| Reconciliation of Segment EBITDA to Net Income [Table Text Block] |
Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Segment EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MPM HOLDINGS INC. | | Successor | | | Predecessor | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | Period from October 25, 2014 through December 31, 2014 | | | Period from January 1, 2014 through October 24, 2014 | Net (loss) income | $ | (163 | ) | | $ | (83 | ) | | $ | (60 | ) | | | $ | 1,685 |
| Interest expense, net | 76 |
| | 79 |
| | 15 |
| | | 162 |
| Income tax expense | 18 |
| | 13 |
| | — |
| | | 36 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 185 |
| | 153 |
| | 22 |
| | | 147 |
| Gain on extinguishment and exchange of debt | (9 | ) | | (7 | ) | | — |
| | | — |
| EBITDA | $ | 107 |
| | $ | 155 |
| | $ | (23 | ) | | | $ | 2,030 |
| | | | | | | | | | Items not included in Segment EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | Non-cash charges and other income and expense | $ | 26 |
| | $ | 15 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 114 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on pension and postretirement benefits | 33 |
| | (16 | ) | | 15 |
| | | — |
| Restructuring and other costs | 70 |
| | 32 |
| | 5 |
| | | 20 |
| Reorganization items, net | 2 |
| | 8 |
| | 3 |
| | | (1,972 | ) | Total adjustments | 131 |
| | 39 |
| | 69 |
| | | (1,838 | ) | Segment EBITDA | $ | 238 |
| | $ | 194 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 192 |
| | | | | | | | | | Segment EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | Silicones | 257 |
| | 201 |
| | 44 |
| | | 213 |
| Quartz | 20 |
| | 27 |
| | 6 |
| | | 17 |
| Corporate | (39 | ) | | (34 | ) | | (4 | ) | | | (38 | ) | Total | $ | 238 |
| | $ | 194 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 192 |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC. | | Successor | | | Predecessor | | Year Ended December 31, 2016 | | Year Ended December 31, 2015 | | Period from October 25, 2014 through December 31, 2014 | | | Period from January 1, 2014 through October 24, 2014 | Net (loss) income | $ | (161 | ) | | $ | (82 | ) | | $ | (60 | ) | | | $ | 1,685 |
| Interest expense, net | 76 |
| | 79 |
| | 15 |
| | | 162 |
| Income tax expense | 18 |
| | 13 |
| | — |
| | | 36 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 185 |
| | 153 |
| | 22 |
| | | 147 |
| Gain on extinguishment and exchange of debt | (9 | ) | | (7 | ) | | — |
| | | — |
| EBITDA | $ | 109 |
| | $ | 156 |
| | $ | (23 | ) | | | $ | 2,030 |
| | | | | | | | | | Items not included in Segment EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | Non-cash charges and other income and expense | $ | 26 |
| | $ | 15 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 114 |
| Unrealized gains (losses) on pension and postretirement benefits | 33 |
| | (16 | ) | | 15 |
| | | — |
| Restructuring and other costs | 70 |
| | 32 |
| | 5 |
| | | 20 |
| Reorganization items, net | 2 |
| | 8 |
| | 3 |
| | | (1,972 | ) | Total adjustments | 131 |
| | 39 |
| | 69 |
| | | (1,838 | ) | Segment EBITDA | $ | 240 |
| | $ | 195 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 192 |
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| Segment EBITDA: | | | | | | | | | Silicones | 257 |
| | 201 |
| | 44 |
| | | 213 |
| Quartz | 20 |
| | 27 |
| | 6 |
| | | 17 |
| Corporate | (37 | ) | | (33 | ) | | (4 | ) | | | (38 | ) | Total | $ | 240 |
| | $ | 195 |
| | $ | 46 |
| | | $ | 192 |
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