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Note 8 - Acquisition (Details) - Net Gain on Previously Owned Equity (Parentheticals) (Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd. [Member])
Jan. 15, 2014
Samsung Corning Precision Materials Co., Ltd. [Member]
 
Business Acquisition [Line Items]  
Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Percent ownership 57.50%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Pre-acquisition fair value of assets, Percent 57.50%glw_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfPreAcquisitionFairValueOfAssets
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