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Document and Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Apr. 28, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Chemours Co
Entity Central Index Key	0001627223
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		184,463,611

Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,437	$ 1,297
Cost of goods sold	1,079	1,095
Gross profit	358	202
Selling, general and administrative expense	144	133
Research and development expense	19	23
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	12	17
Total expenses	175	173
Equity in earnings of affiliates	7	5
Interest expense, net	(51)	(57)
Other income, net	34	93
Income before income taxes	173	70
Provision for income taxes	22	19
Net income	151	51
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1
Net income attributable to Chemours	$ 150	$ 51
Per share data
Basic earnings per share of common stock	$ 0.82	$ 0.28
Diluted earnings per share of common stock	0.79	0.28
Dividends per share of common stock	$ 0.03	$ 0.03

Interim Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Mar. 31, 2016

Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Net income, pre-tax

$ 173

$ 70

Net Income, tax

(22)

(19)

Net income

151

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized loss on net investment hedge, pre-tax

(10)

(7)

Unrealized loss on net investment hedge, tax

Unrealized loss on net investment hedge, after-tax

(10)

(7)

Cumulative translation adjustments, pre-tax

103

Cumulative translation adjustments, tax

Cumulative translation adjustments, after-tax

103

Defined benefit plans, net:

Effect of foreign exchange rates, pre-tax

(10)

(5)

Effect of foreign exchange rates, tax

Effect of foreign exchange rates, after-tax

(8)

(4)

Amortization of loss, pre-tax

^[1]

Amortization of loss, tax

^[1]

(1)

Amortization of loss, after tax

^[1]

Defined benefit plans, net, pre-tax

(5)

(1)

Defined benefit plans, net, tax

Defined benefit plans, net, after-tax

(4)

(1)

Other comprehensive income, pre-tax

Other comprehensive income, tax

Other comprehensive income, after-tax

Comprehensive income, pre-tax

261

Comprehensive income, tax

(21)

(19)

Comprehensive income, after-tax

240

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, pre-tax

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, tax

Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests, after-tax

Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours, pre-tax

260

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Chemours, tax

(21)

(19)

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Chemours, after-tax

$ 239

$ 62

[1]	These other comprehensive income components are included in the computation of net periodic benefit costs (refer to Note 15 for further information).

Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 898	$ 902
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	921	807
Inventories	822	767
Prepaid expenses and other	70	77
Total current assets	2,711	2,553
Property, plant and equipment	8,123	7,997
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(5,290)	(5,213)
Net property, plant and equipment	2,833	2,784
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	169	170
Investments in affiliates	149	136
Other assets	420	417
Total assets	6,282	6,060
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	941	884
Current maturities of long-term debt	14	15
Other accrued liabilities	780	872
Total current liabilities	1,735	1,771
Long-term debt, net	3,538	3,529
Deferred income taxes	140	132
Other liabilities	511	524
Total liabilities	5,924	5,956
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Common stock (par value $0.01 per share; 810,000,000 shares authorized)	2	2
Additional paid-in capital	808	789
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	31	(114)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(488)	(577)
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	353	100
Noncontrolling interests	5	4
Total equity	358	104
Total liabilities and equity	$ 6,282	$ 6,060

Interim Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Statement Of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	810,000,000	810,000,000
Common stock , par value (USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01

Interim Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-In Capital [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Shares, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015		181,069,751
Total stockholders' equity, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 130	$ 2	$ 775	$ (536)	$ (115)	$ 4
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	51				51
Common stock issued - compensation plans (in shares)		390,558
Dividends	(5)		(5)
Other comprehensive income	11			11
Stock-based compensation expense	5		5
Shares, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2016		181,460,309
Total stockholders' equity, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2016	192	$ 2	775	(525)	(64)	4
Shares, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016		182,600,533
Total stockholders' equity, beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2016	104	$ 2	789	(577)	(114)	4
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	151	$ 0	0	0	150	1
Common stock issued - compensation plans (in shares)		415,518
Dividends	(5)	$ 0	0	0	(5)	0
Other comprehensive income	89	0	0	89	0	0
Stock-based compensation expense	6	0	6	0	0	0
Cancellation of unissued stock awards	(7)		(7)
Exercise of stock options	20	$ 0	20	0	0	0
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		1,382,363
Shares, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017		184,398,414
Total stockholders' equity, ending balance at Mar. 31, 2017	$ 358	$ 2	$ 808	$ (488)	$ 31	$ 5

Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating activities
Net income	$ 151	$ 51
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	71	66
Amortization of deferred financing costs and issuance discount	3	8
Gain on sale of assets and businesses	(16)	(89)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(7)	(5)
Deferred tax benefits	5	10
Other operating charges and credits, net	10	13
(Increase) decrease in operating assets:
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	(103)	(40)
Inventories and other operating assets	(31)	18
(Decrease) increase in operating liabilities:
Accounts payable and other operating liabilities	(42)	4
Cash provided by operating activities	41	36
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(69)	(89)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	9	140
Foreign exchange contract settlements	(3)	(1)
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(63)	50
Financing activities
Debt repayments	(4)	(9)
Dividends paid	(5)	(5)
Deferred financing fees	0	(2)
Proceeds from exercised stock options	20	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	11	(16)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	7	(1)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(4)	69
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	902	366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	898	435
NON-CASH INVESTING ACTIVITES:
Change in property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable	$ 14	$ 3

Basis of Presentation	3 Months Ended
Basis of Presentation	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Note 1. Basis of Presentation The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair statement of the results for interim periods have been included. Results for interim periods should not be considered indicative of results for a full year and the year-end consolidated balance sheet does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. As such, these interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. Unless the context otherwise requires, references herein to “The Chemours Company”, “Chemours”, “the Company”, “our company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to The Chemours Company and its consolidated subsidiaries. References herein to “DuPont” refer to E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries (other than Chemours and its consolidated subsidiaries), unless the context otherwise requires.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements	3 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Note 2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. The objective of this standard update is to remove inconsistent practices with regard to revenue recognition between US GAAP and IFRS. The standard intends to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2018. Subsequent to the issuance of ASU No. 2014-09, the FASB has issued multiple updates in connection with Topic 606. These updates affect the guidance contained within ASU 2014-09 and will be assessed as part of the Company's revenue recognition project plan. The Company’s project plan includes a three-phase approach to implementing this standard update. Phase one, the assessment phase, was completed in the first quarter of 2017. In connection with this initial phase, the Company performed the following activities: conducted internal surveys of its businesses, held revenue recognition workshops with sales and business unit finance leadership, and reviewed a representative sample of revenue arrangements across all businesses to initially identify a set of applicable qualitative revenue recognition changes related to the new standard update. The Company is now entering its second phase of the project, where the objectives will be to establish and document key accounting policies, assess new disclosure requirements, business process and control impacts, and determine an initial quantitative impact resulting from the new standard update. Phase two is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017. Lastly, phase three’s objectives will comprise of effectively implementing the new standard update and embedding the new accounting treatment into the Company’s business processes and controls to support the financial reporting requirements. Phase three is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company is still evaluating the impact that the new standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will be unable to quantify its impact until the third phase of the project has been completed. The method of adoption has also not yet been determined and is not expected to be finalized until the second phase of the project plan has been completed. In August 2016, the FASB issued various updates to the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”, which clarifies and amends certain cash receipts and cash payments presentation and classification in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method (unless impractical to do so) to each period presented and earlier application is permitted. Chemours is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance but does not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on its cash flows. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)”, which requires that employers offering their employees defined benefit pension plans disaggregate the service cost component from other components of net benefit cost. The amendments also provide explicit guidance on how to present the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost in the income statement and allow only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization. The guidance is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, as well as interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets. Early adoption is permitted within the first interim period of an annual period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. Chemours is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance but does not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on its results of operations. The adoption is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s financial position or cash flows. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes the leases requirements in Topic 840. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize on the balance sheet the lease assets and lease liabilities that arise from all lease arrangements with terms greater than 12 months. Recognition of these lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for operating leases. Qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures will be required to provide enough information to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities. Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. The amendments in this update are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early application of the amendments in this update is permitted for all entities. At adoption, the Company will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability initially measured at the present value of its operating lease payments. The Company is currently evaluating the other impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)”. The update sets forth areas for simplification within several aspects of the accounting for shared-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Chemours adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2017 and the adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows except for the impact of windfall income tax benefits. We expect the guidance will cause volatility in the Company’s income tax rates going forward. As of the adoption date, there were no windfall tax benefits from prior periods recognized; therefore prior period adjustments were not required under a modified retrospective basis. In the first quarter of 2017, Chemours recognized approximately $10 of windfall tax benefits primarily from significant options exercised and RSUs vested during the period, which were included in the provision for income taxes for the period ended March 31, 2017. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, but not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company has adopted this guidance and will implement its provisions for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed prospectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure of changes in accounting principles, including adoption of new accounting pronouncements, that describes the new methods, amount and effects on financial statement line items.

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Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net

Note 3. Restructuring and Asset-Related Charges, Net

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded charges for restructuring and asset-related charges as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Restructuring Related Charges:
Employee Separation Charges	$	—	$	4
Decommissioning and other charges, net		12		13
Total restructuring charges, net	$	12	$	17

The charges related to the restructuring programs impacted segment earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Plant and product line closures¹
Titanium Technologies	$	4	$	8
Fluoroproducts		3		4
Chemical Solutions		5		1
Sub-total		12		13
2015 Global restructuring
Titanium Technologies		—		2
Fluoroproducts		—		2
Chemical Solutions		—		—
Sub-total		—		4
Total	$	12	$	17

¹	Includes charges related to employee separation, decommissioning and dismantling costs, and asset-related charges in connection with the restructuring activities.

Plant and product line closures

In the Titanium Technologies segment, due to the closure of the Edge Moor, Delaware manufacturing plant in the U.S., the Company recorded decommissioning and dismantling related charges of approximately $4 and $8 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company completed all actions related to these restructuring activities and sold the site during the first quarter of 2017. Cumulative amount incurred, excluding non-cash asset charges, in connection with the Edge Moor plant closure was approximately $60.

Also, in the Fluoroproducts segment, the Company recorded additional decommissioning and dismantling related charges for certain of its production lines in the U.S. of approximately $3 and $4 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. To date, the Company incurred in aggregate approximately $16 of restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset charges. As of March 31, 2017, the Company has substantially completed the actions related to the restructuring activities initiated in 2015.

Further, in the Chemicals Solutions segment, following the production shutdown of our Reactive Metals Solutions manufacturing plant at Niagara Falls, New York in September 2016, the Company immediately began decommissioning the plant. As a result, for the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded approximately $5 of decommissioning and dismantling related charges. To date, the Company incurred in aggregate approximately $21 of restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset charges. Additional restructuring charges of approximately $5 for decommissioning and site redevelopment are expected to be incurred in 2017, which will be expensed as incurred.

The following table shows the change in the employee separation related liability account associated with the restructuring programs:

	Titanium Technologies Site Closures			Fluoroproducts Lines Shutdown			Chemical Solutions Site Closures			2015 Global Restructuring			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	4		$	1		$	8		$	21		$	34
Charges to income for the three months ended March 31, 2017		—			—			—			—			—
Charges to liability accounts:
Payments		(1	)		(1	)		(1	)		(9	)		(12	)
Net currency translation and other adjustment ¹		(1	)								1			—
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	2		$	—		$	7		$	13		$	22

¹	Amounts include net currency translation adjustment of less than $1 for the periods presented and rounding difference.

As of March 31, 2017, there are no significant outstanding liabilities related to decommissioning and other restructuring related charges.

Other Income, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income, Net

Note 4. Other Income, Net

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Leasing, contract services and miscellaneous income	$	8	$	7
Royalty income¹		5		3
Gain on sale of assets and businesses ²		16		89
Exchange gains (losses), net ³		5		(6	)
Total other income, net	$	34	$	93

¹	Royalty income is primarily from technology and trademark licensing.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017, gain on sale includes a gain on sale of the Edge Moor site of approximately $12 and other land sale. The three months ended March 31, 2016 represents a gain on sale of the aniline facility in Beaumont, Texas to the Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”). The transaction closed on March 1, 2016 and Chemours received $140 from Dow.

³	Exchange gains (losses), net includes gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts. See Note 14 for additional information.

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Note 5. Income Taxes For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded a provision for income tax of $22 and $19, respectively, resulting in an effective income tax rate of approximately 13% and 27%, respectively. The income tax provision for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 is inclusive of a $10 income tax benefit from stock option windfalls in accordance with the recently adopted guidance discussed in Note 2. The income tax provision for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 is inclusive of $34 income tax expense related to fixed asset sales that took place during the quarter. The remaining change in the effective tax rate from the prior year is primarily due to the Company’s geographical mix of earnings as well as the impact of the valuation allowance on U.S. foreign tax credits, from which the Company does not expect to benefit in 2017. Each year, Chemours and/or its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various states and non-U.S. jurisdictions. These tax returns are subject to examination and possible challenge by the taxing authorities. Positions challenged by the taxing authorities may be settled or appealed by Chemours. As a result, income tax uncertainties are recognized in Chemours’ interim consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting for income taxes, when applicable. Although it is difficult to predict the timing, the Company estimates that approximately $6 of unrecognized income tax benefits, excluding the impact relating to accrued interest and penalties, could be resolved within the next twelve months as a result of an accounting method change request filed with the Internal Revenue Service in the fourth quarter of 2016. We are not aware of any other matters that would result in significant changes to the amount of unrecognized income tax benefits reflected in the Interim Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2017. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company established a valuation allowance against its U.S. foreign tax credits. The Company regularly monitors positive and negative evidence that may change the most recent assessment of the Company’s ability to realize a benefit from these deferred tax assets. The Company continues to maintain a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets related to the foreign tax credit of $55 and $50 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

Note 6. Earnings Per Share of Common Stock

The table below shows a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	150	$	51
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding- Basic		183,408,309		181,281,166
Dilutive effect of the Company’s employee compensation plans ¹		5,741,621		221,974
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted ¹		189,149,930		181,503,140

Diluted earnings per share is calculated using net income available to common shareholders divided by diluted weighted-average shares of common shares outstanding during each period, which includes unvested restricted shares. Diluted earnings per share considers the impact of potentially dilutive securities except in periods in which there is a loss because the inclusion of the potential common shares would have an antidilutive effect.

The following average number of stock options were antidilutive and, therefore, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Average number of stock options		169,118		8,701,474

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net

Note 7. Accounts and Notes Receivable – Trade, Net


	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable—trade, net ¹	$	840	$	742
VAT, GST and other taxes ²		61		46
Other receivables ³		20		19
Total	$	921	$	807

Accounts receivable – trade, net includes trade notes receivable and is net of allowances of $5 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Allowances are equal to the estimated uncollectible amounts.

Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Other receivables consist of advances and other deposits.

Accounts and notes receivable are carried at amounts that approximate fair value. Bad debt expense was less than $1 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Inventory Net [Abstract]

Inventories

Note 8. Inventories

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Finished products	$	568		$	532
Semi-finished products		150			150
Raw materials, stores and supplies		304			285
Subtotal		1,022			967
Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis		(200	)		(200	)
Total	$	822		$	767

Inventory values, before LIFO adjustment, are generally determined by the average cost method, which approximates current cost. Inventories are valued under the LIFO method at substantially all of the U.S. locations, which comprised $459 and $465 or 45% and 48% of inventories before the LIFO adjustments at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The remainder of inventory held in international locations and certain U.S. locations is valued under the average cost method.

Property, Plant and Equipment	3 Months Ended
Property, Plant and Equipment	Mar. 31, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment	Note 9. Property, Plant and Equipment Depreciation expense amounted to $70 and $65 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Property, plant and equipment includes gross assets under capital leases of $5 at March 31, 2017 and $5 at December 31, 2016.

Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Other Assets

Note 10. Other Assets

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Capitalized repair and maintenance costs	$	126	$	145
Pension assets ¹		180		159
Deferred income taxes		45		41
Asset held for sale		29		29
Miscellaneous ²		40		43
Total	$	420	$	417

Pension assets represent the funded status of certain of the Company's long-term employee benefit plans.

Miscellaneous includes deferred financing fees related to the Revolving Credit Facility of $12 and $13 as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, and company-owned life insurance policies on former key executives of a U.S. subsidiary. The life insurance policies had a cash surrender value of $61 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, which are presented net of $61 in outstanding loans from the policy issuer.

Asset Held for Sale

In December 2016, in connection with a sale agreement entered into in January 2017 to sell the Company’s corporate headquarters building located in Wilmington, Delaware, the Company recorded an approximately $13 pre-tax impairment charge and classified the net book value of the building as asset held for sale for the year ended December 31, 2016. The Company completed the sale in April 2017 for gross proceeds of $32. In connection with the sale, Chemours also entered into lease agreements to lease back a portion of the building beginning in April 2017. No significant gain or loss is expected to be recognized as a result of the sale and leaseback transaction.

Other Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Other Accrued Liabilities

Note 11. Other Accrued Liabilities

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Compensation and other employee-related costs	$	101	$	154
Employee separation costs ¹		21		31
Accrued litigation ²		347		344
Environmental remediation ²		74		71
Income taxes		40		39
Customer rebates		44		53
Deferred revenue ³		23		76
Accrued interest		58		21
Miscellaneous ⁴		72		83
Total	$	780	$	872

¹	Current portion of employee separation costs. See Note 3 for further information.

²	Current portions of accrued litigation and environmental remediation. Accrued litigation includes a $335 litigation accrual related to the PFOA MDL Settlement. See Note 13 for further discussion of accrued litigation and environmental remediation.

³	Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes $15 and $58 outstanding prepayment by DuPont, respectively, for specified goods and services, which Chemours expects to provide through mid-2017.

⁴	Miscellaneous primarily includes accrued utility expenses, property taxes, an accrued indemnification liability, asset retirement obligations and other miscellaneous expenses.

Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Note 12. Debt

Long-term debt was comprised of the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Long-term debt:
Senior secured term loan	$	1,369	$	1,372
Senior unsecured notes:
6.625% due May 2023		1,158		1,158
7.00% due May 2025		750		750
6.125% due May 2023 (€295 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016)		318		308
Capital lease obligations		3		3
Total		3,598		3,591
Less: Unamortized issue discount on senior secured term loan		5		5
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		41		42
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		14		15
Long-term debt, net	$	3,538	$	3,529

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

The credit agreement, as amended, provided for a seven-year senior secured term loan (the “Term Loan”) and a five-year $750 senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). The proceeds of any loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility can be used for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. No borrowings were outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility. Chemours had $123 and $132 in letters of credit issued and outstanding under this facility at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The Revolving Credit Facility bears variable interest of a range based on our total net leverage ratio between (a) 0.50% and 1.25% spread for base rate loans and (b) 1.50% and 2.25% spread for LIBOR loans. The applicable margins were 1.00% for base rate loans and 1.75% for LIBOR loans as of March 31, 2017. In addition, we are required to pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility at a rate based on our total net leverage ratio, between 0.20% and 0.35%. As of March 31, 2017, commitment fees were assessed at a rate of 0.25%. The Term Loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 3.00% with a 0.75% LIBOR floor. The effective interest rate on the Term Loan for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 was approximately 3.78%.

On April 3, 2017, the Company completed an amendment (the “April 2017 Amendment”) to its credit agreement, which provides for a new class of term loans, denominated in Euros, in an aggregate principal amount of €400 (the “Euro Term Loan”), and a new class of term loans, denominated in dollars, in an aggregate principal amount of $940 (the “Dollar Term Loan”, and, collectively with the Euro Term Loan, the “New Term Loans”). The New Term Loans replaced in full the existing Term Loan (the “Existing Term Loan”) outstanding as of March 31, 2017. The New Term Loans mature on May 12, 2022, which is the same maturity date of the Existing Term Loans. The Euro Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to EURIBOR plus 2.25% subject to a EURIBOR floor of 0.75% and the Dollar Term Loan bears a variable interest rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.50% subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.00%. The April 2017 Amendment also modifies certain provisions of the credit agreement, including increasing certain incurrence limits to allow further flexibility for the Company. All other provisions, including financial covenants, remain unchanged. No incremental debt was issued as a result of the April 2017 Amendment, although the Euro Term Loan will be subject to remeasurement gains or losses. The Company expects to record approximately $3 of loss on debt extinguishment and related fees in the second quarter of 2017.

The credit agreement contains financial covenants which, solely with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility as amended, require Chemours not to exceed a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 each quarter through December 31, 2016, 3.00 to 1.00 through June 30, 2017 and further decreasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 2.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. Chemours is also required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 1.75 to 1.00 each quarter through June 30, 2017 and further increasing by 0.25 to 1.00 every subsequent six months to 3.00 to 1.00 by January 1, 2019 and thereafter. In addition, the credit agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict Chemours and its subsidiaries’ ability, subject to certain exceptions, to incur liens, merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets, make investments, pay dividends, transact with subsidiaries and incur indebtedness. The credit agreement also contains customary representations and warranties and events of default. Chemours was in compliance with its debt covenants as of March 31, 2017.

Maturities

Chemours has required quarterly principal payments related to the senior secured term loan equivalent to 1.00% per annum through March 2022, with the balance due at maturity. Term loan principal maturities, as amended, over the next five years are $10 for the remainder of 2017 and $14 in each year from 2018 to 2021. Debt maturities related to the Term Loan and the senior unsecured notes (the “Notes”) in 2022 and beyond will be $3,529.

In addition, following the end of each fiscal year commencing on the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company is also required to make additional principal repayments, depending on leverage levels as defined in the credit agreement, equivalent to up to 50% of excess cash flow based on certain leverage targets with stepdowns to 25% and 0% as actual leverage decreases to below 3.00 to 1.00 leverage target. No principal repayments were required to be made in the first quarter of 2017 based upon the December 31, 2016 excess cash flow determined under the credit agreement.

Debt Fair Value

The fair values of the Term Loans, the 2023 Notes, the 2025 Notes and the Euro Notes at March 31, 2017 were approximately $1,380, $1,227, $803 and $340, respectively. The estimated fair values of the Term Loans and the Notes are based on quotes received from third party brokers, and are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Note 13. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

Litigation

In addition to the matters discussed below, Chemours, by virtue of its status as a subsidiary of DuPont prior to the separation, is subject to or required under the separation-related agreements executed prior to the separation to indemnify DuPont against various pending legal proceedings arising out of the normal course of the Chemours business including product liability, intellectual property, commercial, environmental and antitrust lawsuits. It is not possible to predict the outcome of these various proceedings. Except for the PFOA litigation for which a separate assessment is provided in this Note 13, while management believes it is reasonably possible that Chemours could incur losses in excess of the amounts accrued, if any, for the aforementioned proceedings, it does not believe any such loss would have a material impact on Chemours’ consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. With respect to the litigation matters discussed below, including PFOA multi-district litigation (“MDL”), management’s estimate of the probability of loss in excess of the amounts accrued, if any, is addressed individually for each matter. In the event that DuPont seeks indemnification for adverse trial rulings or outcomes for any such matter relating to PFOA, these indemnification claims could materially adversely affect Chemours’ financial condition. Disputes between Chemours and DuPont may also arise with respect to indemnification matters, including disputes based on matters of law or contract interpretation. If and to the extent these disputes arise, they could materially adversely affect Chemours.

(a)

Asbestos

In the separation, DuPont assigned its asbestos docket to Chemours. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were approximately 1,900 lawsuits pending against DuPont alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos. These cases are pending in state and federal court in numerous jurisdictions in the U.S. and are individually set for trial. A small number of cases are pending outside the U.S. Most of the actions were brought by contractors who worked at sites between 1950 and the 1990s. A small number of cases involve similar allegations by DuPont employees or household members of contractors or DuPont employees. Finally, certain lawsuits allege personal injury as a result of exposure to DuPont products.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, Chemours had an accrual of $41 related to this matter. Chemours reviews this estimate and related assumptions quarterly. Management believes that the likelihood is remote that Chemours would incur losses in excess of the amounts accrued in connection with this matter.

(b)

Benzene

In the separation, DuPont assigned its benzene docket to Chemours. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were 25 and 27 cases pending against DuPont alleging benzene-related illnesses, respectively. These cases consist of premises matters involving contractors and deceased former employees who claim exposure to benzene while working at DuPont sites primarily in the 1960s through the 1980s, and product liability claims based on alleged exposure to benzene found in trace amounts in aromatic hydrocarbon solvents used to manufacture DuPont products, such as paints, thinners and reducers.

Through DuPont, Chemours has received a claim by Phillips66 for indemnity and defense for three matters arising at a former DuPont/Conoco Texas site. Phillips66 seeks reimbursement for its settlement and fees in one matter and assumption of the defense in two matters.

A benzene case (Hood v. DuPont) was tried to a verdict in Texas state court on October 20, 2015. Plaintiffs alleged that Mr. Hood’s Acute Myelogenous Leukemia was the result of 24 years of occupational exposure to trace benzene found in DuPont automotive paint products and that DuPont negligently failed to warn him that its paints, reducers and thinners contained benzene that could cause cancer or leukemia. The jury found in the Plaintiffs favor awarding $6.9 in compensatory damages and $1.5 in punitive damages. In March 2016, acting on the Company’s motion, the Court struck the punitive award. Through DuPont, Chemours has filed an appeal on the remaining award based upon substantial errors made at the trial court level. Plaintiffs have filed a cross appeal.

Management believes that a loss is reasonably possible related to these matters; however, given the evaluation of each benzene matter is highly fact driven and impacted by disease, exposure and other factors, a range of such losses cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.

(c)

PFOA

Prior to the fourth quarter of 2014, the performance chemicals segment of DuPont made PFOA (collectively, perfluorooctanoic acids and its salts, including the ammonium salt) at its Fayetteville plant (Fayetteville, North Carolina) and used PFOA as a processing aid in the manufacture of fluoropolymers and fluoroelastomers at certain sites including: Washington Works (Parkersburg, West Virginia), Chambers Works (Deepwater, New Jersey), Dordrecht Works (Netherlands), Changshu Works (China), and Shimizu (Japan). These sites are now owned and/or operated by Chemours.

Chemours recorded accruals of $351 and $349 related to the PFOA matters discussed below at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company recorded an approximately $335 accrual related to the PFOA MDL settlement, which is further discussed below.

The accruals also include charges related to DuPont’s obligations under agreements with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and voluntary commitments to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). These obligations and voluntary commitments include surveying, sampling and testing drinking water in and around certain company sites offering treatment or an alternative supply of drinking water if tests indicate the presence of PFOA in drinking water at or greater than the national Health Advisory. A provisional health advisory level was set in 2009 at 0.4 parts per billion (ppb) that includes PFOA in drinking water. In May 2016, the EPA announced a health advisory level of 0.07 ppb that includes PFOA in drinking water. As a result, we recorded an additional $4 in the second quarter of 2016 based on management’s best estimate of the impact of the new health advisory level on the company’s obligations to the EPA, which have expanded the testing and water supply commitments previously established. Based on prior testing, the Company has initiated additional testing and treatment in certain additional locations in and around Chambers Works and Washington Works plants. The Company will continue to work with the EPA regarding the extent of work that may be required with respect to these matters.

Drinking Water Actions

In August 2001, a class action, captioned Leach v. DuPont, was filed in West Virginia state court alleging that residents living near the Washington Works facility had suffered, or may suffer, deleterious health effects from exposure to PFOA in drinking water.

DuPont and attorneys for the class reached a settlement in 2004 that binds about 80,000 residents. In 2005, DuPont paid the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and expenses of $23 and made a payment of $70, which class counsel designated to fund a community health project. Chemours, through DuPont, funded a series of health studies which were completed in October 2012 by an independent science panel of experts (the C8 Science Panel). The studies were conducted in communities exposed to PFOA to evaluate available scientific evidence on whether any probable link exists, as defined in the settlement agreement, between exposure to PFOA and human disease. The C8 Science Panel found probable links, as defined in the settlement agreement, between exposure to PFOA and pregnancy-induced hypertension, including preeclampsia, kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis and diagnosed high cholesterol.

In May 2013, a panel of three independent medical doctors released its initial recommendations for screening and diagnostic testing of eligible class members. In September 2014, the medical panel recommended follow-up screening and diagnostic testing three years after initial testing, based on individual results. The medical panel has not communicated its anticipated schedule for completion of its protocol. Through DuPont, Chemours is obligated to fund up to $235 for a medical monitoring program for eligible class members and, in addition, administrative cost associated with the program, including class counsel fees. In January 2012, Chemours, through DuPont, put $1 in an escrow account to fund medical monitoring as required by the settlement agreement. The court-appointed Director of Medical Monitoring has established the program to implement the medical panel’s recommendations and the registration process, as well as eligibility screening, is ongoing. Diagnostic screening and testing is on-going and associated payments to service providers are being disbursed from the escrow account. As of March 31, 2017, less than $1 has been disbursed from the escrow account related to medical monitoring. While it is probable that the Company will incur costs related to the medical monitoring program discussed above, such costs cannot be reasonably estimated due to uncertainties surrounding the level of participation by eligible class members and the scope of testing.

In addition, under the Leach settlement agreement, DuPont must continue to provide water treatment designed to reduce the level of PFOA in water to six area water districts and private well users. At separation, this obligation was assigned to Chemours, which is included in the accrual amounts recorded as of March 31, 2017.

Class members may pursue personal injury claims against DuPont only for those human diseases for which the C8 Science Panel determined a probable link exists. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were approximately 3,500 lawsuits filed in various federal and state courts in Ohio and West Virginia, an increase of approximately 600 over year end 2014. These lawsuits are consolidated in an MDL in Ohio federal court. In the third quarter of 2014, six plaintiffs from the MDL were selected for individual bellwether trials.

Litigation and Procedural Posture Prior to Stay of MDL Litigation

The six bellwether cases in the MDL were tried, resolved, appealed or otherwise addressed. Two bellwether cases were tried to adverse verdicts, and three were settled for confidential amounts well below the incremental cost of preparing for trial and that were individually and in aggregate immaterial to the Company. The final bellwether matter was removed from the bellwether group when it was determined that the plaintiff did not suffer from the alleged disease. Following the bellwethers, an additional case was tried to an adverse verdict and a fourth trial had commenced but was suspended when a settlement of the MDL was reached.

No other claims in the MDL have been settled or resolved during the period presented. Chemours, through DuPont, denies the allegations in these lawsuits and will resume defending the matters vigorously should the settlement not proceed.

Settlement of MDL between DuPont and MDL Plaintiffs

On February 11, 2017, DuPont entered into an agreement in principle with plaintiffs’ counsel representing the MDL plaintiffs providing for a global settlement of all cases and claims in the MDL, including all filed and unfiled personal injury cases and claims that are part of the plaintiffs’ counsel’s claim inventory, as well as cases that have been tried to a jury verdict (the “MDL Settlement”). A final agreement was executed on March 31, 2017. The total settlement amount is $670.7 million dollars in cash, half of which will be paid by Chemours and half paid by DuPont. DuPont’s payment would not be subject to indemnification or reimbursement by Chemours, and Chemours has accrued approximately $335 million associated with this matter at December 31, 2016. In exchange for payment of the total settlement amount, DuPont and Chemours will receive a complete release of all claims by the settling plaintiffs. The MDL Settlement was entered into solely by way of compromise and settlement and is not in any way an admission of liability or fault by DuPont or Chemours. The MDL Settlement is not subject to court approval; however, the MDL Settlement may not proceed in certain conditions, including a walk-away right that enables DuPont to terminate the MDL Settlement if more than a specified number of plaintiffs determine not to participate. Judicial proceedings related to this action have been stayed pending finalization of the settlement. If the MDL Settlement is terminated or otherwise does not proceed, additional lawsuits may go to trial.

Settlement between DuPont and Chemours related to MDL

DuPont and Chemours have also agreed, subject to and following the completion of the MDL Settlement, to a limited sharing of potential future PFOA liabilities (i.e., “indemnifiable losses”, as defined in the separation agreement between DuPont and Chemours) for a period of five years. During that five-year period, Chemours would annually pay future PFOA liabilities up to $25 million and, if such amount is exceeded, DuPont would pay any excess amount up to the next $25 million (which payment will not be subject to indemnification by Chemours), with Chemours annually bearing any further excess liabilities under the terms of the separation agreement. After the five-year period, this limited sharing agreement would expire, and Chemours’ indemnification obligations under the separation agreement would continue unchanged. Chemours has also agreed that, upon the MDL Settlement becoming effective, it will not contest its liability to DuPont under the separation agreement for PFOA liabilities on the basis of ostensible defenses generally applicable to the indemnification provisions under the separation agreement, including defenses relating to punitive damages, fines or penalties or attorneys’ fees, and waives any such defenses with respect to PFOA liabilities. Chemours has, however, retained defenses as to whether any particular PFOA claim is within the scope of the indemnification provisions of the separation agreement.

PFOA Summary

Chemours has accrued $335 million associated with the MDL Settlement at December 31, 2016. If the MDL Settlement does not proceed, any cases stayed or additional lawsuits may go to trial. An adverse ruling at trial could result in our incurring additional costs and liabilities, which are difficult to estimate beyond accrued amounts and involve significant uncertainty due to the uniqueness of the individual MDL plaintiff’s claims and the defenses to those claims, both as to potential liability and damages on an individual claim basis, and numerous unsettled legal issues, among other factors, such as general versus specific causation, lack of specific fact discovery allowed to date on vast majority of the cases, lack of validation of basic facts associated with plaintiffs and related claims, and the three cases tried to verdict did not inform of the many salient facts and legal issues needed for assessment of the other cases. The trials and appeals of the MDL matters can occur over the course of many years. Significant unfavorable outcomes in a number of cases in the MDL could have a material adverse effect on Chemours’ consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

There could also be new lawsuits filed related to DuPont’s use of PFOA, its manufacture of PFOA, or its customers use of DuPont products that may not be within the scope of the MDL Settlement. Any such new litigation could also result in Chemours incurring additional costs and liabilities. Management believes it is reasonably possible that the Company could incur losses related to other PFOA matters in excess of amounts accrued but any such losses are not estimable at this time.

(d)

U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery, Inc.

Five lawsuits, including two putative class actions, were filed against DuPont by area residents concerning the U.S. Smelter and Lead Refinery multi-party Superfund site in East Chicago, Indiana. Three of the lawsuits allege that Chemours is now responsible for DuPont environmental liabilities. The lawsuits include allegations for personal injury damages, damages under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) and damages under the Fair Housing Act. At separation, DuPont assigned Chemours its former plant site, which is located south of the residential portion of the Superfund area, and its responsibility for the environmental remediation at the Superfund site. DuPont has requested that Chemours defend and indemnify it, and Chemours has agreed to do so under a reservation of rights. Management believes a loss is reasonably possible but not estimable at this time.

Environmental

Chemours, by virtue of its status as a subsidiary of DuPont prior to the separation, is subject to contingencies pursuant to environmental laws and regulations that in the future may require further action to correct the effects on the environment of prior disposal practices or releases of chemical substances by Chemours or other parties. Much of this liability results from CERCLA (often referred to as Superfund), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and similar state and global laws. These laws require Chemours to undertake certain investigative, remediation and restoration activities at sites where Chemours conducts or once conducted operations or at sites where Chemours-generated waste was disposed. The accrual also includes estimated costs related to a number of sites identified for which it is probable that environmental remediation will be required, but which are not currently the subject of enforcement activities.

At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Consolidated Balance Sheets included a liability relating to these matters of $279 and $278, respectively, which, in management’s opinion, is appropriate based on existing facts and circumstances. The time-frame for a site to go through all phases of remediation (investigation and active clean-up) may take about 15 to 20 years, followed by several years of on-going maintenance and monitoring (“OM&M”) activities. Remediation activities, including OM&M activities, vary substantially in duration and cost from site to site. These activities, and their associated costs, depend on the mix of unique site characteristics, evolving remediation technologies, diverse regulatory requirements, as well as the presence or absence of other potentially responsible parties. In addition, for claims that Chemours may be required to indemnify DuPont pursuant to the separation-related agreements, Chemours, through DuPont, has limited available information for certain sites or is in the early stages of discussions with regulators. For these sites in particular, there may be considerable variability between the clean-up activities that are currently being undertaken or planned and the ultimate actions that could be required. Therefore, considerable uncertainty exists with respect to environmental remediation costs and, under adverse changes in circumstances, although deemed remote, the potential liability may range up to approximately $480 above the amount accrued at March 31, 2017.

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Chemours incurred environmental remediation expenses of $9 and $7, respectively.

Based on existing facts and circumstances, management does not believe that any loss, in excess of amounts accrued, related to remediation activities at any individual site will have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows at any given year, as such obligation can be satisfied or settled over many years.

Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

Note 14. Financial Instruments

Derivative Instruments

Foreign Currency Forward Contracts

Chemours uses foreign currency forward contracts to reduce its net exposure, by currency, related to non-functional currency-denominated monetary assets and liabilities of its operations so that exchange gains and losses resulting from exchange rate changes are minimized. These derivative instruments are not part of a cash flow hedge program or a fair value hedge program, and have not been designated as a hedge. Although all of the forward contracts are subject to an enforceable master netting agreement, Chemours has elected to present the derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis on the balance sheet. No collateral has been required for these contracts. All gains and losses resulting from the revaluation of the derivative assets and liabilities are recognized in “other income, net” in the statements of operations during the period in which they occurred.

At March 31, 2017, there were 21 foreign currency forward contracts outstanding with an aggregate gross notional value of $377. Chemours recognized in “Other income, net” of the Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations net loss of $1 and $1 for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and 2016, respectively.

Net Investment Hedge - Foreign Currency Borrowings

Chemours designated its Euro senior unsecured notes (“Euro Notes”) as a hedge of its net investments in certain of its international subsidiaries that use the Euro as functional currency in order to reduce the volatility in stockholders’ equity caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro with respect to the U.S. Dollar. Chemours uses the spot method to measure the effectiveness of the net investment hedge. Under this method, for each reporting period, the change in the carrying value of the Euro Notes due to remeasurement of the effective portion is reported in accumulated other comprehensive income on the balance sheet and the remaining change in the carrying value of the ineffective portion, if any, is recognized in “other income, net” in the statements of operations. Chemours evaluates the effectiveness of its net investment hedge quarterly. Chemours did not record any ineffectiveness for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016. The Company recognized a loss of $10 and $7 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, on its net investment hedges in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”).

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

The table below presents the fair value of Chemours’ derivative assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy:

		Fair Value Using Level 2 Inputs
	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Asset derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	$	3	$	2
Total asset derivatives		$	3	$	2
Liability derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other accrued liabilities	$	3	$	4
Total liability derivatives		$	3	$	4

We classify our foreign currency forward contracts as Level 2 as the valuation inputs are based on quoted prices and market observable data of similar instruments. For derivative assets and liabilities, standard industry models are used to calculate the fair value of the various financial instruments based on significant observable market inputs, such as foreign exchange rates and implied volatilities obtained from various market sources. Market inputs are obtained from well-established and recognized vendors of market data and subjected to tolerance/quality checks.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Long-Term Employee Benefits

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Long-Term Employee Benefits

Note 15. Long-Term Employee Benefits

The components of net periodic benefit income for all significant pension plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net periodic pension cost (income):
Service cost	$	4		$	3
Interest cost		4			5
Expected return on plan assets		(17	)		(16	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		5			4
Net periodic pension income	$	(4	)	$	(4	)

The net periodic benefit income is based on estimated values and an extensive use of assumptions about the discount rate, expected return on plan assets and the rate of future compensation increases received by the Company's employees.

The Company made cash contributions of $5 to its pension plans during the three months ended March 31, 2017 and expects to make additional cash contributions of $10 to the pension plans during the remainder of 2017.

Stock-based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Share-based Compensation

Note 16. Stock-based Compensation

Total stock-based compensation cost included in the Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations was $6 and $5 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The income tax benefits related to stock-based compensation arrangements were $2 for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

The Chemours Company Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) and The Chemours Company 2017 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”) provide for grants to certain employees, independent contractors, or non-employee directors of the Company of different forms of awards, including stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance share units (PSUs). The Prior Plan provided for DuPont equity awards that converted into new Chemours equity awards at the separation date. The Prior Plan also had a maximum shares reserve of 13,500,000 for the grant of equity awards. As of March 31, 2017, 6,557,857 shares of equity and incentive plan reserve were still available for grants under the Prior Plan. On April 26, 2017, stockholders approved the 2017 Plan. As a result, no further grants will be made under the Prior Plan. A total of 19,000,000 shares of Company common stock may be subject to awards granted under the 2017 Plan, less one share for every one share that was subject to an option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31, 2016 under the Prior Plan, and 1.5 shares for every one share that was subject to an award other than an option or stock appreciation right granted after December 31, 2016 under the Prior Plan. Any shares that are subject to options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as one share for every one share granted, and any shares that are subject to awards other than options or stock appreciation rights will be counted against this limit as 1.5 shares for every one share granted. Awards that were outstanding under the Prior Plan remain outstanding under the Prior Plan in accordance with their terms. Shares underlying awards granted under the Prior Plan after December 31, 2016 that are forfeited, cancelled or that otherwise do not result in the issuance of shares, will be available for issuance under the 2017 Plan. 17,475,808 shares of equity and incentive plan reserve are available for grants under the 2017 Plan.

The Chemours Compensation Committee determines the long-term incentive mix, including stock options, RSUs and PSUs, and may authorize new grants annually.

Stock Options

Chemours granted non-qualified options to certain of its employees, which will serially vest over a three-year period and expire 10 years from the date of grant. The expense related to stock options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2017 was based on the weighted-average assumptions shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Risk-free interest rate		2.14	%
Expected term (years)		6.00
Volatility		44.49	%
Dividend yield		0.35	%
Fair value per stock option	$	15.16

The Company determined the dividend yield by dividing the expected annual dividend on the Company's stock by the option exercise price. A historical daily measurement of volatility is determined based on the average volatility of peer companies adjusted for the Company’s debt leverage. The risk-free interest rate is determined by reference to the yield on an outstanding U.S. Treasury note with a term equal to the expected life of the option granted. Expected life is determined using a simplified approach, calculated as the midpoint between the vesting period and the contractual life of the award.

The following table summarizes Chemours stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

	Number of Shares (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price (per share)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, December 31, 2016		7,969		$	13.72		5.08	$	66,668
Granted		676			34.72
Exercised		(1,382	)		14.32
Forfeited		—			—
Expired		(9	)		9.45
Outstanding, March 31, 2017		7,254		$	15.58		5.64	$	166,306
Exercisable, March 31, 2017		4,302		$	14.50		4.02	$	103,241

The aggregate intrinsic values in the table above represent the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference between the Company's closing stock price on the last trading day at end of quarter and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their in-the-money options at quarter end. The amount changes based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock. In 2016, total intrinsic value of options exercised for the year was approximately $7. Total intrinsic value of options exercised for the three months ended March 31, 2017 was $24.

As of March 31, 2017, $12 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.58 years.

RSUs

Chemours granted RSUs to key management employees that generally vest over a three-year period and, upon vesting, convert one-for-one to Chemours common stock. The fair value of all stock-settled RSUs is based upon the market price of the underlying common stock as of the grant date.

Non-vested awards of RSUs, both with and without a performance condition, as of March 31, 2017 are shown below.

	Number of Shares (in thousands)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Nonvested, December 31, 2016		2,316		$	11.23
Granted		161			34.72
Vested		(564	)		12.03
Forfeited		(10	)		13.75
Nonvested, March 31, 2017		1,903		$	12.96

As of March 31, 2017, there was $14 of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to nonvested awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.78 years.

PSUs

Chemours issued PSUs to key senior management employees which, upon vesting, convert one-for-one to Chemours’ common stock if specified performance goals, including certain market-based conditions, are met over the three year performance period specified in the grant, subject to exceptions through the respective vesting period of three years. Each grantee is granted a target award of PSUs, and may earn between 0% and 200% of the target amount depending on the Company’s performance against the performance goals. During the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded stock-based compensation related to PSUs as a component of selling, general and administrative expense of approximately $1 and less than $1, respectively.

The following table provides compensation costs for stock-based compensation related to PSUs at 100% of target amounts:

	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Nonvested, December 31, 2016		803	$	6.10
Granted		202		39.85
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Nonvested, March 31, 2017		1,005	$	14.41

A portion of the fair value of PSUs was estimated at the grant date based on the probability of satisfying the market-based conditions associated with the PSUs using the Monte Carlo valuation method, which assesses probabilities of various outcomes of market conditions. The other portion of the fair value of the PSUs is based on the fair market value of the Company’s stock at the grant date, regardless of whether the market-based condition is satisfied. The per unit weighted-average fair value at the date of grant for PSUs granted during the period ended March 31, 2017 was $39.85. The fair value of each PSU grant is amortized monthly into compensation expense based on their respective vesting conditions over three annual measurement periods. The accrual of compensation costs is based on our estimate of the final expected value of the award, and is adjusted as required for the portion based on the performance-based condition. The Company assumes that forfeitures will be minimal, and recognizes forfeitures as they occur, which results in a reduction in compensation expense. As the payout of PSUs includes dividend equivalents, no separate dividend yield assumption is required in calculating the fair value of the PSUs.

As of March 31, 2017, based on the Company’s assessment of its performance goals for 2016, approximately 200,000 additional shares may be awarded under the 2016 grant awards.

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The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

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Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Note 17. Segment Information

Chemours’ operations are classified into three reportable segments based on similar economic characteristics, the nature of products and production processes, end-use markets, channels of distribution and regulatory environment. Chemours’ reportable segments are Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts and Chemical Solutions. Corporate costs and certain legal and environmental expenses that are not aligned with the reportable segments and foreign exchange gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and Other.

Segment sales include transfers to another reportable segment. Certain products are transferred between segments on a basis intended to reflect, as nearly as practicable, the market value of the products. These product transfers were limited and were not significant for each of the periods presented. Depreciation and amortization includes depreciation on research and development facilities and amortization of other intangible assets, excluding write-down of assets.

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is the primary measure of segment profitability used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker and is defined as income before income taxes excluding the following:

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interest expense, depreciation and amortization,

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non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit costs, which represent the components of net periodic pension costs (income) excluding service cost component,

•

exchange losses (gains) included in “other income, net” of the statement of operations,

•

restructuring, asset-related charges and other charges, net,

•

asset impairments,

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losses (gains) on sale of business or assets, and

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other items not considered indicative of our ongoing operational performance and expected to occur infrequently.

Three Months Ended March 31,	Titanium Technologies		Fluoroproducts		Chemical Solutions		Corporate and Other			Total
2017
Net sales to external customers	$	646	$	652	$	139	$	—		$	1,437
Adjusted EBITDA		159		155		12		(41	)		285
Depreciation and amortization		33		26		4		8			71

2016
Net sales to external customers	$	521	$	531	$	245	$	—		$	1,297
Adjusted EBITDA		54		85		10		(21	)		128
Depreciation and amortization		22		24		11		9			66

The following is a tabular reconciliation of consolidated income before income taxes to Adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Income before income taxes	$	173		$	70
Interest expense, net		51			57
Depreciation and amortization		71			66
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit income		(8	)		(7	)
Exchange (gains) losses		(5	)		6
Restructuring charges		12			17
Gain on sale of assets and businesses		(16	)		(89	)
Transaction costs¹		—			3
Legal and other charges²		7			5
Adjusted EBITDA	$	285		$	128

¹	Includes accounting, legal and bankers transaction fees incurred related to the Company's strategic initiatives.

²	Includes litigation settlements, water treatment accruals related to PFOA, and lease termination charges.

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Note 18. Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

The following guarantor financial information is included in accordance with Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X (Rule 3-10) in connection with the issuance of the Notes by The Chemours Company (the “Parent Issuer”). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured unsubordinated basis, in each case, subject to certain exceptions, by the Parent Issuer and by certain subsidiaries (together, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”). Each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries is 100% owned by the Company. No other subsidiaries of the Company, either direct or indirect, guarantee the Notes (together, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”). The Guarantor Subsidiaries, excluding the Parent Issuer, will be automatically released from those guarantees upon the occurrence of certain customary release provisions.

The following condensed consolidating financial information is presented to comply with the Company’s requirements under Rule 3-10:

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the Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three ended March 31, 2017 and 2016;

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the Consolidating Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016; and

•

the Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

The condensed consolidating financial information is presented using the equity method of accounting for the Company’s investments in 100% owned subsidiaries. Under the equity method, the investments in subsidiaries are recorded at cost and adjusted for our share of the subsidiaries cumulative results of operations, capital contributions, distributions and other equity changes. The elimination entries principally eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions. The financial information in this footnote should be read in conjunction with the interim consolidated financial statements presented and other notes related thereto contained in this Quarterly Report.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Three months ended March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—		$	960		$	894		$	(417	)	$	1,437
Cost of goods sold		—			795			704			(420	)		1,079
Gross profit		—			165			190			3			358
Selling, general and administrative expenses		7			114			29			(6	)		144
Research and development expense		—			18			1			—			19
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net		—			11			1			—			12
Total expenses		7			143			31			(6	)		175
Equity in earnings of affiliates		—			—			7			—			7
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		172			—			—			(172	)		—
Interest (expense) income, net		(51	)		(1	)		1			—			(51	)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net		16			—			(16	)		—			—
Other income (loss), net		6			42			(8	)		(6	)		34
Income before income taxes		136			63			143			(169	)		173
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(14	)		5			30			1			22
Net income		150			58			113			(170	)		151
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			1			—			1
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	150		$	58		$	112		$	(170	)	$	150
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	$	239		$	59		$	210		$	(269	)	$	239

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—		$	981		$	721		$	(405	)	$	1,297
Cost of goods sold		—			875			617			(397	)		1,095
Gross profit		—			106			104			(8	)		202
Selling, general and administrative expenses		7			98			33			(5	)		133
Research and development expense		—			22			1			—			23
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net		—			17			—			—			17
Total expenses		7			137			34			(5	)		173
Equity in earnings of affiliates		—			—			5			—			5
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		78			—			—			(78	)		—
Interest expense, net		(56	)		(1	)		—			—			(57	)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net		15			1			(16	)		—			—
Other income (expense), net		5			99			(5	)		(6	)		93
Income before income taxes		35			68			54			(87	)		70
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(16	)		29			9			(3	)		19
Net income		51			39			45			(84	)		51
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	51		$	39		$	45		$	(84	)	$	51
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	$	62		$	39		$	63		$	(102	)	$	62

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	186		$	712		$	—		$	898
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net		—		341			580			—			921
Intercompany receivable		19		1,010			49			(1,078	)		—
Inventories		—		332			538			(48	)		822
Prepaid expenses and other		—		45			27			(2	)		70
Total current assets		19		1,914			1,906			(1,128	)		2,711
Property, plant and equipment		—		6,173			1,950			—			8,123
Less: Accumulated depreciation		—		(4,325	)		(965	)		—			(5,290	)
Net property, plant and equipment		—		1,848			985			—			2,833
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—		155			14			—			169
Investments in affiliates		—		—			149			—			149
Investment in subsidiaries		3,533		—			—			(3,533	)		—
Intercompany notes receivable		1,150		—			—			(1,150	)		—
Other assets		12		161			247			—			420
Total assets	$	4,714	$	4,078		$	3,301		$	(5,811	)	$	6,282
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—	$	580		$	361		$	—		$	941
Current maturities of long-term debt		14		—			—			—			14
Intercompany payable		754		49			275			(1,078	)		—
Other accrued liabilities		58		602			120			—			780
Total current liabilities		826		1,231			756			(1,078	)		1,735
Long-term debt, net		3,535		3			—			—			3,538
Intercompany notes payable		—		—			1,150			(1,150	)		—
Deferred income taxes		—		59			81			—			140
Other liabilities		—		410			101			—			511
Total liabilities		4,361		1,703			2,088			(2,228	)		5,924
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity		353		2,375			1,208			(3,583	)		353
Noncontrolling interests		—		—			5			—			5
Total equity		353		2,375			1,213			(3,583	)		358
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,714	$	4,078		$	3,301		$	(5,811	)	$	6,282

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	224		$	678		$	—		$	902
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net		—		299			508			—			807
Intercompany receivable		3		1,050			46			(1,099	)		—
Inventories		—		341			476			(50	)		767
Prepaid expenses and other		—		38			32			7			77
Total current assets		3		1,952			1,740			(1,142	)		2,553
Property, plant and equipment		—		6,136			1,861			—			7,997
Less: Accumulated depreciation		—		(4,285	)		(928	)		—			(5,213	)
Net property, plant and equipment		—		1,851			933			—			2,784
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—		156			14			—			170
Investments in affiliates		—		—			136			—			136
Investment in subsidiaries		3,258		—			—			(3,258	)		—
Intercompany notes receivable		1,150		—			—			(1,150	)		—
Other assets		13		178			226			—			417
Total assets	$	4,424	$	4,137		$	3,049		$	(5,550	)	$	6,060
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—	$	573		$	311		$	—		$	884
Current maturities of long-term debt		15		—			—			—			15
Intercompany payable		762		46			291			(1,099	)		—
Other accrued liabilities		21		718			133			—			872
Total current liabilities		798		1,337			735			(1,099	)		1,771
Long-term debt, net		3,526		3			—			—			3,529
Intercompany notes payable		—		—			1,150			(1,150	)		—
Deferred income taxes		—		59			73			—			132
Other liabilities		—		428			96			—			524
Total liabilities		4,324		1,827			2,054			(2,249	)		5,956
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity		100		2,310			991			(3,301	)		100
Noncontrolling interests		—		—			4			—			4
Total equity		100		2,310			995			(3,301	)		104
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,424	$	4,137		$	3,049		$	(5,550	)	$	6,060

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	Three months ended March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(3	)	$	(2	)	$	46		$	—		$	41
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		—			(50	)		(19	)		—			(69	)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net		—			9			—			—			9
Intercompany investing activities		—			8			—			(8	)		—
Foreign exchange contract settlements		—			(3	)		—			—			(3	)
Cash used for investing activities		—			(36	)		(19	)		(8	)		(63	)
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net		(8	)		—			—			8			—
Debt repayments		(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Dividends paid		(5	)		—			—			—			(5	)
Proceeds from issuance of stock options		20			—			—			—			20
Cash provided by financing activities		3			—			—			8			11
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			7			—			7
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(38	)		34			—			(4	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		—			224			678			—			902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	—		$	186		$	712		$	—		$	898

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(17	)	$	21		$	32		$	—		$	36
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		—			(47	)		(42	)		—			(89	)
Proceeds from sales of assets business, net		—			140			0			—			140
Intercompany investing activities		—			(28	)		—			28			—
Foreign exchange contract settlements		—			(1	)		—			—			(1	)
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities		—			64			(42	)		28			50
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowings, net		28			—			—			(28	)		—
Debt repayments		(4	)		(5	)		—			—			(9	)
Dividends paid		(5	)		—			—			—			(5	)
Deferred financing fees		(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities		17			(5	)		—			(28	)		(16	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			80			(11	)		—			69
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		—			95			271			—			366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	—		$	175		$	260		$	—		$	435

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)	3 Months Ended
Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Policies)	Mar. 31, 2017
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”. The objective of this standard update is to remove inconsistent practices with regard to revenue recognition between US GAAP and IFRS. The standard intends to improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. The provisions of ASU No. 2014-09 will be effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company plans to adopt ASU 2014-09 as of January 1, 2018. Subsequent to the issuance of ASU No. 2014-09, the FASB has issued multiple updates in connection with Topic 606. These updates affect the guidance contained within ASU 2014-09 and will be assessed as part of the Company's revenue recognition project plan. The Company’s project plan includes a three-phase approach to implementing this standard update. Phase one, the assessment phase, was completed in the first quarter of 2017. In connection with this initial phase, the Company performed the following activities: conducted internal surveys of its businesses, held revenue recognition workshops with sales and business unit finance leadership, and reviewed a representative sample of revenue arrangements across all businesses to initially identify a set of applicable qualitative revenue recognition changes related to the new standard update. The Company is now entering its second phase of the project, where the objectives will be to establish and document key accounting policies, assess new disclosure requirements, business process and control impacts, and determine an initial quantitative impact resulting from the new standard update. Phase two is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2017. Lastly, phase three’s objectives will comprise of effectively implementing the new standard update and embedding the new accounting treatment into the Company’s business processes and controls to support the financial reporting requirements. Phase three is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017. The Company is still evaluating the impact that the new standard will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and will be unable to quantify its impact until the third phase of the project has been completed. The method of adoption has also not yet been determined and is not expected to be finalized until the second phase of the project plan has been completed. In August 2016, the FASB issued various updates to the Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments”, which clarifies and amends certain cash receipts and cash payments presentation and classification in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments should be applied using a retrospective transition method (unless impractical to do so) to each period presented and earlier application is permitted. Chemours is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance but does not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on its cash flows. In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-07, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits (Topic 715)”, which requires that employers offering their employees defined benefit pension plans disaggregate the service cost component from other components of net benefit cost. The amendments also provide explicit guidance on how to present the service cost component and the other components of net benefit cost in the income statement and allow only the service cost component of net benefit cost to be eligible for capitalization. The guidance is effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, as well as interim periods within those annual periods. The amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost in the income statement and prospectively for the capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit in assets. Early adoption is permitted within the first interim period of an annual period for which financial statements have not been issued or made available for issuance. Chemours is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance but does not expect the adoption will have a significant impact on its results of operations. The adoption is not expected to have any impact on the Company’s financial position or cash flows. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)”, which supersedes the leases requirements in Topic 840. The core principle of Topic 842 is that a lessee should recognize on the balance sheet the lease assets and lease liabilities that arise from all lease arrangements with terms greater than 12 months. Recognition of these lease assets and lease liabilities represents an improvement over previous GAAP, which did not require lease assets and lease liabilities to be recognized for operating leases. Qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures will be required to provide enough information to supplement the amounts recorded in the financial statements so that users can understand more about the nature of an entity’s leasing activities. Lessees and lessors are required to recognize and measure leases at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach, which includes a number of optional practical expedients that entities may elect to apply. The amendments in this update are effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2019, including interim periods within that fiscal year. Early application of the amendments in this update is permitted for all entities. At adoption, the Company will recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability initially measured at the present value of its operating lease payments. The Company is currently evaluating the other impacts of adopting this guidance on its financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718)”. The update sets forth areas for simplification within several aspects of the accounting for shared-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification on the statement of cash flows. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Chemours adopted this guidance effective January 1, 2017 and the adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows except for the impact of windfall income tax benefits. We expect the guidance will cause volatility in the Company’s income tax rates going forward. As of the adoption date, there were no windfall tax benefits from prior periods recognized; therefore prior period adjustments were not required under a modified retrospective basis. In the first quarter of 2017, Chemours recognized approximately $10 of windfall tax benefits primarily from significant options exercised and RSUs vested during the period, which were included in the provision for income taxes for the period ended March 31, 2017. In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, “Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment”, which eliminates the requirement to determine the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit to measure goodwill impairment. Under the amendments, goodwill impairment testing will be performed by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognizing an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value, but not to exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, and should be applied on a prospective basis. Early adoption is permitted for annual or interim goodwill impairment testing performed after January 1, 2017. The Company has adopted this guidance and will implement its provisions for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed prospectively.

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Program

For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, Chemours recorded charges for restructuring and asset-related charges as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Restructuring Related Charges:
Employee Separation Charges	$	—	$	4
Decommissioning and other charges, net		12		13
Total restructuring charges, net	$	12	$	17

Schedule of Restructuring Charges

The charges related to the restructuring programs impacted segment earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Plant and product line closures¹
Titanium Technologies	$	4	$	8
Fluoroproducts		3		4
Chemical Solutions		5		1
Sub-total		12		13
2015 Global restructuring
Titanium Technologies		—		2
Fluoroproducts		—		2
Chemical Solutions		—		—
Sub-total		—		4
Total	$	12	$	17

¹	Includes charges related to employee separation, decommissioning and dismantling costs, and asset-related charges in connection with the restructuring activities.

The following table shows the change in the employee separation related liability account associated with the restructuring programs:

	Titanium Technologies Site Closures			Fluoroproducts Lines Shutdown			Chemical Solutions Site Closures			2015 Global Restructuring			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	4		$	1		$	8		$	21		$	34
Charges to income for the three months ended March 31, 2017		—			—			—			—			—
Charges to liability accounts:
Payments		(1	)		(1	)		(1	)		(9	)		(12	)
Net currency translation and other adjustment ¹		(1	)								1			—
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	2		$	—		$	7		$	13		$	22

¹	Amounts include net currency translation adjustment of less than $1 for the periods presented and rounding difference.

Other Income, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Income (Expense)

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Leasing, contract services and miscellaneous income	$	8	$	7
Royalty income¹		5		3
Gain on sale of assets and businesses ²		16		89
Exchange gains (losses), net ³		5		(6	)
Total other income, net	$	34	$	93

¹	Royalty income is primarily from technology and trademark licensing.

³	Exchange gains (losses), net includes gains and losses on foreign currency forward contracts. See Note 14 for additional information.

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted

The table below shows a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	150	$	51
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding- Basic		183,408,309		181,281,166
Dilutive effect of the Company’s employee compensation plans ¹		5,741,621		221,974
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted ¹		189,149,930		181,503,140

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

The following average number of stock options were antidilutive and, therefore, were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Average number of stock options		169,118		8,701,474

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable


	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Accounts receivable—trade, net ¹	$	840	$	742
VAT, GST and other taxes ²		61		46
Other receivables ³		20		19
Total	$	921	$	807

Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Other receivables consist of advances and other deposits.

Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Inventory Net [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

	March 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Finished products	$	568		$	532
Semi-finished products		150			150
Raw materials, stores and supplies		304			285
Subtotal		1,022			967
Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis		(200	)		(200	)
Total	$	822		$	767

Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Deferred Costs Capitalized Prepaid And Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Capitalized repair and maintenance costs	$	126	$	145
Pension assets ¹		180		159
Deferred income taxes		45		41
Asset held for sale		29		29
Miscellaneous ²		40		43
Total	$	420	$	417

Pension assets represent the funded status of certain of the Company's long-term employee benefit plans.

Other Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Payables And Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Accrued Liabilities

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Compensation and other employee-related costs	$	101	$	154
Employee separation costs ¹		21		31
Accrued litigation ²		347		344
Environmental remediation ²		74		71
Income taxes		40		39
Customer rebates		44		53
Deferred revenue ³		23		76
Accrued interest		58		21
Miscellaneous ⁴		72		83
Total	$	780	$	872

¹	Current portion of employee separation costs. See Note 3 for further information.

²	Current portions of accrued litigation and environmental remediation. Accrued litigation includes a $335 litigation accrual related to the PFOA MDL Settlement. See Note 13 for further discussion of accrued litigation and environmental remediation.

³	Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes $15 and $58 outstanding prepayment by DuPont, respectively, for specified goods and services, which Chemours expects to provide through mid-2017.

⁴	Miscellaneous primarily includes accrued utility expenses, property taxes, an accrued indemnification liability, asset retirement obligations and other miscellaneous expenses.

Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt was comprised of the following at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Long-term debt:
Senior secured term loan	$	1,369	$	1,372
Senior unsecured notes:
6.625% due May 2023		1,158		1,158
7.00% due May 2025		750		750
6.125% due May 2023 (€295 at March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016)		318		308
Capital lease obligations		3		3
Total		3,598		3,591
Less: Unamortized issue discount on senior secured term loan		5		5
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs		41		42
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt		14		15
Long-term debt, net	$	3,538	$	3,529

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Derivative Assets at Fair Value

The table below presents the fair value of Chemours’ derivative assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy:

		Fair Value Using Level 2 Inputs
	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Asset derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	$	3	$	2
Total asset derivatives		$	3	$	2
Liability derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other accrued liabilities	$	3	$	4
Total liability derivatives		$	3	$	4

Schedule of Derivative Liabilities at Fair Value

The table below presents the fair value of Chemours’ derivative assets and liabilities within the fair value hierarchy:

		Fair Value Using Level 2 Inputs
	Balance Sheet Location	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Asset derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	$	3	$	2
Total asset derivatives		$	3	$	2
Liability derivatives:
Foreign currency forward contracts	Other accrued liabilities	$	3	$	4
Total liability derivatives		$	3	$	4

Long-Term Employee Benefits (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

General Discussion Of Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits [Abstract]

Schedules of Net Periodic Benefit Income

The components of net periodic benefit income for all significant pension plans were as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Net periodic pension cost (income):
Service cost	$	4		$	3
Interest cost		4			5
Expected return on plan assets		(17	)		(16	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		5			4
Net periodic pension income	$	(4	)	$	(4	)

Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Options Weighted Average Assumptions

The expense related to stock options granted in the three months ended March 31, 2017 was based on the weighted-average assumptions shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
Risk-free interest rate		2.14	%
Expected term (years)		6.00
Volatility		44.49	%
Dividend yield		0.35	%
Fair value per stock option	$	15.16

Schedule of Stock Options Activity

The following table summarizes Chemours stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017.

	Number of Shares (in thousands)			Weighted Average Exercise Price (per share)		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)
Outstanding, December 31, 2016		7,969		$	13.72		5.08	$	66,668
Granted		676			34.72
Exercised		(1,382	)		14.32
Forfeited		—			—
Expired		(9	)		9.45
Outstanding, March 31, 2017		7,254		$	15.58		5.64	$	166,306
Exercisable, March 31, 2017		4,302		$	14.50		4.02	$	103,241

Schedule of Restricted Stock Units Activity

Non-vested awards of RSUs, both with and without a performance condition, as of March 31, 2017 are shown below.

	Number of Shares (in thousands)			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Nonvested, December 31, 2016		2,316		$	11.23
Granted		161			34.72
Vested		(564	)		12.03
Forfeited		(10	)		13.75
Nonvested, March 31, 2017		1,903		$	12.96

Schedule of Performance Share Units Activity

The following table provides compensation costs for stock-based compensation related to PSUs at 100% of target amounts:

	Number of Shares (in thousands)		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
Nonvested, December 31, 2016		803	$	6.10
Granted		202		39.85
Vested		—		—
Forfeited		—		—
Nonvested, March 31, 2017		1,005	$	14.41

Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Information

Three Months Ended March 31,	Titanium Technologies		Fluoroproducts		Chemical Solutions		Corporate and Other			Total
2017
Net sales to external customers	$	646	$	652	$	139	$	—		$	1,437
Adjusted EBITDA		159		155		12		(41	)		285
Depreciation and amortization		33		26		4		8			71

2016
Net sales to external customers	$	521	$	531	$	245	$	—		$	1,297
Adjusted EBITDA		54		85		10		(21	)		128
Depreciation and amortization		22		24		11		9			66

Reconciliation of EBITDA from Segments to Consolidated

The following is a tabular reconciliation of consolidated income before income taxes to Adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2017			2016
Income before income taxes	$	173		$	70
Interest expense, net		51			57
Depreciation and amortization		71			66
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit income		(8	)		(7	)
Exchange (gains) losses		(5	)		6
Restructuring charges		12			17
Gain on sale of assets and businesses		(16	)		(89	)
Transaction costs¹		—			3
Legal and other charges²		7			5
Adjusted EBITDA	$	285		$	128

¹	Includes accounting, legal and bankers transaction fees incurred related to the Company's strategic initiatives.

²	Includes litigation settlements, water treatment accruals related to PFOA, and lease termination charges.

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Three months ended March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—		$	960		$	894		$	(417	)	$	1,437
Cost of goods sold		—			795			704			(420	)		1,079
Gross profit		—			165			190			3			358
Selling, general and administrative expenses		7			114			29			(6	)		144
Research and development expense		—			18			1			—			19
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net		—			11			1			—			12
Total expenses		7			143			31			(6	)		175
Equity in earnings of affiliates		—			—			7			—			7
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		172			—			—			(172	)		—
Interest (expense) income, net		(51	)		(1	)		1			—			(51	)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net		16			—			(16	)		—			—
Other income (loss), net		6			42			(8	)		(6	)		34
Income before income taxes		136			63			143			(169	)		173
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(14	)		5			30			1			22
Net income		150			58			113			(170	)		151
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			1			—			1
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	150		$	58		$	112		$	(170	)	$	150
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	$	239		$	59		$	210		$	(269	)	$	239

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Comprehensive Income

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Net sales	$	—		$	981		$	721		$	(405	)	$	1,297
Cost of goods sold		—			875			617			(397	)		1,095
Gross profit		—			106			104			(8	)		202
Selling, general and administrative expenses		7			98			33			(5	)		133
Research and development expense		—			22			1			—			23
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net		—			17			—			—			17
Total expenses		7			137			34			(5	)		173
Equity in earnings of affiliates		—			—			5			—			5
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries		78			—			—			(78	)		—
Interest expense, net		(56	)		(1	)		—			—			(57	)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net		15			1			(16	)		—			—
Other income (expense), net		5			99			(5	)		(6	)		93
Income before income taxes		35			68			54			(87	)		70
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes		(16	)		29			9			(3	)		19
Net income		51			39			45			(84	)		51
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—			—			—			—
Net income attributable to Chemours	$	51		$	39		$	45		$	(84	)	$	51
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	$	62		$	39		$	63		$	(102	)	$	62

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	186		$	712		$	—		$	898
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net		—		341			580			—			921
Intercompany receivable		19		1,010			49			(1,078	)		—
Inventories		—		332			538			(48	)		822
Prepaid expenses and other		—		45			27			(2	)		70
Total current assets		19		1,914			1,906			(1,128	)		2,711
Property, plant and equipment		—		6,173			1,950			—			8,123
Less: Accumulated depreciation		—		(4,325	)		(965	)		—			(5,290	)
Net property, plant and equipment		—		1,848			985			—			2,833
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—		155			14			—			169
Investments in affiliates		—		—			149			—			149
Investment in subsidiaries		3,533		—			—			(3,533	)		—
Intercompany notes receivable		1,150		—			—			(1,150	)		—
Other assets		12		161			247			—			420
Total assets	$	4,714	$	4,078		$	3,301		$	(5,811	)	$	6,282
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—	$	580		$	361		$	—		$	941
Current maturities of long-term debt		14		—			—			—			14
Intercompany payable		754		49			275			(1,078	)		—
Other accrued liabilities		58		602			120			—			780
Total current liabilities		826		1,231			756			(1,078	)		1,735
Long-term debt, net		3,535		3			—			—			3,538
Intercompany notes payable		—		—			1,150			(1,150	)		—
Deferred income taxes		—		59			81			—			140
Other liabilities		—		410			101			—			511
Total liabilities		4,361		1,703			2,088			(2,228	)		5,924
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity		353		2,375			1,208			(3,583	)		353
Noncontrolling interests		—		—			5			—			5
Total equity		353		2,375			1,213			(3,583	)		358
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,714	$	4,078		$	3,301		$	(5,811	)	$	6,282

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	224		$	678		$	—		$	902
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net		—		299			508			—			807
Intercompany receivable		3		1,050			46			(1,099	)		—
Inventories		—		341			476			(50	)		767
Prepaid expenses and other		—		38			32			7			77
Total current assets		3		1,952			1,740			(1,142	)		2,553
Property, plant and equipment		—		6,136			1,861			—			7,997
Less: Accumulated depreciation		—		(4,285	)		(928	)		—			(5,213	)
Net property, plant and equipment		—		1,851			933			—			2,784
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net		—		156			14			—			170
Investments in affiliates		—		—			136			—			136
Investment in subsidiaries		3,258		—			—			(3,258	)		—
Intercompany notes receivable		1,150		—			—			(1,150	)		—
Other assets		13		178			226			—			417
Total assets	$	4,424	$	4,137		$	3,049		$	(5,550	)	$	6,060
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	—	$	573		$	311		$	—		$	884
Current maturities of long-term debt		15		—			—			—			15
Intercompany payable		762		46			291			(1,099	)		—
Other accrued liabilities		21		718			133			—			872
Total current liabilities		798		1,337			735			(1,099	)		1,771
Long-term debt, net		3,526		3			—			—			3,529
Intercompany notes payable		—		—			1,150			(1,150	)		—
Deferred income taxes		—		59			73			—			132
Other liabilities		—		428			96			—			524
Total liabilities		4,324		1,827			2,054			(2,249	)		5,956
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity		100		2,310			991			(3,301	)		100
Noncontrolling interests		—		—			4			—			4
Total equity		100		2,310			995			(3,301	)		104
Total liabilities and equity	$	4,424	$	4,137		$	3,049		$	(5,550	)	$	6,060

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

	Three months ended March 31, 2017
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(3	)	$	(2	)	$	46		$	—		$	41
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		—			(50	)		(19	)		—			(69	)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net		—			9			—			—			9
Intercompany investing activities		—			8			—			(8	)		—
Foreign exchange contract settlements		—			(3	)		—			—			(3	)
Cash used for investing activities		—			(36	)		(19	)		(8	)		(63	)
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net		(8	)		—			—			8			—
Debt repayments		(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Dividends paid		(5	)		—			—			—			(5	)
Proceeds from issuance of stock options		20			—			—			—			20
Cash provided by financing activities		3			—			—			8			11
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			7			—			7
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(38	)		34			—			(4	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		—			224			678			—			902
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	—		$	186		$	712		$	—		$	898

	Three months ended March 31, 2016
	Parent Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations and Adjustments			Consolidated
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	$	(17	)	$	21		$	32		$	—		$	36
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment		—			(47	)		(42	)		—			(89	)
Proceeds from sales of assets business, net		—			140			0			—			140
Intercompany investing activities		—			(28	)		—			28			—
Foreign exchange contract settlements		—			(1	)		—			—			(1	)
Cash provided by (used for) investing activities		—			64			(42	)		28			50
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowings, net		28			—			—			(28	)		—
Debt repayments		(4	)		(5	)		—			—			(9	)
Dividends paid		(5	)		—			—			—			(5	)
Deferred financing fees		(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities		17			(5	)		—			(28	)		(16	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		—			80			(11	)		—			69
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		—			95			271			—			366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$	—		$	175		$	260		$	—		$	435

Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncement Early Adoption [Line Items]
Tax benefits from significant options exercised and RSUs vested	$ 2	$ 2
ASU 2016-09 [Member] \| Stock Options Exercised and RSUs Vested [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncement Early Adoption [Line Items]
Tax benefits from significant options exercised and RSUs vested	$ 10

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net (Charges) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]
Employee Separation Charges	$ 0	$ 4
Decommissioning and other charges, net	12	13
Total restructuring charges, net	$ 12	$ 17

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net (Segment Earnings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	$ 12	$ 17
2015 Global Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	0	4
Plant and Product Line Closures [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	12	13
Operating Segments [Member] \| Titanium Technologies [Member] \| 2015 Global Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	0	2
Operating Segments [Member] \| Titanium Technologies [Member] \| Plant and Product Line Closures [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	4	8
Operating Segments [Member] \| Fluoroproducts [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	3	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Fluoroproducts [Member] \| 2015 Global Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	0	2
Operating Segments [Member] \| Fluoroproducts [Member] \| Plant and Product Line Closures [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	3	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Chemical Solutions [Member] \| 2015 Global Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	0	0
Operating Segments [Member] \| Chemical Solutions [Member] \| Plant and Product Line Closures [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and asset related charges, net	$ 5	$ 1

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and asset related charges	$ 12		$ 17
Titanium Technologies [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Edge Moor Plant [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset charges	60
Titanium Technologies [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Decommissioning and Dismantling Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and asset related charges	4		8
Fluoroproducts [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and asset related charges	3		$ 4
Restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset charges	16
Chemical Solutions [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Niagara Falls, NY [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring costs, excluding non-cash asset charges	$ 21
Chemical Solutions [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Decommissioning and Dismantling Costs [Member] \| Niagara Falls, NY [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and asset related charges		$ 5
Chemical Solutions [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Additional Restructuring Charges [Member] \| Niagara Falls, NY [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and asset related charges		$ 5

Restructuring and Asset Related Charges, Net (Restructuring Program Schedule) (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning	$ 34,000,000
Charges (credits) to income	0
Payments	(12,000,000)
Net currency translation and other adjustment	0
Restructuring reserve, ending	22,000,000
Maximum [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Net currency translation and other adjustment	1,000,000
Titanium Technologies Site Closure [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning	4,000,000
Charges (credits) to income	0
Payments	(1,000,000)
Net currency translation and other adjustment	(1,000,000)
Restructuring reserve, ending	2,000,000
Fluoroproducts Lines Shutdown [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning	1,000,000
Charges (credits) to income	0
Payments	(1,000,000)
Net currency translation and other adjustment	0
Restructuring reserve, ending	0
Chemical Solutions Site Closures [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning	8,000,000
Charges (credits) to income	0
Payments	(1,000,000)
Net currency translation and other adjustment	0
Restructuring reserve, ending	7,000,000
2015 Global Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Restructuring reserve, beginning	21,000,000
Charges (credits) to income	0
Payments	(9,000,000)
Net currency translation and other adjustment	1,000,000
Restructuring reserve, ending	$ 13,000,000

Other Income, Net (Schedule of Other Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]
Leasing, contract services and miscellaneous income	$ 8	$ 7
Royalty income	5	3
Gain on sale of assets and businesses	16	89
Exchange gains (losses), net	5	(6)
Total other income, net	$ 34	$ 93

Other Income, Net (Schedule of Other Income) (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017
Edge Moor Site [Member]
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Gain on sale of asset		$ 12
Aniline Facility, Beaumont, Texas [Member]
Component of Other Income [Line Items]
Cash proceeds from sale of facility	$ 140

Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ 22	$ 19
Effective income tax rate	13.00%	27.00%
Income tax benefit from stock option	$ 10
Income tax expense related to fixed asset sales		$ 34
Unrecognized income tax benefits			$ 6
U.S Federal [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 55		$ 50

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Earnings per Share Calculation) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Chemours	$ 150	$ 51
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding- Basic	183,408,309	181,281,166
Dilutive effect of the Company's employee compensation plans	5,741,621	221,974
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Diluted	189,149,930	181,503,140

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock (Antidilutive Shares Excluded from Computation of Earnings per Share) (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Average number of stock options	169,118	8,701,474

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net (Schedule of Accounts and Notes Receivable) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Accounts receivable—trade, net	$ 840	$ 742
VAT, GST and other taxes	61	46
Other receivables	20	19
Total	$ 921	$ 807

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net (Schedule of Accounts and Notes Receivable) (Parenthetical) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 5	$ 5

Accounts and Notes Receivable - Trade, Net (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Receivables [Abstract]
Bad debt expense, less than	$ 1	$ 1

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Inventory Net [Abstract]
Finished products	$ 568	$ 532
Semi-finished products	150	150
Raw materials, stores and supplies	304	285
Subtotal	1,022	967
Adjustment of inventories to LIFO basis	(200)	(200)
Total	822	767
LIFO inventory amount	$ 459	$ 465
Percentage of LIFO inventory	45.00%	48.00%

Property, Plant, and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 70	$ 65
Capital leased assets	$ 5		$ 5

Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Assets [Line Items]
Capitalized repair and maintenance costs	$ 126	$ 145
Pension assets	180	159
Deferred income taxes	45	41
Asset held for sale	29	29
Miscellaneous	40	43
Total	420	417
Life insurance policies cash surrender value	61	61
Outstanding loans from policy issuer	61	61
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Other Assets [Line Items]
Deferred financing fee	$ 12	$ 13

Other Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Other Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017
Other Assets [Line Items]
Other assets, impairment charges		$ 13
Subsequent Event [Member]
Other Assets [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale and leaseback transaction	$ 32

Other Accrued Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Mar. 31, 2017

Dec. 31, 2016

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Compensation and other employee-related costs

$ 101

$ 154

Employee separation costs

^[1]

Accrued litigation

^[2]

347

344

Environmental remediation

^[3]

^[4]

780

872

Parent Issuer [Member]

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Outstanding prepayment for specified goods and services

$ 58

PFOA MDL Settlement [Member]

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued litigation

$ 335

[1]	Current portion of employee separation costs. See Note 3 for further information.
[2]	Current portions of accrued litigation and environmental remediation. Accrued litigation includes a $335 litigation accrual related to the PFOA MDL Settlement. See Note 13 for further discussion of accrued litigation and environmental remediation.
[3]	Deferred revenue as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, includes $15 and $58 outstanding prepayment by DuPont, respectively, for specified goods and services, which Chemours expects to provide through mid-2017.
[4]	Miscellaneous primarily includes accrued utility expenses, property taxes, an accrued indemnification liability, asset retirement obligations and other miscellaneous expenses.

Debt (Components of Long-Term Debt) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations	$ 3		$ 3
Total	3,598		3,591
Less: Unamortized issue discount on senior secured term loan	5		5
Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs	41		42
Current maturities of long-term debt	14		15
Long-term debt, net	3,538		3,529
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 6.625% Senior Notes Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,158		$ 1,158
Debt instrument interest rate	6.625%	6.625%	6.625%	6.625%
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 7.00% Senior Notes Due May 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 750		$ 750
Debt instrument interest rate	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| Senior Notes 6.125% Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 318		$ 308
Debt instrument interest rate	6.125%	6.125%	6.125%	6.125%
Long-term debt, gross \| €		€ 295		€ 295
Senior secured term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 1,369		$ 1,372
Debt instrument interest rate	1.00%	1.00%

Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facilities) (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	17 Months Ended
Debt (Senior Secured Credit Facilities) (Details)	Apr. 03, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2019	Apr. 03, 2017 EUR (€)
Scenario Forecast [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loss on debt extinguishment and related fees		$ 3,000,000
Senior secured term loan [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument term			7 years
Long-term debt			$ 1,369,000,000		$ 1,372,000,000
Effective interest rate on senior secured term loan			3.78%
Senior secured term loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			0.75%
Senior secured term loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument term			5 years
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 750,000,000
Long-term debt			0
Letters of credit outstanding			$ 123,000,000		$ 132,000,000
Commitment fee percentage			0.25%
Maximum net leverage ratio					3.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Scenario Forecast [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum net leverage ratio				3.00%		2.00%
Maximum net leverage ratio decrease, semi-annually						0.25%
Minimum interest coverage ratio				1.75%		3.00%
Minimum coverage ratio increase, semi-annually						0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused capacity commitment fee percentage			0.20%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			1.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused capacity commitment fee percentage			0.35%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Base Rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate			2.25%
Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity \| €							€ 400,000,000
Line of credit facility, maturity date	May 12, 2022
Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate	0.75%
Euro Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate	2.25%
Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 940,000,000
Line of credit facility, maturity date	May 12, 2022
Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate	0.00%
Dollar Term Loan [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate	2.50%

Debt (Maturities and Fair Value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2022 and beyond	$ 3,529
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 6.625% Senior Notes Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.625%	6.625%
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 7.00% Senior Notes Due May 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	7.00%	7.00%
Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| Senior Notes 6.125% Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	6.125%	6.125%
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 6.625% Senior Notes Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, fair value	$ 1,227
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| 7.00% Senior Notes Due May 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, fair value	803
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] \| Senior unsecured notes [Member] \| Senior Notes 6.125% Due May 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes, fair value	$ 340
Senior secured term loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate	1.00%
2017	$ 10
2018	14
2019	14
2020	14
2021	$ 14
Additional principal repayment, percentage of excess cash flow		50.00%
Additional principal repayment, percentage of excess cash flow, stepdown level one		25.00%
Additional principal repayment, percentage of excess cash flow, stepdown level two		0.00%
Target leverage ratio		3.00%
Principal repayment, percentage of excess cash flow	0.00%
Senior secured term loan [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, fair value	$ 1,380

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Litigation) (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Oct. 20, 2015 USD ($)	May 31, 2013 doctor water_district	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) lawsuit	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 lawsuit	Dec. 31, 2005 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2004 resident	Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($)
Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, potential additional loss			$ 480,000,000
Funding for medical monitoring program [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Escrow deposit disbursements			1,000,000
MDL Settlement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual balance			$ 335,000,000
Date of Agreement			Feb. 11, 2017
Total settlement amount			$ 670,700,000
Benzene Related Illness [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lawsuits alleging illness \| lawsuit			25	27
Years of exposure to benzene	24 years
Compensatory damages awarded	$ 6,900,000
Punitive damages awarded	$ 1,500,000
PFOA Matters [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Accrual balance			$ 351,000,000	$ 349,000,000
Additional estimated charges					$ 4,000,000
PFOA Matters [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement payments			$ 25,000,000
Period of payments			5 years
PFOA Matters [Member] \| PFOA MDL Settlement [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Additional estimated charges				$ 335,000,000
PFOA Matters: Drinking Water Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Binding settlement agreement, class size \| resident								80,000
Number of doctors to release initial screening recommendations \| doctor		3
Number of water districts Company must provide treatment \| water_district		6
PFOA Matters: Drinking Water Actions [Member] \| Payment for Plaintiffs Attorney Fees [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement payments							$ 23,000,000
PFOA Matters: Drinking Water Actions [Member] \| Payment to fund community health project [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement payments							$ 70,000,000
PFOA Matters: Drinking Water Actions [Member] \| Funding for medical monitoring program [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss contingency, potential additional loss			$ 235,000,000
Escrow deposit									$ 1,000,000
PFOA Matters: Additional Actions [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lawsuits alleging personal injury - Filed \| lawsuit			3,500	3,500
New claims filed \| lawsuit						600
DuPont [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Settlement payments			$ 25,000,000
Asbestos Issue [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Lawsuits alleging personal injury - Filed \| lawsuit			1,900	1,900
Accrual balance			$ 41,000,000	$ 41,000,000

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Environmental) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Environmental Remediation [Line Items]
Accrual for environmental remediation activities	$ 279		$ 278
Environmental remediation expense	$ 9	$ 7
Minimum [Member]
Environmental Remediation [Line Items]
Average time frame of disbursements of environmental site remediation	15 years
Maximum [Member]
Environmental Remediation [Line Items]
Average time frame of disbursements of environmental site remediation	20 years
Loss contingency, potential additional loss	$ 480

Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) contract	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Recognized loss on derivative net investment hedge	$ 10	$ 7
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of forward exchange currency contracts \| contract	21
Derivative notional value	$ 377
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Income [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative loss	$ 1	$ 1

Financial Instruments (Schedule of the Fair Value of Derivative Instruments) (Details) - Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] - Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives	$ 3	$ 2
Liability derivatives	3	4
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] \| Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Asset derivatives	3	2
Foreign currency forward contracts [Member] \| Other accrued liabilities [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Liability derivatives	$ 3	$ 4

Long-Term Employee Benefits (Schedules of Net Periodic Benefit Income) (Details) - Foreign Pension Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Net periodic pension cost (income):
Service cost	$ 4	$ 3
Interest cost	4	5
Expected return on plan assets	(17)	(16)
Amortization of actuarial loss	5	4
Net periodic pension income	$ (4)	$ (4)

Long-Term Employee Benefits (Narrative) (Details) - Foreign Pension Plan [Member] $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Contributions by employer	$ 5
Estimated future employer contributions in current fiscal year	$ 10

Stock-based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 26, 2017	Jul. 01, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 6	$ 5
Income tax benefit	$ 2	2
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration period	10 years
Stock-based compensation award vesting period	3 years
Total intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 24		$ 7
Unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options	$ 12
Unrecognized compensation cost period for recognition	2 years 6 months 29 days
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation award vesting period	3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost period for recognition	1 year 9 months 11 days
Shares issued upon conversion of equity award	1
Unrecognized compensation cost related to equity awards other than options	$ 14
Weighted-average fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)	$ 34.72
Performance Share Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation cost	$ 1	$ 1
Stock-based compensation award vesting period	3 years
Shares issued upon conversion of equity award	1
Percentage of target award available for grant	100.00%
Weighted-average fair value at grant date (in dollars per share)	$ 39.85
Number of additional shares to be awarded	200,000
Performance Share Units [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target award available for grant	0.00%
Performance Share Units [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of target award available for grant	200.00%
Chemours Company Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for grants (in shares)	6,557,857				13,500,000
Chemours Company Equity and Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for grants (in shares)				0
Shares issued upon conversion of equity stock option awards granted				1
Shares issued upon conversion of equity stock other than option awards granted				1.5
Chemours Company 2017 Equity and Incentive Plan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares reserved for grants (in shares)				17,475,808
Shares authorized for grants (in shares)				19,000,000

Stock-based Compensation (Stock Option Weighted Average Assumptions) (Details) - Stock Option [Member]	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Risk-free interest rate	2.14%
Expected term (years)	6 years
Volatility	44.49%
Dividend yield	0.35%
Fair value per stock option	$ 15.16

Stock-based Compensation (Stock Option Activity) (Details) - Stock Option [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Outstanding, beginning balance, shares	7,969
Granted, shares	676
Exercised, shares	(1,382)
Forfeited, shares	0
Expired, shares	(9)
Outstanding, ending balance, shares	7,254	7,969
Exercisable, shares	4,302
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Abstract]
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, beginning balance (in dollars per share)	$ 13.72
Granted, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	34.72
Exercised, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	14.32
Forfeited, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	0
Expired, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	9.45
Outstanding, weighted average exercise price, ending balance (in dollars per share)	15.58	$ 13.72
Exercisable, weighted average exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 14.50
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Options outstanding, weighted average remaining contractual term	5 years 7 months 21 days	5 years 29 days
Options exercisable, weighted average remaining contractual term	4 years 7 days
Options outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 66,668
Options outstanding, aggregate intrinsic value	166,306	$ 66,668
Options exercisable, aggregate intrinsic value	$ 103,241

Stock-based Compensation (Restricted Stock Units Activity) (Details) - Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares \| shares	2,316
Granted, shares \| shares	161
Vested, shares \| shares	(564)
Forfeited, shares \| shares	(10)
Nonvested, ending balance, shares \| shares	1,903
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Nonvested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 11.23
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	34.72
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	12.03
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	13.75
Nonvested, weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 12.96

Stock-based Compensation (Performance Share Units Activity) (Details) - Performance Share Units [Member] shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]
Nonvested, beginning balance, shares \| shares	803
Granted, shares \| shares	202
Vested, shares \| shares	0
Forfeited, shares \| shares	0
Nonvested, ending balance, shares \| shares	1,005
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Abstract]
Nonvested, weighted average grant date fair value, beginning balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 6.10
Granted, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	39.85
Vested, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0
Forfeited, weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	0
Nonvested, weighted average grant date fair value, ending balance (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 14.41

Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended
Segment Information (Narrative) (Details)	Mar. 31, 2017 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	3

Segment Information (Schedule of Segment Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	$ 1,437	$ 1,297
Adjusted EBITDA	285	128
Depreciation and amortization	71	66
Operating Segments [Member] \| Titanium Technologies [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	646	521
Adjusted EBITDA	159	54
Depreciation and amortization	33	22
Operating Segments [Member] \| Fluoroproducts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	652	531
Adjusted EBITDA	155	85
Depreciation and amortization	26	24
Operating Segments [Member] \| Chemical Solutions [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	139	245
Adjusted EBITDA	12	10
Depreciation and amortization	4	11
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales to external customers	0
Adjusted EBITDA	(41)	(21)
Depreciation and amortization	$ 8	$ 9

Segment Information (Reconciliation to Consolidated Income Statements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Income before income taxes	$ 173	$ 70
Interest expense, net	51	57
Depreciation and amortization	71	66
Non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit income	(8)	(7)
Exchange (gains) losses	(5)	6
Restructuring charges	12	17
Gain on sale of assets and businesses	(16)	(89)
Transaction costs	0	3
Legal and other charges	7	5
Adjusted EBITDA	$ 285	$ 128

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,437	$ 1,297
Cost of goods sold	1,079	1,095
Gross profit	358	202
Selling, general and administrative expense	144	133
Research and development expense	19	23
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	12	17
Total expenses	175	173
Equity in earnings of affiliates	7	5
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0
Interest (expense) income, net	(51)	(57)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0
Other income (loss), net	34	93
Income before income taxes	173	70
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	22	19
Net income	151	51
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1
Net income attributable to Chemours	150	51
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	239	62
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	(417)	(405)
Cost of goods sold	(420)	(397)
Gross profit	3	(8)
Selling, general and administrative expense	(6)	(5)
Research and development expense	0
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	0
Total expenses	(6)	(5)
Equity in earnings of affiliates	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	(172)	(78)
Interest (expense) income, net	0
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0
Other income (loss), net	(6)	(6)
Income before income taxes	(169)	(87)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	1	(3)
Net income	(170)	(84)
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0
Net income attributable to Chemours	(170)	(84)
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	(269)	(102)
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	0
Cost of goods sold	0
Gross profit	0
Selling, general and administrative expense	7	7
Research and development expense	0
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	0
Total expenses	7	7
Equity in earnings of affiliates	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	172	78
Interest (expense) income, net	(51)	(56)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	16	15
Other income (loss), net	6	5
Income before income taxes	136	35
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(14)	(16)
Net income	150	51
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0
Net income attributable to Chemours	150	51
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	239	62
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	960	981
Cost of goods sold	795	875
Gross profit	165	106
Selling, general and administrative expense	114	98
Research and development expense	18	22
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	11	17
Total expenses	143	137
Equity in earnings of affiliates	0
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0
Interest (expense) income, net	(1)	(1)
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	0	1
Other income (loss), net	42	99
Income before income taxes	63	68
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	5	29
Net income	58	39
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0
Net income attributable to Chemours	58	39
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	59	39
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	894	721
Cost of goods sold	704	617
Gross profit	190	104
Selling, general and administrative expense	29	33
Research and development expense	1	1
Restructuring and asset-related charges, net	1
Total expenses	31	34
Equity in earnings of affiliates	7	5
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	0
Interest (expense) income, net	1
Intercompany interest income (expense), net	(16)	(16)
Other income (loss), net	(8)	(5)
Income before income taxes	143	54
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	30	9
Net income	113	45
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	1
Net income attributable to Chemours	112	45
Comprehensive income attributable to Chemours	$ 210	$ 63

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 898	$ 902	$ 435	$ 366
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	921	807
Intercompany receivable	0
Inventories	822	767
Prepaid expenses and other	70	77
Total current assets	2,711	2,553
Property, plant and equipment	8,123	7,997
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(5,290)	(5,213)
Net property, plant and equipment	2,833	2,784
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	169	170
Investments in affiliates	149	136
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0
Other assets	420	417
Total assets	6,282	6,060
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	941	884
Current maturities of long-term debt	14	15
Intercompany payable	0
Other accrued liabilities	780	872
Total current liabilities	1,735	1,771
Long-term debt, net	3,538	3,529
Intercompany notes payable	0
Deferred income taxes	140	132
Other liabilities	511	524
Total liabilities	5,924	5,956
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	353	100
Noncontrolling interests	5	4
Total equity	358	104	192	130
Total liabilities and equity	6,282	6,060
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	0
Intercompany receivable	(1,078)	(1,099)
Inventories	(48)	(50)
Prepaid expenses and other	(2)	7
Total current assets	(1,128)	(1,142)
Property, plant and equipment	0
Less: Accumulated depreciation	0
Net property, plant and equipment	0
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0
Investments in affiliates	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(3,533)	(3,258)
Intercompany notes receivable	(1,150)	(1,150)
Other assets	0
Total assets	(5,811)	(5,550)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Intercompany payable	(1,078)	(1,099)
Other accrued liabilities	0
Total current liabilities	(1,078)	(1,099)
Long-term debt, net	0
Intercompany notes payable	(1,150)	(1,150)
Deferred income taxes	0
Other liabilities	0
Total liabilities	(2,228)	(2,249)
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	(3,583)	(3,301)
Noncontrolling interests	0
Total equity	(3,583)	(3,301)
Total liabilities and equity	(5,811)	(5,550)
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	0
Intercompany receivable	19	3
Inventories	0
Prepaid expenses and other	0
Total current assets	19	3
Property, plant and equipment	0
Less: Accumulated depreciation	0
Net property, plant and equipment	0
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	0
Investments in affiliates	0
Investment in subsidiaries	3,533	3,258
Intercompany notes receivable	1,150	1,150
Other assets	12	13
Total assets	4,714	4,424
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	0
Current maturities of long-term debt	14	15
Intercompany payable	754	762
Other accrued liabilities	58	21
Total current liabilities	826	798
Long-term debt, net	3,535	3,526
Intercompany notes payable	0
Deferred income taxes	0
Other liabilities	0
Total liabilities	4,361	4,324
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	353	100
Noncontrolling interests	0
Total equity	353	100
Total liabilities and equity	4,714	4,424
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	186	224	175	95
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	341	299
Intercompany receivable	1,010	1,050
Inventories	332	341
Prepaid expenses and other	45	38
Total current assets	1,914	1,952
Property, plant and equipment	6,173	6,136
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(4,325)	(4,285)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,848	1,851
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	155	156
Investments in affiliates	0
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0
Other assets	161	178
Total assets	4,078	4,137
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	580	573
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Intercompany payable	49	46
Other accrued liabilities	602	718
Total current liabilities	1,231	1,337
Long-term debt, net	3	3
Intercompany notes payable	0
Deferred income taxes	59	59
Other liabilities	410	428
Total liabilities	1,703	1,827
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	2,375	2,310
Noncontrolling interests	0
Total equity	2,375	2,310
Total liabilities and equity	4,078	4,137
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	712	678	$ 260	$ 271
Accounts and notes receivable - trade, net	580	508
Intercompany receivable	49	46
Inventories	538	476
Prepaid expenses and other	27	32
Total current assets	1,906	1,740
Property, plant and equipment	1,950	1,861
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(965)	(928)
Net property, plant and equipment	985	933
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net	14	14
Investments in affiliates	149	136
Investment in subsidiaries	0
Intercompany notes receivable	0
Other assets	247	226
Total assets	3,301	3,049
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	361	311
Current maturities of long-term debt	0
Intercompany payable	275	291
Other accrued liabilities	120	133
Total current liabilities	756	735
Long-term debt, net	0
Intercompany notes payable	1,150	1,150
Deferred income taxes	81	73
Other liabilities	101	96
Total liabilities	2,088	2,054
Commitments and contingent liabilities
Equity
Total Chemours stockholders’ equity	1,208	991
Noncontrolling interests	5	4
Total equity	1,213	995
Total liabilities and equity	$ 3,301	$ 3,049

Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	$ 41	$ 36
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(69)	(89)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	9	140
Intercompany investing activities	0
Foreign exchange contract settlements	(3)	(1)
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(63)	50
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net	0
Debt repayments	(4)	(9)
Dividends paid	(5)	(5)
Deferred financing fees	0	(2)
Proceeds from issuance of stock options	20	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	11	(16)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	7	(1)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(4)	69
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	902	366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	898	435
Eliminations and Adjustments [Member]
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	0
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	0
Intercompany investing activities	(8)	28
Foreign exchange contract settlements	0
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(8)	28
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net	8	(28)
Debt repayments	0
Dividends paid	0
Proceeds from issuance of stock options	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	8	(28)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	0
Parent Issuer [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	(3)	(17)
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	0
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	0
Intercompany investing activities	0
Foreign exchange contract settlements	0
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	0
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net	(8)	28
Debt repayments	(4)	(4)
Dividends paid	(5)	(5)
Deferred financing fees		(2)
Proceeds from issuance of stock options	20
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	3	17
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	0
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	(2)	21
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(50)	(47)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	9	140
Intercompany investing activities	8	(28)
Foreign exchange contract settlements	(3)	(1)
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(36)	64
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net	0
Debt repayments	0	(5)
Dividends paid	0
Proceeds from issuance of stock options	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	0	(5)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(38)	80
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	224	95
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	186	175
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] \| Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Operating activities
Cash (used for) provided by operating activities	46	32
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(19)	(42)
Proceeds from sales of assets and business, net	0	0
Intercompany investing activities	0
Foreign exchange contract settlements	0
Cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(19)	(42)
Financing activities
Intercompany short-term borrowing repayments, net	0
Debt repayments	0
Dividends paid	0
Proceeds from issuance of stock options	0
Cash provided by (used for) financing activities	0
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	7	(1)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	34	(11)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	678	271
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	$ 712	$ 260