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Equity Method Investment, Net of Investment Liabilities

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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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This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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NONCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES AND RELATED COMPANY TRANSACTIONS, Schedule of the Company's Direct or Indirect Ownership Interest in Principal Nonconsolidated Affiliates (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 01, 2016	May 31, 2016	Dec. 23, 2015	May 05, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	$ 3,742	$ 3,747
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent	(752)	(1,030)
Equity Method Investment, Net of Investment Liabilities	2,990	2,717
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates	$ 762	$ 442	$ 674
Dow Corning Corporation [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			50.00%	100.00%	50.00%
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates				$ 1,968
EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	42.50%	42.50%	42.50%			42.50%
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 42	$ (128)
DC HSC Holdings LLC [Member] [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%
Hemlock Semiconductor LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.10%	50.10%
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent	$ 752	$ 902
The Kuwait Olefins Company K.S.C. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	42.50%	42.50%	42.50%
The Kuwait Styrene Company KSC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	42.50%	42.50%	42.50%
Map Ta Phut Olefins Company [Domain]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	32.77%	32.77%	32.77%
Sadara Chemical Company [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
Siam Polyethylene Company Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Siam Polystyrene Company Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Siam Styrene Monomer Co, Ltd [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Siam Synthetic Latex Company Limited [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Univation Technologies, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage							50.00%
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates							$ 159
Principal Nonconsolidated Affiliates [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates	$ 3,323	$ 3,029
Equity Method Investment, Liability, Noncurrent	(752)	(1,030)
Equity Method Investment, Net of Investment Liabilities	2,571	1,999
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates	$ 701	$ 449	$ 704