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Related Party Transactions Level 4 (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
cash collateralizing loan	$ 11msc_Cashcollateralizingloan		$ 11msc_Cashcollateralizingloan
Apollo [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual management consulting fee	3
Annual management consulting fee percentage	2.00%
Related Party Costs	1	1
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shared Services Costs Incurred by MPM	25	25
Due from Related Parties	6
Apollo Affiliates and Other Related Parties [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	35	46
Due from Related Parties	10		26
Purchases From Related Parties	13	1
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to Related Parties			1
Revenue from Related Parties		1
Purchases From Related Parties	2	2
Purchases Related to Distribution Agreement	7
AP related to distribution agreement	3
HAI [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to Related Parties			2
Revenue from Related Parties	21	27
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Due from Related Parties			8
Purchases From Related Parties	5	7
Cash Dividends Declared to Parent Company by Unconsolidated Subsidiaries	4
Future price concessions	16
settlement discounts issued to related party	1
Russian Joint Venture [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accounts Receivable, Related Parties, Current	6		6
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shared Services Costs Incurred by MSC	31	33
Shared Services Billings - MSC to MPM	17	9
Maximum [Member] \| Momentive Performance Materials Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to Related Parties	1		1
Due from Related Parties			9
Maximum [Member] \| Apollo Affiliates and Other Related Parties [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Due to Related Parties			26
Maximum [Member] \| Momentive Performance Materials Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from Related Parties	1
Due from Related Parties	$ 1		$ 1