 247 |  |  |  |  |
Sullivan v. Arconic |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of former executives | executive |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |
Fusina, Italy |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Period Increase (Decrease) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1 |  |  |
Environmental remediation, payments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Massena West, NY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 |  |  | $ 30
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Revision in Estimates |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11 |  |
Massena West, NY | Construction in Progress |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |
Massena West, NY | Maintenance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Site Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Environmental remediation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |  |

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