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Restructuring and Other Charges - Restructuring Reserve (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			$ 3,000,000	$ 14,000,000	$ 14,000,000
Cash payments			(3,000,000)		(15,000,000)
Restructuring charges			2,000,000		9,000,000
Other			(1,000,000)		(5,000,000)
Ending balance	$ 1,000,000		1,000,000		3,000,000
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	(2,000,000)	$ (597,000,000)	(7,000,000)	(598,000,000)
2021 Restructuring Programs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business		(597,000,000)		(598,000,000)
2022 Restructuring Programs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	(2,000,000)		(7,000,000)
Operating segments
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	(1,000,000)	(2,000,000)	(2,000,000)	(3,000,000)
Operating segments | Rolled Products
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	0	0	0	(1,000,000)
Operating segments | Building and Construction Systems
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	0	0	0	1,000,000
Operating segments | Extrusions
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	(1,000,000)	2,000,000	(2,000,000)	3,000,000
Corporate, Non-Segment
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business	(1,000,000)	(595,000,000)	(5,000,000)	(595,000,000)
Other costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			1,000,000	1,000,000	1,000,000
Cash payments			(2,000,000)		(5,000,000)
Restructuring charges			2,000,000		6,000,000
Other			(1,000,000)		(1,000,000)
Ending balance	0		0		1,000,000
Other costs | 2021 Restructuring Programs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring, Settlement And Impairment Provisions, Including Gain (Loss) On Disposition Of Assets And Business		$ (3)		(4)
Layoff costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance			2,000,000	$ 13,000,000	13,000,000
Cash payments			(1,000,000)		(10,000,000)
Restructuring charges			0		3,000,000
Other			0		(4,000,000)
Ending balance	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000		$ 2,000,000

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