OPERATING SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
$ 601us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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$ 471us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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$ 412us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
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Total Assets |
11,002us-gaap_Assets
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9,188us-gaap_Assets
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8,884us-gaap_Assets
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Operating segments | Polyurethanes |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
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132us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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107us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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Total Assets |
2,859us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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2,839us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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2,733us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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Operating segments | Performance Products |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
181us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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115us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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117us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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Total Assets |
2,326us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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2,320us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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2,242us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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Operating segments | Advanced Materials |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
46us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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73us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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41us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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Total Assets |
828us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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918us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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909us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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Operating segments | Textile Effects |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
38us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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31us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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27us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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Total Assets |
574us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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653us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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630us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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Operating segments | Pigments and Additives |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
136us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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Total Assets |
2,640us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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1,469us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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1,536us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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Corporate and other |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
26us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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Total Assets |
1,775us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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989us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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834us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
601us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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471us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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412us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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Total Assets |
11,101us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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9,411us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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8,870us-gaap_Assets / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Operating segments | Polyurethanes |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
174us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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132us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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107us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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Total Assets |
2,833us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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2,839us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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2,733us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PolyurethanesMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Operating segments | Performance Products |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
181us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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115us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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117us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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Total Assets |
2,323us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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2,320us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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2,242us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PerformanceProductsMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Operating segments | Advanced Materials |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
46us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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73us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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41us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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Total Assets |
828us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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918us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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909us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_AdvancedMaterialsMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Operating segments | Textile Effects |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
38us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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31us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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27us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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Total Assets |
574us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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653us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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630us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_TextileEffectsMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Operating segments | Pigments and Additives |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
136us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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98us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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Total Assets |
2,621us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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1,469us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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1,536us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hun_PigmentsAndAdditivesMember
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ÀÖÌìÌÃfun88(ÖйúÇø)¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ International | Corporate and other |
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Operating segment information |
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Capital Expenditures |
26us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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22us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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Total Assets |
$ 1,922us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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$ 1,212us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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$ 820us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateNonSegmentMember / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_LimitedLiabilityCompanyMember
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