Other Income, Net (Schedule of Other Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Royalty income			$ 170		$ 138	$ 156
Interest income			107		129	129
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments			99		49	(36)
Net gains on sales of businesses and other assets			435	[1]	92	710
Net exchange (losses) gains			(106)		30	196
Miscellaneous income and expenses, net	[2]		3		259	122
Total			708		697	1,277
Other Income [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments			99		$ 49	$ (36)
Ownership interest in DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited [Member]
Other Income and Expenses [Line Items]
Gain on disposition of assets		$ 369	369
Gain on disposition of assets, after-tax			$ 214

[1] Includes a pre-tax gain of $369 ($214 net of tax) for the year ended December 31, 2016 related to the sale of DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited. See Note 3 for additional information.

[2] Miscellaneous income and expenses, net, includes interest items, gains related to litigation settlements, gains/losses on available-for-sale securities and other items.