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The number of active hazardous waste sites for which the entity is responsible.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees (Details) $ in Millions		1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current					$ 59	$ 113
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Noncurrent					196	279
Asbestos Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss			$ 99	$ 99		146
Dow Corning Breast Implant Litigation [Member]
Payment of claims					1,800
Loss Contingency, Accrual	$ 290		165	$ 165
Indemnification of excess liability				50.00%
Dow Corning Bankruptcy Pendency Interest Claims [Member]
Loss Contingency, Accrual	$ 107
Indemnification of excess liability				50.00%
Dow Corning Environmental Claims [Member]
Indemnification of excess liability				50.00%
Amended Pittsburgh Corning Corporation Plan [Member] \| Asbestos Litigation [Member]
Loss Contingency, Accrual					135
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current					35
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Noncurrent					$ 100
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation PCC [Member] \| Asbestos Litigation [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage							50.00%
Payment of claims		$ 50	$ 35
Loss Contingency, Accrual							$ 290
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Gain (Loss) on Investments	$ 4,800
Indemnification of excess liability	50.00%
Environmental Cleanup and Related Litigation [Member]
Number of Hazardous Waste Sites \| item					15
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies					$ 39	$ 30