HUNTSMAN CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||
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Jan. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Oct. 27, 2015 |
Sep. 29, 2015 |
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| SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM | |||||||||||
| Value authorized to be repurchased | $ 100 | ||||||||||
| Number of shares repurchased | 8.6 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| Remaining amount authorized for repurchase | $ 50 | $ 50 | |||||||||
| COMMON STOCK DIVIDENDS | |||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 31 | $ 31 | $ 31 | $ 90 | $ 92 | |||
| Cash dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.375 | $ 0.375 | |||
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| Value authorized to be repurchased | $ 150 | ||||||||||
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- Definition Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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