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Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]      
Total unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1 $ 901us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 805us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits $ 800us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Gross amounts of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during the prior period (50)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (28)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions (94)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Gross amounts of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during the prior period 84us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 76us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions 73us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions
Gross amounts of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken during the current period 92us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 92us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions 78us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions
Amount of decreases in the unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements (15)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (19)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities (29)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities
Reduction to unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations (3)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (6)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations (10)us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations
Exchange gain (23)dd_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExchangeGainsLosses (19)dd_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExchangeGainsLosses (13)dd_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsExchangeGainsLosses
Total unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31 986us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 901us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits 805us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefits
Total unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate 818us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 778us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 693us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate
Total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Income Statements 5us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 16us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense 4us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestExpense
Total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets $ 117us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued $ 122us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued $ 116us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued