Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Carrying Value of Recorded AROs by Major Category

The following table details the carrying value of recorded AROs by major category (of which $85 and $75 was classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively):

December 31,	2013		2012
Spent pot lining disposal	$	182	$	182
Closure of bauxite residue areas		179		190
Mine reclamation		178		189
Demolition*		68		28
Landfill closure		18		17
Other		4		4
	$	629	$	610

* In 2013, AROs were recorded as a result of management’s decision to permanently shut down and demolish certain structures (see Note D).

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Recorded AROs

The following table details the changes in the total carrying value of recorded AROs:

December 31,	2013			2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	610		$	579
Accretion expense		24			25
Payments		(71	)		(81	)
Liabilities incurred		118			80
Foreign currency translation and other		(52	)		7
Balance at end of year	$	629		$	610