Note 12 - Summary of Other Operating Expense, Net (Details) (Parentheticals) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss	$ 0							$ 0		$ 8,000,000
Proceeds from Legal Settlements			$ 10,000,000
Settlement of legal contingency		$ 6,000,000						16,000,000	[1],[2]
Gain on sale of assets								$ 9,000,000		4,000,000	$ 23,000,000
eApeiron Solutions Inc [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Cash consideration received for sale of certain assets							$ 6,000,000
Equity investment percentage							19.90%
Gain on sale of assets							$ 7,000,000
Intellectual Property Solutions [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss										2,000,000
Micro 3D Printing and Packaging [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss										$ 6,000,000
Proceeds from Legal Settlements			10,000,000
In Process Research and Development [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss						$ 9,000,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges			12,000,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense [Member] | Intellectual Property Solutions [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss				$ 2,000,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense [Member] | Micro 3D Printing and Packaging [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Goodwill, Impairment Loss					$ 6,000,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense [Member] | Trade Names [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Indefinite-lived (Excluding Goodwill)			5,000,000
Other Operating (Income) Expense [Member] | Silver Metal Mesh Development [Member]
Other Operating Income Expense Net [Line Items]
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived			$ 8,000,000

[1] In the first quarter of 2016, Kodak received $10 million representing net litigation proceeds from DuPont.

[2] In the third quarter of 2016, Kodak settled a legal contingency and reduced the associated reserve by $6 million.