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Network
2441408 - Disclosure - Segment Information Level 4 (Details) - Geographic Net Sales (Details)
(http://www.momentive.com/role/SegmentInformationLevel4DetailsGeographicNetSalesDetails)
TableNet Sales to Unaffiliated Customers (Geographic Information) [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000013239 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Net Sales to Unaffiliated Customers (Geographic Information) [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]Geographical [Axis]
United States [Member]Netherlands [Member]Germany [Member]Canada [Member]China [Member]Brazil [Member]Other international [Member]Other international [Domain]United States [Member]Netherlands [Member]Germany [Member]Canada [Member]China [Member]Brazil [Member]Other international [Member]Other international [Domain]United States [Member]Netherlands [Member]Germany [Member]Canada [Member]China [Member]Brazil [Member]Other international [Member]Other international [Domain]
Sales Revenue, Goods, Net
1,389,000,000 1
583,000,000 1
180,000,000 1
302,000,000 1
296,000,000 1
162,000,000 1
526,000,000 1
3,438,000,000  
1,663,000,000 1
698,000,000 1
205,000,000 1
344,000,000 1
331,000,000 1
224,000,000 1
675,000,000 1
4,140,000,000  
2,189,000,000 1
856,000,000 1
282,000,000 1
429,000,000 1
245,000,000 1
258,000,000 1
878,000,000 1
5,137,000,000  
1: Sales are attributed to the country in which the individual business locations reside.