Note 4 - Discontinued Operations and Business Dispositions - Summary of Major Classes of Line Items of Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||
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Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
Sep. 30, 2021 |
Sep. 30, 2020 |
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| Income tax expense | $ (5) | $ 0 | $ (5) | $ (239) | ||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to discontinued operations | (5) | 0 | (3) | 782 | ||||
| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale [Member] | Chemical Intermediates Business, Australia Styrenics, North Ameircan Polymers, and Base Chemicals [Member] | ||||||||
| Trade sales, services and fees, net | [1],[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |||
| Cost of goods sold | [1],[2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
| Gain on sale of the Chemical Intermediates Businesses | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 978 | |||
| Insurance proceeds | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Other (income) expense items, net | 0 | 0 | (2) | 1 | ||||
| Income from discontinued operations before income taxes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,021 | ||||
| Income tax expense | (5) | 0 | (5) | (239) | ||||
| Net (loss) income attributable to discontinued operations | $ (5) | $ 0 | $ (3) | $ 782 | ||||
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- Definition Amount of costs of goods sold attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation, including eliminations between continuing and discontinued operations. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of insurance proceeds attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of disposal group, including discontinued operations, other operating income (expense), net. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount before tax of gain (loss) not previously recognized resulting from the disposal of a discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount before tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of tax expense (benefit) related to a discontinued operation. Includes, but is not limited to, tax expense (benefit) related to income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) on disposal, tax expense (benefit) related to gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and tax expense (benefit) related to adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of revenue attributable to disposal group, including, but not limited to, discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from a discontinued operation attributable to the parent. Includes, but is not limited to, the income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, gain (loss) for reversal of write-down (write-down) to fair value, less cost to sell, and adjustments to a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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