Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details 2)

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OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures $ 601us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 471us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 412us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Total Assets 11,002us-gaap_Assets 9,188us-gaap_Assets 8,884us-gaap_Assets
Operating segments | Polyurethanes      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 174us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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132us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
107us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
Total Assets 2,859us-gaap_Assets
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
2,839us-gaap_Assets
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= hun_PolyurethanesMember
2,733us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
Operating segments | Performance Products      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 181us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
115us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
117us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
Total Assets 2,326us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
2,320us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
2,242us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
Operating segments | Advanced Materials      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 46us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
73us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
41us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Total Assets 828us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
918us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
909us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Operating segments | Textile Effects      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 38us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
31us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
27us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
Total Assets 574us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
653us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
630us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
Operating segments | Pigments and Additives      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 136us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
Total Assets 2,640us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
1,469us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
1,536us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
Corporate and other      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 26us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Total Assets 1,775us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
989us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
834us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
Huntsman International      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 601us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
471us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
412us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Total Assets 11,101us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
9,411us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
8,870us-gaap_Assets
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Huntsman International | Operating segments | Polyurethanes      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 174us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
132us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
107us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
Total Assets 2,833us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
2,839us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
2,733us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PolyurethanesMember
Huntsman International | Operating segments | Performance Products      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 181us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
115us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
117us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
Total Assets 2,323us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
2,320us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
2,242us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PerformanceProductsMember
Huntsman International | Operating segments | Advanced Materials      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 46us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
73us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
41us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Total Assets 828us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
918us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
909us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
Huntsman International | Operating segments | Textile Effects      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 38us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
31us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
27us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
Total Assets 574us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
653us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
630us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_TextileEffectsMember
Huntsman International | Operating segments | Pigments and Additives      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 136us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
Total Assets 2,621us-gaap_Assets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
1,469us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
1,536us-gaap_Assets
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
Huntsman International | Corporate and other      
Operating segment information      
Capital Expenditures 26us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Total Assets $ 1,922us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
$ 1,212us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
= us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
$ 820us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis
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/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember