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Pension Plans and Other Post Employment Benefit Plans Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Successor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  | $ 49 |  |  |
Interest Cost |  | 247 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | (407) |  |  |
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Amortization of prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Curtailment loss (gain) |  | 0 |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | (111) |  |  |
Net (gain) loss |  | (165) |  |  |
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Amortization of prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Curtailment (loss) gain |  | 0 |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Effect of foreign exchange rates |  | 0 |  |  |
Spin-off of Chemours |  | 0 |  |  |
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss, attributable to DuPont |  | (165) |  |  |
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss |  | (276) |  |  |
Successor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  | 3 |  |  |
Interest Cost |  | 26 |  |  |
Expected return on plan assets |  | 0 |  |  |
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Amortization of prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Curtailment loss (gain) |  | 0 |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | 29 |  |  |
Net (gain) loss |  | 68 |  |  |
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Amortization of prior service benefit |  | 0 |  |  |
Curtailment (loss) gain |  | 0 |  |  |
Settlement loss |  | 0 |  |  |
Effect of foreign exchange rates |  | 0 |  |  |
Spin-off of Chemours |  | 0 |  |  |
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss, attributable to DuPont |  | 68 |  |  |
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss |  | 97 |  |  |
Predecessor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  |  | $ 92 | $ 174 | $ 232
Interest Cost |  |  | 524 | 800 | 1,084
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (824) | (1,320) | (1,554)
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  |  | 506 | 822 | 768
Amortization of prior service benefit |  |  | (3) | (6) | (9)
Curtailment loss (gain) | $ 25 |  | 0 | (40) | 6
Settlement loss |  |  | 0 | 62 | 76
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | 295 | 572 | 591
Net (gain) loss |  |  | (22) | 570 | 57
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  |  | (506) | (822) | (768)
Prior service benefit |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization of prior service benefit |  |  | 3 | 6 | 9
Curtailment (loss) gain |  |  | 0 | (40) | 6
Settlement loss |  |  | 0 | (62) | (76)
Effect of foreign exchange rates |  |  | 133 | (138) | (119)
Spin-off of Chemours |  |  | 0 | 0 | (382)
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss, attributable to DuPont |  |  | (392) | (486) | (1,273)
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss |  |  | (97) | 86 | (682)
Predecessor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Service Cost |  |  | 6 | 11 | 15
Interest Cost |  |  | 60 | 87 | 112
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  |  | 61 | 78 | 78
Amortization of prior service benefit |  |  | (46) | (134) | (182)
Curtailment loss (gain) | $ 357 |  | 0 | 392 | 274
Settlement loss |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | 81 | (350) | (251)
Net (gain) loss |  |  | 0 | 153 | (4)
Amortization of unrecognized loss |  |  | (61) | (78) | (78)
Prior service benefit |  |  | 0 | (28) | 0
Amortization of prior service benefit |  |  | 46 | 134 | 182
Curtailment (loss) gain |  |  | 0 | 392 | 274
Settlement loss |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Effect of foreign exchange rates |  |  | 0 | 0 | 1
Spin-off of Chemours |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total (benefit) loss recognized in other comprehensive loss, attributable to DuPont |  |  | (15) | 573 | 375
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive (income) loss |  |  | 66 | 223 | 124
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Successor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | 1 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Successor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | 0 |  |  |
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | 3 | 0 | 0
Discontinued Operations [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | 0 | 0 | (272)
Continuing Operations [Member] | Successor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | (112) |  |  |
Continuing Operations [Member] | Successor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  | $ 29 |  |  |
Continuing Operations [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Pension Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | 292 | 572 | 591
Continuing Operations [Member] | Predecessor [Member] | Other Post Employment Benefits Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Net periodic benefit cost (credit) |  |  | $ 81 | $ (350) | $ 21

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