Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Sep. 30, 2011
Consolidated VIE's
JointVentures
Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated VIE's
Sep. 30, 2011
Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products and Arabian Amines
Dec. 31, 2010
Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products and Arabian Amines
Apr. 30, 2011
Arabian Amines Company
Sep. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Years
Companies
Sep. 30, 2010
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Sep. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Companies
Sep. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Companies
Sep. 30, 2010
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Jun. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Mar. 31, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Sep. 30, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sep. 30, 2011
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Sep. 30, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Mar. 31, 2011
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Dec. 31, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Identification of variable interest entities through investments and transactions                                          
Number of variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary         4                                
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)                   50.00%   50.00% 50.00%                
Investment in joint venture                     $ 18     $ 18 $ 15            
Carrying amount of VIEs' assets and liabilities                                          
Current assets   4,274   4,008     120 90   67   67 67     61   4,204     3,722
Property, plant and equipment, net   3,659 [1]   3,605 [1] 412 275 261 275   151   151 151     155   3,541 [1]     3,469 [1]
Other noncurrent assets   469 [1]   495 [1] 21 18 59 56                   468 [1]     495 [1]
Deferred income taxes   185   166     40 40                   198     179
Intangible assets   99 [1]   105 [1] 24 7 6 7   18   18 18     16   101 [1]     107 [1]
Goodwill   110   94           16   16 16     17   110     94
Total assets   9,008   8,714     486 468   252   252 252     249   8,834     8,307
Current liabilities   1,958   2,053     129 111   27   27 27     23   2,109     2,207
Long-term debt   3,847 [1]   3,627 [1] 279 185 186 188   97   97 97     93   3,847 [1]     3,627 [1]
Deferred income taxes   324   314     2     8   8 8     8   155     94
Other noncurrent liabilities   941 [1]   866 [1] 97 109 91 109   5   5 5     7   933 [1]     852 [1]
Total liabilities   7,074   6,864     408 408   137   137 137     131   7,588     7,219
Amount receivable after settlement of a dispute                 11                        
Damages incurred due to the delayed initial acceptance of the plant                 8                        
Reimbursement of capital expenditures for work left unfinished by the third party contractors                 3                        
Change in the total amount of goodwill                       1                  
Total goodwill amount deductible for the tax purposes                   12   12 12                
Average useful life of all other intangible assets (in years)                   18                      
Revenues                       83                  
Earnings                       8                  
Pro forma revenues 2,414 8,603 6,875               2,425   8,618 6,904     2,414 8,603 6,875    
One time noncash gain                       12                  
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent)   100.00%                           50.00%          
One-time noncash income tax expense recognized                       2                  
Fair value of the noncontrolling interest                                       $ 61  
Number of parents for which tax consequence adjustment is applicable                   1   1 1                
[1] At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $61 and $7 of cash and cash equivalents, $2 and nil of restricted cash, $35 and $8 of accounts and notes receivable (net), $53 and $45 of inventories, $2 each of other current assets, $412 and $275 of property, plant and equipment (net), $24 and $7 of intangible assets (net), $21 and $18 of other noncurrent assets, $62 and $56 of accounts payable, $19 and $16 of accrued liabilities, $27 and $15 of current portion of debt, $279 and $185 of long-term debt, and $97 and $109 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective Balance Sheet captions above. See "Note 5. Variable Interest Entities."