Segment Information (Reconciliation to Consolidated Income Statements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016		Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Information
Segment operating earnings	$ 1,717		$ 1,810
Segment significant benefits / (charges)	(68)		(2)
Non operating pension and other post retirement employee benefit costs	(74)		(86)
Net exchange (losses) gains	(121)		79	[1]
Corporate income (expenses)	273	[2],[3],[4]	(166)	[5]
Interest expense	(92)		(84)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,635		1,551
Merger related transaction costs	(24)
Gain on sale of entity	369
Separation related transaction costs	(7)		(81)
Corporate Expenses [Member]
Segment Information
Separation related transaction costs			(12)
Other Income [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange (losses) gains	(121)		79	[6]
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Ukrainian hryvnia [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange (losses) gains			$ (40)
2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
Segment Information
Net restructuring (charge) benefit	(2)
Corporate Expenses [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
Segment Information
Net restructuring (charge) benefit	$ 14

[1] Includes a charge of $(40) associated with remeasuring the company's Ukrainian hryvnia net monetary assets in the three months ended March 31, 2015, which were recorded in other income, net in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 5 for additional information.

[2] Includes a $14 net benefit recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net in the three months ended March 31, 2016, associated with the 2016 global cost savings and restructuring plan. See Note 4 for additional information.

[3] Includes a gain of $369 associated with the sale of DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited entity, which held certain buildings and other assets. The gain was recorded in other income net, in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statement for the three months ended March 31, 2016. See Note 3 for additional information.

[4] Includes transaction costs associated with the planned merger with Dow and related activities of $(24), in the three months ended March 31, 2016, which were recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 2 for additional information.

[5] Includes transaction costs associated with the separation of the Performance Chemicals segment of $(12) in the three months ended March 31, 2015, which were recorded in other operating charges in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 3 for additional information.

[6] The $79 net exchange gain for the three months ended March 31, 2015, includes a net $(40) pre-tax exchange loss associated with the devaluation of the Ukrainian hryvnia