Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details)

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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total $ 8,784us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross $ 8,091us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross  
Less accumulated depreciation (4,361)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment (4,267)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment  
Net 4,423us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1] 3,824us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet [1] 3,745us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Depreciation expense 413us-gaap_Depreciation 415us-gaap_Depreciation 399us-gaap_Depreciation
Depreciation expense related to discontinued operations   2hun_DiscontinuedOperationDepreciation 5hun_DiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
Huntsman International      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 8,813us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		8,119us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		 
Less accumulated depreciation (4,438)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		(4,360)us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		 
Net 4,375us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		[1] 3,759us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		[1] 3,656us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Depreciation expense 398us-gaap_Depreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		391us-gaap_Depreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		375us-gaap_Depreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Depreciation expense related to discontinued operations   2hun_DiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember 		5hun_DiscontinuedOperationDepreciation
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
Land      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 227us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember 		159us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember 		 
Land | Huntsman International      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 227us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember 		159us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LandMember 		 
Buildings      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 799us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember 		730us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember 		 
Buildings | Huntsman International      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 799us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember 		730us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_BuildingMember 		 
Plant and equipment      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 6,889us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember 		6,589us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember 		 
Plant and equipment | Huntsman International      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 6,918us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember 		6,617us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EquipmentMember 		 
Construction in progress      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total 869us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember 		613us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember 		 
Construction in progress | Huntsman International      
Property, Plant and Equipment      
Total $ 869us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember 		$ 613us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
/ us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_ConstructionInProgressMember 		 
[1] At December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, $46 and $39 of cash and cash equivalents, $10 and $9 of restricted cash, $41 each of accounts and notes receivable (net), $68 and $54 of inventories, $6 and $3 of other current assets, $339 and $369 of property, plant and equipment (net), $40 and $17 of intangible assets (net), $27 and $28 of other noncurrent assets, $92 and $73 of accounts payable, $37 and $32 of accrued liabilities, $172 and $183 of current portion of debt, $36 and $64 of longterm debt, and $97 and $45 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective Balance Sheet captions above. See “Note 7. Variable Interest Entities.”