Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN - COMPENSATION COST AND STOCK OPTIONS (Details)

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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN - COMPENSATION COST AND STOCK OPTIONS (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
May 05, 2016
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN        
Authorized number of shares to be granted under the Stock Incentive Plan 8,200     8,200
Remaining shares available for grant 8,000      
Compensation cost from continuing operations $ 36 $ 32 $ 29  
Total income tax benefit recognized in the statements of operations for stock-based compensation arrangements $ 18 $ 7 $ 6  
Stock options        
Weighted average of the assumptions utilized for stock options granted        
Dividend yield (as a percent) 2.40% 5.60% 2.30%  
Expected volatility (as a percent) 56.90% 57.90% 57.60%  
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent) 2.00% 1.40% 1.40%  
Expected life of stock options granted during the period 5 years 10 months 24 days 5 years 10 months 24 days 5 years 10 months 24 days  
Shares        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares) 11,245      
Granted (in shares) 997      
Exercised (in shares) (3,772)      
Forfeited (in shares) (65)      
Converted to Venator awards (in shares) (417)      
Outstanding at the end of the period (in shares) 7,988 11,245    
Exercisable at the end of the period (in shares) 5,403      
Weighted Average Exercise Price        
Outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 13.37      
Granted (in dollars per share) 21.04      
Exercised (in dollars per share) 13.90      
Forfeited (in dollars per share) 17.67      
Converted to Venator awards (in dollars per share) 5.00      
Outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share) 13.99 $ 13.37    
Exercisable at the end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 14.05      
Outstanding, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) 6 years      
Exercisable, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) 4 years 10 months 24 days      
Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in dollars) $ 154      
Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in dollars) $ 104      
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of stock options granted (in dollars per share) $ 9.26 $ 3.15 $ 9.81  
Total unrecognized compensation cost $ 8      
Weighted-average period over which cost is expected to be recognized (years) 1 year 8 months 12 days      
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised $ 48 $ 1 $ 0  
Cash received from stock options exercised 35 1 1  
Cash tax benefit from stock options exercised $ 15 0 0  
Stock options | Maximum        
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN        
Contractual term 10 years      
Outstanding stock-based awards        
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN        
Vesting period 3 years      
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES        
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLAN        
Compensation cost from continuing operations $ 35 $ 31 $ 28