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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Schedule of Guaranteed Obligations |
| Short-Term | Long-Term | Total
Obligations for customers and suppliers 1: |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings (terms up to 6 years) | $ | 69 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 97 |
Obligations for equity affiliates 2: |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank borrowings (terms up to 1 year) | 181 |  | — |  | 181 |
Obligations for Chemours 3: |  |  |
Chemours' purchase obligations (final expiration - 2018) | 22 |  | 11 |  | 33 |
Total | $ | 272 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 311 |
1. | Existing guarantees for customers and suppliers, as part of contractual agreements.
2. | Existing guarantees for equity affiliates' liquidity needs in normal operations.
3. | Guarantee for Chemours' raw material purchase obligations under agreement with third party supplier.
PFOA Matters: Drinking Water Actions [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Schedule of Pending MDL lawsuits |
Alleged Injury | Number of Claims
Kidney cancer | 200 |
Testicular cancer | 70 |
Ulcerative colitis | 300 |
Preeclampsia | 200 |
Thyroid disease | 1,430 |
High cholesterol | 1,340 |

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