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NONCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	12 Months Ended
NONCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES	Dec. 31, 2017
Nonconsolidated Affiliates [Abstract]
Equity Method Investments Disclosure [Text Block]	NONCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATE The Corporation's investment in Asian Acetyls Co., Ltd. ("ASACCO"), a nonconsolidated affiliate accounted for by the equity method, was zero at December 31, 2017 and $14 million at December 31, 2016. Dividends received from ASACCO were zero in 2017, $1 million in 2016 and $2 million in 2015. Undistributed earnings of ASACCO included in retained earnings were zero at December 31, 2017 and $9 million at December 31, 2016. The nonconsolidated affiliate was a privately held company; therefore, a quoted market price was not available. On March 16, 2017, UCC entered into a share sale and purchase agreement to sell its ownership interest in the nonconsolidated affiliate. ASACCO agreed to purchase all of the shares of registered common stock owned by UCC. On April 24, 2017, the sale was completed for $22 million. In the second quarter of 2017, the Corporation recorded a pretax gain of $4 million on the sale, included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income.