Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock Reconciliation Table

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations after income taxes attributable to DuPont	$	9		$	131		$	2,255		$	2,117
Preferred dividends	(2		)	(2		)	(7		)	(7		)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	7		$	129		$	2,248		$	2,110
(Loss) income from discontinued operations after income taxes available to DuPont common stockholders	$	(7	)	$	104		$	(7	)	$	89
Net income available to common stockholders	$	—		$	233		$	2,241		$	2,199
Denominator:
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Basic	874,292,000			887,275,000			874,274,000			899,883,000
Dilutive effect of the company’s employee compensation plans	5,099,000			4,011,000			4,332,000			5,639,000
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	879,391,000			891,286,000			878,606,000			905,522,000

Average Number of Antidilutive Stock Options

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2016	2015	2016	2015
Average number of stock options	4,558,000	8,510,000	4,885,000	4,622,000