Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (PARENT ONLY) - STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Sep. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Mar. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses | $ (798) | $ (768) | $ (791) | ||||||||
| Interest (expense) income | (165) | (203) | (205) | ||||||||
| Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 13 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC | $ 246 | $ 147 | $ 167 | $ 76 | $ 128 | $ 55 | $ 87 | $ 56 | 636 | 326 | 93 |
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| Selling, general and administrative expenses | (4) | (4) | (5) | ||||||||
| Interest (expense) income | 16 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||
| Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries | 504 | 199 | (32) | ||||||||
| Dividend income - affiliate | 120 | 119 | 121 | ||||||||
| Net income attributable to Huntsman Corporation or Huntsman International LLC | $ 636 | $ 326 | $ 93 | ||||||||
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- Definition Represents the amount of dividend income from affiliates. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net amount of nonoperating interest income (expense). No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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