Earnings (Loss) Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011	2012		2011
	(In $ millions, except share and per share data)
Amounts Attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	119		167	512		510
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	(2	)	—	(2	)	2
Net earnings (loss) available to common stockholders	117		167	510		512
Weighted-average shares - basic	159,123,808		156,194,459	157,936,063		156,147,982
Dilutive stock options	292,661		1,898,195	1,054,012		1,975,911
Dilutive restricted stock units	678,435		926,185	654,091		841,918
Weighted-average shares - diluted	160,094,904		159,018,839	159,644,166		158,965,811

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		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Stock options	30,032	—	15,016	60,208
Restricted stock units	92	1,008	5,328	336
Total	30,124	1,008	20,344	60,544