Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Schedule I-Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (PARENT ONLY) (Details 3)

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Schedule I-Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (PARENT ONLY) (Details 3) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant                      
Net income $ (35)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 194us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 124us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 62us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 42us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 70us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 54us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ (17)us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 345us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 149us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 373us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:                      
Foreign currency translations adjustments, net of tax                 (221)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax (23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax 51us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, net of tax                 (271)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax 185us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax (236)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
Other, net                 1us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax 10us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax (1)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
Comprehensive (loss) income                 (146)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 321us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 187us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests                 (7)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (26)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (9)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC                 (153)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 295us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 178us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Foreign currency translations adjustments, tax                 47us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 13us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax 20us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, tax                 182us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax 83us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax 197us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
Huntsman Corporation                      
Condensed Financial Information of Registrant                      
Net income                 323us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		128us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		363us-gaap_ProfitLoss
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:                      
Foreign currency translations adjustments, net of tax                 (221)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		(23)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		51us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, net of tax                 (271)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		185us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		(236)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Other, net                 23us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		31us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		9us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Other comprehensive loss                 (469)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		193us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		(176)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Comprehensive (loss) income                 (146)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		321us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		187us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests                 (7)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		(26)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		(9)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC                 (153)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		295us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		178us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Foreign currency translations adjustments, tax                 47us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		13us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		20us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember
Pension and other postretirement benefits adjustments, tax                 $ 182us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		$ 83us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember 		$ 197us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= hun_HuntsmanCorporationParentCompanyMember