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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Schedule of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities, Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Jan. 02, 2014
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 13us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt $ 391us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt      
Purchases of noncontrolling interests 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries 4us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries      
Cash and cash equivalents 6,288us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 4,385us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 5,654us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue 5,940us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue  
Other current assets 372us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent   328us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent    
Property 18,066us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet   18,051us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet    
Other noncurrent assets 616us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent   621us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent    
Total Assets 67,789us-gaap_Assets   68,796us-gaap_Assets    
Current liabilities 12,387us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent   11,593us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent    
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2015: $1,227; 2014: $1,229) 17,867us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations   18,838us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
Other noncurrent liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $58; 2014: $62) 3,259us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent   3,290us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Current assets 24,394us-gaap_AssetsCurrent   24,267us-gaap_AssetsCurrent    
Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent 1,227dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent   1,229dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent    
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]          
Cash and cash equivalents 244us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]   190us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[1]    
Other current assets 162us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  175us-gaap_OtherAssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Property 2,708us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  2,726us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Other noncurrent assets 99us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  85us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Total Assets 3,213us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[2]   3,176us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
[2]    
Current liabilities 365us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  394us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Long-term debt (nonrecourse 2015: $1,227; 2014: $1,229) 1,252us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  1,260us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Other noncurrent liabilities (nonrecourse 2015: $58; 2014: $62) 58us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  62us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Total liabilities 1,675us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  1,716us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Nonrecourse Liabilities Current 362dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  391dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent 1,227dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  1,229dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Other Nonrecourse Liabilities Noncurrent 58dow_OtherNonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  62dow_OtherNonrecourseLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Restricted For Construction Of Manufacturing Facility [Member]          
Cash and cash equivalents 42us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dow_RestrictedCashByPurposeOfRestrictionAxis
= dow_RestrictedForConstructionOfManufacturingFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
  20us-gaap_CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue
/ dow_RestrictedCashByPurposeOfRestrictionAxis
= dow_RestrictedForConstructionOfManufacturingFacilityMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
   
Netherlands Owner Trust [Member]          
Variable Interest Entity Lease Expiration Purchase Amount         406dow_VariableInterestEntityLeaseExpirationPurchaseAmount
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_NetherlandsOwnerTrustMember
Repayments of Long-term Debt   346us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_NetherlandsOwnerTrustMember
     
Purchases of noncontrolling interests   4us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAdditionalInterestInSubsidiaries
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_NetherlandsOwnerTrustMember
     
Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member]          
Current liabilities 1us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
  1us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
   
Current assets 79us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
  99us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
   
Nonrecourse Liabilities Current 0dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
  0dow_NonrecourseLiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
   
Variable Interest Entities Used to Monetize Accounts Receivable [Member] | Restricted Current Assets [Member]          
Current assets $ 0us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dow_RestrictedCurrentAssetsAxis
= dow_RestrictedCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
  $ 0us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ dow_RestrictedCurrentAssetsAxis
= dow_RestrictedCurrentAssetsMember
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= dow_VariableInterestEntitiesUsedToMonetizeAccountsReceivableMember
   
[1] Includes $42 million at March 31, 2015 ($20 million at December 31, 2014) restricted for the debt servicing and operational expenses of a manufacturing facility.
[2] All assets were restricted at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.