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ACQUISITIONS Acquisitions and Divestitures (Ownership Restructure of Dow Corning Corporation - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 01, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	May 31, 2016
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain			$ 0	$ 2,445
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 2,445	$ 2,445
Deferred Other Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 141
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Corning's Ownership Percentage Prior to Restructure	50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage					50.00%
SplitCo [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Corning, Inc Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Consumer Solutions [Member] \| Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 1,301
Infrastructure Solutions [Member] \| Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain	$ 1,144