Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation Table

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2014			2013			2014			2013
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	433		$	260		$	2,942		$	2,666
Preferred dividends	(2		)	(3		)	(7		)	(8		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	431		$	257		$	2,935		$	2,658
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes	$	—		$	25		$	—		$	1,997
Net income available to common stockholders	$	431		$	282		$	2,935		$	4,655
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	910,764,000			925,645,000			917,589,000			925,548,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	6,997,000			7,360,000			7,057,000			6,994,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	917,761,000			933,005,000			924,646,000			932,542,000

Average Number of Antidilutive Stock Options

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Average number of stock options	7,000	—	4,000	3,461,000