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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 1993
Non-income tax assessment
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Estimated amount of income-tax assessment including penalties and interest $ 90,000,000    
Period over which deposit amount of tax assessment will be remitted in final monthly installments 9 months    
Charge created due to unfavorable ruling 70,000,000    
Net refund 20,000,000    
Installment payments made 77,000,000    
OI Inc.
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958 40,000,000    
Approximate plaintiffs and claimants 2,500    
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date 394,000    
Average indemnity payment per claim 8,800    
Deferred amounts payable 19,000,000 12,000,000  
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2013 before insurance recoveries 4,300,000,000   975,000,000
Additional estimated period that result in an annual charge, if future comprehensive review of asbestos-related liabilities is not determined 1 year    
Asbestos related charges $ 145,000,000    
OI Inc. | Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 80.00%    
OI Inc. | Damages of $15 million or less
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 16.00%    
OI Inc. | Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage 3.00%    
OI Inc. | Damages equal to or greater than $100 million
     
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs      
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, fewer than percentage 1.00%