Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Net sales	$ 2,540	$ 2,067	$ 7,311	$ 5,863
Cost of sales	1,451	1,166	4,255	3,309
Gross margin	1,089	901	3,056	2,554
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	256	265	969	790
Research, development and engineering expenses	199	184	605	541
Amortization of purchased intangibles	9	8	25	23
Restructuring, impairment and other charges (Note 2)			51
Asbestos litigation charge	5	5	11	13
Operating income	620	439	1,395	1,187
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies (Note 9)	95	138	243	477
Interest income	5	1	21	5
Interest expense	(31)	(28)	(91)	(92)
Transaction-related gain, net (Note 10)			74
Other income (expense), net (Note 1)	720	(1)	589	329
Income before income taxes	1,409	549	2,231	1,906
Provision for income taxes (Note 5)	(395)	(141)	(747)	(366)
Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated	$ 1,014	$ 408	$ 1,484	$ 1,540
Earnings per common share attributable to Corning Incorporated:
Basic (Note 6) (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.28	$ 1.08	$ 1.05
Diluted (Note 6) (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.28	$ 1.03	$ 1.04
Dividends declared per common share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10	$ 0.30	$ 0.29