Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Net sales		$ 2,047	$ 2,265
Cost of sales		1,283	1,336
Gross margin		764	929
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses		303	316
Research, development and engineering expenses		190	189
Amortization of purchased intangibles		14	12
Restructuring, impairment and other charges		80
Operating income		177	412
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies		59	94
Interest income		6	5
Interest expense		(41)	(30)
Foreign currency hedge (loss) gain, net		(894)	42
Other income (expense), net		21	(30)
(Loss) income before income taxes		(672)	493
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (Note 5)		304	(86)
Net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated		$ (368)	$ 407
(Loss) earnings per common share attributable to Corning Incorporated:
Basic (Note 6) (in Dollars per share)		$ (0.36)	$ 0.30
Diluted (Note 6) (in Dollars per share)		(0.36)	0.29
Dividends declared per common share (1) (in Dollars per share)	[1]	$ 0.135	$ 0.00

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