Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Operating activities:
Net income attributable to the controlling and noncontrolling interests	$ 3,071,000,000	$ 811,000,000
Less: Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes (Note 5)	(2,197,000,000)	(189,000,000)
Income from continuing operations	874,000,000	622,000,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:
Depreciation and amortization	350,000,000	315,000,000
Pension expense (Note 13)	72,000,000	110,000,000
Canadian pension settlement charge (Note 13)	18,000,000	0
Restructuring provision (Note 8)	98,000,000	208,000,000
Environmental remediation charges (Note 19)	101,000,000	159,000,000
Stock-based compensation expense	59,000,000	53,000,000
Deferred income taxes	(63,000,000)	(127,000,000)
Equity affiliate losses (earnings), net of dividends	9,000,000	(8,000,000)
Asbestos settlement, net of tax	6,000,000	6,000,000
Pension cash contributions	(47,000,000)	(58,000,000)
Restructuring cash spending (Note 8)	(56,000,000)	(63,000,000)
Other	71,000,000	(84,000,000)
Change in certain asset and liability accounts:
Receivables	(302,000,000)	(225,000,000)
Inventories	(12,000,000)	(83,000,000)
Other current assets	(25,000,000)	(3,000,000)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	166,000,000	49,000,000
Noncurrent assets	(31,000,000)	(9,000,000)
Noncurrent liabilities	(69,000,000)	(36,000,000)
Income taxes payable and interest payable	59,000,000	40,000,000
Cash from operating activities - Continuing Operations	1,278,000,000	866,000,000
Cash from operating activities - Discontinued Operations	4,000,000	173,000,000
Cash from operating activities	1,282,000,000	1,039,000,000
Capital spending:
Additions to property, plant and equipment, and long-term investments	(259,000,000)	(193,000,000)
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	29,000,000
Business acquisitions, net of cash balances acquired (Note 4)	(978,000,000)	(53,000,000)
Proceeds from separation and merger of commodity chemicals business, net (Note 5)	940,000,000	0
Purchase of short-term investments	(1,063,000,000)	(730,000,000)
Proceeds from maturity of short-term investments	1,532,000,000	120,000,000
Payments on cross currency swap contracts	(5,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	2,000,000	6,000,000
Cash from (used for) investing activities - Continuing Operations	169,000,000	(844,000,000)
Cash used for investing activities - Discontinued Operations	(1,000,000)	(32,000,000)
Cash from (used for) investing activities	168,000,000	(876,000,000)
Debt:
Net payments on short-term debt	(13,000,000)	(8,000,000)
Proceeds from debt issuance (Note 9)	1,000,000	397,000,000
Payment of debt (Note 9)	(607,000,000)	(202,000,000)
Settlement of forward starting swaps	0	(121,000,000)
Proceeds from termination of swaps	0	29,000,000
Issuance of treasury stock (Note 14)	59,000,000	110,000,000
Purchase of treasury stock (Note 14)	(320,000,000)	(92,000,000)
Dividends paid (Note 14)	(259,000,000)	(267,000,000)
Dividends paid on subsidiary common stock to noncontrolling interests (Note 14)	(58,000,000)	(61,000,000)
Other	10,000,000	(13,000,000)
Cash used for financing activities - Continuing Operations	(1,187,000,000)	(228,000,000)
Cash used for financing activities - Discontinued Operations	0	(13,000,000)
Cash used for financing activities	(1,187,000,000)	(241,000,000)
Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(7,000,000)	13,000,000
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	256,000,000	(65,000,000)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,306,000,000	1,457,000,000
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	1,562,000,000	1,392,000,000
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	166,000,000	178,000,000
Taxes paid, net of refunds	$ 231,000,000	$ 367,000,000