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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Jan. 31, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]      
Entity Registrant Name OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/    
Entity Central Index Key 0000812074    
Document Type 10-K/A    
Document Period End Date Dec. 31, 2015    
Amendment Flag true    
Amendment Description This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A ("Amendment No. 1") amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Owens-Illinois, Inc. (the "Company") for the year ended December 31, 2015 as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 16, 2016 (the "Original Filing"). This Amendment No. 1 amends the Original Filing to reflect the restatement of the Company's audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 in order to correct an error related to the Company's method for estimating its future asbestos-related liabilities, as more fully described in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in this Amendment No. 1. Additionally, conforming changes occur throughout this filing because of the changes to the consolidated financial statements. For ease of reference, this Amendment No. 1 amends and restates the Original Filing in its entirety. Revisions to the Original Filing have been made to the following sections: • Part I, Item 1A - Risk Factors • Part I, Item 1B - Unresolved Staff Comments • Part II, Item 6 - Selected Financial Data • Part II, Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations • Part II, Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data • Part II, Item 9A - Controls and Procedures • Part IV, Item 15 – Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules In addition, the Company's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have provided new certifications dates as of the date of this filing in connection with this Amendment No. 1 (Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2). Management assessed its evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015 based on the framework established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Management has concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2015. See Part II, Item 9A for further information. Except as described above, no other amendments have been made to the Original Filing. This Amendment continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosure contained herein to reflect events that have occurred since the date of the Original Filing. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Company's other filings made with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing, including any amendments to those filings.    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --12-31    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer    
Entity Public Float     $ 4,238,712,000
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   160,982,234  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2015    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY