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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
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Dec. 31, 2009
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Dec. 31, 2011
Unconsolidated affiliates
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Dec. 31, 2010
Unconsolidated affiliates
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Dec. 31, 2009
Unconsolidated affiliates
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Mar. 31, 2010
Huntsman Foundation
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Dec. 31, 2011
Huntsman Foundation
extension
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Dec. 31, 2010
Huntsman Foundation
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Mar. 24, 2010
Huntsman Foundation
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May 31, 2002
Jon M. Huntsman, executive chairman
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Dec. 31, 2011
Law firm of Reaud, Morgan & Quinn
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| Sales | $ 50,000,000 | $ 53,000,000 | $ 162,000,000 | $ 144,000,000 | $ 180,000,000 | $ 201,000,000 | $ 96,000,000 | $ 180,000,000 | $ 201,000,000 | $ 96,000,000 | ||||||
| Inventory purchases | 465,000,000 | 369,000,000 | 273,000,000 | |||||||||||||
| Appraised value of building donated | 10,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Annual lease payments | 83,000,000 | 62,000,000 | 56,000,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Operating lease payments during the period | 2,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
| Number of five-year extensions | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Extension period of lease | 5 years | |||||||||||||||
| Amount receivable on account of life insurance premium paid for related party | 2,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Annual legal fee amount | $ 200,000 | |||||||||||||||
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- Definition
Represents the appraised value of building at the time of donation. No definition available.
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Represents inventory purchases from related parties. No definition available.
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Represents the extension period available under the terms of lease agreement with related party. No definition available.
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Represents the number of extensions available under the terms of the lease agreement with related party. No definition available.
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- Definition
For an unclassified balance sheet, amounts due from related parties including affiliates, employees, joint ventures, officers and stockholders, immediate families thereof, and pension funds. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Rental expense for the reporting period incurred under operating leases, including minimum and any contingent rent expense, net of related sublease income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
Cash payments to lessor's for use of assets under operating leases. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
A fee charged for services from professionals such as doctors, lawyers and accountants. The term is often expanded to include other professions, for example, pharmacists charging to maintain a medicinal profile of a client or customer. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Details
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- Definition
Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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