Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Site Contingency (Successor [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency	$ 28	$ 82
Eastman Business Park Rochester NY [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency		49
Other Operating Sites [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency	7	8
Sites Associated with Former Operations [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency	10	13
Sites Associated With Non-Imaging Health Business [Member]
Site Contingency [Line Items]
Site Contingency	$ 11	$ 12