INCOME TAXES - RECONCILIATION NARRATIVE (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Income Tax | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Non-U.S. tax rate net provision (benefit) | $ 9 | $ 27 | $ (67) |
| Tax benefit (expense) from currency exchange gains | 5 | $ 10 | $ (15) |
| Deferred tax asset from basis adjustment in Venator investment | 199 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Switzerland | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Income Tax | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Decrease in noncash tax expense | 32 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Venator Materials PLC | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Income Tax | Ìý | Ìý | Ìý |
| Deferred tax asset from basis adjustment in Venator investment | 199 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Valuation allowance | 46 | Ìý | Ìý |
| Tax benefit related to realized portion of deferred tax asset attributable to basis difference in investment | $ 153 | Ìý | Ìý |
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from basis difference in investment. No definition available.
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- Definition The amount of income tax benefit related to the realizable portion of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from basis difference in investment. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of the difference between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations attributable to unrealized currency exchange gains and losses. No definition available.
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- Definition Represents amount of non cash tax expense due to change in tax rate No definition available.
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- Definition The portion of the valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing excess unrealized built-in capital loss on sale of investment. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to foreign income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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