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Pay vs Performance Disclosure - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure, Table

Pay Versus Performance Table and Disclosures

As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid (as defined by SEC rules) and certain financial performance of the Company. The Compensation and Talent Management Committee (the Committee) did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure when making its incentive compensation decisions. For further information about how we align executive compensation with the Company’s performance, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” starting on page 54. The following table sets forth the required compensation information for our NEOs, calculated in accordance with SEC regulations, for fiscal years 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.

  Year(1)   Summary
Compensation
Table Total for
CEO(2)
($)		   Compensation
Actually Paid to
CEO(2)
($)		   Average
Summary
Compensation
Table Total
for Non-CEO
NEOs(2)
($)		   Average
Compensation
Actually Paid
to Non-CEO
NEOs(2)
($)		     Value of Initial Fixed $100
Investment Based On:		   Corning GAAP
Net Income
($mm)
($)		   Corning
Core Net
Sales
($mm)
($)		  
              Corning Total
Shareholder
Return
($)		   S&P 500
Communications
Equipment Total
Shareholder
Return(3)
($)		      
  (a)   (b)     (c)   (d)   (e)     (f)   (g)   (h)   (i)  
  2025   $25,756,121     $61,628,148   $8,733,797   $16,774,738     $279.06   $249.73   $1,596   $16,408  
  2024   21,686,436     40,030,638   6,661,515   10,798,419     148.63   208.45   506   14,469  
  2023   15,627,653     12,798,655   5,062,725   3,993,516     92.52   148.95   581   13,580  
  2022   16,169,469     8,744,301   4,271,097   2,645,033     93.67   122.17   1,316   14,805  
  2021   20,766,032     27,146,225   6,421,907   7,930,517     105.92   152.23   1,906   14,120  
        
Company Selected Measure Name Core Net Sales        
Named Executive Officers, Footnote

(1)Our CEO, Wendell P. Weeks, served as our Principal Executive Officer in 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021. Our other NEOs (“Non-CEO NEOs”) included:
a.For 2025, Edward A. Schlesinger, Eric S. Musser (who served for 9 months in 2025), A. Hal Nelson III, Lewis A. Steverson and John Zhang.
b.For 2024, Edward A. Schlesinger, Eric S. Musser, A. Hal Nelson III, Lewis A. Steverson and John Zhang.
c.For 2023, Edward A. Schlesinger, Lawrence D. McRae, Eric S. Musser and Lewis A. Steverson.
d.For 2022, R. Tony Tripeny (who served for four months in 2022), Edward A. Schlesinger, Lawrence D. McRae, Eric S. Musser and Lewis A. Steverson.
e.For 2021, R. Tony Tripeny, Lawrence D. McRae, Eric S. Musser and Lewis A. Steverson.
       
Peer Group Issuers, Footnote For each year, total shareholder return is shown for the Company, the constituent companies of the S&P 500 Communications Equipment index (the “Comparison Group”). The Comparison Group is the same peer group used by Corning for purposes of Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act in Corning’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021, which currently consists of the following four companies: Arista Networks, Cisco Systems, F5 and Motorola Solutions, weighted according to the constituent companies’ market capitalization at the beginning of each period for which a return is indicated.        
PEO Total Compensation Amount $ 25,756,121 $ 21,686,436 $ 15,627,653 $ 16,169,469 $ 20,766,032
PEO Actually Paid Compensation Amount $ 61,628,148 40,030,638 12,798,655 8,744,301 27,146,225
Adjustment To PEO Compensation, Footnote

(2)For each year, the values included in columns (c) and (e) for the compensation actually paid to our CEO and the average compensation paid to our non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments to the values included in column (b) and column (d), respectively:

 

Reconciliation of  2025  2024  2023  2022  2021  
Summary
Compensation
Totals and
Compensation
Actual Paid		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  
Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO
(column (b))		  $25,756,121  $8,733,797  $21,686,436  $6,661,515  $15,627,653  $5,062,725  $16,169,469  $4,271,097  $20,766,032  $6,421,907  
+/- Net Change in Pension Value  -$2,285,961  -$1,528,964  -$3,465  -$289,109  -$327,691  -$229,731  -$13,662  $174,240  -$12,790  -$129,044  
+/- Net Change in Stock Awards Value  $38,157,988  $9,569,905  $18,347,667  $4,426,013  -$2,487,192  -$834,429  -$7,362,526  -$1,767,045  $5,119,430  $1,318,544  
+/- Net Change in Option Award Value  $0  $0  $0  $0  -$14,116  -$5,049  -$48,980  -$33,259  $1,273,553  $319,111  
Compensation Actually Paid  $61,628,148  $16,774,738  $40,030,638  $10,798,419  $12,798,655  $3,993,516  $8,744,301  $2,645,033  $27,146,225  $7,930,517  
        
Non-PEO NEO Average Total Compensation Amount $ 8,733,797 6,661,515 5,062,725 4,271,097 6,421,907
Non-PEO NEO Average Compensation Actually Paid Amount $ 16,774,738 10,798,419 3,993,516 2,645,033 7,930,517
Adjustment to Non-PEO NEO Compensation Footnote

(2)For each year, the values included in columns (c) and (e) for the compensation actually paid to our CEO and the average compensation paid to our non-CEO NEOs reflect the following adjustments to the values included in column (b) and column (d), respectively:

 

Reconciliation of  2025  2024  2023  2022  2021  
Summary
Compensation
Totals and
Compensation
Actual Paid		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  CEO  Average
Non-CEO
NEOs		  
Summary Compensation Table Total for CEO
(column (b))		  $25,756,121  $8,733,797  $21,686,436  $6,661,515  $15,627,653  $5,062,725  $16,169,469  $4,271,097  $20,766,032  $6,421,907  
+/- Net Change in Pension Value  -$2,285,961  -$1,528,964  -$3,465  -$289,109  -$327,691  -$229,731  -$13,662  $174,240  -$12,790  -$129,044  
+/- Net Change in Stock Awards Value  $38,157,988  $9,569,905  $18,347,667  $4,426,013  -$2,487,192  -$834,429  -$7,362,526  -$1,767,045  $5,119,430  $1,318,544  
+/- Net Change in Option Award Value  $0  $0  $0  $0  -$14,116  -$5,049  -$48,980  -$33,259  $1,273,553  $319,111  
Compensation Actually Paid  $61,628,148  $16,774,738  $40,030,638  $10,798,419  $12,798,655  $3,993,516  $8,744,301  $2,645,033  $27,146,225  $7,930,517  
        
Equity Valuation Assumption Difference, Footnote

For each year, the value of stock awards and stock option awards used to calculate Compensation Actually Paid reflect the following assumptions:

  2025 2024 2023 2022 2021
Restricted Stock Units          
Stock Price $41.78 - $87.56 $31.29 - $47.52 $30.45 - $34.78 $31.94 - $35.54 $37.23 - $45.90
Performance Stock Units          
Stock Price $41.78 - $87.56 $31.29 - $47.52 $30.45 - $34.78 $31.94 - $35.54 $37.23 - $44.28
Performance Multiplier 0.48 – 2.20 0.48 – 2.00 0.49 – 1.99 0.49 – 1.99 1.00 – 1.81
Stock Options          
Stock Price N/A N/A $31.20 $31.94 - $37.23 $37.23 - $44.28
Expected Life N/A N/A 4.4 4.4 – 5.8 4.4 – 6.4
Risk-Free Rate N/A N/A 3.52% 1.33% - 4.01% 0.80% - 1.33%
Volatility N/A N/A 34.84% 30.91% - 34.49% 30.78% - 33.20%
Dividend Yield N/A N/A 3.6% 2.6% - 3.4% 2.2% - 2.6%
       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Total Shareholder Return

       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Net Income

       
Compensation Actually Paid vs. Company Selected Measure

       
Total Shareholder Return Vs Peer Group

       
Tabular List, Table

The following table identifies the six most important financial performance measures used by the Committee to link the compensation actually paid to our CEO and other NEOs in 2025 to Company performance. The role of each of these performance measures in our NEOs’ compensation is discussed in the CD&A above.

 

Financial Performance Measures
Core Net Sales
Core Earnings Per Share
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
Core Gross Margin
Core NPAT
        
Total Shareholder Return Amount $ 279.06 148.63 92.52 93.67 105.92
Peer Group Total Shareholder Return Amount 249.73 208.45 148.95 122.17 152.23
Net Income (Loss) $ 1,596,000,000 $ 506,000,000 $ 581,000,000 $ 1,316,000,000 $ 1,906,000,000
Company Selected Measure Amount 16,408,000,000 14,469,000,000 13,580,000,000 14,805,000,000 14,120,000,000
PEO Name Wendell P. Weeks Wendell P. Weeks Wendell P. Weeks Wendell P. Weeks Wendell P. Weeks
Additional 402(v) Disclosure As required by Section 953(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, we are providing the following information about the relationship between executive compensation actually paid (as defined by SEC rules) and certain financial performance of the Company. The Compensation and Talent Management Committee (the Committee) did not consider the pay versus performance disclosure when making its incentive compensation decisions. For further information about how we align executive compensation with the Company’s performance, see “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” starting on page 54. The following table sets forth the required compensation information for our NEOs, calculated in accordance with SEC regulations, for fiscal years 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.        
Measure [Axis]: 1          
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Measure Name Core Earnings Per Share        
Measure [Axis]: 2          
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Measure Name Adjusted Free Cash Flow        
Measure [Axis]: 3          
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Measure Name Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)        
Measure [Axis]: 4          
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Measure Name Core Gross Margin        
Measure [Axis]: 5          
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Measure Name Core NPAT        
PEO [Member] | Net Change in Pension Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount $ (2,285,961) $ (3,465) $ (327,691) $ (13,662) $ (12,790)
PEO [Member] | Net Change in Stock Awards Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount 38,157,988 18,347,667 (2,487,192) (7,362,526) 5,119,430
PEO [Member] | Net Change in Option Award Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount 0 0 (14,116) (48,980) 1,273,553
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Net Change in Pension Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount (1,528,964) (289,109) (229,731) 174,240 (129,044)
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Net Change in Stock Awards Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount 9,569,905 4,426,013 (834,429) (1,767,045) 1,318,544
Non-PEO NEO [Member] | Net Change in Option Award Value [Member]          
Pay vs Performance Disclosure [Table]          
Adjustment to Compensation Amount $ 0 $ 0 $ (5,049) $ (33,259) $ 319,111