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Research and Development Expense - Summary of R&D Expense by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	$ 93	$ 80	$ 82
Thermal & Specialized Solutions [Member]
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	18	17	19
Chemical Solutions [Member]
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	2	2	2
Titanium Technologies [Member]
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	31	29	28
Advanced Performance Materials [Member]
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	41	31	31
Corporate and Other [Member]
Research and Development [Line Items]
Total research and development expense	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2

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The aggregate costs incurred (1) in a planned search or critical investigation aimed at discovery of new knowledge with the hope that such knowledge will be useful in developing a new product or service, a new process or technique, or in bringing about a significant improvement to an existing product or process; or (2) to translate research findings or other knowledge into a plan or design for a new product or process or for a significant improvement to an existing product or process whether intended for sale or the entity's use, during the reporting period charged to research and development projects, including the costs of developing computer software up to the point in time of achieving technological feasibility, and costs allocated in accounting for a business combination to in-process projects deemed to have no alternative future use.

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