Contingencies and Commitments - Additional Information - 1 (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended				6 Months Ended							6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Recurring Costs of Managing Hazardous Substances and Environmental Programs [Member]	Jan. 31, 2007 Tariffs Granted by Spain [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2007 Tariffs Granted by Spain [Member] EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2014 Massena West, NY [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Sherwin, TX site [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Sherwin, TX site [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Sherwin, TX site [Member] Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 Grasse River [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Grasse River [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Massena East, Ny and Point Henry and Yennora, Australia [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Portovesme [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Portovesme [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2009 Portovesme [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Other Sites [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 Other Sites [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 East St. Louis, IL Site [Member] USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 East St. Louis, IL Site [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2014 East St. Louis, IL Site [Member] Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, range of possible loss, maximum				$ 413	€ 303				$ 95	€ 70
Number of cleanup locations		More than 100
Remediation reserve balance	571	571	509								241	33											22
Remediation reserve balance, classified as a current liability	76	76	48
Increase in remediation reserve		38													5	52		3		3
Remediation reserve adjustment		42															38	3	3		2	11
Payments related to remediation expenses applied against the reserve	14	20
Increase in reserves due to effects of foreign currency translation	$ 15	$ 30
Percentage of cost of goods sold								2.00%
Planning and design phase period						2 years	3 years
Actual remediation fieldwork period		4 years
Majority of the project funding period						2016	2020																	2014	2015
Guarantees, expiration date													2014	2019