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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Imprelis) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 30 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 actions | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2013
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Insurance deductible |  | $ 100 dd_Deductiblefrominsurancecarriers |  |  |
Insurance program limits | 300 dd_InsuranceProgramLimits |  |  |  |
Imprelis [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Plaintiffs' attorney fees paid as part of settlement |  |  | 7 dd_Plaintiffsattorneyfeespaidaspartofsettlement / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  | 7 dd_Plaintiffsattorneyfeespaidaspartofsettlement / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember
Claims filed |  | 40 dd_Claimsfiledandpending / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled, Number |  | 85 us-gaap_LossContingencyClaimsSettledNumber / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |  |
Loss Contingency |  |  | 425 us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember | 575 us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember | 1,175 us-gaap_LossContingencyLossInPeriod / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember
Litigation claims, net |  |  | 352 dd_Litigationclaimsnet / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |
Insurance recoveries | 35 dd_InsuranceRecoveriesforLitigation / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember | 210 dd_InsuranceRecoveriesforLitigation / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember | 73 dd_InsuranceRecoveriesforLitigation / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |
Accrual balance |  | 261 us-gaap_LossContingencyAccrualAtCarryingValue / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |  |
Insurance Settlements Receivable |  | $ 35 us-gaap_InsuranceSettlementsReceivable / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = dd_ImprelisMember |  |  |

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