Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC (UNAUDITED) (Details 2)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC (UNAUDITED) (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Revenues:    
Trade sales, services and fees, net $ 2,560us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet $ 2,693us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
Related party sales 29us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties 62us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Total revenues 2,589us-gaap_Revenues 2,755us-gaap_Revenues
Cost of goods sold 2,139us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold 2,305us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
Gross profit 450us-gaap_GrossProfit 450us-gaap_GrossProfit
Selling, general and administrative 246us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 229us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Research and development 42us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense 36us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
Other operating (income) expense (8)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet (4)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
Restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs 93hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCosts 39hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCosts
Operating income 77us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss 150us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest (expense) income, net (56)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet (48)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
Equity in income (loss) of investment in affiliates and subsidiaries 2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments 2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Loss on early extinguishment of debt (3)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt  
Other income (loss) (1)us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense 1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 19hun_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes 105hun_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
Income tax benefit (expense) (2)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit (36)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Income from continuing operations 17us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 69us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax (7)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
Net income 15us-gaap_ProfitLoss 62us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (10)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (8)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC 5us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss 54us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Other comprehensive income (170)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 7us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (3)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (12)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC (158)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 57us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Huntsman International    
Revenues:    
Trade sales, services and fees, net 2,560us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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2,693us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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Related party sales 29us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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62us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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Total revenues 2,589us-gaap_Revenues
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2,755us-gaap_Revenues
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Cost of goods sold 2,137us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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2,300us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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Gross profit 452us-gaap_GrossProfit
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455us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Selling, general and administrative 244us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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227us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Research and development 42us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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36us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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(4)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
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Restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs 93hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCosts
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39hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCosts
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Operating income 80us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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157us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Interest (expense) income, net (58)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
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(51)us-gaap_InterestIncomeExpenseNet
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2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt (3)us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt
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1us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes 20hun_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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109hun_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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Income tax benefit (expense) (3)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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(37)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
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Income from continuing operations 17us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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72us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (2)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
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(7)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax
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Net income 15us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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65us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (10)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(8)us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC 5us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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57us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests (3)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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(12)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC (156)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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61us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Reportable legal entities | Huntsman International | Parent Company    
Revenues:    
Trade sales, services and fees, net 257us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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260us-gaap_SalesRevenueNet
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300us-gaap_CostOfGoodsSold
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57us-gaap_GrossProfit
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Selling, general and administrative 45us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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31us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Research and development 11us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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11us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense
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Other operating (income) expense (28)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
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(3)us-gaap_OtherOperatingIncomeExpenseNet
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Restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs   (2)hun_RestructuringImpairmentAndPlantClosingCosts
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Revenues:    
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82us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
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Reportable legal entities | Huntsman International | Nonguarantors    
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341us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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2us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
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Income from continuing operations before income taxes (27)hun_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxes
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Eliminations | Huntsman International    
Revenues:    
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(506)us-gaap_Revenues
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