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ACQUISITIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 11, 2014	Dec. 05, 2014	Nov. 20, 2014	Aug. 06, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 02, 2014
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Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs			$ 2,000.0
Financing costs related to the acquisition of Taminco						$ 0.0	$ (10.0)	$ 0.0
Goodwill					$ 4,486.0	4,518.0	4,486.0	2,637.0
Business acquisition pro forma information [Abstract]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense						36.0	28.0	40.0
Additives And Functional Products [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					1,858.0	1,865.0	1,858.0	948.0
Advanced Materials [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					1,297.0	1,293.0	1,297.0	1,040.0
Specialty Fluids And Intermediates [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill					1,200.0	1,239.0	1,200.0	514.0
Taminco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration Transferred		$ 2,800.0
Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Cash Paid Per Share		$ 26.00
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		$ 1,700.0
Repayments of Other Long-term Debt		1,100.0
Acquired Receivables, Gross Contractual Amount		94.0
Transaction costs					14.0	3.0	14.0
Integration Costs						15.0	1.0
Financing costs related to the acquisition of Taminco							13.0
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory							15.0
Intangible assets		985.0
Business acquisition pro forma information [Abstract]
Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual								84.0
Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual								(9.0)
Pro Forma Revenue							10,819.0	10,550.0
Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)							$ 834.0	$ 1,101.0
Taminco [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		604.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							24 years
Taminco [Member] \| Contracts [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		180.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							5 years
Taminco [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		201.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							17 years
Taminco [Member] \| Additives And Functional Products [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		916.0
Taminco [Member] \| Specialty Fluids And Intermediates [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		639.0
Taminco [Member] \| All Operating Segments [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		1,555.0
Commonwealth [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration Transferred	$ 438.0
Transaction costs					5.0		$ 5.0
Integration Costs						7.0	$ 2.0
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory						7.0
Current assets	51.0
Property and equipment	38.0
Intangible assets	125.0
Goodwill	274.0
Long-term liabilities	(50.0)
Total purchase price	438.0
Commonwealth [Member] \| Customer Relationships [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	72.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							14 years
Commonwealth [Member] \| Developed Technology Rights [Member]
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Intangible assets	41.0
Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							18 years
Commonwealth [Member] \| Trade Names [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets	$ 12.0
BP plc [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Consideration Transferred					$ 283.0
Transaction costs									$ 3.0
Integration Costs						1.0	$ 3.0
Additional Costs Of Acquired Inventory							$ 8.0
Current assets									42.0
Property and equipment									10.0
Intangible assets									139.0
Goodwill									92.0
Total purchase price									283.0
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Intangible assets									74.0
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Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life							30 years
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Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
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Knowlton [Member]
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Consideration Transferred				$ 42.0
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Goodwill				7.0
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Acquired intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill) [Abstract]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Asset, Weighted Average Useful Life				15 years
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] \| Taminco [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets		266.0
Property and equipment		658.0
Intangible assets		1,002.0
Other noncurrent assets		37.0
Goodwill		1,509.0
Current liabilities		(161.0)
Long-term liabilities		(546.0)
Total purchase price		2,765.0
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets		1.0
Property and equipment		3.0
Intangible assets		(17.0)
Other noncurrent assets		5.0
Goodwill		46.0
Current liabilities		4.0
Long-term liabilities		(42.0)
Total purchase price		0.0
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Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Current assets		267.0
Property and equipment		661.0
Intangible assets		985.0
Other noncurrent assets		42.0
Goodwill		1,555.0
Current liabilities		(157.0)
Long-term liabilities		(588.0)
Total purchase price		$ 2,765.0
Term Loan Agreement [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity						$ 1,000.0