GuarantorNon-Guarantor Subsidiary Financial Informa Guarantor Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
Oct. 25, 2014 |
Oct. 24, 2014 |
Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ 228
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
280
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due from Affiliates |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves |
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods |
|
271
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
50
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets, Current |
|
948
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
1,075
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment in affiliates |
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany borrowing |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
323
|
$ 356
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
211
|
211
|
$ 218
|
|
|
|
| Assets |
[1] |
2,606
|
2,663
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trade payables |
|
238
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to affiliates |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current installments of long-term debt |
|
(36)
|
(36)
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued interest |
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued income taxes |
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued Salaries, Current |
|
61
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
122
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
|
476
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
(1,167)
|
(1,169)
|
|
|
|
|
| Other liabilities |
|
72
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pension liabilities |
|
341
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due To Intercompany Borrowing, Noncurrent |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities |
|
2,122
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
(76)
|
(92)
|
(28)
|
|
|
|
| Total deficit |
|
484
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total liabilities and deficit |
|
2,606
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total Momentive Performance Material's deficit |
|
482
|
$ 626
|
$ 769
|
$ 857
|
$ 0
|
$ (1,480)
|
| Parent [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due from Affiliates |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets, Current |
|
39
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment in affiliates |
|
1,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany borrowing |
|
264
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets |
|
1,859
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trade payables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to affiliates |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current installments of long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued interest |
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued Salaries, Current |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
(1,167)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pension liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due To Intercompany Borrowing, Noncurrent |
|
197
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities |
|
1,375
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total deficit |
|
484
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total liabilities and deficit |
|
1,859
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
77
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due from Affiliates |
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves |
|
71
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods |
|
118
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets, Current |
|
369
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
526
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment in affiliates |
|
257
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany borrowing |
|
927
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
136
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
105
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets |
|
2,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trade payables |
|
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to affiliates |
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current installments of long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued interest |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued Salaries, Current |
|
35
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
|
181
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other liabilities |
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pension liabilities |
|
168
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due To Intercompany Borrowing, Noncurrent |
|
401
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities |
|
765
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total deficit |
|
1,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total liabilities and deficit |
|
2,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Non-guarantor subsidiaries [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
188
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
203
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due from Affiliates |
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves |
|
48
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods |
|
153
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other current assets |
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets, Current |
|
667
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
549
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
9
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment in affiliates |
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany borrowing |
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
187
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
106
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets |
|
1,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trade payables |
|
174
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to affiliates |
|
86
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current installments of long-term debt |
|
(36)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued interest |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued income taxes |
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued Salaries, Current |
|
26
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
81
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
|
411
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other liabilities |
|
57
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pension liabilities |
|
173
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due To Intercompany Borrowing, Noncurrent |
|
644
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities |
|
1,351
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total deficit |
|
257
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total liabilities and deficit |
|
1,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Cash and cash equivalents |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accounts receivable |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due from Affiliates |
|
(127)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Inventory, Raw Materials, Net of Reserves |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Finished Goods |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets, Current |
|
(127)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Property and equipment, net |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Investment in affiliates |
|
(1,813)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intercompany borrowing |
|
(1,242)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Intangible assets, net |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Goodwill |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Assets |
|
(3,182)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trade payables |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due to affiliates |
|
(127)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Current installments of long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued interest |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued Salaries, Current |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities, Current |
|
(127)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term debt |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Other liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pension liabilities |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Due To Intercompany Borrowing, Noncurrent |
|
(1,242)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Deferred income taxes |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Accumulated losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries in excess of investment |
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Liabilities |
|
(1,369)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Equity (deficit): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total deficit |
|
(1,813)
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total liabilities and deficit |
|
$ (3,182)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|