Guarantor Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Information Level 4 (Details) - Consolidating Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	$ 167	$ 172
Short-term investments	2	7
Accounts receivable, net	601	591
Intercompany accounts receivable	0	0
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	0	0
Finished and in-process goods	283	290
Raw materials and supplies	102	110
Other current assets	62	73
Total current assets	1,217	1,243
Investment in unconsolidated entities	42	48
Deferred income taxes	15	18
Other assets, net	104	110
Intercompany loans receivable	0	0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,006	1,055
Goodwill	114	119
Other intangible assets, net	75	81
Total assets	2,573	2,674
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	430	426
Intercompany accounts payable	0	0
Debt payable within one year	93	99
Intercompany loans payable within one year	0	0
Interest payable	90	82
Income taxes payable	29	12
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	80	67
Other current liabilities	121	135
Total current liabilities	843	821
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	3,735	3,735
Intercompany loans payable	0	0
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	0	0
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	253	278
Deferred income taxes	17	19
Other long-term liabilities	171	171
Total liabilities	5,019	5,024
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(2,444)	(2,348)
Noncontrolling interest	(2)	(2)
Total deficit	(2,446)	(2,350)
Total liabilities and deficit	2,573	2,674
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	25	23
Short-term investments	0	0
Accounts receivable, net	168	174
Intercompany accounts receivable	125	118
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	19	265
Finished and in-process goods	118	117
Raw materials and supplies	42	46
Other current assets	19	36
Total current assets	516	779
Investment in unconsolidated entities	164	234
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	72	76
Intercompany loans receivable	1,227	1,046
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	532	534
Goodwill	65	65
Other intangible assets, net	54	56
Total assets	2,630	2,790
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	144	142
Intercompany accounts payable	241	138
Debt payable within one year	23	26
Intercompany loans payable within one year	26	43
Interest payable	89	81
Income taxes payable	5	6
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	43	34
Other current liabilities	66	69
Total current liabilities	637	539
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	3,674	3,674
Intercompany loans payable	10	36
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	566	705
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	57	59
Deferred income taxes	10	8
Other long-term liabilities	120	117
Total liabilities	5,074	5,138
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(2,444)
Total deficit		(2,348)
Total liabilities and deficit	2,630	2,790
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	0	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	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated entities	34	34
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	6	6
Intercompany loans receivable	28	28
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	68	68
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	5	6
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	179	249
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	184	255
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(116)
Total deficit		(187)
Total liabilities and deficit	68	68
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash of $0, $0 and $16, respectively)	142	149
Short-term investments	2	7
Accounts receivable, net	433	417
Intercompany accounts receivable	242	138
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	26	43
Finished and in-process goods	165	173
Raw materials and supplies	60	64
Other current assets	43	37
Total current assets	1,113	1,028
Investment in unconsolidated entities	23	29
Deferred income taxes	15	18
Other assets, net	26	28
Intercompany loans receivable	20	17
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	474	521
Goodwill	49	54
Other intangible assets, net	21	25
Total assets	1,741	1,720
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	286	284
Intercompany accounts payable	126	118
Debt payable within one year	70	73
Intercompany loans payable within one year	19	265
Interest payable	1	1
Income taxes payable	24	6
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	37	33
Other current liabilities	55	66
Total current liabilities	618	846
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	61	61
Intercompany loans payable	1,260	1,049
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	0	0
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	196	219
Deferred income taxes	7	11
Other long-term liabilities	51	54
Total liabilities	2,193	2,240
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	(450)
Total deficit		(520)
Total liabilities and deficit	1,741	1,720
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	(367)	(256)
Intercompany loans receivable - current portion	(45)	(308)
Finished and in-process goods	0	0
Raw materials and supplies	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total current assets	(412)	(564)
Investment in unconsolidated entities	(179)	(249)
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Intercompany loans receivable	(1,275)	(1,091)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Other intangible assets, net	0	0
Total assets	(1,866)	(1,904)
Current liabilities
Accounts and drafts payable	0	0
Intercompany accounts payable	(367)	(256)
Debt payable within one year	0	0
Intercompany loans payable within one year	(45)	(308)
Interest payable	0	0
Income taxes payable	0	0
Accrued payroll and incentive compensation	0	0
Other current liabilities	0	0
Total current liabilities	(412)	(564)
Long-term liabilities
Long-term debt	0	0
Intercompany loans payable	(1,275)	(1,091)
Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment	(745)	(954)
Long-term pension and post employment benefit obligations	0	0
Deferred income taxes	0	0
Other long-term liabilities	0	0
Total liabilities	(2,432)	(2,609)
Total Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc. shareholder’s (deficit) equity	566
Total deficit		705
Total liabilities and deficit	$ (1,866)	$ (1,904)