Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details)

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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
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parent
Sep. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Mar. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
Consolidated VIE's
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Dec. 31, 2011
Consolidated VIE's
ventures
Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated VIE's
Mar. 31, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Sep. 30, 2012
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Sep. 30, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Dec. 31, 2011
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Dec. 31, 2010
Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG
Dec. 31, 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
Identification of variable interest entities through investments and transactions                                      
Number of joint ventures                 4 4                  
Huntsman share of joint venture (as a percent)                             50.00%        
Joint venture partner share of joint venture (as a percent)                             50.00%        
Equity in income of investment in unconsolidated affiliates $ 2 $ 2 $ 5 $ 6 $ 8 $ 24 $ 3                 $ 18      
Assets and liabilities of VIE                                      
Current assets 4,313   4,313   3,761 3,722           61     54   86 90  
Property, plant and equipment, net 3,531 [1]   3,531 [1]   3,510 [1] 3,469 [2]     382 403 275 155     141   262 275  
Other noncurrent assets 484 [1]   484 [1]   482 [1] 495 [2]     27 21 18           61 56  
Deferred income taxes 190   190   163 179                     45 40  
Intangible assets 75 [1]   75 [1]   93 [1] 107 [2]     20 23 7 16     17   6 7  
Goodwill 107   107   114 94           17     15        
Total assets 8,925   8,925   8,330 8,307           249     227   460 468  
Current liabilities 2,045   2,045   1,961 2,207           23     30   115 111  
Long-term debt 3,550 [1]   3,550 [1]   3,730 [1] 3,627 [2]     241 264 185 93     87   182 188  
Deferred income taxes 272   272   106 94           8     8   1    
Other noncurrent liabilities 907 [1]   907 [1]   1,003 [1] 852 [2]     72 111 109 7     2   108 109  
Total liabilities 7,384   7,384   7,239 7,219           131     127   406 408  
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
Total goodwill amount deductible for the tax purposes                         12   12        
Average useful life of all other intangible assets                         18 years   18 years        
Revenues                             116        
Earnings                             7        
Pro forma revenues                           8,618 11,259 9,337      
One time non cash gain                           12 12        
One-time noncash income tax expense recognized                       2     2        
Fair value of the noncontrolling interest               61                      
Noncontrolling interest (as a percent) 100.00%   100.00%   100.00%             50.00%              
Number of parents for which tax consequence adjustment is applicable 1   1   1                            
Decrease in amount of goodwill due to a change in foreign currency exchange rate                             $ 2        
[1] At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, $31 and $44 of cash and cash equivalents, $9 and $2 of restricted cash, $40 and $29 of accounts and notes receivable (net), $42 and $47 of inventories, $1 each of other current assets, $382 and $403 of property, plant and equipment (net), $20 and $23 of intangible assets (net), $27 and $21 of other noncurrent assets, $63 and $55 of accounts payable, $25 and $21 of accrued liabilities, $25 and $16 of current portion of debt, $241 and $264 of long-term debt, and $72 and $111 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective balance sheet captions above. See "Note 5. Variable Interest Entities."
[2] At December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, $44 and $7 of cash and cash equivalents, $2 and nil of restricted cash, $29 and $8 of accounts and notes receivable (net), $47 and $45 of inventories, $1 and $2 of other current assets, $403 and $275 of property, plant and equipment (net), $23 and $7 of intangible assets (net), $21 and $18 of other noncurrent assets, $55 and $56 of accounts payable, $21 and $16 of accrued liabilities, $16 and $15 of current portion of debt, $264 and $185 of long-term debt, and $111 and $109 of other noncurrent liabilities from consolidated variable interest entities are included in the respective Balance Sheet captions above. See "Note 7. Variable Interest Entities."