Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements, Schedule of Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ (89)	$ (54)	$ (118)	$ (46)	$ (275)	$ (90)	$ 2	$ (54)	$ (307)	$ (417)	$ (90)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									294	295	333
Other									229	263	87
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									216	141	330
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									(191)	(187)	(165)
Proceeds from the sale of assets									1	0	1
Acquisition of business									(1,650)	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries									0
Return of capital from subsidiaries									0
Collections of intercompany debt									0	0	0
Intercompany loans									0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(1,840)	(187)	(164)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									(18)	(20)	(189)
Repayments of intercompany debt									0	0	0
Proceeds from debt									750	0	945
Proceeds from intercompany loans									0
Contribution from parent									0
Return of capital to parent									0
Partnership distribution to parent									0
Debt issuance costs									(15)	(2)	(29)
Dividends paid									(117)	(116)	(115)
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									3	6	2
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									603	(132)	614
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									(26)	(21)	(18)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									(1,047)	(199)	762
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				1,276				1,475	1,276	1,475	713
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	229				1,276				229	1,276	1,475
Eliminations [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)									661	842	360
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									0	0	0
Other									(662)	(842)	(360)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									(1)	0	0
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets									0		0
Acquisition of business									0
Investment in subsidiaries									1,526
Return of capital from subsidiaries									(24)
Collections of intercompany debt									(725)	(51)	(57)
Intercompany loans									1,386
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									2,163	(51)	(57)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									0	0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt									725	51	57
Proceeds from debt									0		0
Proceeds from intercompany loans									(1,386)
Contribution from parent									(1,526)
Return of capital to parent									24
Partnership distribution to parent									1
Debt issuance costs									0	0	0
Dividends paid									0	0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									0	0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									(2,162)	51	57
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				0				0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0				0				0	0	0
Tronox Finance LLC [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)									(73)	(41)	(41)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									0	0	0
Other									596	(10)	(16)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									523	(51)	(57)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets									0		0
Acquisition of business									0
Investment in subsidiaries									0
Return of capital from subsidiaries									0
Collections of intercompany debt									79	51	57
Intercompany loans									(589)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(510)	51	57
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									0	0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt									0	0	0
Proceeds from debt									0		0
Proceeds from intercompany loans									0
Contribution from parent									0
Return of capital to parent									0
Partnership distribution to parent									0
Debt issuance costs									(13)	0	0
Dividends paid									0	0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									0	0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									(13)	0	0
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				0				0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	0				0				0	0	0
Parent Company [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)									(318)	(427)	(126)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									0	0	0
Other									352	692	(58)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									34	265	(184)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets									0		0
Acquisition of business									0
Investment in subsidiaries									(1,526)
Return of capital from subsidiaries									24
Collections of intercompany debt									26	0	0
Intercompany loans									(3)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(1,479)	0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									0	0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt									(103)	(51)	(57)
Proceeds from debt									0		0
Proceeds from intercompany loans									1,380
Contribution from parent									0
Return of capital to parent									0
Partnership distribution to parent									0
Debt issuance costs									0	0	0
Dividends paid									(117)	(116)	(115)
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									3	6	2
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									1,163	(161)	(170)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									(282)	104	(354)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				283				179	283	179	533
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1				283				1	283	179
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)									(561)	(700)	(381)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									232	217	221
Other									542	286	1,243
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									213	(197)	1,083
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									(68)	(76)	(71)
Proceeds from the sale of assets									1		0
Acquisition of business									(1,650)
Investment in subsidiaries									0
Return of capital from subsidiaries									0
Collections of intercompany debt									43	0	0
Intercompany loans									(237)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(1,911)	(76)	(71)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									(2)	(3)	(3)
Repayments of intercompany debt									(602)	0	0
Proceeds from debt									150		0
Proceeds from intercompany loans									3
Contribution from parent									1,526
Return of capital to parent									(24)
Partnership distribution to parent									(1)
Debt issuance costs									(2)	0	0
Dividends paid									0	0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									0	0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									1,048	(3)	(3)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									0	0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									(650)	(276)	1,009
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				815				1,091	815	1,091	82
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	165				815				165	815	1,091
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)									(16)	(91)	98
Depreciation, depletion and amortization									62	78	112
Other									(599)	137	(722)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities									(553)	124	(512)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures									(123)	(111)	(94)
Proceeds from the sale of assets									0		1
Acquisition of business									0
Investment in subsidiaries									0
Return of capital from subsidiaries									0
Collections of intercompany debt									577	0	0
Intercompany loans									(557)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities									(103)	(111)	(93)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt									(16)	(17)	(186)
Repayments of intercompany debt									(20)	0	0
Proceeds from debt									600		945
Proceeds from intercompany loans									3
Contribution from parent									0
Return of capital to parent									0
Partnership distribution to parent									0
Debt issuance costs									0	(2)	(29)
Dividends paid									0	0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options									0	0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities									567	(19)	730
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents									(26)	(21)	(18)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents									(115)	(27)	107
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				178				205	178	205	98
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 63				178				63	178	205
As Previously Filed [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										(417)	(90)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										295	333
Other										263	87
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										141	330
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										(187)	(165)
Proceeds from the sale of assets											1
Collections of intercompany debt										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										(187)	(164)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										(20)	(189)
Repayments of intercompany debt										0	0
Proceeds from debt											945
Debt issuance costs										(2)	(29)
Dividends paid										(116)	(115)
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										6	2
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										(132)	614
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										(21)	(18)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										(199)	762
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				1,279				1,478	1,279	1,478	716
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					1,279					1,279	1,478
As Previously Filed [Member] | Eliminations [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										842	360
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										0	0
Other										(842)	(360)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										0	0
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets											0
Collections of intercompany debt										(51)	(57)
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										(51)	(57)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt										51	57
Proceeds from debt											0
Debt issuance costs										0	0
Dividends paid										0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										51	57
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				0				0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					0					0	0
As Previously Filed [Member] | Tronox Finance LLC [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										(41)	(41)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										0	0
Other										(10)	(16)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										(51)	(57)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets											0
Collections of intercompany debt										51	57
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										51	57
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt										0	0
Proceeds from debt											0
Debt issuance costs										0	0
Dividends paid										0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										0	0
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				0				0	0	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					0					0	0
As Previously Filed [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										(427)	(126)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										0	0
Other										692	(58)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										265	(184)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										0	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets											0
Collections of intercompany debt										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										0	0
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										0	0
Repayments of intercompany debt										(51)	(57)
Proceeds from debt											0
Debt issuance costs										0	0
Dividends paid										(116)	(115)
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										6	2
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										(161)	(170)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										104	(354)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				283				179	283	179	533
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					283					283	179
As Previously Filed [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										(700)	(381)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										217	221
Other										286	1,243
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										(197)	1,083
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										(76)	(71)
Proceeds from the sale of assets											0
Collections of intercompany debt										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										(76)	(71)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										(3)	(3)
Repayments of intercompany debt										0	0
Proceeds from debt											0
Debt issuance costs										0	0
Dividends paid										0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										(3)	(3)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										0	0
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										(276)	1,009
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				818				1,094	818	1,094	85
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					818					818	1,094
As Previously Filed [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities [Abstract]
Net income (loss)										(91)	98
Depreciation, depletion and amortization										78	112
Other										137	(722)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities										124	(512)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities [Abstract]
Capital expenditures										(111)	(94)
Proceeds from the sale of assets											1
Collections of intercompany debt										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities										(111)	(93)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayments of debt										(17)	(186)
Repayments of intercompany debt										0	0
Proceeds from debt											945
Debt issuance costs										(2)	(29)
Dividends paid										0	0
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options										0	0
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities										(19)	730
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents										(21)	(18)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents										(27)	107
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period				$ 178				$ 205	$ 178	205	98
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period					$ 178					$ 178	$ 205