ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Ownership Restructure of Dow Corning Corporation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
		Jun. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	May 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 10,680
Equity Method Investments			3,576			$ 3,958
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain			2,445	$ 361
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Corning's Ownership Percentage Prior to Restructure		50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%
SplitCo [Member]
Corning, Inc Ownership Percentage		100.00%
SplitCo's Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 4,800
Consumer Solutions [Member]
Goodwill			0
Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Goodwill			0
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Equity Method Investments		1,968
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		2,445
Deferred Other Tax Expense (Benefit)		141
Total Enterprise Fair Value of Dow Corning Ownership Restructure		9,636
Fair Value of Previously Held Equity Investment, excluding the HSC Group		4,818
Cash and cash equivalents		1,050
Accounts and notes receivable - Trade		640
Accounts and notes receivable - Other		223
Inventories		1,147
Other current assets		51
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates		110
Noncurrent receivables		112
Property		4,019
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	2,987
Deferred income tax assets		1,001
Other assets		98
Total Assets Acquired		11,438
Accounts payable - Trade		374
Income taxes payable		261
Accrued and other current liabilities		406
Other current liabilities		95
Long-Term Debt		4,672
Deferred income tax liabilities		1,840
Pension and other postretirement benefits - noncurrent (2)	[2]	1,241
Other noncurrent obligations		438
Total Liabilities Assumed		9,327
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests		473
Goodwill		3,180	3,180
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value		640
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount		654
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Estimated Uncollectible		14
Operating Loss Carryforwards		568
Deferred Tax Assets, Property		161
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property		743
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax loss and credit carryforwards		227
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Tax loss and credit carryforwards		0
Deferred Tax Assets, Postretirement benefit obligations		474
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Postretirement benefit obligations		0
Deferred Tax Assets, Other accruals and reserves		68
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other accruals and reserves		52
Deferred Tax Assets, Intangibles		11
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangibles		1,004
Deferred Tax Assets, Inventory		2
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Inventory		33
Deferred Tax Assets, Long-term Debt		49
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Long-term Debt		0
Deferred Tax Assets, Investments		23
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Investments		8
Deferred Tax Assets, Subtotal		1,015
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Subtotal		1,840
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance		(14)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Valuation Allowance		0
Deferred Tax Assets,Total Deferred Tax Balances		1,001
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Trademarks [Member]
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	30
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Intellectual Property [Member]
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	1,200
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	2
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Customer-Related Intangible Assets [Member]
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	1,755
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Expiration in years beyond 2020 or have indefinite carryforward period [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Subject to Expiration		0
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Consumer Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		1,301
Goodwill	[3]		1,685
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		1,144
Goodwill	[3]		1,495
Breast Implant and Other Products Liability Claims [Domain] | Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability		290
Commercial Creditor Issues [Domain] | Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Contingent Liability		$ 105
DCC Term Loan Facility [Domain]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 4,500
DCC Term Loan Facility [Domain] | Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 4,500

[1] Includes $30 million of trademarks, $1,200 million of licenses and intellectual property, $2 million of software and $1,755 million of customer-related intangibles. See Note 6 for additional information.

[2] Includes pension and other postretirement benefits as well as long-term disability obligations.

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