Note 20 - Revenues and (Loss) Earnings from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 379	$ 411	$ 1,117	$ 1,211
Depreciation and amortization				(62)	(82)
Restructuring costs and other		(4)	(2)	(22)	(13)
Other operating (expense) income, net		(20)	6	(32)	(2)
Goodwill impairment loss		(56)		(56)
Interest expense		(8)	(16)	(24)	(48)
Other income (charges), net		4	(1)	33	(3)
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		(58)	15	(37)	23
Print Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment loss				(56)
Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		379	411	1,117	1,211
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		15	22	37	64
Corporate components of pension and OPEB income	[1]	37	40	108	121
Depreciation and amortization		(21)	(25)	(62)	(82)
Restructuring costs and other		(5)	(2)	(29)	(13)
Stock based compensation		(2)	(3)	(7)	(6)
Consulting and other costs	[2]	(2)	(3)	(3)	(6)
Idle costs	[3]			(2)	(2)
Manufacturing costs originally planned to be absorbed by silver metal mesh touch screen production	[4]		(1)		(2)
Other operating (expense) income, net	[5]	(20)	6	(32)	(2)
Goodwill impairment loss	[5]	(56)		(56)
Interest expense	[5]	(8)	(16)	(24)	(48)
Other income (charges), net	[5]	4	(1)	33	(3)
(Loss) earnings from continuing operations before income taxes		(58)	15	(37)	23
Continuing Operations [Member] | Print Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		232	250	681	739
Continuing Operations [Member] | Print Systems [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		13	27	42	67
Continuing Operations [Member] | Flexographic Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		34	34	104	98
Continuing Operations [Member] | Flexographic Packaging [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		7	7	21	17
Continuing Operations [Member] | Software and Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		21	21	64	66
Continuing Operations [Member] | Software and Solutions [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		1			(1)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		33	47	105	123
Continuing Operations [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Systems [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		1	(8)	2	(18)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		55	55	151	174
Continuing Operations [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		(2)	1	(10)	18
Continuing Operations [Member] | Advanced Materials and 3D Printing Technology [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		(6)	(6)	(21)	(21)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Eastman Business Park Rochester NY [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		4	4	12	11
Continuing Operations [Member] | Eastman Business Park Rochester NY [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		$ 1	1	$ 3	2
Continuing Operations [Member] | Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization	[6]		$ (2)		$ 2

[1] Composed of interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of actuarial gains and losses and curtailment and settlement components of pension and other postretirement benefit expenses.

[2] Consulting and other costs are professional services and internal costs associated with certain corporate strategic initiatives.

[3] Consists of third party costs such as security, maintenance and utilities required to maintain land and buildings in certain locations not used in any Kodak operations.

[4] Consists of manufacturing costs originally planned to be absorbed by silver metal mesh touch screen production that are excluded from the segment measure of profit and loss

[5] As reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

[6] RED utilities variable interest entity, which was deconsolidated as of December 31, 2016 (interest and depreciation of RED are included in the respective lines below).