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Income Taxes (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Differences between actual provisions for income taxes and provisions for income taxes at the U.S. federal statutory rate (35%)      
Taxes on income (loss) from continuing operations at U.S. federal statutory rate $ 16us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 21us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ (60)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
Foreign earnings subject to different tax rates 16us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential (5)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential
State income tax, net of federal benefit 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 1us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes (6)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Change in valuation allowance (9)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (8)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance 76us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Income from equity method investments (12)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationEquityInEarningsLossesOfUnconsolidatedSubsidiary
Withholding taxes 2us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 6us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments 0us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Other, net (1)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems (3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems
Tax release from AOCI (2)usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxReleasefromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxReleasefromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxReleasefromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncome
Gain on deconsolidation (7)usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationGainOnDeconsolidation 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationGainOnDeconsolidation 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationGainOnDeconsolidation
Tax benefit not realized on pension loss 3usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxBenefitNotRealizedOnPensionLoss 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxBenefitNotRealizedOnPensionLoss 0usg_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxBenefitNotRealizedOnPensionLoss
Provision for income tax expense $ 7us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 11us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ 12us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective income tax rate 15.30%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 18.60%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (7.10%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations