Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation

	Predecessor
(In millions, except share amounts)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	1,171
Preferred dividends	(2		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	1,169
Loss from discontinued operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	(58		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	1,111
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	866,516,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	4,567,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	871,083,000

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

	Predecessor
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Average number of stock options	6,000