Segment Information (Reconciliation to Consolidated Income Statements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Information
Total segment PTOI		$ 580	$ 686	$ 3,945		$ 4,448
Non operating pension and other post retirement employee benefit costs		(115)	(32)	(288)		(96)
Net exchange (losses) gains		(36)	250	54	[1]	44	[1]
Corporate expenses	[2]	(120)	(177)	(439)		(617)
Interest expense		(82)	(93)	(260)	[3]	(290)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		227	634	3,012		3,489
Separation related transaction costs		(68)	(61)	(289)		(112)
Corporate Expenses [Member]
Segment Information
Separation related transaction costs		$ (9)	$ (10)	(26)		(17)
Corporate Expenses [Member] | Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member]
Segment Information
Separation related transaction costs				(20)
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Ukrainian hryvnia [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange (losses) gains				$ (40)
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Venezuelan Bolivar [Member]
Segment Information
Net exchange (losses) gains						$ (58)

[1] Included a charge of $(40) associated with remeasuring the company's Ukrainian hryvnia net monetary assets in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as well as a charge of $(58) associated with remeasuring the company's Venezuelan net monetary assets from the official exchange rate to the SICAD II exchange system in the nine months ended September 30, 2014, which were recorded in other income, net in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements. See Note 4 for additional information.

[2] Included transaction costs associated with the separation of the Performance Chemicals segment of $(9) and $(10) in the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $(26) and $(17) in the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were recorded in other operating charges in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements.

[3] Included transaction costs of $(20) in the nine months ended September 30, 2015, associated with the early retirement of debt exchanged for the notes received from Chemours in May 2015.