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(Guarantees) (Details) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) yr month | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Customer and Supplier Guarantee, Bank Borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guaranteed obligations maximum term | yr | [1] | 5 |
Equity Affiliates, Bank Borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guaranteed Obligations Maximum Term, Months | month | [2] | 3 |
Chemours purchase obligations [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guaranteed Obligations Maximum Term, Months | month | [3] | 12 |
Residual Value Guarantees [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guaranteed obligations maximum term | yr | [4] | 12 |
Successor |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  | $ 323 |
Successor | Customer and Supplier Guarantee, Bank Borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  | $ 111 |
Collateral assets and personal guarantees percentage |  | 16.00% |
Successor | Equity Affiliates, Bank Borrowings [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  | $ 164 |
Successor | Chemours purchase obligations [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  | 11 |
Successor | Residual Value Guarantees [Member] |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  | $ 37 |
Predecessor |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee obligations |  |  | $ 388
[1] | Existing guarantees for customers and suppliers, as part of contractual agreements.
[2] | Existing guarantees for non-consolidated affiliates' liquidity needs in normal operations.
[3] | Guarantee for Chemours' raw material purchase obligations under agreement with third party supplier.
[4] | The company provides guarantees related to leased assets specifying the residual value that will be available to the lessor at lease termination through sale of the assets to the lessee or third parties.

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- Definition Indicates, if estimable, (as a percentage) the approximate extent to which the proceeds from liquidation of any assets held either as collateral or by third parties would be expected to cover the maximum potential amount of future payments under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (f) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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