ACQUISITIONS AND DIVESTITURES (Ownership Restructure of Dow Corning Corporation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
		Jun. 01, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	May 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 10,880
Equity Method Investments			3,566			$ 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		647
Accounts and notes receivable - Other		223
Inventories		1,147
Other current assets		51
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates		110
Noncurrent receivables		112
Net property		4,010
Other intangible assets (1)	[1]	2,987
Deferred income tax assets		996
Other assets		98
Total Assets Acquired		11,431
Accounts payable - Trade		372
Income taxes payable		261
Accrued and other current liabilities		406
Other current liabilities		92
Long-Term Debt		4,672
Deferred income tax liabilities		1,863
Pension and other postretirement benefits - noncurrent (2)	[2]	1,241
Other noncurrent obligations		438
Total Liabilities Assumed		9,345
Non-redeemable noncontrolling interests		473
Goodwill		3,205	3,205
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Fair Value		647
Business Combination, Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount		654
Business Combination, Acquired Inventory, Fair Value Step-Up, Portion Expensed			317
Operating Loss Carryforwards		568
Deferred Tax Assets, Property		161
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Property		767
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		63
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other accruals and reserves		47
Deferred Tax Assets, Intangibles		11
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Intangibles		1,008
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		1,010
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Subtotal		1,863
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance		(14)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Valuation Allowance		0
Deferred Tax Assets,Total Deferred Tax Balances		996
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]		1,699
Business Combination, Acquired Inventory, Fair Value Step-Up, Portion Expensed			147
Dow Corning Corporation [Member] | Infrastructure Solutions [Member]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain		1,144
Goodwill	[3]		1,506
Business Combination, Acquired Inventory, Fair Value Step-Up, Portion Expensed			170
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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