| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2422406 - Disclosure - Segment, Geographical Area, Major Customer and Major Supplier Information (Geographical Information - Assets) (Details) (http://www.novelis.com/role/SegmentGeographicalAreaMajorCustomerAndMajorSupplierInformationGeographicalInformationAssetsDetails) |
| Table | Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001304280 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-03-31 | 2015-03-31 | |||||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||||||||
| United States [Member] | Asia and Other Pacific [Member] | Brazil [Member] | Canada [Member] | Germany [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Other Europe [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | United States [Member] | Asia and Other Pacific [Member] | Brazil [Member] | Canada [Member] | Germany [Member] | United Kingdom [Member] | Other Europe [Member] | Geographical [Domain] | |
Long-lived assets | ||||||||||||||||