Note 9 - Disaggregated Revenue - Product Portfolio Summary (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	$ 357
Print Systems [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	216
Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	31
Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	37
Software and Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	20
Consumer and Film [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	48
Advanced Materials and 3D Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	1
Eastman Business Park [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	4
Growth Engines [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	106	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Print Systems [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	35	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	18	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	29	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Software and Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	20	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	3	[1]
Growth Engines [Member] | Advanced Materials and 3D Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	1	[1]
Strategic Other Businesses [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	222	[2]
Strategic Other Businesses [Member] | Print Systems [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	170	[2]
Strategic Other Businesses [Member] | Flexographic Packaging Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	8	[2]
Strategic Other Businesses [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	40	[2]
Strategic Other Businesses [Member] | Eastman Business Park [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	4	[2]
Planned Declining Businesses [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	29	[3]
Planned Declining Businesses [Member] | Print Systems [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	11	[3]
Planned Declining Businesses [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Solutions [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	13	[3]
Planned Declining Businesses [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	$ 5	[3]

[1] Growth engines consist of Sonora, PROSPER, FLEXCEL NX, Software and Solutions, AM3D and brand licensing.

[2] Strategic Other Businesses include plates, Computer to Plate (“CTP”) and related service, and Nexpress and related toner business in the Print Systems segment, non-FLEXCEL NX in the Flexographic Packaging segment, Motion Picture and Industrial Film and Chemicals in the Consumer and Film segment, Eastman Business Park and intellectual property licensing.

[3] Planned Declining Businesses are product lines where the decision has been made to stop new product development and manage an orderly expected decline in the installed product and annuity base. These product families consist of Consumer Inkjet in the Consumer and Film segment, Versamark in the Enterprise Inkjet Systems segment and Digimaster in the Print Systems segment.