Segment Information (Reconciliation to Consolidated Income Statements) (Details) - Segment Reporting, Reconciling Items for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated, Name [Domain] - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2014		Jun. 30, 2015		Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Information
Total segment PTOI		$ 1,637		$ 1,955		$ 3,578		$ 4,203
Non operating pension and other post retirement employee benefit costs		(78)		(34)		(153)		(64)
Net exchange gains (losses)		26		(109)	[1]	90	[1]	(205)	[1]
Corporate expenses	[2]	(283)		(278)		(528)		(495)
Interest expense		(127)	[3]	(94)		(211)		(197)
Income before income taxes		1,175		1,440		2,776		3,242
Corporate Expenses [Member]
Segment Information
Separation related transaction costs		(119)		(35)		(200)		(51)
Corporate Expenses [Member] | Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member]
Segment Information
Separation related transaction costs		$ (20)
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Ukrainian hryvnia [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange gains (losses)						$ (40)
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Venezuelan Bolivar [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange gains (losses)				$ (58)				$ (58)

[1] Included a charge of $(40) associated with remeasuring the company's Ukrainian hryvnia net monetary assets in the six months ended June 30, 2015, as well as a charge of $(58) associated with remeasuring the company's Venezuelan net monetary assets from the official exchange rate to the SICAD II exchange system in the three and six months ended June 30, 2014, which were recorded in other income, net in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 4 for additional information.

[2] Included transaction costs associated with the separation of the Performance Chemicals segment of $(119) and $(35) in the three months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $(200) and $(51) in the six months ended June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were recorded in other operating charges in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements.

[3] Included transaction costs of $(20) in the three months ended June 30, 2015, associated with the early retirement of debt exchanged for the notes received from Chemours in May 2015. These costs were recorded in interest expense, in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements.