Huntsman Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Note 4 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions (Details Textual)

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Note 4 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 23, 2020	Jan. 03, 2020	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Total			$ (19)
Equity Investment, Unrealized Gain (Loss)				$ (110)
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses			15	1,915
Chemical Intermediates Businesses [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration		$ 2,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		1,920
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Pension and Other Post Employment Plan Benefit Obligation		$ 72
Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Discontinued Operation, Net of Tax, Total				758
Venator Materials PLC [Member]
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Total			$ (19)
Equity Investment, Unrealized Gain (Loss)				$ (110)
Venator Materials PLC [Member] \| SK Capital Partners, LP [Member]
Equity Method Investment Using Fair Value Option, Number of Shares Sold (in shares)	42.4
Proceeds from Sale of Debt and Equity Securities, FV-NI, Held-for-investment	$ 99
Equity Securities Held for Which There Exists an Option for Another Party to Purchase (in shares)	9.7
Equity Securities Held for Which There Exists an Option for Another Party to Purchase, Price Per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.15

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