Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated VIE's
Mar. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIE's
Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated VIE's
Jun. 30, 2011
Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products and Arabian Amines
Dec. 31, 2010
Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products and Arabian Amines
Apr. 30, 2011
Arabian Amines Company
Jun. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Jun. 30, 2010
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Jun. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Jun. 30, 2010
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Mar. 31, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Jun. 30, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Jun. 30, 2011
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Jun. 30, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Mar. 31, 2011
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Dec. 31, 2010
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Identification of variable interest entities through investments and transactions                                        
Number of joint ventures         4                              
Amount receivable after settlement of a dispute                   $ 11                    
Damages incurred due to the delayed initial acceptance of the plant                   8                    
Reimbursement of capital expenditures for work left unfinished by the third party contractors                   3                    
Ownership interest in joint venture (as a percent)                     50.00%   50.00%              
Investment in joint venture                       15   15            
Carrying amount of VIEs' assets and liabilities                                        
Current assets   4,580   4,008   0   117 90   77   77   61   4,307     3,722
Property, plant and equipment, net   3,825 [1]   3,605 [1] 429 0 275 267 275   162   162   155   3,701 [1]     3,469 [1]
Other noncurrent assets   465 [1]   495 [1] 20 0 18 61 56               465 [1]     495 [1]
Deferred income taxes   188   166 0   40 40 40               201     179
Intangible assets   109 [1]   105 [1] 26 0 7 6 7   20   20   16   111 [1]     107 [1]
Goodwill   111   94 0 0         17   17   17   111     94
Total assets   9,476   8,714   0   491 468   276   276   249   9,094     8,307
Current liabilities   2,199   2,053   0   135 111   31   31   23   2,349     2,207
Current debt   289 [1]   519 [1] 27 0 15                   289 [1]     519 [1]
Long-term debt   3,886 [1]   3,627 [1] 286 0 185 188 188   102   102   93   3,886 [1]     3,627 [1]
Deferred income taxes   307   314 0 0   2     8   8   8   87     94
Other noncurrent liabilities   844 [1]   866 [1] 98 0 109 91 109   8   8   7   837 [1]     852 [1]
Total liabilities   7,240   6,864   0   416 408   149   149   131   7,598     7,219
Total goodwill amount deductible for the tax purposes                     12   12              
Average useful life of all other intangible assets (in years)                     18                  
Revenues                     44                  
Earnings                     7                  
Pro forma revenues 2,355 5,627 4,461                 2,366 5,643 4,479   2,355 5,627 4,461    
One time non cash gain                     12                  
Fair value of the noncontrolling interest                                     61  
One-time noncash income tax expense recognized                         $ 2              
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent)   100.00%                         50.00%          
Number of parents for which tax consequence adjustment is applicable                     1   1              
[1] At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, $66 and $7 of cash and cash equivalents, $2 and nil of restricted cash, $37 and $8 of accounts and notes receivable (net), $50 and $45 of inventories, $3 and $2 of other current assets, $429 and $275 of property, plant and equipment (net), $26 and $7 of intangible assets (net), $20 and $18 of other noncurrent assets, $74 and $56 of accounts payable, $19 and $16 of accrued liabilities, $27 and $15 of current portion of debt, $286 and $185 of long-term debt, and $98 and $109 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective Balance Sheet captions above. See Note 5. Variable Interest Entities.