Note 20 - Reportable Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Display Technologies			Optical Communications			Environmental Technologies			Specialty Materials			Life Sciences			All Other			Total
For the year ended December 31, 2016
Net sales	$	3,238		$	3,005		$	1,032		$	1,124		$	839		$	152		$	9,390
Depreciation (1)	$	598		$	175		$	129		$	109		$	58		$	50		$	1,119
Amortization of purchased intangibles				$	35								$	20		$	8		$	63
Research, development and engineering expenses (2)	$	45		$	147		$	102		$	126		$	24		$	191		$	635
Restructuring, impairment and other charges	$	4		$	5		$	5		$	12		$	3		$	40		$	69
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliated companies	$	1														$	(6	)	$	(5	)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(372	)	$	(129	)	$	(65	)	$	(85	)	$	(28	)	$	114		$	(565	)
Net income (loss) (3)	$	935		$	245		$	133		$	174		$	58		$	(240	)	$	1,305
Investment in affiliated companies, at equity	$	41		$	(1	)	$	32								$	252		$	324
Segment assets (4)	$	8,032		$	2,010		$	1,267		$	1,604		$	504		$	750		$	14,167
Capital expenditures	$	464		$	245		$	97		$	120		$	39		$	56		$	1,021
For the year ended December 31, 2015
Net sales	$	3,086		$	2,980		$	1,053		$	1,107		$	821		$	64		$	9,111
Depreciation (1)	$	605		$	163		$	125		$	112		$	60		$	43		$	1,108
Amortization of purchased intangibles				$	32								$	20		$	1		$	53
Research, development and engineering expenses (2)	$	105		$	138		$	93		$	113		$	23		$	186		$	658
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliated companies	$	(9	)													$	17		$	8
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(499	)	$	(115	)	$	(78	)	$	(85	)	$	(30	)	$	89		$	(718	)
Net income (loss) (3)	$	1,095		$	237		$	161		$	167		$	61		$	(202	)	$	1,519
Investment in affiliated companies, at equity	$	43		$	1		$	32								$	261		$	337
Segment assets (4)	$	8,344		$	1,783		$	1,288		$	1,407		$	514		$	738		$	14,074
Capital expenditures	$	594		$	171		$	117		$	88		$	32		$	57		$	1,059
For the year ended December 31, 2014
Net sales	$	3,851		$	2,652		$	1,092		$	1,205		$	862		$	53		$	9,715
Depreciation (1)	$	676		$	154		$	119		$	113		$	60		$	31		$	1,153
Amortization of purchased intangibles				$	10								$	22					$	32
Research, development and engineering expenses (2)	$	138		$	141		$	91		$	140		$	22		$	177		$	709
Restructuring, impairment and other charges	$	50		$	17								$	1					$	68
Equity in earnings (loss) of affiliated companies	$	(20	)				$	2								$	18
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(608	)	$	(111	)	$	(89	)	$	(75	)	$	(33	)	$	83		$	(833	)
Net income (loss) (3)	$	1,396		$	194		$	178		$	138		$	67		$	(198	)	$	1,775
Investment in affiliated companies, at equity	$	63		$	2		$	32								$	214		$	311
Segment assets (4)	$	8,863		$	1,737		$	1,297		$	1,288		$	553		$	518		$	14,256
Capital expenditures	$	492		$	145		$	173		$	104		$	30		$	101		$	1,045

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Years ended December 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Net income of reportable segments	$	1,545		$	1,721		$	1,973
Net loss of All Other		(240	)		(202	)		(198	)
Unallocated amounts:
Net financing costs (1)		(107	)		(111	)		(113	)
Share-based compensation expense		(42	)		(46	)		(58	)
Exploratory research		(107	)		(109	)		(102	)
Corporate contributions		(49	)		(52	)		(43	)
Gain on realignment of equity investment		2,676
Equity in earnings of affiliated companies, net of impairments (2)		292			291			269
Unrealized (loss) gain on translated earnings contracts		(649	)		(573	)		1,095
Resolution of Department of Justice investigation		(98	)
Income tax benefit (provision)		573			568			(267	)
Other corporate items		(99	)		(148	)		(84	)
Net income	$	3,695		$	1,339		$	2,472

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Total assets of reportable segments	$	13,417	$	13,336	$	13,738
Non-reportable segments		750		738		518
Unallocated amounts:
Current assets (1)		6,070		5,488		7,402
Investments (2)		12		1,638		1,490
Property, plant and equipment, net (3)		1,681		1,692		1,657
Other non-current assets (4)		5,969		5,635		5,258
Total assets	$	27,899	$	28,527	$	30,063

Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

	Years Ended December 31,
Revenues from External Customers	2016		2015		2014
Display Technologies	$	3,238	$	3,086	$	3,851
Optical Communications
Carrier network		2,274		2,194		2,036
Enterprise network		731		786		616
Total Optical Communications		3,005		2,980		2,652
Environmental Technologies
Automotive and other		585		528		528
Diesel		447		525		564
Total Environmental Technologies		1,032		1,053		1,092
Specialty Materials
Corning Gorilla Glass		807		810		846
Advanced optics and other specialty glass		317		297		359
Total Specialty Materials		1,124		1,107		1,205
Life Sciences
Labware		512		512		536
Cell culture products		327		309		326
Total Life Science		839		821		862
All Other		152		64		53
	$	9,390	$	9,111	$	9,715

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

	2016				2015				2014
	Net sales (2)		Long- lived assets (1)		Net sales (2)		Long- lived assets (1)		Net sales (2)		Long- lived assets (1)
North America
United States	$	2,625	$	6,473	$	2,719	$	8,241	$	2,275	$	7,998
Canada		282		142		244		144		311
Mexico		50		134		37		135		35		50
Total North America		2,957		6,749		3,000		8,520		2,621		8,048
Asia Pacific
Japan		450		1,008		440		1,160		608		1,311
Taiwan		840		2,347		841		2,301		1,092		2,005
China		2,083		1,140		1,869		1,036		1,893		1,115
Korea		1,444		3,413		1,501		3,552		1,882		3,595
Other		363		167		331		98		308		109
Total Asia Pacific		5,180		8,075		4,982		8,147		5,783		8,135
Europe
Germany		363		154		326		189		397		217
France		83		266		90		263		81		277
United Kingdom		182		41		164		47		187		47
Other		352		1,047		311		987		369		1,109
Total Europe		980		1,508		891		1,486		1,034		1,650
All Other		273		44		238		36		277		55
Total	$	9,390	$	16,376	$	9,111	$	18,189	$	9,715	$	17,888