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Note 4 - Significant Customers | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
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Significant Customers [Text Block] | 4. Significant Customers For 2015, Corning’s sales to Samsung Display Co. Ltd., a customer of our Display Technologies and Specialty Materials segments, represented 11% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. For 2014, Corning’s sales to Samsung Display Co. Ltd., a customer of our Display Technologies segment, represented 14% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. In 2013, Corning’s sales to AU Optronics Corporation, a customer of our Display Technologies segment, represented 10% of the Company’s consolidated net sales.

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