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	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
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Additives And Functional Products [Member] | Other Product lines [Member]
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Advanced Materials [Member] | Specialty Plastics Product Line [Member]
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Advanced Materials [Member] | Advanced Interlayers Product Line [Member]
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Advanced Materials [Member] | Performance Films Product Line [Member]
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Chemical Intermediates [Member] | Intermediates product line [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
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Chemical Intermediates [Member] | Plasticizers Product Line [Member]
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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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