RESTRUCTURING (2009 Restructuring) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended				18 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2010 employees countries manufacturingsites products	Jun. 30, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Jun. 30, 2009 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] employees	Mar. 31, 2011 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Severance [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Employee Severance [Member] employees	Mar. 31, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Electronic And Functional Materials [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions [Member]	Mar. 31, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member] Corporate [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Positions Eliminated								2,500
Restructuring charges	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 29		$ 13		$ 677			$ 8	$ 12	$ 8	$ 1
Asset write-downs and write-offs						5	8	454
Exit or disposal activities						7	8	68
Severance costs						1		155
Entity Number of Employees					50,000					189
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning balance									6
Cash payments									6	(149)
Restructuring reserve, ending balance										$ 6