| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2441409 - Disclosure - Segment Information Level 4 (Details) - Long Lived Assets (Details) (http://www.momentive.com/role/SegmentInformationLevel4DetailsLongLivedAssetsDetails) |
| Table | Long-Lived Assets (Geographic) [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000013239 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Long-Lived Assets (Geographic) [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016-12-31 | 2015-12-31 | |||||||||||||
| Geographical [Axis] | Geographical [Axis] | |||||||||||||
| United States [Member] | Netherlands [Member] | Germany [Member] | Brazil [Member] | Canada [Member] | Other international [Member] | Other international [Domain] | United States [Member] | Netherlands [Member] | Germany [Member] | Brazil [Member] | Canada [Member] | Other international [Member] | Other international [Domain] | |
Long-Lived Assets | ||||||||||||||