GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Goodwill By Operating Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	May. 05, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			$ (5)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		$ 13,061	13,227
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		(429)	(429)
Net goodwill, beginning balance		12,632	12,798
Foreign currency impact		(125)	(161)
Net goodwill, ending balance		12,154	12,632
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		(429)	(429)
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		12,583	13,061
Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			(5)
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		1,558	1,563
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		0	0
Net goodwill, beginning balance		1,558	1,563
Foreign currency impact		0	0
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Net goodwill, ending balance		1,472	1,558
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		0	0
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		1,472	1,558
Consumer Solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		4,598	4,618
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		(209)	(209)
Net goodwill, beginning balance		4,389	4,409
Foreign currency impact		(15)	(20)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Net goodwill, ending balance		4,374	4,389
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		(209)	(209)
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		4,583	4,598
Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		4,451	4,540
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		0	0
Net goodwill, beginning balance		4,451	4,540
Foreign currency impact		(69)	(89)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Net goodwill, ending balance		4,382	4,451
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		0	0
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		4,382	4,451
Performance Materials & Chemicals [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		1,029	1,041
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		(220)	(220)
Net goodwill, beginning balance		809	821
Foreign currency impact		(10)	(12)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Net goodwill, ending balance		391	809
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		(220)	(220)
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		611	1,029
Performance Plastics [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments			0
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, gross, beginning balance		1,425	1,465
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, beginning balance		0	0
Net goodwill, beginning balance		1,425	1,465
Foreign currency impact		(31)	(40)
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		0
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Net goodwill, ending balance		1,535	1,425
Goodwill, accumulated impairments, ending balance		0	0
Goodwill, gross, ending balance		1,535	$ 1,425
ANGUS Chemical Company [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(292)
ANGUS Chemical Company [Member] | Performance Materials & Chemicals [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(292)
Sodium Borohydride business [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(45)
Sodium Borohydride business [Member] | Performance Materials & Chemicals [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(45)
Sale of an Agricultural Sciences product line [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(16)
Sale of an Agricultural Sciences product line [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(16)
AgroFresh [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(101)
AgroFresh [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(101)
Chlorine Value Chain [Domain]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(71)
Chlorine Value Chain [Domain] | Performance Materials & Chemicals [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit		(71)
Coodetec [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		31
Coodetec [Member] | Agricultural Sciences [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		31
Univation Technologies, LLC [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	$ 14
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		141
Univation Technologies, LLC [Member] | Performance Plastics [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 141