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Geographic Information Schedule of Net Sales by Country (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales $ 7,378us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 7,511us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 9,706us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 10,128us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 7,747us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 7,735us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 9,844us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 10,408us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 34,723us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1] $ 35,734us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1] $ 34,812us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet [1]
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UNITED STATES                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 13,081us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
[1] 13,763us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
[1] 13,284us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_US
[1]
CANADA                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 973us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
[1] 1,025us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
[1] 921us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CA
[1]
FRANCE                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 776us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
[1] 749us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
[1] 765us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_FR
[1]
GERMANY                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,510us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
[1] 1,502us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
[1] 1,557us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_DE
[1]
ITALY                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 750us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
[1] 728us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
[1] 764us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IT
[1]
Africa [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 568us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AfricaMember
[1] 597us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AfricaMember
[1] 461us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AfricaMember
[1]
Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Other [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 4,879us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember
[1] 4,803us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember
[1] 4,493us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember
[1]
Europe, Middle East, and Africa [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 8,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
[1],[2] 8,379us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
[1],[2] 8,040us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember
[1],[2]
CHINA                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 2,835us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
[1] 2,720us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
[1] 2,666us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CN
[1]
INDIA                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 787us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IN
[1] 740us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IN
[1] 745us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_IN
[1]
JAPAN                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,218us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
[1] 1,292us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
[1] 1,577us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_JP
[1]
Asia Pacific, Other [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 2,863us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember
[1] 3,023us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember
[1] 3,039us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember
[1]
Asia Pacific [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 7,703us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
[1] 7,775us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
[1] 8,027us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember
[1]
BRAZIL                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 2,328us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
[1] 2,565us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
[1] 2,363us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_BR
[1]
MEXICO                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,088us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
[1] 1,070us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
[1] 1,044us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_MX
[1]
Latin America, Other [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 1,067us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember
[1] 1,157us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember
[1] 1,133us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember
[1]
Latin America [Member]                      
Net Sales by Country [Line Items]                      
Net sales                 $ 4,483us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
[1] $ 4,792us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
[1] $ 4,540us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember
[1]
[1] Net sales, based on the location of the customer, are generally presented for locations with greater than two percent of total net sales.
[2] Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA).