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SEGMENT INFORMATION Part 2 (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Additives And Functional Products [Member] | Coatings and Inks Additives Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 24.00% | 24.00% | 31.00%
Additives And Functional Products [Member] | Adhesives Resins Product Line Member |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 21.00% | 21.00% | 27.00%
Additives And Functional Products [Member] | Tire Additives Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 17.00% | 17.00% | 22.00%
Additives And Functional Products [Member] | Other Product lines [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 38.00% | 38.00% | 20.00%
Advanced Materials [Member] | Specialty Plastics Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 50.00% | 51.00% | 54.00%
Advanced Materials [Member] | Advanced Interlayers Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 34.00% | 33.00% | 34.00%
Advanced Materials [Member] | Performance Films Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 16.00% | 16.00% | 12.00%
Chemical Intermediates [Member] | Intermediates product line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 65.00% | 65.00% | 78.00%
Chemical Intermediates [Member] | Plasticizers Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 20.00% | 20.00% | 21.00%
Chemical Intermediates [Member] | Functional Amines Product Line [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 15.00% | 15.00% | 1.00%
Fibers [Member] | Acetate Tow Product Line Member |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 80.00% | 78.00% | 79.00%
Fibers [Member] | Acetate Yarn and Acetyl Chemicals [Member] |  |  |
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items] |  |  |
Sales Revenue product line percentage of total segment revenue | 20.00% | 22.00% | 21.00%

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