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EQUITY INVESTMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]  
EQUITY INVESTMENTS
EQUITY INVESTMENTS

In June 2016, Eastman sold its 50 percent interest in Primester, a joint venture which manufactures cellulose acetate at the Company's Kingsport, Tennessee site, to an affiliate of the joint venture partner for $35 million. This investment was accounted for under the equity method. Eastman's net investment in the joint venture at the date of sale was $18 million. Such amounts were included in "Other noncurrent assets" in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and the gain of $17 million was recorded in "Other charges (income), net" in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings.

Eastman owns 50 percent or less interest in other joint ventures which are accounted for under the equity method and included in "Other noncurrent assets". These include a 50 percent interest in a joint venture that has a manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China. The Nanjing facility produces Eastotac® hydrocarbon tackifying resins for pressure-sensitive adhesives, caulks, and sealants. These also include a joint venture with a 50 percent interest for the manufacture of compounded cellulose diacetate ("CDA") in Shenzhen, China. CDA is a bio-derived material, which is used in various injection molded applications, including but not limited to ophthalmic frames, tool handles, and other end use products. The Company owns a 45 percent interest in a joint venture with China National Tobacco Corporation that manufactures acetate tow in Hefei, China, for which the Company supplies 100 percent of the acetate flake raw material to the joint venture from the Company's manufacturing facility in Kingsport, Tennessee. Eastman also acquired in the Taminco acquisition, a 50 percent interest in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company in Nanjing, China, which manufactures amines and amine derivatives. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company's investment in these joint ventures was approximately $107 million and $97 million, respectively.