Note 12 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						6 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Optical Communications [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Optical Communications [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd. [Member]
Note 12 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Details) [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			$ 39,000,000	[1]					$ 39,000,000
Goodwill, Gross	7,600,000,000		7,600,000,000			7,500,000,000
Goodwill, Impaired, Accumulated Impairment Loss							6,500,000,000	6,500,000,000
Amortization of Intangible Assets	9,000,000	8,000,000	25,000,000		23,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Remainder of Fiscal Year	34,000,000		34,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Two	33,000,000		33,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	32,000,000		32,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	32,000,000		32,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	32,000,000		32,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, after Year Five	$ 32,000,000		$ 32,000,000

[1] In the second and third quarters of 2014, the company recorded measurement period adjustments of $39 million for the Acquisition of Samsung Corning Precision Materials primarily related to the accrual of contingent liabilities and employee benefit obligations.