Note 17 - Revenues and Earnings (Loss) from Continuing Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		$ 380	$ 425	$ 1,139	$ 1,270
Depreciation and amortization				(82)	(113)
Restructuring costs and other		(1)	(6)	(12)	(28)
Other operating income (expense), net excluding gain related to Unipixel termination		6	2	(2)
Interest expense		(16)	(16)	(48)	(46)
Other charges, net		(1)	(3)	(3)	(15)
Reorganization items, net					(5)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		26	8	50	(31)
Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		380	425	1,139	1,270
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		35	47	98	112
Corporate components of pension and OPEB income	[1]	40	34	121	100
Depreciation and amortization		(25)	(33)	(79)	(105)
Restructuring costs and other		(1)	(6)	(13)	(28)
Overhead supporting, but not directly absorbed by discontinued operations	[2]	(4)	(5)	(12)	(16)
Stock based compensation		(3)	(5)	(6)	(16)
Consulting and other costs	[3]	(1)	(5)	(4)	(12)
Idle costs	[4]			(2)	(2)
Manufacturing costs originally planned to be absorbed by silver metal mesh touch screen production	[5]	(1)		(2)
Other operating income (expense), net excluding gain related to Unipixel termination	[6]	6	(1)	(2)	(3)
Interest expense	[7]	(16)	(16)	(48)	(46)
Other charges, net	[7]	(1)	(3)	(3)	(15)
Reorganization items, net	[7]				(5)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		26	8	50	(31)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Print Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		250	278	739	815
Continuing Operations [Member] | Print Systems [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		27	29	67	62
Continuing Operations [Member] | Micro 3D Printing and Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		34	32	98	96
Continuing Operations [Member] | Micro 3D Printing and Packaging [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		4	6	7	10
Continuing Operations [Member] | Software and Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		20	30	63	85
Continuing Operations [Member] | Software and Solutions [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		1	2	1	5
Continuing Operations [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		54	64	171	202
Continuing Operations [Member] | Consumer and Film [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		1	12	18	38
Continuing Operations [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Systems [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		18	18	57	62
Continuing Operations [Member] | Enterprise Inkjet Systems [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		4	2	14	14
Continuing Operations [Member] | Intellectual Property Solutions [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		(3)	(4)	(11)	(18)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Eastman Business Park Rochester NY [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues		4	3	11	10
Continuing Operations [Member] | Eastman Business Park Rochester NY [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization		1		2	1
Continuing Operations [Member] | Other Segments [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Earnings (losses) Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization	[8]	$ (3)	$ 1	$ 2	$ 5

[1] Composed of interest cost, expected return on plan assets, amortization of actuarial gains and losses and curtailments and settlement components of pension and other postretirement benefit expenses.

[2] Primarily consists of costs for shared resources allocated to the Prosper Enterprise Inkjet business discontinued operation in the prior year periods which are now included in the results of continuing operations and an estimate of costs for shared resources which would have been allocated to the Prosper Enterprise Inkjet business discontinued operation in the current year period had the business remained in continuing operations.

[3] Consulting and other costs are professional services and other costs associated with certain corporate strategic initiatives.

[4] Consists of third party costs such as security, maintenance and utilities required to maintain land and buildings in certain locations not used in any Kodak operations.

[5] Consists of manufacturing costs originally planned to be absorbed by silver metal mesh touch screen production that are now excluded from the measure of segment profit and loss.

[6] In the third quarter of 2015, a $3 million gain was recognized related to assets that were acquired for no monetary consideration as a part of the termination of the relationship with Unipixel. The gain was reported in Other operating income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Other operating income (expense), net is typically excluded from the segment measure. However, this particular gain was included in the Micro 3D Printing and Packaging segment’s earnings for the third quarter of 2015.

[7] As reported in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

[8] RED utilities variable interest entity (interest and depreciation of RED are included in the respective lines below).