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
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Assets and liabilities of VIE    
Current assets $ 4,887us-gaap_AssetsCurrent $ 5,039us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net 4,250us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1] 4,423us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1]
Other noncurrent assets 641us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent [1] 538us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent [1]
Deferred income taxes 410us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent 435us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
Intangible assets 94us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill [1] 95us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill [1]
Goodwill 119us-gaap_Goodwill 122us-gaap_Goodwill
Total assets 10,751us-gaap_Assets 11,002us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities 2,474us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent 2,332us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Long-term debt 4,829us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent [1] 4,933us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent [1]
Deferred income taxes 327us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent 333us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Other noncurrent liabilities 1,342us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent [1] 1,447us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent [1]
Total liabilities 8,978us-gaap_Liabilities 9,051us-gaap_Liabilities
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent  
Consolidated VIE's    
Assets and liabilities of VIE    
Property, plant and equipment, net 326us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember 		339us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other noncurrent assets 27us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember 		27us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Intangible assets 38us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember 		40us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Long-term debt 30us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember 		36us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Other noncurrent liabilities 95us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember 		97us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products, Arabian Amines, Sasol Huntsman GmbH And Co. KG and Viance LLC    
Assets and liabilities of VIE    
Current assets 151us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		186us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Property, plant and equipment, net 326us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		340us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Other noncurrent assets 88us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		70us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Deferred income taxes 50us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		50us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Intangible assets 39us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		39us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Goodwill 13us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		14us-gaap_Goodwill
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Total assets 667us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		699us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Current liabilities 336us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		356us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Long-term debt 37us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		42us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Deferred income taxes 8us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		9us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Other noncurrent liabilities 95us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		97us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Total liabilities $ 476us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember 		$ 504us-gaap_Liabilities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_RubiconPacificIronProductsAndArabianAminesSasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGAndVianceLLCMember
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG    
Assets and liabilities of VIE    
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_SasolHuntsmanGmbHAndCoKGMember 		 
Viance    
Assets and liabilities of VIE    
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= hun_VianceMember 		 
[1] At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, $54 and $46 of cash and cash equivalents, $9 and $10 of restricted cash, $41 each of accounts and notes receivable (net), $41 and $68 of inventories, $5 and $6 of other current assets, $326 and $339 of property, plant and equipment (net), $38 and $40 of intangible assets (net), $27 each of other noncurrent assets, $88 and $92 of accounts payable, $33 and $37 of accrued liabilities, $168 and $172 of current portion of debt, $30 and $36 of longterm debt, and $95 and $97 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective Balance Sheet captions above. See “Note 5. Variable Interest Entities.”