Divestitures and Other Transactions Divestitures and Other Transactions - Shenzhen (Details) - Predecessor [Member] - DuPont (Shenzhen) Manufacturing Limited [Member] $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest in an entity	100.00%
Gain on sale of entity	$ 369
Gain on sale of entity, after tax	$ 214

Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2443-110228

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