HUNTSMAN CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Jan. 31, 2020 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Sep. 30, 2019 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
May 03, 2018 |
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| SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM | |||||||||||||
| Number of shares repurchased | 336,478 | 10,099,892 | |||||||||||
| Value of repurchase of common stock, excluding commission | $ 7 | $ 208 | $ 277 | ||||||||||
| DIVIDENDS ON COMMON STOCK | |||||||||||||
| Cash dividends paid | $ 35 | $ 38 | $ 38 | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 39 | $ 150 | $ 156 | $ 120 | ||
| Cash dividends paid (in dollars per share) | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | $ 0.1625 | |||||
| Share Repurchase Program 2015 | |||||||||||||
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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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