Income Taxes Level 1 (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Income Taxes Level 1 (Notes)	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]	Income Taxes The effective tax rate was (23)% and 10% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The effective tax rate was (28)% and 1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The change in the effective tax rate was primarily attributable to the amount and distribution of income and loss among the various jurisdictions in which the Company operates. The effective tax rates were also impacted by operating losses generated in jurisdictions where no tax benefit was recognized due to the maintenance of a full valuation allowance. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, income taxes included discrete tax adjustments of $1 and 0 pertaining to a tax law change in Japan and the resolution of certain tax matters in non-U.S. jurisdictions. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, income taxes included discrete tax adjustments of ($23) and ($9) respectively, pertaining to pension curtailment, adjustments made to prior year intercompany transactions and the resolution of certain tax matters in U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Company is recognizing the earnings of non-U.S. operations currently in its U.S. consolidated income tax return as of September 30, 2015, and is expecting that all earnings, with the exception of Germany and Japan, will be repatriated to the United States. The Company has accrued the incremental tax expense expected to be incurred upon the repatriation of these earnings.

Momentive Performance Materials Inc. 10-Q