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Note 6 - Income Taxes (Details) - Deferred Tax Assets for Loss and Tax Credit Carryforwards (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]    
Net operating losses $ 423us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards  
Capital losses 9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards  
Tax credits 803us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards  
Totals as of December 31, 2014 1,235glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward 1,788glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward
2015-2019 [Member]    
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]    
Net operating losses 92us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandFifteenToTwoThousandNineteenMember
 
Capital losses 9us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsCapitalLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandFifteenToTwoThousandNineteenMember
 
Tax credits 62us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandFifteenToTwoThousandNineteenMember
 
Totals as of December 31, 2014 163glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandFifteenToTwoThousandNineteenMember
 
2020-2024 [Member]    
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]    
Net operating losses 120us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyToTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
 
Tax credits 672us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyToTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
 
Totals as of December 31, 2014 792glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyToTwoThousandTwentyFourMember
 
2025-2034 [Member]    
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]    
Net operating losses 20us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyFiveToTwoThousandThirtyFourMember
 
Tax credits 38us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyFiveToTwoThousandThirtyFourMember
 
Totals as of December 31, 2014 58glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_TwoThousandTwentyFiveToTwoThousandThirtyFourMember
 
Indefinite [Member]    
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]    
Net operating losses 191us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_IndefiniteMember
 
Tax credits 31us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwards
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_IndefiniteMember
 
Totals as of December 31, 2014 $ 222glw_DeferredTaxAssetsLossAndTaxCreditCarryForward
/ us-gaap_TaxPeriodAxis
= glw_IndefiniteMember