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SEGMENT INFORMATION Part 1 (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments		4
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		$ 9,008	$ 9,648	$ 9,527
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		1,383	1,384	1,162
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	15,457	15,580
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		580	571	450
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		626	652	593
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		5,276	5,130	5,087
Additives And Functional Products [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		2,979	3,159	2,640
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		601	660	462
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	6,255	6,370
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		208	203	140
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		212	227	225
Advanced Materials [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		2,457	2,414	2,378
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		471	384	276
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	4,247	4,227
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		160	161	143
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		244	225	176
Chemical Intermediates [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		2,534	2,811	3,034
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		171	294	352
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	3,084	2,930
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		157	149	99
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		128	139	131
Fibers [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		992	1,219	1,457
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		310	292	474
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	763	969
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		51	55	66
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		38	57	53
All Operating Segments [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		8,962	9,603	9,509
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		1,553	1,630	1,564
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	14,349	14,496
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		576	568	448
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		622	648	585
Other [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		46	45	18
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Segment [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense by segment		4	3	2
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Capital expenditure by Segment		4	4	8
Other [Member] | Growth Initiatives and Businesses Not Allocated to Segments [Member]
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		(82)	(87)	(58)
Other [Member] | Pension and OPEB Costs Not Allocated to Operating Segments [Member]
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		(44)	(76)	(293)
Other [Member] | Transaction, Integration, and Severance Costs Related to Acquisition [Member]
Operating Earnings (loss) [Abstract]
Operating Earnings (loss)		(44)	(83)	(51)
Corporate Assets [Member]
Assets by Segment [Abstract]
Assets by Segment	[1]	1,108	1,084
UNITED STATES
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		3,803	4,096	4,162
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		4,066	3,939	3,753
All Foreign Countries [Member]
Sales [Abstract]
Sales		5,205	5,552	5,365
Capital Expenditures by Segment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		$ 1,210	$ 1,191	$ 1,334
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