Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 17) are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	(4	)	(15	)
Asset impairments	—		(72	)
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	(4	)	(87	)
Accelerated depreciation	(7	)	(6	)
Other	(3	)	—
Total plant shutdown costs	(10	)	(6	)

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 17) are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	(4	)	(6	)	(60	)
Asset impairments	—		(1	)	(12	)
Contract termination costs	—		(3	)	(17	)
Reindustrialization costs	—		(3	)	—
Other	—		1		—
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	(4	)	(12	)	(89	)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	1		—		—
Inventory write-offs	—		(4	)	—
Accelerated depreciation	—		—		(9	)
Other	(4	)	(8	)	(8	)
Total plant shutdown costs	(3	)	(12	)	(17	)