Note 11: Short-Term Borrowings And Long-Term Debt (Detail) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended														1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended								1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended				0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2010	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Mar. 05, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Initial [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Proposed [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Junior Secured Superpriority DIP Term Loan Facility [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member] Junior Lien Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member] Junior Lien Term Loan [Member]	Feb. 28, 2013 Subsequent Event [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Subsequent Event [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Effective Interest Method [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Allocated to Equity Components [Member] Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Januray 20, 2012 to February 15, 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 February 16, 2012 to March 31, 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 April 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 October 1, 2012 to Termination Date of DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Jun. 23, 2009 Convertible Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member]	Jan. 20, 2012 Super-priority senior secured asset-based revolving credit 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]	Dec. 31, 2012 Description of Interest Rate on Line of Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Addition to LIBOR Rate, Percetage of Margin for Base Rate Revolving Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Percentage for LIBOR Rate Revolving Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Percentage for Base Rate Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Percentage for LIBOR Rate Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 DIP Credit Agreement [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 First Lien Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Mar. 15, 2011 Senior Secured Notes Due 2019 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Secured Term Note Due 2018 [Member]	Mar. 15, 2011 Senior Notes Due 2013 [Member]	Oct. 10, 2003 Senior Notes Due 2013 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Exit Facility [Member]
Debt, Current		$ 699,000,000	$ 50,000,000		$ 152,000,000		$ 62,000,000	$ 51,000,000
Short-term Debt					100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						500,000,000						455,000,000	455,000,000	375,000,000	375,000,000				107,000,000								400,000,000	950,000,000	700,000,000							700,000,000			250,000,000			500,000,000	654,000,000
Long-term Debt		2,122,000,000			1,515,000,000													400,000,000
Liabilities Subject to Compromise, Provision for Expected and Allowed Claims		710,000,000		90,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings		126,000,000																										250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum																														1.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																															2.25%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.25%				9.75%																					7.00%					3.25%	6.50%	7.50%					10.625%
Percentage of Voting Stock of Foreign Subsidiaries		65.00%
Minimum Adjusted EBITDA Required by DIP Credit Agreement																					175,000,000
Minimum US Liquidty Required by DIP Credit Agreement																				100,000,000	250,000,000	125,000,000	250,000,000	150,000,000	100,000,000
Percentage of Net Proceeds from Sale of Intagibles Prepaid to DIP Credit Agreement		75.00%
Percentage of Net Proceeds from Sale of Intangibles Retained By Kodak		25.00%
Retained Proceeds From Sale of Intagibles		12,000,000
Maximum Amount of Proceeds from Sale of Intangibles Retainable		150,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity																																			45,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Intangible Assets	65,000,000															530,000,000	530,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Intagibles Paid to DIP Credit Facility																419,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		950,000,000							225,000,000	200,000,000	848,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment																																					200,000,000
Minimum Amount in Cash Proceeds from Disposition of Specific Assets		600,000,000															600,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		(7,000,000)	(102,000,000)
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt		490,000,000																																				247,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		10,000,000																																				3,000,000
Debt Instrument Increase Additional Borrowings Second Amendment		200,000,000
Collateralized Financings																																								1,000,000,000
Number of Shares of Equity Per Fixed Principal Amount of Debt (in Shares)																										134.9528
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)																										$ 7.41
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount																																									$ 50,000,000