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Income Taxes Level 4 (Details) - Reconciliation of Differences Between Income Taxes For Continuing Operations and Provisions for Income Taxes (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes Reconciliation between Continuing Operations and Provisions for Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate 35.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate    
Income tax benefit computed at federal statutory tax rate $ (50)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (106)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (20)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State tax provision, net of federal benefits 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Foreign tax rate differential 3us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 16us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
Foreign source income (loss) subject to U.S. taxation 20msc_ForeignSourceIncomeSubjectToUSTaxation (36)msc_ForeignSourceIncomeSubjectToUSTaxation (6)msc_ForeignSourceIncomeSubjectToUSTaxation
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Nondeductible Expense, Impairment Losses, Amount 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 18us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseImpairmentLosses
Losses and other expenses (income) not deductible for tax 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther (14)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseOther
Increase (decrease) in the taxes due to changes in valuation allowance 46us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 454us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (321)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Additional tax expense (benefit) on foreign unrepatriated earnings 8us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings 22us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings (30)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationRepatriationOfForeignEarnings
Additional expense for uncertain tax positions (3)msc_AdditionalExpenseForUncertainTaxPositions 42msc_AdditionalExpenseForUncertainTaxPositions 0msc_AdditionalExpenseForUncertainTaxPositions
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Unconsolidated Subsidiary, Amount 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary (32)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary
Changes in enacted tax laws and tax rates 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate (31)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate
Income tax expense (benefit) $ 26us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 349us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (384)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit