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Additional costs of inventory acquired in a business combination recognized in cost of sales during the period, net of the LIFO impact for these inventories.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Costs incurred to effect a business combination which have been expensed during the period. Such costs could include business integration costs, systems integration and conversion costs, and severance and other employee-related costs.

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Amount of assets that are expected to be realized or consumed within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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Amount of liabilities due within one year or within the normal operating cycle, if longer, assumed at the acquisition date.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount of other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, acquired at the acquisition date.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
ACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	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