Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales	[1]	$ 9,111	$ 9,715	$ 7,819
Cost of sales		5,458	5,663	4,495
Gross margin		3,653	4,052	3,324
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		1,523	1,211	1,126
Research, development and engineering expenses		769	815	710
Amortization of purchased intangibles		54	33	31
Restructuring, impairment and other charges (Note 2)			71	67
Asbestos litigation (credit) charges (Note 7)		(15)	(9)	19
Operating income		1,322	1,931	1,371
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies (Note 7)		299	266	547
Interest income		21	26	8
Interest expense		(140)	(123)	(120)
Transaction-related gain, net (Note 8)			74
Foreign currency hedge gain, net		85	1,411	622
Other (expense) income, net		(101)	(17)	45
Income before income taxes		1,486	3,568	2,473
Provision for income taxes (Note 6)		(147)	(1,096)	(512)
Net income attributable to Corning Incorporated		$ 1,339	$ 2,472	$ 1,961
Earnings per common share attributable to Corning Incorporated:
Basic (Note 18) (in Dollars per share)		$ 1.02	$ 1.82	$ 1.35
Diluted (Note 18) (in Dollars per share)		1.00	1.73	1.34
Dividends declared per common share (1) (in Dollars per share)	[2]	$ 0.36	$ 0.52	$ 0.39

[1] Net sales are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

[2] The first quarter 2015 dividend was declared on December 3, 2014.