CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Details) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
item
|
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
|
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
|
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
|
Condensed consolidating balance sheets |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Percentage of holding in subsidiaries |
|
100.00%
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current assets: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ 257
|
[1] |
$ 710
|
[1] |
$ 515
|
$ 210
|
Restricted cash |
[1] |
12
|
|
10
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
[1] |
1,420
|
|
1,665
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts receivable from affiliates |
|
340
|
|
346
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Inventories |
[1] |
1,692
|
|
2,025
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
111
|
|
61
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
62
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other current assets |
[1] |
306
|
|
306
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current assets |
|
4,138
|
|
5,185
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
4,410
|
[1] |
4,375
|
[1] |
3,759
|
Ìý
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
347
|
|
350
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Intangible assets, net |
[1] |
86
|
|
96
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Goodwill |
|
116
|
|
122
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
418
|
|
435
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent assets |
[1] |
573
|
|
459
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total assets |
|
10,088
|
|
11,022
|
|
9,382
|
Ìý
|
Current liabilities: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable |
[1] |
1,034
|
|
1,218
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable to affiliates |
|
52
|
|
74
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accrued liabilities |
[1] |
683
|
|
736
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
52
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
100
|
|
100
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current portion of debt |
[1] |
170
|
|
267
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current liabilities |
|
2,039
|
|
2,447
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Long-term debt |
[1] |
4,625
|
|
4,854
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
698
|
|
656
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
418
|
|
326
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
[1] |
1,224
|
|
1,443
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities |
|
9,004
|
|
9,726
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Members' equity |
|
3,196
|
|
3,166
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated (deficit) income |
|
(983)
|
|
(956)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
(1,316)
|
|
(1,087)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
897
|
|
1,123
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries |
|
187
|
|
173
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total equity |
|
1,084
|
|
1,296
|
|
1,475
|
1,217
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ 10,088
|
|
11,022
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Rockwood Holdings, Inc |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Condensed consolidating balance sheets |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Number of guarantor entities | item |
|
4
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Reportable legal entities | Parent Company |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current assets: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ 44
|
|
353
|
|
308
|
7
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
21
|
|
57
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts receivable from affiliates |
|
2,163
|
|
2,256
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Inventories |
|
101
|
|
120
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
49
|
|
17
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
12
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other current assets |
|
790
|
|
697
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current assets |
|
3,168
|
|
3,512
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
473
|
|
431
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
5,991
|
|
6,024
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
32
|
|
35
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Goodwill |
|
(13)
|
|
(15)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
473
|
|
454
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes receivable from affiliates |
|
36
|
|
23
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
71
|
|
48
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total assets |
|
10,231
|
|
10,512
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current liabilities: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable |
|
50
|
|
55
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable to affiliates |
|
3,905
|
|
3,696
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
74
|
|
102
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
100
|
|
100
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current portion of debt |
|
89
|
|
40
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current liabilities |
|
4,218
|
|
3,993
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Long-term debt |
|
4,229
|
|
4,550
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
703
|
|
650
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
24
|
|
29
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
160
|
|
167
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities |
|
9,334
|
|
9,389
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Members' equity |
|
3,196
|
|
3,166
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated (deficit) income |
|
(983)
|
|
(956)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
(1,316)
|
|
(1,087)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
897
|
|
1,123
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total equity |
|
897
|
|
1,123
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
10,231
|
|
10,512
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Reportable legal entities | Guarantors |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current assets: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
1
|
|
6
|
|
Ìý
|
2
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
96
|
|
127
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts receivable from affiliates |
|
4,730
|
|
4,732
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Inventories |
|
322
|
|
350
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
31
|
|
9
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other current assets |
|
8
|
|
7
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current assets |
|
5,188
|
|
5,231
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
1,433
|
|
1,251
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
1,558
|
|
1,594
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
3
|
|
5
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Goodwill |
|
82
|
|
82
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes receivable from affiliates |
|
539
|
|
592
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
223
|
|
203
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total assets |
|
9,026
|
|
8,958
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current liabilities: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable |
|
207
|
|
290
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable to affiliates |
|
973
|
|
974
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
793
|
|
699
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
51
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current liabilities |
|
1,973
|
|
2,014
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
276
|
|
197
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
241
|
|
261
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities |
|
2,490
|
|
2,472
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Members' equity |
|
4,517
|
|
4,676
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated (deficit) income |
|
652
|
|
409
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
1,367
|
|
1,401
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
6,536
|
|
6,486
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total equity |
|
6,536
|
|
6,486
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
9,026
|
|
8,958
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Reportable legal entities | Nonguarantors |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current assets: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
212
|
|
351
|
|
$ 207
|
$ 201
|
Restricted cash |
|
12
|
|
10
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
1,298
|
|
1,476
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts receivable from affiliates |
|
163
|
|
152
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Inventories |
|
1,275
|
|
1,558
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
91
|
|
46
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
68
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other current assets |
|
212
|
|
208
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current assets |
|
3,263
|
|
3,869
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
2,503
|
|
2,692
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
263
|
|
256
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
51
|
|
56
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Goodwill |
|
47
|
|
55
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
430
|
|
435
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes receivable from affiliates |
|
6
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
279
|
|
212
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total assets |
|
6,842
|
|
7,575
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current liabilities: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable |
|
772
|
|
868
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable to affiliates |
|
1,891
|
|
2,198
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
581
|
|
553
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
20
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current portion of debt |
|
81
|
|
227
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current liabilities |
|
3,325
|
|
3,866
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Long-term debt |
|
396
|
|
304
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
576
|
|
621
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
36
|
|
46
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
819
|
|
1,015
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities |
|
5,152
|
|
5,852
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Members' equity |
|
3,394
|
|
3,127
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated (deficit) income |
|
(557)
|
|
(501)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
(1,311)
|
|
(1,076)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
1,526
|
|
1,550
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries |
|
164
|
|
173
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total equity |
|
1,690
|
|
1,723
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
6,842
|
|
7,575
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Eliminations |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current assets: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts receivable from affiliates |
|
(6,716)
|
|
(6,794)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Inventories |
|
(6)
|
|
(3)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Prepaid expenses |
|
(60)
|
|
(11)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
(18)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other current assets |
|
(704)
|
|
(606)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current assets |
|
(7,481)
|
|
(7,427)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |
|
(7,465)
|
|
(7,524)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
(485)
|
|
(454)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes receivable from affiliates |
|
(581)
|
|
(615)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
Ìý
|
|
(4)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total assets |
|
(16,011)
|
|
(16,023)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Current liabilities: |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable |
|
5
|
|
5
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accounts payable to affiliates |
|
(6,717)
|
|
(6,794)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
(765)
|
|
(618)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
Ìý
|
|
(19)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total current liabilities |
|
(7,477)
|
|
(7,426)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Notes payable to affiliates |
|
(581)
|
|
(615)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
82
|
|
54
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Other noncurrent liabilities |
|
4
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities |
|
(7,972)
|
|
(7,987)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Members' equity |
|
(7,911)
|
|
(7,803)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated (deficit) income |
|
(95)
|
|
92
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |
|
(56)
|
|
(325)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International LLC members' equity |
|
(8,062)
|
|
(8,036)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries |
|
23
|
|
Ìý
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total equity |
|
(8,039)
|
|
(8,036)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
Total liabilities and equity |
|
$ (16,011)
|
|
$ (16,023)
|
|
Ìý
|
Ìý
|
|
|