Other (Loss) Income, Net (Schedule of Other Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016		Sep. 30, 2015
Component of Other (Loss) Income [Line Items]
Net exchange (losses) gains		$ (76)	$ (36)	$ (212)		$ 54	[1]
Other (loss) income, net		(16)	98	407		552
Other (Loss) Income [Member]
Component of Other (Loss) Income [Line Items]
Royalty income		27	27	108		91
Interest income		31	33	74		98
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		22	1	60		19
Net gain on sales of businesses and other assets		0	43	384	[2]	74
Net exchange (losses) gains		(76)	(36)	(212)		54
Miscellaneous income and expenses, net	[3]	(20)	30	(7)		216
Other (loss) income, net		$ (16)	$ 98	407		$ 552
Ownership interest in DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited [Member]
Component of Other (Loss) 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 nine months ended September 30, 2015, which was recorded in other (loss) income, net in the company's interim Consolidated Income Statements.

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

[3] Miscellaneous income and expenses, net, includes interest items, gains related to litigation settlements, gains/losses on available-for-sale securities and other items.