HUNTSMAN CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||
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Jul. 31, 2018 |
Jul. 23, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
May 03, 2018 |
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| SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM | |||||||||
| Number of shares repurchased | 542,933 | 4,632,402 | |||||||
| Value of stock repurchased | $ 16 | $ 138 | |||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | $ 3 | 135 | |||||||
| DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK | |||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 30 | $ 30 | $ 78 | $ 60 | |||
| Cash dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.125 | $ 0.325 | $ 0.25 | |||
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| Remaining amount authorized for repurchase | $ 50 | ||||||||
| Share Repurchase Program 2018 | Maximum | |||||||||
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| Value authorized to be repurchased | $ 950 | ||||||||
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