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EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLANS (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Net periodic pension cost for the company's defined-benefit pension plans |  |  |
Number of regional multi-employer pension plans in which the entity participates | 21 mas_NumberOfRegionalMultiemployerPensionPlansInWhichEntityParticipates |  |
Pre-tax net loss from accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income into net periodic pension cost | $ 21 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss |  |
Qualified |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost for the company's defined-benefit pension plans |  |  |
Service cost | 3 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 3 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 2 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Interest cost | 47 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 44 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 46 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Expected return on plan assets | (45)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | (40)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | (35)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Recognized net loss | 11 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 16 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 14 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Net periodic pension cost | 16 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 23 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 27 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Non-Qualified |  |  |
Net periodic pension cost for the company's defined-benefit pension plans |  |  |
Interest cost | 7 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 6 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 7 mas_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCostAndOther / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Recognized net loss | 2 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 2 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | 2 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember
Net periodic pension cost | $ 9 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | $ 8 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember | $ 9 us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost / us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis = mas_UnitedStatesNonQualifiedPensionPlansOfUSEntityDefinedBenefitMember

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