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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |
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Nov. 13, 2012
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments | $ 341us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments | $ 277us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments | |
| Total investments | 350us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures | 285us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures | |
| Cumulative capital contributions, net of license fees from joint venture | 85hun_CumulativeCapitalContributionsFromJointVenture | ||
| International Diol Company | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Investment in cost method unconsolidated affiliates |
5us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_InternationalDiolCompanyMember |
5us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_InternationalDiolCompanyMember |
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| Ownership percentage in cost method unconsolidated affiliates |
4.00%hun_CostMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_InternationalDiolCompanyMember |
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| White Mountain Titanium Corporation | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Investment in cost method unconsolidated affiliates |
3us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_WhiteMountainTitaniumCorporationMember |
3us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_WhiteMountainTitaniumCorporationMember |
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| Ownership percentage in cost method unconsolidated affiliates |
3.00%hun_CostMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis = hun_WhiteMountainTitaniumCorporationMember |
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| Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
91us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_LouisianaPigmentCompanyLPMember |
104us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_LouisianaPigmentCompanyLPMember |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_LouisianaPigmentCompanyLPMember |
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| BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment BV | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
100us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_BASFHuntsmanShanghaiIsocyanateInvestmentBVMember |
87us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_BASFHuntsmanShanghaiIsocyanateInvestmentBVMember |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_BASFHuntsmanShanghaiIsocyanateInvestmentBVMember |
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| BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment BV | SLIC | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Ownership interest held by equity method investee that creates an indirect ownership interest by the reporting entity (as a percent) |
70.00%hun_OwnershipInterestHeldByEquityMethodInvestee / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hun_SLICMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_BASFHuntsmanShanghaiIsocyanateInvestmentBVMember |
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| Indirect ownership interest in an unaffiliated entity (as a percent) |
35.00%hun_IndirectOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = hun_SLICMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_BASFHuntsmanShanghaiIsocyanateInvestmentBVMember |
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| Nanjing Jinling Huntsman New Material Co., Ltd. | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
122us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NanjingJinlingHuntsmanNewMaterialCoLtdMember |
62us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NanjingJinlingHuntsmanNewMaterialCoLtdMember |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
49.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NanjingJinlingHuntsmanNewMaterialCoLtdMember |
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| Nippon Aqua Co., Ltd. | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
12us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NipponAquaCoLtdMember |
8us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NipponAquaCoLtdMember |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
15.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_NipponAquaCoLtdMember |
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| Jurong Ningwu New Materials Development Co Ltd | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
16us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_JurongNingwuNewMaterialsDevelopmentCoLtdMember |
15us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_JurongNingwuNewMaterialsDevelopmentCoLtdMember |
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| Ownership interest (as a percent) |
30.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_JurongNingwuNewMaterialsDevelopmentCoLtdMember |
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| Others | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
1us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_OthersMember |
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| Investment in cost method unconsolidated affiliates |
1us-gaap_CostMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_OthersMember |
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| Sinopec (Nanjing Jingling) | Forecast | |||
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliates | |||
| Total equity method investments |
90us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_SinopecJinlingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |
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| Expected license fees to be received |
$ 50us-gaap_ProceedsFromLicenseFeesReceived / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_SinopecJinlingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |
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| Other information | |||
| Huntsman share of joint venture (as a percent) |
49.00%hun_JointVenturePartnershipPercentageEntity / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_SinopecJinlingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |
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| Joint venture partner share of joint venture (as a percent) |
51.00%hun_JointVenturePartnershipShareJointVenturePartner / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = hun_SinopecJinlingMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember |
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Represents the indirect ownership interest percentage in an unaffiliated entity. The unaffiliated entity is accounted for as a consolidated subsidiary of an equity method investee of the reporting entity. No definition available.
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Represents the partnership interest (as a percent) in a joint venture. No definition available.
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Represents the ownership interest held by an equity method investee of the entity in an unaffiliated entity which creates an indirect ownership interest between the reporting entity and the unaffiliated entity. No definition available.
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Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Total investments in (A) an entity in which the entity has significant influence, but does not have control, (B) subsidiaries that are not required to be consolidated and are accounted for using the equity and or cost method, and (C) an entity in which the reporting entity shares control of the entity with another party or group. Includes long-term advances receivable from a party that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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