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Note 4 - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Note 4 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Tax Holiday, Percent 0.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays 1.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTaxHolidays
Korean Withholding Tax [Member]    
Note 4 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment for Equity Investment Dividend (in Dollars)   102glw_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentForEquityInvestmentDividend
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis
= glw_KoreanWithholdingTaxMember
Low Or No Tax Cost [Member]    
Note 4 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]    
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries (in Dollars) 6us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries
/ glw_ForeignEarningsAxis
= glw_LowOrNoTaxCostMember
 
National Tax Agency, Japan [Member]    
Note 4 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]    
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations, Adjustment of Deferred Tax (Asset) Liability (in Dollars) 11us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperationsAdjustmentOfDeferredTaxAssetLiability
/ us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityNameAxis
= us-gaap_NationalTaxAgencyJapanMember