Note 2 - Bankruptcy Proceedings (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended					0 Months Ended													0 Months Ended
	Mar. 22, 2013	Feb. 22, 2013	Jan. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 15, 2011	Mar. 05, 2010	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Maximum from KPP Assets [Member]	Apr. 26, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Apr. 15, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 Amount Convertible To Permanant Amount Upon Emergence From Chapter 11 [Member] Junior DIP Facility [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Bankruptcy Related Member Kodak Pension Plan [Member]	Jan. 31, 2013 Unsecured Pre-Petition Claim [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2011 Through 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 2015 Through 2022 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Super-priority senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility under U.S. DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Jan. 20, 2012 Super-priority senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility under U.S. DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Super-priority senior secured term loan facility under U.S. DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Jan. 20, 2012 Super-priority senior secured term loan facility under U.S. DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 Junior DIP Facility [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 22, 2013 Junior Lien Term Loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 225,000,000		$ 950,000,000							$ 654,000,000					$ 250,000,000		$ 700,000,000
Significant Acquisitions and Disposals, Acquisition Costs or Sale Proceeds																					848,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							250,000,000	200,000,000										950,000,000		700,000,000		473,000,000	375,000,000
Repayments of Debt	200,000,000																					200,000,000
Percentage of US Liquidity Above Stated Amount Requirement For Repayment of Loans	75.00%
US Liquidity Stated Amount	200,000,000																				200,000,000
Minimum Amount In Cash Proceeds From Disposition Of Specific Assets	600,000,000
Bankruptcy Claims, Number of Claims under Review by Management		6,100
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Filed		21,500,000,000			2,800,000,000
Bankruptcy Claims, Number of Claims Expunged by Bankruptcy Court		1,300
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Expunged by Bankruptcy Court		1,100,000,000
Contractual Interest Expense on Prepetition Liabilities Not Recognized in Statement of Operations				10,000,000	12,000,000
Agreemen tMinimum Contribution Amount															50,000,000	90,000,000
Agreement Maximum Additional Payment					5,000,000
Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent					1,913,000,000	2,031,000,000							1,400,000,000
Proceeds from Payment Applied to Reducing Pension Liabilities										120,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Intangible Assets			530,000,000						325,000,000	445,000,000
Sale Through Asset Purchase Agreement, Purchase Price											210,000,000
Bankruptcy Claims, Amount of Claims Settled						$ 650,000,000								$ 70,000,000