Earnings (Loss) Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

19. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2011						2010
	Basic			Diluted			Basic			Diluted
	(In $ millions, except share and per share data)
Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		205			205			163			163
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(2	)		(2	)		(3	)		(3	)
Net earnings (loss)		203			203			160			160
Cumulative preferred stock dividends		-			-			-			-
Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders		203			203			160			160
Weighted-average shares — basic		156,280,721			156,280,721			156,326,226			156,326,226
Dilutive stock options					2,036,940						1,787,983
Dilutive restricted stock units					868,416						290,910
Assumed conversion of preferred stock					-						-
Weighted-average shares — diluted					159,186,077						158,405,119
Per share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		1.31			1.29			1.04			1.03
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		(0.01	)		(0.01	)		(0.02	)		(0.02	)
Net earnings (loss)		1.30			1.28			1.02			1.01
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2011						2010
	Basic			Diluted			Basic			Diluted
	(In $ millions, except share and per share data)
Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		343			343			176			176
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		2			2			(2	)		(2	)
Net earnings (loss)		345			345			174			174
Cumulative preferred stock dividends		-			-			(3	)		-
Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders		345			345			171			174
Weighted-average shares — basic		156,124,358			156,124,358			153,315,950			153,315,950
Dilutive stock options					2,014,769						1,854,552
Dilutive restricted stock units					788,123						369,966
Assumed conversion of preferred stock					-						3,133,605
Weighted-average shares — diluted					158,927,250						158,674,073
Per share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		2.20			2.16			1.13			1.11
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		0.01			0.01			(0.01	)		(0.01	)
Net earnings (loss)		2.21			2.17			1.12			1.10

Securities not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive are as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Stock options		-		582,500		90,313		596,875
Restricted stock units		-		-		-		-
Convertible preferred stock		-		-		-		-
Total		-		582,500		90,313		596,875