RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments of Dividends			$ 655,000,000	$ 169,000,000
Proceeds from Dividends Received	4,000,000	5,000,000	9,000,000	5,000,000
The Dow Chemical Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	668,000,000	732,000,000	1,431,000,000	1,514,000,000
Service Fee with Parent			10.00%
Notes Receivable, Related Parties	1,900,000,000		1,900,000,000		2,400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000,000,000		1,000,000,000
Notes Receivable, Related Parties, Noncurrent	867,000,000		867,000,000		843,000,000
Payments of Dividends	330,000,000	69,000,000	655,000,000	169,000,000
Sundry income (expense) [Member] | The Dow Chemical Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	7,000,000	6,000,000	13,000,000	13,000,000
Cost of Sales [Member] | The Dow Chemical Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related Party Transaction, Expenses from Transactions with Related Party	$ 12,000,000	$ 13,000,000	$ 24,000,000	$ 24,000,000