Note 26 - Discontinued Operations for Selected Cash Flow Statement Information (Details) - KODAK PROSPER Enterprise Inkjet [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Statement Balance Sheet And Additional Disclosures By Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Depreciation	$ 2	$ 6	$ 4
Amortization	1	4	4
Capital expenditures	$ 5	$ 3	$ 1

Amount of amortization expense attributable to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets of discontinued operations.

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Amount of deprecation expense attributable to property, plant and equipment and intangible assets of discontinued operations.

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Amount of capital expenditure attributable to discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5B
-Subparagraph (c)(2)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721673-107760

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