Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2018	[1]	Feb. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 1,107			$ 1,003
Nylon compounding division of Nilit Group [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents				$ 2
Trade receivables - third party and affiliates				12
Inventories				13
Property, plant and equipment, net				19
Intangible assets (Note 7)				35
Goodwill	[2]			84
Other assets				1
Total fair value of assets acquired				166
Trade payables - third party and affiliates				(8)
Total debt				(12)
Total fair value of liabilities assumed				(20)
Net assets acquired				$ 146
Business Combination, Net Earnings as a Percent of Acquirer's Net earnings				1.00%
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired				100.00%
Engineered Materials [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 741			$ 643

[1] There were $0 million of accumulated impairment losses as of March 31, 2018.

[2] Goodwill consists of expected revenue and operating synergies resulting from the acquisition, all of which is deductible for income tax purposes.