Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information Level 4 (Details) - Consolidating Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	$ 135	$ 393
Short-term investments	4	7
Accounts receivable, net	728	601
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	0	0
Finished and in-process goods	331	257
Raw materials and supplies	154	103
Other current assets	68	72
Total current assets	1,420	1,433
Investment in unconsolidated entities	49	45
Deferred income taxes	19	21
Other assets, net	138	134
Intercompany loans receivable	0	0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,082	1,047
Goodwill	126	112
Other intangible assets, net	91	82
Total assets	2,925	2,874
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	510	483
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Debt payable within one year	137	109
Intercompany loans payable within one year	0	0
Interest payable	83	83
Income taxes payable	17	12
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	62	47
Other current liabilities	119	127
Total current liabilities	928	861
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	3,709	3,665
Intercompany loans payable	0	0
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	0	0
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	226	234
Deferred income taxes	22	21
Other long-term liabilities	157	163
Total liabilities	5,042	4,944
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(2,116)	(2,069)
Noncontrolling interest	(1)	(1)
Total deficit	(2,117)	(2,070)
Total liabilities and deficit	2,925	2,874
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	30	165
Short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	213	179
Intercompany accounts receivable	115	190
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	211	216
Finished and in-process goods	124	105
Raw materials and supplies	65	38
Other current assets	23	27
Total current assets	781	920
Investment in unconsolidated entities	359	351
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	23	31
Intercompany loans receivable	1,165	1,251
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	517	491
Goodwill	66	52
Other intangible assets, net	59	47
Total assets	2,970	3,143
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	160	165
Intercompany accounts payable	136	130
Debt payable within one year	20	20
Intercompany loans payable within one year	56	173
Interest payable	9	10
Income taxes payable	4	4
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	26	19
Other current liabilities	64	65
Total current liabilities	475	586
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	354	309
Intercompany loans payable	3,402	3,388
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	699	762
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	43	50
Deferred income taxes	8	7
Other long-term liabilities	105	110
Total liabilities	5,086	5,212
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(2,116)	(2,069)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total deficit	(2,116)	(2,069)
Total liabilities and deficit	2,970	3,143
Subsidiary Issuers [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	2	5
Short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	3	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	89	89
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	0	0
Finished and in-process goods	0	0
Raw materials and supplies	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	94	94
Investment in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	58	59
Intercompany loans receivable	3,364	3,355
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	3,516	3,508
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	4	0
Debt payable within one year	0	0
Intercompany loans payable within one year	0	0
Interest payable	73	72
Income taxes payable	0	0
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	77	72
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	3,326	3,326
Intercompany loans payable	0	0
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	0	0
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	2	2
Other long-term liabilities	6	6
Total liabilities	3,411	3,406
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	105	102
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total deficit	105	102
Total liabilities and deficit	3,516	3,508
Combined Subsidiary Guarantors [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	2	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	0	0
Finished and in-process goods	0	0
Raw materials and supplies	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	2	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities	32	29
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	1	2
Intercompany loans receivable	30	29
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	65	60
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Debt payable within one year	0	0
Intercompany loans payable within one year	0	0
Interest payable	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	0	0
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany loans payable	8	7
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	266	261
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	274	268
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(209)	(208)
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total deficit	(209)	(208)
Total liabilities and deficit	65	60
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	103	223
Short-term investments	4	7
Accounts receivable, net	510	422
Intercompany accounts receivable	370	374
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	245	278
Finished and in-process goods	207	152
Raw materials and supplies	89	65
Other current assets	45	45
Total current assets	1,573	1,566
Investment in unconsolidated entities	30	28
Deferred income taxes	19	21
Other assets, net	56	42
Intercompany loans receivable	2,517	4,221
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	565	556
Goodwill	60	60
Other intangible assets, net	32	35
Total assets	4,852	6,529
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	350	318
Intercompany accounts payable	434	523
Debt payable within one year	117	89
Intercompany loans payable within one year	400	321
Interest payable	1	1
Income taxes payable	13	8
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	36	28
Other current liabilities	55	62
Total current liabilities	1,406	1,350
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	29	30
Intercompany loans payable	3,666	5,461
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	0	0
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	183	184
Deferred income taxes	12	12
Other long-term liabilities	46	47
Total liabilities	5,342	7,084
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(489)	(554)
Noncontrolling interest	(1)	(1)
Total deficit	(490)	(555)
Total liabilities and deficit	4,852	6,529
Eliminations [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	0	0
Short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Intercompany accounts receivable	(574)	(653)
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	(456)	(494)
Finished and in-process goods	0	0
Raw materials and supplies	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(1,030)	(1,147)
Investment in unconsolidated entities	(372)	(363)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Intercompany loans receivable	(7,076)	(8,856)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(8,478)	(10,366)
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	(574)	(653)
Debt payable within one year	0	0
Intercompany loans payable within one year	(456)	(494)
Interest payable	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(1,030)	(1,147)
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany loans payable	(7,076)	(8,856)
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	(965)	(1,023)
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(9,071)	(11,026)
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	593	660
Noncontrolling interest	0	0
Total deficit	593	660
Total liabilities and deficit	$ (8,478)	$ (10,366)