Long-Term Employee Benefits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Summarized Information on Pension and Other Long-Term Benefits Plans



	Pension Benefits								Other Benefits
Obligations and Funded Status at December 31,	2012				2011				2012				2011
Change in benefit obligation
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	27,083			$	23,924			$	4,379			$	3,989
Service cost	277				249				37				33
Interest cost	1,165				1,253				174				212
Plan participants' contributions	24				21				110				112
Actuarial loss	2,245				3,062				60				441
Benefits paid	(1,593		)		(1,610		)		(371		)		(424		)
Amendments	(22		)		2				(857		)	¹	11
Net effects of acquisitions/divestitures	—				182				—				5
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	29,179			$	27,083			$	3,532			$	4,379
Change in plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	17,794			$	18,403			$	—			$	—
Actual gain on plan assets	2,326				471				—				—
Employer contributions	848				341				261				312
Plan participants' contributions	24				21				110				112
Benefits paid	(1,593		)		(1,610		)		(371		)		(424		)
Net effects of acquisitions/divestitures	—				168				—				—
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	19,399			$	17,794			$	—			$	—
Funded status
U.S. plans with plan assets	$	(6,625	)		$	(6,894	)		$	—			$	—
Non-U.S. plans with plan assets	(1,443		)		(901		)		—				—
All other plans	(1,712		)	²	(1,494		)	²	(3,532		)		(4,379		)
Total	$	(9,780	)		$	(9,289	)		$	(3,532	)		$	(4,379	)
Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consist of:
Other assets	$	5			$	4			$	—			$	—
Other accrued liabilities (Note 13)	(110		)		(107		)		(257		)		(316		)
Other liabilities (Note 15)	(9,303		)		(9,186		)		(3,271		)		(4,063		)
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	(372		)		—				(4		)		—
Net amount recognized	$	(9,780	)		$	(9,289	)		$	(3,532	)		$	(4,379	)


^1.	Due to an amendment in 2012 to the company's U.S. parent company retiree medical and dental plans for Medicare eligible pensioners and survivors from the company sponsored group plans to a company-funded Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA), the benefit obligation decreased by $838 and prior service cost was credited by $838.


^2.	Includes pension plans maintained around the world where funding is not customary.

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
December 31,	2012			2011			2012			2011
Net loss	$	(13,042	)	$	(12,477	)	$	(1,233	)	$	(1,266	)
Prior service (cost) benefit	(62		)	(99		)	1,567			862
	$	(13,104	)	$	(12,576	)	$	334		$	(404	)

Schedule of Information for Pension Plans with Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets



Information for pension plans with projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets	2012		2011
Projected benefit obligation	$	29,043	$	27,002
Accumulated benefit obligation	27,130		25,049
Fair value of plan assets	19,258		17,710

Schedule of Information for Pension Plans with Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets



Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets	2012		2011
Projected benefit obligation	$	28,925	$	25,810
Accumulated benefit obligation	27,064		23,974
Fair value of plan assets	19,179		16,576

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations



	Pension Benefits				Other Benefits
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31,	2012		2011		2012		2011
Discount rate	3.89	%	4.49	%	3.85	%	4.50	%
Rate of compensation increase¹	4.13	%	4.18	%	4.40	%	4.40	%


^1.	The rate of compensation increase represents the single annual effective salary increase that an average plan participant would receive during the participant's entire career at the company.

Schedule of Assumptions Used to Determine Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Text Block]



	Pension Benefits						Other Benefits
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31,	2012		2011		2010		2012		2011		2010
Discount rate	4.32	%	5.32	%	5.80	%	4.49	%	5.50	%	6.00	%
Expected return on plan assets	8.61	%	8.73	%	8.64	%	—	%	—	%	—	%
Rate of compensation increase	4.18	%	4.24	%	4.24	%	4.40	%	4.50	%	4.50	%

Schedule of Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates



Assumed health care cost trend rates at December 31,	2012		2011
Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year	8	%	8	%
Rate to which the cost trend rate is assumed to decline (the ultimate trend rate)	5	%	5	%
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate	2016		2015

Schedule of a One-Percentage Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates

Schedule of Weighted Average Target Allocations for Plan Assets



Target allocation for plan assets at December 31,	2012		2011
U.S. equity securities	28	%	27	%
Non-U.S. equity securities	21		20
Fixed income securities	29		29
Hedge funds	2		2
Private market securities	13		14
Real estate	7		8
Total	100	%	100	%

Schedule of Fair Value of Pension Assets



	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
Asset Category	Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,613		$	2,584		$	29		$	—
U.S. equity securities¹	3,647			3,604			25			18
Non-U.S. equity securities	3,928			3,842			86			—
Debt – government-issued	1,714			443			1,271			—
Debt – corporate-issued	2,236			378			1,831			27
Debt – asset-backed	1,059			40			1,017			2
Hedge funds	389			—			2			387
Private market securities	2,926			—			4			2,922
Real estate	1,236			82			—			1,154
Derivatives – asset position	129			6			123			—
Derivatives – liability position	(80		)	(1		)	(79		)	—
	$	19,797		$	10,978		$	4,309		$	4,510
Pension trust receivables²	312
Pension trust payables³	(710		)
Total	$	19,399



	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2011
Asset Category	Total			Level 1			Level 2			Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents	$	2,085		$	1,962		$	123		$	—
U.S. equity securities¹	3,624			3,576			20			28
Non-U.S. equity securities	3,227			3,166			61			—
Debt – government-issued	1,596			391			1,205			—
Debt – corporate-issued	1,844			114			1,700			30
Debt – asset-backed	963			36			923			4
Hedge funds	396			—			4			392
Private market securities	2,959			—			—			2,959
Real estate	1,196			109			—			1,087
Derivatives – asset position	127			4			123			—
Derivatives – liability position	(90		)	(2		)	(88		)	—
	$	17,927		$	9,356		$	4,071		$	4,500
Pension trust receivables²	463
Pension trust payables³	(596		)
Total	$	17,794


^1.	The company's pension plans directly held $449 (2 percent of total plan assets) and $457 (3 percent of total plan assets) of DuPont common stock at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.


^2.	Primarily receivables for investment securities sold.


^3.	Primarily payables for investment securities purchased.

Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets Held in Level 3



	Level 3 Assets
	Total			U.S. Equity Securities			Debt- Corporate Issued			Debt- Asset- Backed			Hedge Funds			Private Market Securities			Real Estate
Beginning balance at December 31, 2010	$	3,920		$	20		$	34		$	4		$	—		$	2,931		$	931
Realized gain (loss)	11			—			(10		)	—			—			21			—
Change in unrealized gain (loss)	201			(3		)	9			—			(9		)	124			80
Purchases, sales and settlements	375			10			5			—			401			(117		)	76
Transfers (out) in of Level 3	(7		)	1			(8		)	—			—			—			—
Ending balance at December 31, 2011	$	4,500		$	28		$	30		$	4		$	392		$	2,959		$	1,087
Realized gain (loss)	14			(3		)	—			—			(6		)	23			—
Change in unrealized gain (loss)	253			(8		)	(10		)	—			17			179			75
Purchases, sales and settlements	(134		)	(1		)	7			(2		)	(16		)	(114		)	(8		)
Transfers (out) in of Level 3	(123		)	2			—			—			—			(125		)	—
Ending balance at December 31, 2012	$	4,510		$	18		$	27		$	2		$	387		$	2,922		$	1,154

Schedule of Estimated Future Benefit Payments



	Pension Benefits		Other Benefits
2013	$	1,629	$	260
2014	1,604		254
2015	1,629		252
2016	1,637		250
2017	1,667		246
Years 2018-2022	8,678		1,178

Pension Plans, Defined Benefit [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs and Other Comprehensive Income Tables [Table Text Block]



	Pension Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income	2012			2011			2010
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	277		$	249		$	207
Interest cost	1,165			1,253			1,262
Expected return on plan assets	(1,517		)	(1,475		)	(1,435		)
Amortization of loss	887			613			507
Amortization of prior service cost	13			16			16
Curtailment / settlement loss	7			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost¹	$	832		$	656		$	557
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Net loss	$	1,433		$	4,069		$	635
Amortization of loss	(887		)	(613		)	(507		)
Prior service (benefit) cost	(22		)	2			—
Amortization of prior service cost	(13		)	(16		)	(16		)
Curtailment / settlement loss	(7		)	—			—
Total loss recognized in other comprehensive income	$	504		$	3,442		$	112
Noncontrolling interest	(1		)	(11		)	(1		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income assumed from purchase of noncontrolling interest	25			—			—
Total loss recognized in other comprehensive income, attributable to DuPont	$	528		$	3,431		$	111
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	1,360		$	4,087		$	668


^1.	The above amounts include net periodic benefit cost relating to discontinued operations for 2012, 2011 and 2010 of $42, $41 and $38, respectively.

Other Long-Term Employee Benefit Plans Defined Benefit [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs and Other Comprehensive Income Tables [Table Text Block]



	Other Benefits
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and amounts recognized in other comprehensive income	2012			2011			2010
Net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	37		$	33		$	29
Interest cost	174			212			238
Amortization of loss	94			60			58
Amortization of prior service benefit	(155		)	(121		)	(106		)
Curtailment loss	3			—			—
Net periodic benefit cost¹	$	153		$	184		$	219
Changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Net loss	$	60		$	437		$	94
Amortization of loss	(94		)	(60		)	(58		)
Prior service (benefit) cost	(857		)	11			(189		)
Amortization of prior service benefit	155			121			106
Curtailment loss	(3		)	—			—
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive income	$	(739	)	$	509		$	(47	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income assumed from purchase of noncontrolling interest	1			—			—
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive income, attributable to DuPont	$	(738	)	$	509		$	(47	)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income	$	(585	)	$	693		$	172


^1.	The above amounts include net periodic benefit cost relating to discontinued operations for 2012, 2011 and 2010 of $2, $2 and $1, respectively.

1-Percentage
Point Increase

1-Percentage
Point Decrease

Increase (decrease) on total of service and interest cost

Increase (decrease) on post-retirement benefit obligation