Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 3)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period $ 138us-gaap_RestructuringReserve    
Reversal of reserves no longer required (1)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment (4)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment  
Foreign currency effect on liability balance (7)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment    
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 169us-gaap_RestructuringReserve    
Current portion of restructuring reserves 120us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent    
Long-term portion of restructuring reserves 49us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent    
Polyurethanes      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period 6us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Foreign currency effect on liability balance (1)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 4us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Current portion of restructuring reserves 1us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Long-term portion of restructuring reserves 3us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Performance Products      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period 9us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
Foreign currency effect on liability balance (1)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 6us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
Current portion of restructuring reserves 6us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
Advanced Materials      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period     5us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 4us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
  5us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Current portion of restructuring reserves 2us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
   
Long-term portion of restructuring reserves 2us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
   
Textile Effects      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period 54us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Foreign currency effect on liability balance 1us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 55us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Current portion of restructuring reserves 11us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Long-term portion of restructuring reserves 44us-gaap_RestructuringReserveNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Pigments and Additives      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period 59us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
Foreign currency effect on liability balance (6)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveTranslationAdjustment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 97us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
Current portion of restructuring reserves 97us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
Discontinued Operations      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period     1us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 1us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
  1us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
Current portion of restructuring reserves 1us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_SegmentDiscontinuedOperationsMember
   
Corporate and other      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period 4us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
Reversal of reserves no longer required (1)us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAccrualAdjustment
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 2us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
Current portion of restructuring reserves 2us-gaap_RestructuringReserveCurrent
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 42us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
   
Restructuring payments (27)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Polyurethanes      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
Restructuring payments (3)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Performance Products      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 1us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
Restructuring payments (3)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Advanced Materials      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring payments (1)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Textile Effects      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 3us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
Restructuring payments (4)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Pigments and Additives      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 34us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
Restructuring payments (13)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
   
2014 initiatives and prior | Corporate and other      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 2us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
Restructuring payments (3)us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiatives2014AndPriorMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
   
2015 initiatives      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 24us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiative2015Member
   
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period 24us-gaap_RestructuringReserve
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiative2015Member
   
2015 initiatives | Textile Effects      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges 1us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiative2015Member
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
   
2015 initiatives | Pigments and Additives      
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward      
Restructuring charges $ 23us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
/ hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCostsInitiativeAxis
= hun_Initiative2015Member
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember