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Quarterly Financial Data (Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data) (additional) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Separation related transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (306) | $ (175) |
Net exchange gains (losses) | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30 | 196 | $ (101)
SICAD 2 pre-tax charge |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (58) |  |  | (58) |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  | $ (297) |  | (244) |  |  |  |
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs |  | $ 23 |  | $ (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14
Merger related transaction costs |  | (10) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Imprelis [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185 | 210 | 73
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | (798) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (798) |  |
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] | Other income, net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge associated with restructuring actions |  | (5) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |
2016 Restructuring Program [Member] | Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | (793) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (793) |  |
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (541) |
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] | Other income, net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charge associated with restructuring actions |  |  |  |  |  | (65) |  |  |  |  | (65) |
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] | Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  | (232) |  |  |  |  | (476) |
Performance Chemicals [Member] | Other operating charges [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Separation related transaction costs |  |  | $ (9) | (5) | $ (12) | (16) | $ (10) | (4) | $ (3) |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt [Member] | Interest expense [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Separation related transaction costs |  |  |  | (20) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
GLS/Vinyls [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale of business, continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 391 |  |  | 391 |
Performance-based compensation plans [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Adjustment to performance-based compensation expense |  |  |  |  |  | 70 |  |  |  |  |  |
Agriculture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pre-tax gain on sale of business, continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  | $ 240 |  |  |  |  | 240 |
Agriculture [Member] | Imprelis [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance recoveries, net of legal expenses |  |  | $ 147 |  | 35 |  |  |  |  | 182 |  |
Loss contingency accrual, period decrease |  | 130 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 130 |  |
Insurance recoveries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 210 | $ 73
Agriculture [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (161) |  |
Agriculture [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (134) |
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |
Other [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |
Other [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10) |
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |
Safety & Protection [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain related to litigation settlement |  | $ 33 |  | $ 112 |  |  |  |  |  | 145 |  |
Safety & Protection [Member] | 2016 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (53) |  |
Safety & Protection [Member] | 2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (52) |
Benefit (charge) associated with prior year restructuring programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |
Cost basis investment impairment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost basis investment impairment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37) |  |
Cost basis investment impairment [Member] | Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost basis investment impairment |  |  |  |  | (37) |  |  |  |  | $ (37) |  |
Charge associated with remeasuring Ukrainian net monetary assets [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Data [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net exchange gains (losses) |  |  |  |  | $ (40) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | The $30 net exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2015, includes $(58) and $(40) exchange loss associated with the devaluation of the Ukrainian hryvnia and the Argentina peso, respectively. The $196 net exchange gain for the year ended December 31, 2014, includes a $(58), $(46), and $(14) exchange losses, associated with the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar, Ukranian hryvnia, and Argentinian peso, respectively. The $(101) net exchange loss for the year ended December 31, 2013, includes a $(33) exchange loss, associated with the devaluation of the Venezuelan bolivar.
[2] | Table above excludes activity related to Performance Chemicals, presented as a discontinued operation in the company's Consolidated Income Statement. During 2014, the company recorded a charge of $21 related to Performance Chemicals, of which the company made payments of $13 prior to separation and transferred a liability of $2 to Chemours at separation on July 1, 2015.

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