Consolidated Income Statements - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Net sales	[1]	$ 25,130	$ 28,406	$ 28,998
Cost of goods sold		15,112	17,023	17,642
Other operating charges		459	645	1,222
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,615	4,891	5,342
Research and development expense		1,898	1,958	2,037
Other income, net		(697)	(1,277)	(371)
Interest expense		342	377	448
Employee separation / asset related charges, net		810	476	112
Income from continuing operations before income taxes		2,591	4,313	2,566
Provision for income taxes on continuing operations		696	1,168	360
Income from continuing operations after income taxes		1,895	3,145	2,206
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes		64	491	2,656
Net income		1,959	3,636	4,862
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		6	11	14
Net income attributable to DuPont		$ 1,953	$ 3,625	$ 4,848
Basic earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations		$ 2.10	$ 3.42	$ 2.36
Basic earnings per share of common stock from discontinued operations		0.07	0.54	2.87
Basic earnings per share of common stock		2.17	3.95	5.22
Diluted earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations		2.09	3.39	2.34
Diluted earnings per share of common stock from discontinued operations		0.07	0.53	2.85
Diluted earnings per share of common stock		2.16	3.92	5.18
Dividends per share of common stock		$ 1.72	$ 1.84	$ 1.78

[1] Net sales, based on the location of the customer, are generally presented for locations with greater than two percent of total net sales.