Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 4,605	$ 5,300
Marketable securities		1,362	906
Accounts and notes receivable, net		4,971	4,643
Inventories		5,673	6,140
Prepaid expenses		506	398
Total current assets		17,117	17,387
Property, plant and equipment		23,967	24,130
Less: Accumulated depreciation		14,736	14,346
Net property, plant and equipment	[1]	9,231	9,784
Goodwill		4,180	4,248
Other intangible assets		3,664	4,144
Investments in affiliates		649	688
Deferred income taxes		3,308	3,799
Other assets		1,815	1,116
Total		39,964	41,166
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		3,705	3,398
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		429	1,165
Taxes Payable, Current		101	173
Other accrued liabilities		4,662	5,580
Total current liabilities		8,897	10,316
Long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		8,107	7,642
Other liabilities		12,333	12,591
Deferred income taxes		431	417
Total liabilities		29,768	30,966
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.30 par value; 1,800,000 shares authorized; Issued at December 31, 2016 - 950,044,000; 2015 - 958,388,000		285	288
Additional paid-in capital		11,190	11,081
Reinvested earnings		14,924	14,510
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,911)	(9,396)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost (Shares: December 31, 2016 and 2015 - 87,041,000)		(6,727)	(6,727)
Total DuPont stockholders' equity		9,998	9,993
Noncontrolling interests		198	207
Total equity		10,196	10,200
Total		39,964	41,166
$4.50 Series-1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, without par value-cumulative; 23,000,000 shares authorized; issued at December 31, 2016 and 2015; $4.50 Series- 1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) $3.50 Series-700,000 shares (callable at $102)		167	167
$3.50 Series-700,000 shares (callable at $102) [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, without par value-cumulative; 23,000,000 shares authorized; issued at December 31, 2016 and 2015; $4.50 Series- 1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) $3.50 Series-700,000 shares (callable at $102)		$ 70	$ 70

[1] Net property is presented for locations with greater than two percent of the total and includes property, plant and equipment less accumulated depreciation.