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Note 4 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions - Summary of Major Classes of Line Items of Discontinued Operations (Details)

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Note 4 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions - Summary of Major Classes of Line Items of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Income tax expense $ (242) $ (35) $ (86)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 775 169 (39)
Net income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations 775 169 (271)
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale [Member] | Chemical Intermediates Businesses [Member]      
Accounts receivable   145  
Inventories   105  
Property, plant and equipment, net   720  
Operating lease right-of-use assets   69  
Deferred income taxes   4  
Other noncurrent assets   165  
Total assets held for sale [1]   1,208  
Accounts payable   152  
Accrued liabilities   26  
Current operating lease liabilities   20  
Deferred income taxes   135  
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities   51  
Other noncurrent liabilities   128  
Total liabilities held for sale [1]   512  
Trade sales, services and fees, net [2],[3]   1,545  
Cost of goods sold [2],[3]   1,287  
Gain on sale of the Chemical Intermediates Businesses [2],[3]   0  
Other expense items, net that are not major [2]   54  
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes   204  
Income tax expense   (35)  
Loss on disposal   0  
Valuation allowance   0  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax   169  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   0  
Net income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations   $ 169  
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Chemical Intermediates Businesses [Member]      
Trade sales, services and fees, net [2],[3] 7   3,923
Cost of goods sold [2],[3] (37)   2,847
Gain on sale of the Chemical Intermediates Businesses [2],[3] 978   0
Other expense items, net that are not major [2] 5   332
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes 1,017   744
Income tax expense (242)   (86)
Loss on disposal 0   (427)
Valuation allowance 0   (270)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 775   (39)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 0   (6)
Net income (loss) attributable to discontinued operations $ 775   $ (45)
[1] The assets and liabilities held for sale are classified as current as of December 31, 2019 because the sale of our Chemical Intermediates Businesses was completed on January 3, 2020.
[2] Discontinued operations primarily include our Chemical Intermediates Businesses for all periods presented. We began accounting for our investment in Venator as an equity method investment on December 3, 2018. Therefore, the summarized financial data only includes the results of Venator applicable to the period from January 1, 2017 through December 2, 2018.
[3] Includes eliminations of trade sales, services and fees, net and cost of sales between continuing operations and discontinued operations.