Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2013	Jan. 28, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Pension Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Pension Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Pension Plan [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Pension Plan [Member]	Jan. 28, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member]	Jan. 28, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member]	Jan. 28, 2013 working capital adjustment [Domain]	Sep. 30, 2014 Transitions Optical Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Transitions Optical Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Transitions Optical Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Transitions Optical Business [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Transitions Optical Business [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Sunlens Optical Business [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member]	Jan. 28, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member] Pension Plan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Commodity Chemicals Segment [Member] Pension Plan [Member]
Separation And Merger Transaction [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent																			51.00%	100.00%
Common stock available for distribution in exchange						35,249,104
Final exchange ratio						3.2562
Treasury Stock, Shares, Acquired	10,825,227
Percent Reduction in number of Common Shares Outstanding					7.00%
Increase in treasury stock as a result of tender offer, noncash financing activity	$ 1,562,000,000
Value of Shares to be received in new company after separation of business													1,800,000,000
Proceed from separation of business		1,735,000,000		1,735,000,000							900,000,000			67,000,000
After-tax proceeds from divestiture of business		1,500,000,000
Net gain from separation and merger of commodity chemicals business		1,468,000,000													0	0	1,468,000,000	0			2,192,000,000
Cash Divested from Deconsolidation				110,000,000							27,000,000
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax		946,000,000	2,200,000,000
Discontinued Operation, Tax Effect of Income (Loss) from Disposal of Discontinued Operation		522,000,000
discontinued operations tax on disposal - deferred portion		262,000,000
Discontinued operations, transactions costs incurred in divestiture		55,000,000
Term of dye supply agreement		5 years
Settlement loss							(2,000,000)	0	(7,000,000)	(18,000,000)												(33,000,000)	(33,000,000)
Transaction expenses related to separation and merger transaction												14,000,000
Discontinued operations, Net costs incurred in separation transaction												$ 2,000,000
Contract Term	24