Consolidated Statements of Shareholder Deficit and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Millions	Total	Common Stock	Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Note Receivable From Parent	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Accumulated Deficit	Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. Deficit	Non-controlling Interest
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	$ (2,179)	$ 1	$ 517	$ (296)	$ 0	$ 2	$ (2,442)	$ (2,218)	$ 39
Net income	117	0	0	0	0	0	114	114	3
Translation adjustments	65	0	0	0	0	64	0	64	1
Net deferred losses on cash flow hedges reclassified to income	15	0	0	0	0	15	0	15	0
Gain (loss) recognized from pension and postretirement benefits, net	18	0	0	0	0	18	0	18	0
Comprehensive income	215							211	4
Dividends declared to noncontrolling interest holder	(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(5)
Push-down of income recovered by shareholder (See Note 2)	(37)	0	(37)	0	0	0	0	(37)	0
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity	(24)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(24)
Purchase of note receivable due from parent	(24)	0	0	0	(24)	0	0	(24)	0
Share-based Compensation	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	(2,049)	1	485	(296)	(24)	99	(2,328)	(2,063)	14
Net income	214	0	0	0	0	0	214	214	0
Translation adjustments	(24)	0	0	0	0	(23)	0	(23)	(1)
Net deferred losses on cash flow hedges reclassified to income	18	0	0	0	0	18	0	18	0
Gain (loss) recognized from pension and postretirement benefits, net	(6)	0	0	0	0	(6)	0	(6)	0
Comprehensive income	202							203	(1)
Push-down of income recovered by shareholder (See Note 2)	(163)	0	(163)	0	0	0	0	(163)	0
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity	0
Purchase of note receivable due from parent	0
Share-based Compensation	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
Impact of adoption of new accounting guidance for variable interest entities (See Note 2)	(11)	0	0	0	0	0	(1)	(1)	(10)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	(2,019)	1	324	(296)	(24)	88	(2,115)	(2,022)	3
Net income	118	0	0	0	0	0	118	118	0
Translation adjustments	(43)	0	0	0	0	(43)	0	(43)	0
Net deferred losses on cash flow hedges reclassified to income	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Gain (loss) recognized from pension and postretirement benefits, net	(29)	0	0	0	0	(29)	0	(29)	0
Comprehensive income	47							47	0
Push-down of income recovered by shareholder (See Note 2)	0
Deconsolidation of noncontrolling interest in variable interest entity	0
Purchase of note receivable due from parent	0
Share-based Compensation	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	7	0
Distribution declared to parent ($0.02 per share)	(2)	0	(2)	0	0	0	0	(2)	0
Capital contribution from Parent (See Note 5)	204	0	204	0	0	0	0	204	0
Divestiture of IAR business	(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	(2)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ (1,765)	$ 1	$ 533	$ (296)	$ (24)	$ 17	$ (1,997)	$ (1,766)	$ 1