Huntsman Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details)

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INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 324	$ 338
Total investments		332	347
Cumulative capital contributions, net of license fees from joint venture		85
International Diol Company
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Cost method investments		$ 5	5
Ownership percentage in cost method unconsolidated affiliates		4.00%
White Mountain Titanium Corporation
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Cost method investments		$ 3	3
Ownership percentage in cost method unconsolidated affiliates		3.00%
Others
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Cost method investments			1
Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P.
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 81	84
Ownership interest (as a percent)		50.00%
BASF Huntsman Shanghai Isocyanate Investment BV
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 112	116
Ownership interest (as a percent)		50.00%
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%
Indirect ownership interest in an unaffiliated entity (as a percent)		35.00%
Nanjing Jinling Huntsman New Material Co., Ltd.
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 112	120
Ownership interest (as a percent)		49.00%
Jurong Ningwu New Materials Development Co., Ltd.
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 19	$ 18
Ownership interest (as a percent)		30.00%
Sinopec (Nanjing Jingling)
INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES
Total equity method investments		$ 85
Other information
Huntsman share of joint venture (as a percent)	49.00%
Joint venture partner share of joint venture (as a percent)	51.00%

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