Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Earnings (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of 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

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

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