DERIVATIVE AND NON-DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the effect of fair value and cash flow hedge accounting in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings for first quarter 2024 and 2023.


Location and Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Earnings from Fair Value and Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
	First Quarter
	2024						2023
(Dollars in millions)	Sales		Cost of Sales		Net Interest Expense		Sales		Cost of Sales		Net Interest Expense
Total amounts of income and expense line items presented in the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Earnings, Comprehensive Income and Retained Earnings in which the effects of fair value or cash flow hedges are recognized	$	2,310	$	1,778	$	49	$	2,412	$	1,883	$	52
The effects of fair value and cash flow hedging:
Gain or (loss) on fair value hedging relationships:
Interest contracts (fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps):
Hedged items					1						1
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments					(1)						(1)
Gain or (loss) on cash flow hedging relationships:
Interest contracts (forward starting interest rate and treasury lock swap contracts):
Amount reclassified from AOCI into earnings					(1)						(1)
Commodity Contracts:
Amount reclassified from AOCI into earnings			—						(1)
Foreign Exchange Contracts:
Amount reclassified from AOCI into earnings	2						5

Cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges on balance sheet [Table Text Block]

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the following amounts were included on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position related to cumulative basis adjustments for fair value hedges.


(Dollars in millions)	Carrying amount of the hedged liabilities				Cumulative amount of fair value hedging loss adjustment included in the carrying amount of the hedged liability
Line item on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position in which the hedged item is included	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Borrowings due within one year	$	72	$	—	$	(3)	$	—
Long-term borrowings	—		72		—		(3)

Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the notional amounts outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 associated with Eastman's hedging programs.


Notional Outstanding		March 31, 2024	December 31, 2023

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Foreign Exchange Forward and Option Contracts (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€393	€405



Commodity Forward and Collar Contracts

	Energy (in million british thermal units)	6	11


Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swaps (in millions)		$75	$75

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€1,648	€1,354
	JPY/USD (in JPY)	¥7,385	¥7,385

Non-derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Foreign Currency Net Investment Hedges (in millions)
	EUR/USD (in EUR)	€498	€498

Schedule of Derivative Instruments, Effect on Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following table presents the effect of the Company's hedging instruments on "Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax" ("OCI") and financial performance for first quarter 2024 and 2023.


	Change in amount of after tax gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives				Pre-tax amount of gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into earnings
(Dollars in millions)	First Quarter					First Quarter
Hedging Relationships	2024		2023				2024		2023
Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:
Commodity contracts	$	(4)	$	(3)			$	—	$	(1)
Foreign exchange contracts	7		(7)				2		5
Forward starting interest rate and treasury lock swap contracts	—		1				(1)		(1)
Non-derivatives in net investment hedging relationships (pre-tax):
Net investment hedges	12		(27)				—		—
Derivatives in net investment hedging relationships (pre-tax):
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	39		(17)				—		—
Cross-currency interest rate swaps excluded component	(10)		1				—		—

Financial assets and liabilities valued on a recurring basis

The following table presents the financial assets and liabilities valued on a recurring and gross basis and includes where the financial assets and liabilities are on the Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023.


The Financial Position and Fair Value Measurements of Hedging Instruments on a Gross Basis
(Dollars in millions)
Derivative Type	Statements of Financial Position Classification	Level 2
		March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:


Foreign exchange contracts	Other current assets	3		—



Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swap	Other current assets	—		1


Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Other current assets	10		8
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Other noncurrent assets	22		18
Total Derivative Assets		$	35	$	27

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges:
Commodity contracts	Payables and other current liabilities	$	1	$	19

Foreign exchange contracts	Payables and other current liabilities	2		8
Foreign exchange contracts	Other long-term liabilities	1		2


Derivatives designated as fair value hedges:
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swap	Payables and other current liabilities	3		—
Fixed-for-floating interest rate swap	Long-term borrowings	—		3

Derivatives designated as net investment hedges:
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Payables and other current liabilities	4		—
Cross-currency interest rate swaps	Other long-term liabilities	43		61
Total Derivative Liabilities		$	54	$	93
Total Net Derivative Assets (Liabilities)		$	(19)	$	(66)