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2410403 - Disclosure - FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Fair Value and Gross Unrealized Losses of the Company's Investments) (Details)
(http://www.dow.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsFairValueAndGrossUnrealizedLossesOfCompanysInvestmentsDetails)
TableSchedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Table]
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0000029915 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Axis]Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Axis]
US Treasury and Government [Member]Corporate Debt Securities [Member]Equity Securities [Member]Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Domain]US Treasury and Government [Member]Corporate Debt Securities [Member]Equity Securities [Member]Major Types of Debt and Equity Securities [Domain]
Temporarily Impaired Securities, Less than 12 Months, Fair Value
160,000,000 1,2
213,000,000 1
144,000,000 1
517,000,000 1
0 2,1
22,000,000 1
30,000,000 1
52,000,000 1
Available-for-sale Securities, Continuous Unrealized Loss Position, Less than 12 Months
(8,000,000)2
(7,000,000) 
(4,000,000) 
(19,000,000) 
0 2
(1,000,000) 
(2,000,000) 
(3,000,000) 
Other than temporary impairment write-downs on investments still held
 
 
 
2,000,000  
 
 
 
7,000,000  
Cost method investments, aggregate cost
 
 
 
185,000,000  
 
 
 
176,000,000  
Cost method investments, reduction in cost basis due to impairment
 
 
 
6,000,000  
 
 
 
3,000,000  
1: Unrealized losses of 12 months or more were less than $1 million.
2: U.S. Treasury obligations, U.S. agency obligations, agency mortgage-backed securities and other municipalities' obligations.