PLANNED MERGER WITH DUPONT PLANNED MERGER WITH DUPONT (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) months
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Planned Merger with DuPont, Maximum one-year loss of revenues to Dow for DuPont's proposed transaction with FMC \| $	$ 350
Planned Merger with DuPont, expected number of months for completion of intended spins \| months	18

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