| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2411402 - Disclosure - Property, Plant and Equipment (Schedule of Property, Plant And Equipment) (Details) (http://www.dupont.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetails) |
| Table | Property, Plant and Equipment [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000030554 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-12-31 | 2012-12-31 | |||||||||
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis] | |||||||||
| Building [Member] | Equipment [Member] | Land [Member] | Construction in Progress [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] | Building [Member] | Equipment [Member] | Land [Member] | Construction in Progress [Member] | Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain] | |
Total property, plant and equipment | 5,283,000,000 | 24,714,000,000 | 671,000,000 | 1,763,000,000 | 32,431,000,000 | 5,490,000,000 | 24,090,000,000 | 691,000,000 | 1,555,000,000 | 31,826,000,000 |