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Income Taxes (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2008
Dec. 31, 2007
Reconciliation of the US federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate          
Provision for tax at US statutory rate (as a percent) 35.00% 35.00% 35.00%    
Tax rate difference on foreign income (as a percent) (5.28%) (3.86%) (3.62%)    
State and local taxes - net (as a percent) 0.35% 0.79% 0.58%    
Change in valuation allowance - foreign tax credits (as a percent)     (0.62%)    
Non-deductible National Starch acquisition costs (as a percent)   0.04% 0.04%    
NAFTA Award (as a percent)     (3.45%)    
Other items - net (as a percent) (3.74%) (1.61%) 0.83%    
Provision at effective tax rate (as a percent) 26.33% 27.78% 28.67%    
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries $ 1,931        
Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits excluding interest and penalties          
Balance at January 1 37 35      
Additions for tax positions related to prior years 5 3      
Reductions for tax positions related to prior years (6)        
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year 1 6      
Reductions related to a lapse in the statute of limitations (3) (7)      
Balance at December 31 34 37 35    
Unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate in future periods 19        
Remaining unrecognized tax benefits 15        
Foreign tax credit carryforwards 12        
Unrecognized benefit offset by reversing receivable recorded for indemnity claims expected to be collected from Akzo Nobel N.V. as part of the National Starch acquisition 3        
Settlement of claims with Canadian tax authority 2        
Interest expense accrued, net of interest income 5 2      
Interest income 3 4      
Accrued penalties 1 1      
Deposits made to Canadian tax authorities       13 17
Unrecognized tax benefits, current 25        
Unrecognized tax benefits related to settling the US and Canada tax treaty resolution $ 12        
Korea
         
Reconciliation of the US federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate          
Reversal of valuation allowance (as a percent)   (2.52%)      
Chile
         
Reconciliation of the US federal statutory tax rate to the Company's effective tax rate          
Reversal of valuation allowance (as a percent)   (0.06%) (0.09%)