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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 01, 2017
Land Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 1 year |
Land Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 25 years |
Building [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 1 year |
Building [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 25 years |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 1 year |
Machinery and Equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 25 years |
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 1 year |
Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 8 years |
Merger with Dow [Member] | Successor [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Business Combination, Fair Value Step Up Of Acquired Property |  | $ 3,200

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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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