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Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Agreement
Dec. 31, 2013
May 30, 2013
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items]        
Number of arrangement with different financial institution to sell customer receivables   3aa_NumberOfArrangementsToSellCustomerReceivables    
Number of additional financial institution       2,000,000aa_NumberOfFinancialInstitutions
Sale of customer receivables $ 304,000,000aa_SaleOfCustomerReceivables      
Cash received for receivables 50,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfFinanceReceivables      
Deferred purchase price receivable 254,000,000aa_DeferredPriceCustomerReceivables 356,000,000aa_DeferredPriceCustomerReceivables 248,000,000aa_DeferredPriceCustomerReceivables  
Additional funding received   40,000,000aa_CommitmentOfAdditionalFundingForDevelopmentOfReserves 5,000,000aa_CommitmentOfAdditionalFundingForDevelopmentOfReserves  
Amount of cash draws under arrangement   710,000,000aa_ProceedsFromReceivableFunding 388,000,000aa_ProceedsFromReceivableFunding  
Amount of cash repayments under arrangement   670,000,000aa_RepaymentsForReceivableFunding 383,000,000aa_RepaymentsForReceivableFunding  
Gross cash outflows from deferred purchased receivables   7,381,000,000aa_CashOutflowFromDeferredPurchaseReceivable 6,985,000,000aa_CashOutflowFromDeferredPurchaseReceivable  
Gross cash inflows from deferred purchased receivables   7,272,000,000aa_CashInflowFromDeferredPurchaseReceivable 6,755,000,000aa_CashInflowFromDeferredPurchaseReceivable  
Accounts receivables   17,705,000,000us-gaap_AccountsReceivableGross    
Cash collections   17,098,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromCollectionOfOtherReceivables    
Minimum [Member]        
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items]        
Funding of customer receivables sold   50,000,000aa_FundingOfCustomerReceivablesSold
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Funding of customer receivables sold after amendment       200,000,000aa_FundingOfCustomerReceivablesSoldAfterAmendment
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member]        
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items]        
Funding of customer receivables sold   250,000,000aa_FundingOfCustomerReceivablesSold
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Funding of customer receivables sold after amendment       500,000,000aa_FundingOfCustomerReceivablesSoldAfterAmendment
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
Since Inception [Member]        
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items]        
Additional funding received   200,000,000aa_CommitmentOfAdditionalFundingForDevelopmentOfReserves
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= aa_SinceInceptionMember
   
Amount of cash draws under arrangement   1,258,000,000aa_ProceedsFromReceivableFunding
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= aa_SinceInceptionMember
   
Amount of cash repayments under arrangement   $ 1,058,000,000aa_RepaymentsForReceivableFunding
/ us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis
= aa_SinceInceptionMember