Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures [Abstract]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition

The consideration paid and the amounts of the intangible assets acquired recognized at the acquisition date are as follows:

	Weighted
	Average Life
	(In years)		(In $ millions)
Cash consideration				8
Intangible assets acquired
Developed technology		4		7
Goodwill				1
Total				8

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The exit costs and plant shutdown costs recorded in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations related to the closure of the acetate flake and tow manufacturing operations in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom (Note 13) are as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30,					June 30,
	2011			2010		2011			2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits		(3	)		-		(5	)		-
Asset impairments		-			-		-			(72	)
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net		(3	)		-		(5	)		(72	)
Accelerated depreciation		(3	)		-		(7	)		-
Total plant shutdown costs		(3	)		-		(7	)		-

The exit costs and plant shutdown costs recorded in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations related to the Project of Closure (Note 13) are as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits		(1)			(1	)		(2	)		(2	)
Asset impairments		-			-			-			(1	)
Contract termination costs		-			-			-			(3	)
Reindustrialization costs		-			-			-			(3	)
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net		(	1)		(1	)		(2	)		(9	)
Inventory write-offs		-			-			-			(4	)
Other		(2	)		-			(2	)		(5	)
Total plant shutdown costs		(2	)		-			(2	)		(9	)