Debt (Details) $ / shares in Units, € in Millions | Sep. 01, 2015USD ($) | Apr. 22, 2015item | Aug. 31, 2015USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2016EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2016USD ($)$ / shares | Feb. 03, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015USD ($) |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 5,724,000,000 | | $ 5,413,000,000 | $ 3,430,000,000 |
Less amounts due within one year | | | | | 62,000,000 | | 68,000,000 | 458,000,000 |
Long-term debt | | | | | 5,662,000,000 | | 5,345,000,000 | 2,972,000,000 |
Accounts receivable securitization | | | | | | | | |
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year | | | | | 239,000,000 | | 228,000,000 | 635,000,000 |
The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Leverage ratio, period one | | | | | | 500.00% | | |
Leverage ratio, period two | | | | | | 450.00% | | |
Leverage ratio, period three | | | | | | 400.00% | | |
Unused Credit | | | | | $ 586,000,000 | | | |
Number financial maintenance covenants | item | | 1 | | | | | | |
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs | | | $ 972,000,000 | | | | | |
Accounts receivable securitization | | | | | | | | |
Weighted average interest rate, short-term debt (as a percent) | | | | 2.53% | 2.53% | | | |
Revolving Loans | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 288,000,000 | | | |
Revolving Loans | The Previous Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 264,000,000 |
Term Loan A | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 1,534,000,000 | | 1,546,000,000 | |
Face Value | | | | | 1,575,000,000 | | | |
Term Loan A (279 million EUR at March 31, 2016) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | € 279 | 309,000,000 | | 301,000,000 | |
Term Loan B (USD tranche) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 558,000,000 | | 563,000,000 | |
Face Value | | | | | $ 575,000,000 | | | |
Term Loan B (USD tranche) | The Previous Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 389,000,000 |
Term Loan B (USD tranche) | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent) | | 2.75% | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent) | | 1.75% | | | | | | |
Term Loan C (CAD tranche) | The Previous Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 59,000,000 |
Term Loan D (EURO tranche) | The Previous Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 91,000,000 |
Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 18,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 3.00% | 3.00% | | | |
Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | | | | 595,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 7.375% | 7.375% | | | |
Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 | The Previous Agreement | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | 7.375% | | | | | | |
Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | € 500 | $ 561,000,000 | | 542,000,000 | 534,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 6.75% | 6.75% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 566,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 117.13 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 663,000,000 | | | |
Senior Notes 4.875%, due 2021 (330 million EUR) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | € 330 | $ 370,000,000 | | 357,000,000 | 352,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 4.875% | 4.875% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 374,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 109.69 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 410,000,000 | | | |
Senior Notes 5.00%, due 2022 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 494,000,000 | | 494,000,000 | 493,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 5.00% | 5.00% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 500,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 101.25 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 506,000,000 | | | |
Senior Notes 5.875% due 2023 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 680,000,000 | | 680,000,000 | |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 5.875% | 5.875% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 700,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 104.38 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 731,000,000 | | | |
Senior Notes 5.375%, due 2025 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 296,000,000 | | 296,000,000 | 296,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 5.375% | 5.375% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 300,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 100.13 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 300,000,000 | | | |
Senior Notes 6.375%, due 2025 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 294,000,000 | | 293,000,000 | |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 6.375% | 6.375% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 300,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 105.13 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 315,000,000 | | | |
Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | $ 250,000,000 | | 250,000,000 | 249,000,000 |
Interest rate, stated percentage | | | | 7.80% | 7.80% | | | |
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations | | | | | | | | |
Principal Amount | | | | | $ 250,000,000 | | | |
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | | | | | $ 110.45 | | | |
Fair Value | | | | | $ 276,000,000 | | | |
Capital leases | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 58,000,000 | | 62,000,000 | 66,000,000 |
Other | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 32,000,000 | | 29,000,000 | 24,000,000 |
Revolving Credit Facility | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 300,000,000 | | | |
Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Total long-term debt | | | | | 600,000,000 | | | |
Incremental Secured Term Loan B Facility Member | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Libor Floor Interest Rate | | 0.75 | | | | | | |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable securitization | | | | | | | | |
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year | | | | | $ 157,000,000 | | $ 158,000,000 | $ 171,000,000 |
Weighted average interest rate, short-term debt (as a percent) | | | | 1.03% | 1.03% | | 1.21% | 1.36% |
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable securitization | | | | | | | | |
Maximum Borrowing Capacity | € | | | | € 185 | | | | |
Minimum | Term Loan A | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent) | | 0.25% | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent) | | 1.25% | | | | | | |
Minimum | Term Loan B (USD tranche) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Facility fee payable (as a percent) | | 0.20% | | | | | | |
Maximum | Term Loan A | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent) | | 0.75% | | | | | | |
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent) | | 1.75% | | | | | | |
Maximum | Term Loan B (USD tranche) | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Facility fee payable (as a percent) | | 0.30% | | | | | | |
Vitro Acquisition | The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Face Value | $ 1,250,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Vitro Acquisition | Incremental Secured Term Loan A Facility Member | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Face Value | 675,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Vitro Acquisition | Incremental Secured Term Loan B Facility Member | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Face Value | 575,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Vitro Acquisition | Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan Facility Member | | | | | | | | |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] | | | | | | | | |
Face Value | $ 1,250,000,000 | | | | | | | |
Maturity period after the closing of acquisition | 7 years | | | | | | | |