Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Gross Notional Value [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Japan, Yen Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gross Notional Value [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Japan, Yen Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Gross Notional Value [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Korea (South), Won Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Gross Notional Value [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Gross Notional Value [Member] Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Income [Member] Japan, Yen Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Income [Member] Japan, Yen Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Other Income [Member] Japan, Yen Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Income [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Other Income [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]		Sep. 30, 2014 Other Income [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Other Income [Member] Translated Earnings Contracts [Member]		Sep. 30, 2013 Other Expense [Member] Japan, Yen Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Expense [Member] Korea (South), Won Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Other Expense [Member] Korea (South), Won Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]	Jan. 15, 2014 Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd. [Member]
Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Sale of Stock, Percentage of Ownership after Transaction																						100.00%
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 600,000,000	$ 205,000,000						$ 764,000,000	$ 621,000,000	$ 206,000,000	$ 739,000,000	[1]	$ (46,000,000)	[1]	$ 600,000,000	[1]	$ 205,000,000	[1]	$ (46,000,000)	$ (25,000,000)	$ (21,000,000)
Derivative, Notional Amount			$ 11,000,000,000	$ 6,800,000,000	$ 3,000,000,000	$ 13,900,000,000	$ 6,800,000,000

[1] Certain amounts for prior periods were reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.