Segment Information (Schedule of Business Segments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 6,510		$ 6,418		$ 6,763
Other (charges) gains, net	(158)		(14)		(48)
Operating profit (loss)	1,508		175		402
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	180		242		192
Depreciation and amortization	305		308		298
Capital expenditures	408	[1]	339	[1]	364	[1]
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	940		942
Total assets	9,018		9,000
Increase (decrease) in accrued capital expenditures	38		(22)		15
Narrows, Virginia [Member] | Consumer Specialties [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries			9
Operating Segments [Member] | Advanced Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,352		1,261		1,298
Other (charges) gains, net	(13)		(2)		(49)
Operating profit (loss)	904		95		79
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	148		190		161
Depreciation and amortization	110		113		100
Capital expenditures	67		51		64
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	368		372
Total assets	2,643		2,703
Operating Segments [Member] | Consumer Specialties [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,214	[2]	1,186	[2]	1,161	[2]
Other (charges) gains, net	0		(4)	[3]	(3)
Operating profit (loss)	346		251		229
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	3		6		2
Depreciation and amortization	41		45		44
Capital expenditures	116		65		92
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	278		276
Total assets	1,478		1,296
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Specialties [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	1,155		1,184		1,223
Other (charges) gains, net	(4)		0		0
Operating profit (loss)	64		86		102
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	52		55		45
Capital expenditures	33		38		71
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	60		65
Total assets	1,002		963
Operating Segments [Member] | Acetyl Intermediates [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	3,241	[2]	3,231	[2]	3,551	[2]
Other (charges) gains, net	(141)		0		14
Operating profit (loss)	153		269		458
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	5		11		5
Depreciation and amortization	86		80		96
Capital expenditures	184		169		122
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	234		229
Total assets	2,333		2,238
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Other Activities [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	0		0		1
Other (charges) gains, net	0		(8)	[3]	(10)
Operating profit (loss)	41		(526)		(466)
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	24		35		24
Depreciation and amortization	16		15		13
Capital expenditures	8		16		15
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	0		0
Total assets	1,562		1,800
Intersegment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	(452)		(444)		(471)
Other (charges) gains, net	0		0		0
Operating profit (loss)	0		0		0
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	0		0		0
Depreciation and amortization	0		0		0
Capital expenditures	0		0		0
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	0		0
Total assets	0		0
Intersegment [Member] | Consumer Specialties [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	4		4		3
Intersegment [Member] | Acetyl Intermediates [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 448		$ 440		$ 468

[1] Excludes expenditures related to the relocation of the Company’s POM operations in Germany (Note 27) and includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $38 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, a decrease of $22 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and an increase of $15 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

[2] Net sales for Acetyl Intermediates and Consumer Specialties include inter-segment sales of $448 million and $4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2013; $440 million and $4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012; and $468 million and $3 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2011.

[3] Includes $9 million of insurance recoveries received from the Company's captive insurance companies related to the Narrows, Virginia facility that eliminates in consolidation.