Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Successor [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 7,250
Marketable Securities		952
Accounts and notes receivable - net		5,239
Inventories		8,633
Other current assets		981
Assets held for sale- current		0
Total current assets		23,055
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates		1,595
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross		12,878
Accumulated Depreciation		443
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		12,435
Goodwill		45,589
Other intangible assets		27,726
Deferred Income Taxes		480
Other Assets		2,084
Total Assets		112,964
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations		2,779
Accounts Payable		4,831
Income Taxes Payable		149
Accrued and other current liabilities		4,384
Liabilities held for sale - current		0
Total current liabilities		12,143
Long-term Debt	[1]	10,291
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities		5,836
Pension and other post employment benefits - noncurrent		7,787
Other noncurrent obligations		1,975
Liabilities, Noncurrent		25,889
Common Stock, Value, Issued		0
Additional Paid in Capital		74,727
Retained earnings		175
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(381)
Treasury Stock, Value		0
Total DuPont Stockholders' Equity		74,760
Noncontrolling Interests		172
Total Stockholders' Equity		74,932
Total Liabilities and Equity		112,964
Successor [Member] | $4.50 Series Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value		169
Successor [Member] | $3.50 Series Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value		$ 70
Predecessor [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents			$ 4,548
Marketable Securities			1,362
Accounts and notes receivable - net			4,959
Inventories			5,350
Other current assets			505
Assets held for sale- current			789
Total current assets			17,513
Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates			649
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross			23,015
Accumulated Depreciation			14,164
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net			8,851
Goodwill			4,169
Other intangible assets			3,664
Deferred Income Taxes			3,308
Other Assets			1,810
Total Assets			39,964
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations			429
Accounts Payable			3,678
Income Taxes Payable			101
Accrued and other current liabilities			4,650
Liabilities held for sale - current			74
Total current liabilities			8,932
Long-term Debt			8,107
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities			425
Other noncurrent obligations			12,304
Liabilities, Noncurrent			20,836
Common Stock, Value, Issued			285
Additional Paid in Capital			11,190
Retained earnings			14,924
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(9,911)
Treasury Stock, Value			(6,727)
Total DuPont Stockholders' Equity			9,998
Noncontrolling Interests			198
Total Stockholders' Equity			10,196
Total Liabilities and Equity			39,964
Predecessor [Member] | $4.50 Series Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value			167
Predecessor [Member] | $3.50 Series Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Value			$ 70

[1] The Successor period includes the reflection of debt at fair value at the date of the Merger. See Note 3 for additional information regarding the Merger.