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Business Acquisition, Preacquisition Contingency, Equity impact of settlement

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Amount paid or received to resolve the preacquisition contingency.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Amount of loss from reductions in inventory due to subsequent measurement adjustments, including, but not limited to, physical deterioration, obsolescence, or changes in price levels.

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 09, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2016	May 31, 2016
Loss from settlement		$ (83)	$ 24	$ (108)	$ 24
TCS Settlement [Member]
Loss from settlement		(81)		(81)
Equity loss from settlement		$ 19		$ 19
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						50.00%	50.00%
Pittsburgh Corning Corporation PCC [Member] \| Asbestos Litigation [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						50.00%
HSG [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%		50.00%
Hemlock Semiconductor LLC [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						49.90%
HSG [Member]
Loss from settlement				$ 165
Inventory Write-down				$ 44
HSG [Member] \| TCS Settlement [Member]
Loss from settlement		$ (200)
Hemlock Semiconductor LLC [Member]
Business combination ownership interest acquired	100.00%
HSG [Member]
Purchase price	$ 250
HSG [Member] \| HSG [Member]
Purchase price	250
Dupont’s Trichlorosilane [Member] \| HSG [Member]
Purchase price	255
Pre-existing contract disputes	175
Pre-existing contract disputes, fair value	$ 200