Note 6 - (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three months ended March 31,
	2016		2015
Net (loss) income attributable to Corning Incorporated	$	(368)	$	407
Less:  Series A convertible preferred stock dividend		(24)		(24)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders - basic		(392)		383
Add:  Series A convertible preferred stock dividend				24
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders - diluted	$	(392)	$	407
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic		1,103		1,266
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options and other dilutive securities				13
Series A convertible preferred stock				115
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted		1,103		1,394
Basic (loss) earnings per common share	$	(0.36)	$	0.30
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share	$	(0.36)	$	0.29
Antidilutive potential shares excluded from diluted earnings per common share:
Series A convertible preferred stock		115
Employee stock options and awards		47		14
Total		162		14