Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 24, 2010
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
Sales   $ 261,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 232,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties $ 223,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
Annual lease payments   97,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 80,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet 79,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
Unconsolidated affiliates        
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
Sales   261,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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232,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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223,000,000us-gaap_RevenueFromRelatedParties
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Inventory purchases   614,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
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597,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
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565,000,000us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionPurchasesFromRelatedParty
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Huntsman Foundation        
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
Annual lease payments 2,000,000us-gaap_OperatingLeasesRentExpenseNet
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Operating lease payments during the period   2,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
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2,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
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2,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRent
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Extension period of lease   5 years    
Jon M. Huntsman, executive chairman        
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
Amount receivable on account of life insurance premium paid for related party   2,000,000us-gaap_DueFromRelatedParties
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Jstar        
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS        
Monthly sublease payments       115,000hun_RelatedPartyTransactionMonthlySubleasePayments
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= hun_JstarCorporationMember
Amount payable at the end of the lease term   $ 10,000,000hun_RelatedPartyTransactionPayableAtEndOfLeaseTerm
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Current lease term   7 years