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Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity, Portion Amortized Over Remaining Useful Life

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For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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This element represents disclosure of the amount of gain which has been deferred as the result of the sale of a business or operating assets to a highly leveraged entity which deferred gain has been reflected in the accompanying statement of financial position as reduction from the related asset.

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Difference between amount at which an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting is carried (reported) on the balance sheet and amount of underlying equity in net assets the reporting Entity has in the investee.

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Amount of distribution received from equity method investee for return on investment, classified as operating activities. Excludes distribution for return of investment, classified as investing activities.

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This item represents an other than temporary decline in value that has been recognized against an investment accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The excess of the carrying amount over the fair value of the investment represents the amount of the write down which is or was reflected in earnings. The written down value is a new cost basis with the adjusted value of the investment becoming its new carrying value subject to the equity accounting method. Evidence of a loss in value might include, but would not necessarily be limited to, absence of an ability to recover the carrying amount of the investment or inability of the investee to sustain an earnings capacity which would justify the carrying amount of the investment.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in the amount owed to the reporting entity in the form of loans and obligations (generally evidenced by promissory notes) made to the following types of related parties: a parent company and its subsidiaries; subsidiaries of a common parent; an entity and trust for the benefit of employees, such as pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management, an entity and its principal owners, management, or member of their immediate families, affiliates, or other parties with the ability to exert significant influence.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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NONCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES AND RELATED COMPANY TRANSACTIONS, Narrative (Details) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 04, 2017 shares	Dec. 23, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) jointventures	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) jointventures	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) jointventures	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Interest, Number of Affiliates \| jointventures			59	53	59
Concentration Risk, Percentage				98.00%	99.00%	99.00%
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates			$ 3,747	$ 3,742	$ 3,747
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent			(1,030)	(752)	(1,030)
Equity Method Investment, Net of Investment Liabilities			2,717	2,990	2,717
Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions				865	685	$ 816
Exclusive of additional differences for Dow Corning and MEGlobal [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity			(62)	(32)	(62)
Hemlock Semiconductor LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent			$ 902	$ 752	$ 902
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.10%	50.10%	50.10%
DC HSC Holdings LLC [Member] [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates							$ 1,968
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						50.00%	100.00%	50.00%
EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent			$ (128)	$ 42	$ (128)
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity			536	516	536
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity, Portion Amortized Over Remaining Useful Life			$ 216	$ 200	$ 216
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		42.50%	42.50%	42.50%	42.50%	42.50%
MEGlobal [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain on Disposal Eliminated		$ 555
Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Equity Method Investment, Conversion of Notes Receivable to Equity				$ 718	$ 1,230
AgroFresh [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates									$ 210
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity			$ (96)	$ (92)	$ (96)
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			35.00%	36.00%	35.00%
Equity Method Investment, Additional Information \| shares									17,500,000
Equity Method Investment, Other than Temporary Impairment			$ 143
Equity Method Investee [Member] \| Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Noncurrent receivables, Balance Due From Nonconsolidated Affiliates			$ 258	$ 275	$ 258
Increase (Decrease) in Notes Receivable, Related Parties				$ 735	$ 1,015
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| AgroFresh [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Shares Purchased \| shares	5,070,358
Dow [Member] \| Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| AgroFresh [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Shares Purchased \| shares	5,070,358
Equity Method Investment. Percentage of Outstanding Common Stock Purchased	10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Equity Method Investee [Member] \| MEGlobal [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage				1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Sadara Chemical Company [Member] \| Equity Method Investee [Member] \| Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Concentration Risk, Percentage				3.00%