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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES - PFOA & Natural Resources (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 USD ($)
Firefighter Foam Cases [Domain] \| Historical EID And Chemours
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits		640
Chemours Suit [Member] \| DuPont and Corteva
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Claim related to pending litigation		$ 3,910
PFOA Multi-District Litigation (MDL)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits		80
Abbott Case [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party		$ 50
PFOA Multi-District Litigation (MDL) \| Chemours
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Additional annual PFOA liabilities paid by Chemours		25
PFOA Multi-District Litigation (MDL) \| Historical EID
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Additional annual PFOA liabilities paid by Historical EID		$ 25
PFOA Matters \| PFOA Multi-District Litigation (MDL) \| Historical EID
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Plaintiffs	3,550
PFOA Matters \| PFOA Multi-District Litigation (MDL) \| Historical EID And Chemours
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party	$ 335
PFOA Matters \| Leach v. DuPont [Member] \| Historical EID
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Litigation Settlement, Medical Monitoring Program, Escrow Account, Disbursements			$ 235
Natural Resources and Other Environmental [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits		100
NORTH CAROLINA \| PFOA Matters \| Historical EID And Chemours
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of Plaintiffs		100