Note 13 - Disaggregated Revenue - Major Product (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	$ 267	$ 291
Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	154	166
Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	65	72
Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	42	48
Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	3	3
All Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[1]	3	2
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		146	162
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		126	137
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		18	21
Plates, Inks And Other Consumables [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		2	4
Ongoing service arrangements [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[2]	56	62
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[2]	21	21
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[2]	35	40
Ongoing service arrangements [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[2]		1
Total Annuities [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		202	224
Total Annuities [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		147	158
Total Annuities [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		53	61
Total Annuities [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		2	5
Equipment And Software [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		19	19
Equipment And Software [Member] | Traditional Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		7	8
Equipment And Software [Member] | Digital Printing [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		12	11
Film And Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		38	38
Film And Chemicals [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales		38	38
Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[3]	8	10
Other [Member] | Advanced Materials and Chemicals [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[3]	2	5
Other [Member] | Brand [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[3]	3	3
Other [Member] | All Other [Member]
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Line Items]
Total Sales	[3]	$ 3	$ 2

[1] Sales are reported in the geographic area in which they originate.

[2] 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.

[3] Other includes revenue from professional services, non-recurring engineering services, print and managed media services, tenant rent and related property management services and licensing.