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Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes Information [Line Items]    
Exchange gain associated with hedging program $ 607us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet $ 35us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet
Tax credit carryforward/back, net 1,080dd_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardCarrybacknet  
Tax effect of net carryforwards/backs, net of valuation allowances, not subject to expiration 921dd_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardCarrybackNotSubjectToExpiration  
Unremitted earnings of subsidiaries outside the U.S. 17,226us-gaap_UndistributedEarningsOfForeignSubsidiaries  
Minimum amount of net reductions to company's global unrecognized tax benefit 100us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound  
Maximum amount of net reductions to company's global unrecognized tax benefit 125us-gaap_SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeUpperBound  
Expires After 2014 but before 2019 [Member]    
Income Taxes Information [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward/back, net 1dd_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardCarrybacknet
/ dd_OperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwardorBackAxis
= dd_ExpiresAfter2014butbefore2019Member
 
Expiration date of net carryforwards/backs before the end of 2019  
Expires After 2019 [Member]    
Income Taxes Information [Line Items]    
Tax credit carryforward/back, net $ 158dd_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxCreditCarryforwardCarrybacknet
/ dd_OperatingLossandTaxCreditCarryforwardorBackAxis
= dd_ExpiresAfter2019Member
 
Expiration date of net carryforwards/backs after 2019