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ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 11, 2014 | Dec. 05, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 4,482 |  | $ 4,482 | $ 4,486
Taminco [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred |  | $ 2,800 |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross |  | 1,700 |  |  |  |
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt |  | 1,100 |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  |  | 15
Integration Costs |  |  | 4 |  | 15 |
Acquisition Pre-Close Financing costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 13
Taminco [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 604 |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 24 years
Taminco [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 205 |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 17 years
Taminco [Member] | Contracts [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 180 |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years
Taminco [Member] | All Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 989 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 266 |  |  |  |
Properties and equipment |  | 658 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 1,002 |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 37 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,509 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | (161) |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (546) |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 2,765 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Scenario, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | (3) |  |  |  |
Properties and equipment |  | (3) |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | (13) |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 32 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (15) |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Scenario, Actual [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets |  | 263 |  |  |  |
Properties and equipment |  | 655 |  |  |  |
Intangible assets |  | 989 |  |  |  |
Other noncurrent assets |  | 38 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,541 |  |  |  |
Current liabilities |  | (160) |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  | (561) |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired |  | 2,765 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Additives And Functional Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 918 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | Specialty Fluids And Intermediates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 623 |  |  |  |
Taminco [Member] | All Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | $ 1,541 |  |  |  |
Commonwealth [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred | $ 438 |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Current assets | 51 |  |  |  |  |
Properties and equipment | 38 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 125 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 274 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities | (50) |  |  |  |  |
Total purchase price, net of cash acquired | 438 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Transaction Costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7
Integration Costs |  |  | $ 1 |  | $ 5 |
Business Combinations, Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory, Net |  |  |  | $ 7 |  |
Commonwealth [Member] | Customer Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 72 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 14 years
Commonwealth [Member] | Developed Technology Rights [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 41 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition Transaction, Integration, and Other Costs [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life |  |  |  |  |  | 18 years
Commonwealth [Member] | Trade Names [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | 12 |  |  |  |  |
Commonwealth [Member] | All Intangible Assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Net [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets | $ 125 |  |  |  |  |

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