Divestiture of Majority Interest in Former Decorative Surfaces Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				3 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Nov. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Dec. 31, 2013 Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Nov. 01, 2012 Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Oct. 31, 2012 Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Dec. 31, 2012 Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Units Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Oct. 31, 2012 Decorative Surfaces	Dec. 31, 2011 Decorative Surfaces	Aug. 15, 2012 Decorative Surfaces	Dec. 31, 2012 Other Income (Expense) Wilsonart International Holdings LLC	Dec. 31, 2013 Other Income (Expense) Wilsonart International Holdings LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
% of Decorative Surfaces Segment that was divested													51.00%
Pretax gain on sale of portion of Decorative Surfaces segment											$ 933,000,000
After Tax gain on sale of portion of Decorative Surfaces segment											632,000,000
Net sales proceeds on sale of Wilsonart and Subsidiaries	1,050,000,000
Ownership percentage in Wilsonart							49.00%		49.00%
Contribution amount of CD&R in exchange for Wilsonart preferred units					395,000,000
% of Preferred Units of Wilsonart								51.00%
Dividend rate for Preferred Units										10.00%
Fair value of Company's retained interest	174,000,000	164,000,000	174,000,000						204,000,000
Pre-tax gain on retained interest						51,000,000
Equity loss in Wilsonart		14,000,000	30,000,000	0										30,000,000	14,000,000
Historical Operating Results [Abstract]
Operating revenues		14,135,000,000	14,791,000,000	14,515,000,000							921,000,000	1,084,000,000
Operating income		$ 2,514,000,000	$ 2,475,000,000	$ 2,361,000,000							$ 143,000,000	$ 154,000,000