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			9 Months Ended
	Dec. 23, 2020	Nov. 03, 2020	Jan. 03, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses							$ 43	$ 1,923
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business				$ (0)		$ (0)	28	(0)
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Total							(28)	(100)
Venator Materials PLC [Member]
Equity Securities, FV-NI, Unrealized Gain (Loss), Total				$ (3)		$ 6	$ 28	100
SK Capital Partners, LP [Member] \| Venator Materials PLC [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
India-Based Do It Yourself Consumer Adhesives Business [Member] \| Pidilite Industries Ltd. [Member]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses		$ 257			$ 28
Disposition of Business, Cash Potentially Received Under Earnout		$ 28
Disposition of Business, Period to Determine Cash Receivable Under Earnout (Month)		18 months
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business					$ 28
Chemical Intermediates Businesses [Member] \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses			$ 1,920
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Consideration			2,000
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								$ 748

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