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DIVESTITURES (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Nov. 03, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Divestitures
After-tax loss on sale of business	$ 1,000,000	$ 5,000,000
Extension term of supply contract after termination	2 years
Accrued expenses	159,000,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent			170,000,000us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Other liabilities	116,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent			124,000,000us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Assets and liabilities held for sale
Assets	2,000,000			6,000,000
Liabilities	2,000,000			9,000,000
Consumer Products And Antioxidant Businesses Divestiture
Divestitures
Pre-tax loss	1,000,000	5,000,000
After-tax loss on sale of business	1,000,000	5,000,000
Agrochemical Manufacturing
Assets and liabilities held for sale
Accounts receivable, net				3,000,000
Inventories, net				1,000,000
Other assets	2,000,000			2,000,000
Assets	2,000,000			6,000,000
Accrued expenses	2,000,000			9,000,000
Liabilities	2,000,000			9,000,000
Net Assets				(3,000,000)
Platform \| Agrochemical Manufacturing
Divestitures
Cash consideration on sale of business			950,000,000
Consideration on sale of business			1,000,000,000
Shares of common stock received as consideration			2
Deferred gain	212,000,000
Extension term of supply contract after termination	2 years
Accrued expenses	38,000,000
Other liabilities	$ 174,000,000
Ownership interest in Certis Europe B V not transferred due to pending approval				15.00%
Platform \| Agrochemical Manufacturing \| Minimum
Divestitures
Term of supply contract			2 years
Platform \| Agrochemical Manufacturing \| Maximum
Divestitures
Term of supply contract			4 years