Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

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

Consumer Specialties [Member] | Spondon, UK [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The exit costs and plant shutdown costs 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 September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	2		(14	)	(3	)	(14	)
Asset impairments	—		—		—		(72	)
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	2		(14	)	(3	)	(86	)
Accelerated depreciation	—		(2	)	(7	)	(2	)
Other	(2	)	—		(2	)	—
Total plant shutdown costs	(2	)	(2	)	(9	)	(2	)

Acetyl Intermediates [Member] | Pardies, France [Member]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The exit costs and plant shutdown costs related to the Project of Closure (Note 13) are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	(2	)	(2	)	(4	)	(4	)
Asset impairments	—		—		—		(1	)
Contract termination costs	—		—		—		(3	)
Reindustrialization costs	—		—		—		(3	)
Other	—		1		—		1
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	(2	)	(1	)	(4	)	(10	)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	1		1		1		1
Inventory write-offs	—		—		—		(4	)
Other	(1	)	(1	)	(3	)	(6	)
Total plant shutdown costs	—		—		(2	)	(9	)