SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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 certain litigation matters. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, "Sundry income (expense) - net" was income of $299 million (income of $2,550 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016). For the six months ended June 30, 2017, "Sundry income (expense) - net" was expense of $171 million (income of $1,309 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016). The following table provides the most significant transactions recorded in "Sundry income (expense) – net" for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.

Sundry Income (Expense) - Net	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
In millions	Jun 30, 2017		Jun 30, 2016		Jun 30, 2017			Jun 30, 2016
Gain related to Nova patent infringement award (1)	$	137	$	—	$	137		$	—
Gain on sales of other assets and investments	$	133	$	78	$	137		$	85
Loss related to Bayer CropSciences arbitration matter (1)	$	—	$	—	$	(469	)	$	—
Gain on ownership restructure of Dow Corning (2)	$	—	$	2,445	$	—		$	2,445
Settlement of urethane matters class action lawsuit and opt-out cases (1)	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	(1,235	)

(1)    See Note 10 for additional information.

(2)    See Note 4 for additional information.