Note 9 - Disaggregated Revenue - Major Product (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	$ 357
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	212
Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	68	[1]
Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	280
Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	25
Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	40
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	12	[2]
Print Systems [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	216
Print Systems [Member] | Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	167
Print Systems [Member] | Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	34	[1]
Print Systems [Member] | Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	201
Print Systems [Member] | Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	15
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	31
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member] | Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	8
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member] | Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	20	[1]
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member] | Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	28
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member] | Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	3
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	37
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member] | Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	32
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member] | Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	2	[1]
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member] | Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	34
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member] | Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	3
Software and Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	20
Software and Solutions [Member] | Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	12	[1]
Software and Solutions [Member] | Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	12
Software and Solutions [Member] | Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	4
Software and Solutions [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	4	[2]
Consumer and Film [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	48
Consumer and Film [Member] | Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	5
Consumer and Film [Member] | Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	5
Consumer and Film [Member] | Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	40
Consumer and Film [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	3	[2]
Advanced Materials and 3D Printing Technology Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	1
Advanced Materials and 3D Printing Technology Solutions [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	1	[2]
Eastman Business Park [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	4
Eastman Business Park [Member] | Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	$ 4	[2]

[1] Service revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations includes the ongoing service revenue shown above as well as revenue from project-based document management and managed print services businesses, which is included in Other above.

[2] Other includes revenue from professional services, non-recurring engineering services, project-based document management and managed print services businesses, tenant rent and related property management services and licensing.