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| Network | 1044 - Disclosure - Other Noncurrent Assets (Tables) (http://www.alcoa.com/taxonomy/role/NotesToFinancialStatementsOtherAssetsDisclosureTextBlockTables) |
| Table | (Implied) |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000004281 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule of Other Noncurrent Assets |
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