HUNTSMAN CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Sep. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Mar. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Jan. 31, 2016 |
Oct. 27, 2015 |
Sep. 29, 2015 |
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| Remaining amount authorized for repurchase | $ 50 | $ 50 | ||||||||||||
| DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK | ||||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50 | $ 0.50 | |||
| Cash dividends paid | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 31 | $ 31 | $ 31 | $ 120 | $ 121 | $ 121 | |||
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| Value authorized to be repurchased | $ 150 | |||||||||||||
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| Value authorized to be repurchased | $ 100 | |||||||||||||
| Shares authorized for repurchase | 1.5 | 7.1 | ||||||||||||
| Stock repurchase price (in dollars per share) | $ 11.94 | |||||||||||||
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