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PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES Part 1 (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
2017 Tax Reform [Abstract]      
Income Tax Benefit Resulting from Tax Reform $ 339 [1] $ 0 $ 0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount 71    
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes [Abstract]      
United States 654 422 618
Outside the United States 635 627 511
Total 1,289 1,049 1,129
United States [Abstract]      
Current 220 [2] (80) 87
Deferred (383) [3] 214 119
Outside United States [Abstract]      
Current 62 91 59
Deferred 2 (18) 16
State and other [Abstract]      
Current 13 2 22
Deferred (13) (19) (28)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes (99) 190 275
Deferred tax charge (benefit) recorded in stockholders' equity [Abstract]      
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans (16) 21 42
Derivatives and hedging 8 105 21
Other comprehensive income (8) 126 63
Income tax expense (benefit) included in consolidated financial statement [Abstract]      
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes (99) 190 275
Other comprehensive income (8) 126 63
Total (107) 316 338
Reconciliation income tax rate [Abstract]      
Amount computed using the statutory rate 450 366 393
State income taxes, net (4) (18) (3)
Foreign rate variance (150) (121) (93)
Domestic manufacturing deduction (18) (7) (12)
Change in reserves for tax contingencies 20 0 (7)
General business credits (65) (20) (15)
U.S. tax on foreign earnings 29 25 7
Foreign tax credits (26) (10) (9)
Tax law changes and impact of intercompany reorganization activities (1) (339) [1] 0 0
Other 4 (25) 14
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes $ (99) $ 190 $ 275
Effective tax rate for the period (in hundredths) (8.00%) 18.00% 24.00%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent [Abstract]      
Tax benefit from finalization of prior year return $ 30 $ 9  
Tax benefit from restoration of tax basis 20 16  
Tax benefit from foreign tax credits   16  
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]      
Post-employment obligations 242 378  
Net operating loss carryforwards 690 337  
Tax credit carryforwards 202 248  
Environmental reserves 72 119  
Unrealized derivative loss 17 50  
Other 90 186  
Total deferred tax assets 1,313 1,318  
Less: Valuation Allowance 410 278  
Deferred tax assets less valuation allowance 903 1,040  
Deferred tax liabilities [Abstract]      
Property, plant, and equipment (835) (1,237)  
Intangible assets (535) (847)  
Investments (274) 0  
Other (131) (128)  
Total deferred tax liabilities (1,775) (2,212)  
Net deferred tax liabilities (872) (1,172)  
As recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position [Abstract]      
Other noncurrent assets 21 34  
Deferred income tax liabilities (893) (1,206)  
Net deferred tax liabilities (872) (1,172)  
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries 1,200    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Income Tax Benefit Resulting from Tax Reform 339 [1] 0 $ 0
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount 71    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount 533    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 123    
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance 410 278  
Due to and from tax authorities [Abstract]      
Miscellaneous receivables 215 235  
Payables and other current liabilities 58 56  
Other long-term liabilities 137 60  
Total income taxes payable 195 $ 116  
Foreign Country [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 2,500    
Net operating loss carryforwards with expiration date $ 285    
Expiring period of net operating loss carryforwards, minimum (in years) 1 year    
Expiring period of net operating loss carryforwards, maximum (in years) 20 years    
Net operating loss carryforwards without expiration date $ 2,200    
Foreign tax credit carryforwards available to reduce possible future domestic income taxes 72    
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset resulting from net operating loss carryforwards 260    
Foreign Country [Member] | Solutia [Member]      
Deferred tax assets [Abstract]      
Less: Valuation Allowance 72    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance 72    
United States [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards 16    
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset resulting from net operating loss carryforwards 17    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Enacted Tax Rate, Amount 517    
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Amount 72    
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] | Solutia [Member]      
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Valuation allowance on deferred tax asset resulting from net operating loss carryforwards 54    
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]      
2017 Tax Reform [Abstract]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount 60    
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Repatriation of Foreign Earnings, Amount $ 60    
[1] Includes one-time net benefit primarily due to the re-measurement of certain net deferred tax liabilities using the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate partially offset by the transition tax on deferred foreign income and changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets associated with tax law changes and the tax impact from intercompany reorganization activities.
[2] Includes a one-time transition tax of $71 million on deferred foreign income.
[3] Includes one-time benefit of $517 million primarily due to the re-measurement of certain net deferred tax liabilities using the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate and a one-time $72 million valuation allowance on deferred tax assets for foreign tax credit carryforwards.