SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Sundry income (expense) - net [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The Company uses "Sundry income (expense) – net" to record a variety of income and expense items such as foreign exchange gains and losses, dividends from investments, gains and losses on sales of investments and assets, and litigation. During the three months ended September 30, 2016, "Sundry income (expense) - net" was net expense of $4 million (net income of $632 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015). During the nine months ended September 30, 2016, "Sundry income (expense) - net" was net income of $1,305 million (net income of $1,680 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015). The following table provides the most significant transactions recorded in "Sundry income (expense) – net" for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015.

Sundry Income (Expense) - Net	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
In millions	Sep 30, 2016			Sep 30, 2015		Sep 30, 2016			Sep 30, 2015
Gain on ownership restructure of Dow Corning (1)	$	—		$	—	$	2,445		$	—
Settlement of the urethane matters class action lawsuit and opt-out cases (2)	$	—		$	—	$	(1,235	)	$	—
Gain on divestiture of ANGUS Chemical Company (1)	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	670
Gain on Univation step acquisition (1)	$	—		$	—	$	—		$	361
Gain on divestiture of the AgroFresh business (1)	$	—		$	621	$	—		$	621
Obligation related to the split-off of the chlorine value chain	$	(33	)	$	—	$	(33	)	$	—

(1)    See Note 4 for additional information.

(2)    See Note 11 for additional information.