Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 5,300	$ 6,910
Marketable securities		906	124
Accounts and notes receivable, net		4,643	5,238
Inventories		6,140	6,787
Prepaid expenses		248	264
Deferred income taxes		518	532
Assets of discontinued operations		0	6,227
Total current assets		17,755	26,082
Property, plant and equipment		24,130	23,773
Less: Accumulated depreciation		14,346	13,765
Net property, plant and equipment	[1]	9,784	10,008
Goodwill		4,248	4,332
Other intangible assets		4,144	4,569
Investments in affiliates		688	762
Deferred income taxes		3,431	3,734
Other assets		1,116	1,003
Total		41,166	50,490
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable		3,398	3,786
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		1,165	1,422
Income taxes		210	534
Other accrued liabilities		5,580	5,596
Liabilities of discontinued operations		0	2,467
Total current liabilities		10,353	13,805
Long-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		7,642	9,233
Other liabilities		12,591	13,615
Deferred income taxes		380	459
Total liabilities		$ 30,966	$ 37,112
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $0.30 par value; 1,800,000,000 shares authorized; Issued at December 31, 2015 - 958,388,000; 2014 - 992,020,000		$ 288	$ 298
Additional paid-in capital		11,081	11,174
Reinvested earnings		14,510	16,894
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(9,396)	(8,556)
Common stock held in treasury, at cost (Shares: December 31, 2015 and 2014 - 87,041,000)		(6,727)	(6,727)
Total DuPont stockholders' equity		9,993	13,320
Noncontrolling interests		207	58
Total equity		10,200	13,378
Total		41,166	50,490
$4.50 Series-1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, without par value-cumulative; 23,000,000 shares authorized; issued at December 31, 2015 and 2014; $4.50 Series- 1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) $3.50 Series- 700,000 shares (callable at $102)		167	167
$3.50 Series-700,000 shares (callable at $102) [Member]
Stockholders' equity
Preferred stock, without par value-cumulative; 23,000,000 shares authorized; issued at December 31, 2015 and 2014; $4.50 Series- 1,673,000 shares (callable at $120) $3.50 Series- 700,000 shares (callable at $102)		$ 70	$ 70

[1] Net property is presented for locations with greater than two percent of the total and includes property, plant and equipment less accumulated depreciation.