Note 22 - Segment Information (Details) - Segment Total Assets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013 Graphics, Entertainment and Commercial Films Segment [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Graphics, Entertainment and Commercial Films Segment [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Personalized and Document Imaging Segment [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Personalized and Document Imaging Segment [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Corporate Segment [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Corporate Segment [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 All Other [Member] Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 All Other [Member] Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Successor [Member] Cash and marketable securities [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Successor [Member] Deferred income tax assets [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Successor [Member]	Sep. 03, 2013 Successor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor [Member] Cash and marketable securities [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor [Member] Deferred income tax assets [Member]	Sep. 03, 2013 Predecessor [Member]		Aug. 31, 2013 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Predecessor [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Predecessor [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Predecessor [Member]
Segment total assets:
Total of reportable segment total assets	$ 1,497	$ 1,352	$ 757	$ 524	$ 2,254	$ 1,876	$ 111	$ 183			$ 3,410	$ 3,463			$ 3,037	[1]		$ 4,321
Cash and marketable securities									839		839	898	1,139		1,070	[1]	898	1,135	1,132	861
Deferred income tax assets										83				545
Assets held for sale											$ 123							$ 578

[1] On the Effective Date, Kodak completed the sale of substantially all of its assets constituting the Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses to KPP Holdco Limited. This transaction has been reflected in the Predecessor Company period. Refer to Note 24, "Discontinued Operations" for additional information.