Reportable Segments - Schedule of Selected Financial Information On Product Lines and Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	$ 13,118	$ 12,588	$ 14,189
Polycrystalline silicon products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Revenue	865	1,014	1,191
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	14,469	13,580	14,805
Impact of constant currency reporting	(1,309)	(992)	(616)
Impairment of upfront fees to a customer	(42)
Total Revenue	13,118	12,588	14,189
Operating Segments | Optical Communications
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	4,657	4,012	5,023
Operating Segments | Optical Communications | Carrier Network
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	2,678	2,686	3,573
Operating Segments | Optical Communications | Enterprise Network
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	1,979	1,326	1,450
Operating Segments | Display Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	3,872	3,532	3,306
Operating Segments | Specialty Materials
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	2,018	1,865	2,002
Operating Segments | Specialty Materials | Corning Gorilla Glass
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	1,224	1,136	1,331
Operating Segments | Specialty Materials | Advanced Optics and Other Specially Glass
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	794	729	671
Operating Segments | Environmental Technologies
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	1,665	1,766	1,584
Operating Segments | Environmental Technologies | Automotive And Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	1,098	1,123	934
Operating Segments | Environmental Technologies | Diesel
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	567	643	650
Operating Segments | Life Sciences
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	979	959	1,228
Operating Segments | Life Sciences | Labware
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	490	487	657
Operating Segments | Life Sciences | Cell Culture Products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	489	472	571
Operating Segments | Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	1,278	1,446	1,662
Operating Segments | Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | Polycrystalline silicon products
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	865	1,014	1,191
Operating Segments | Hemlock and Emerging Growth Businesses | Other
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	413	432	471
Operating Segments | Reportable Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales of reportable segments and all other	$ 13,191	$ 12,134	$ 13,143