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Segment and Geographic Area Information - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Revenue percentage from aluminum and alumina 80.00%aa_RevenuePercentageFromPrimaryOperatingSegment
Number of reportable segments 4us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments
Aluminum [Member]  
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]  
Sales percentage 90.00%aa_SalesPercentage
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= aa_AluminumMember