Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation Table

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014			2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	1,439		$	1,380
Preferred dividends	(2		)	(3		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	1,437		$	1,377
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	$	—		$	1,968
Net income available to common stockholders	$	1,437		$	3,345
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	923,461,000			928,348,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	7,271,000			7,042,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	930,732,000			935,390,000

Average Number of Antidilutive Stock Options

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2014	2013
Average number of stock options	—	10,384,000