Other Income, Net (Schedule of Other Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016		Jun. 30, 2015
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Net exchange (losses) gains		$ (15)	$ 11	$ (136)		$ 90	[1]
Other income, net		51	255	423		454
Other Income [Member]
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Royalty income		24	30	81		64
Interest income		27	40	43		65
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		28	14	38		18
Net gain on sales of businesses and other assets		11	26	384	[2]	31
Net exchange (losses) gains		(15)	11	(136)		90	[3]
Miscellaneous income and expenses, net	[4]	(24)	134	13		186
Other income, net		$ 51	$ 255	423		454
Foreign currency loss due to devaluation of Ukrainian hryvnia [Member]
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Net exchange (losses) gains						$ (32)
Ownership interest in DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited [Member]
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Gain on sale of entity				369
Gain on sale of entity, after-tax				$ 214

[1] Includes a charge of $(40) associated with re-measuring the company's Ukrainian hryvnia net monetary assets in the six months ended June 30, 2015, which was recorded in other income, net in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements.

[2] Includes a pre-tax gain of $369 ($214 net of tax) for the six months ended June 30, 2016 related to the sale of DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited. See Note 3 for additional information.

[3] The $90 net exchange gain for the six months ended June 30, 2015, includes a net $(32) pre-tax exchange loss associated with the devaluation of the Ukrainian hryvnia.

[4] Miscellaneous income and expenses, net, includes interest items, certain insurance recoveries and gains related to litigation settlements and other items.