Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data) (additional) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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Separation related transaction costs										$ (306)	$ (175)
Net exchange gains (losses)	[1]									30	196	$ (101)
SICAD 2 pre-tax charge								$ (58)			(58)
Restructuring charges						$ (297)		(244)
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs		$ 23		$ (2)								14
Merger related transaction costs		(10)
Imprelis [Member]
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Insurance recoveries										185	210	73
2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges		(798)								(798)
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] | Other income, net [Member]
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Charge associated with restructuring actions		(5)								(5)
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] | Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net [Member]
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Restructuring charges		(793)								(793)
2014 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges	[2]										(541)
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs	[2]									21
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] | Other income, net [Member]
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Charge associated with restructuring actions						(65)					(65)
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] | Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net [Member]
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Restructuring charges						(232)					(476)
Performance Chemicals [Member] | Other operating charges [Member]
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Separation related transaction costs			$ (9)	(5)	$ (12)	(16)	$ (10)	(4)	$ (3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member] | Interest expense [Member]
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Separation related transaction costs				(20)
GLS/Vinyls [Member]
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Pre-tax gain on sale of business, continuing operations								$ 391			391
Performance-based compensation plans [Member]
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Adjustment to performance-based compensation expense						70
Agriculture [Member]
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Pre-tax gain on sale of business, continuing operations						$ 240					240
Agriculture [Member] | Imprelis [Member]
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Insurance recoveries, net of legal expenses			$ 147		35					182
Loss contingency accrual, period decrease		130								130
Insurance recoveries											210	$ 73
Agriculture [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges										(161)
Agriculture [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges											(134)
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs										(3)
Other [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges										(2)
Other [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member]
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items]
Restructuring charges											(10)
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs										(1)
Safety & Protection [Member]
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Gain related to litigation settlement		$ 33		$ 112						145
Safety & Protection [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges										(53)
Safety & Protection [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member]
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Restructuring charges											$ (52)
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs										4
Cost basis investment impairment [Member]
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Cost basis investment impairment										(37)
Cost basis investment impairment [Member] | Other [Member]
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Cost basis investment impairment					(37)					$ (37)
Charge associated with remeasuring Ukrainian net monetary assets [Member]
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Net exchange gains (losses)					$ (40)

[1] The $30 net exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2015, includes $(58) and $(40) exchange loss associated with the devaluation of the Ukrainian hryvnia and the Argentina peso, respectively. The $196 net exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2014, includes a $(58), $(46), and $(14) exchange losses, associated with the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar, Ukranian hryvnia, and Argentinian peso, respectively. The $(101) net exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2013, includes a $(33) exchange loss, associated with the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar.

[2] Table above excludes activity related to Performance Chemicals, presented as a discontinued operation in the company's Consolidated Income Statement. During 2014, the company recorded a charge of $21 related to Performance Chemicals, of which the company made payments of $13 prior to separation and transferred a liability of $2 to Chemours at separation on July 1, 2015.