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Geographic Information Schedule of Net Sales by Country (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 7,378 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 7,511 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 9,706 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 10,128 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 7,747 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 7,735 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 9,844 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 10,408 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | $ 34,723 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | [1] | $ 35,734 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | [1] | $ 34,812 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet | [1]
Geographic information threshold | 2.00%dd_Geographicinformationthreshold |  |  |  | 2.00%dd_Geographicinformationthreshold |  |  |  | 2.00%dd_Geographicinformationthreshold |  | 2.00%dd_Geographicinformationthreshold |  | 2.00%dd_Geographicinformationthreshold |
UNITED STATES |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,081 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | [1] | 13,763 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | [1] | 13,284 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_US | [1]
CANADA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 973 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | [1] | 1,025 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | [1] | 921 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CA | [1]
FRANCE |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 776 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR | [1] | 749 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR | [1] | 765 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_FR | [1]
GERMANY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,510 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE | [1] | 1,502 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE | [1] | 1,557 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_DE | [1]
ITALY |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 750 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | [1] | 728 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | [1] | 764 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IT | [1]
Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 568 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AfricaMember | [1] | 597 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AfricaMember | [1] | 461 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AfricaMember | [1]
Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,879 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember | [1] | 4,803 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember | [1] | 4,493 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaOtherMember | [1]
Europe, Middle East, and Africa [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,483 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember | [1],[2] | 8,379 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember | [1],[2] | 8,040 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_EuropeMiddleEastAndAfricaMember | [1],[2]
CHINA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,835 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | [1] | 2,720 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | [1] | 2,666 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_CN | [1]
INDIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IN | [1] | 740 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IN | [1] | 745 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_IN | [1]
JAPAN |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,218 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP | [1] | 1,292 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP | [1] | 1,577 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_JP | [1]
Asia Pacific, Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,863 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember | [1] | 3,023 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember | [1] | 3,039 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_AsiaPacificOtherMember | [1]
Asia Pacific [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,703 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember | [1] | 7,775 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember | [1] | 8,027 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_AsiaPacificMember | [1]
BRAZIL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,328 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | [1] | 2,565 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | [1] | 2,363 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_BR | [1]
MEXICO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,088 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | [1] | 1,070 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | [1] | 1,044 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = country_MX | [1]
Latin America, Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,067 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember | [1] | 1,157 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember | [1] | 1,133 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = dd_LatinAmericaOtherMember | [1]
Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Sales by Country [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,483 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember | [1] | $ 4,792 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember | [1] | $ 4,540 us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_LatinAmericaMember | [1]
[1] | Net sales, based on the location of the customer, are generally presented for locations with greater than two percent of total net sales.
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