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Employee Incentive Plans, Long term Incentive Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Number of common shares authorized for issuance under Equity Incentive Plan 2,722,222us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAuthorized    
Number of common shares available for additional awards under Equity Incentive Plan 719,682us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant    
Non-cash compensation expense $ 2.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense $ 2.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense  
Stock Options      
Fully-vested options outstanding 16,645us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber   16,645us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
Exercise price of options to purchase common stock $ 80.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice   $ 80.01us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
Remaining contractual life of options outstanding 2 years   2 years 3 months
Grant date fair value of options outstanding $ 39.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue   $ 39.90us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
Stock options granted 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross    
Stock options forfeited 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod    
Stock options exercised 0us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised    
Vested Stock      
Issuance of common shares to non-employee directors       
Common shares withheld and canceled 33,628us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation 30,869us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation  
Fabricated Products      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Non-cash compensation expense 0.7us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= kalu_FabricatedProductsMember
1.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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All Other      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Non-cash compensation expense 1.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= kalu_AllOtherMember
1.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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Non-vested common shares      
Summary of Activity      
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 158,770us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 59.88us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Granted, shares 51,510us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 69.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Vested, shares (41,562)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 47.53us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Forfeited, shares (540)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 66.80us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Canceled, Shares 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Canceled, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Outstanding at March 31, 2015 168,178us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 65.95us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
   
Restricted stock units (RSUs)      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Number of common shares received by the employee on vesting of restricted stock unit 1kalu_NumberOfCommonShareReceivedByEmployeeOnVestingOfRestrictedStockUnit
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Summary of Activity      
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 5,357us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 59.71us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Granted, shares 2,325us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 69.83us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Vested, shares (2,161)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 52.91us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Forfeited, shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Canceled, Shares 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Canceled, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Outstanding at March 31, 2015 5,521us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 66.64us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
Non-vested common shares and restricted stock units      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Non-cash compensation expense 1.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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1.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= kalu_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
 
Unrecognized gross compensation costs (in millions of dollars) 8.2us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Expected period (in years) over which the remaining gross compensation costs will be recognized 2 years 6 months    
EVA-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Performance award vesting period, years 3 years    
Non-cash compensation expense 0.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
0.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
 
Unrecognized gross compensation costs (in millions of dollars) 1.1us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Expected period (in years) over which the remaining gross compensation costs will be recognized 1 year 0 months    
Summary of Activity      
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 353,576us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 50.35us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Granted, shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0.00us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Vested, shares (48,648)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 44.48us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Forfeited, shares (432)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 57.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Canceled, Shares (146,016)kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Canceled, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 44.48kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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Outstanding at March 31, 2015 158,480us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 57.75us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
TSR-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Non-cash compensation expense 0.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
0.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
 
Unrecognized gross compensation costs (in millions of dollars) $ 10.9us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Expected period (in years) over which the remaining gross compensation costs will be recognized 2 years 7 months    
Summary of Activity      
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 150,223us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 83.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Granted, shares 150,424us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Granted, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 95.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Vested, shares 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Vested, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
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= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Forfeited, shares (404)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Forfeited, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 83.18us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Canceled, Shares 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Canceled, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 0kalu_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentsAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsCancelledInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Outstanding at March 31, 2015 300,243us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share $ 89.44us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
   
Minimum | EVA-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage 0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Minimum | TSR-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage 0.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
   
Maximum | EVA-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage 200.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
   
Maximum | TSR-Based Performance Shares      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage 200.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= kalu_MarketbasedsharesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember