Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

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

Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs

The exit costs and plant shutdown costs related to the closure of the acetate flake and acetate tow manufacturing operations in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom (Note 17) are as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	(5	)	(4	)	(15	)
Asset impairments	(8	)	—		(72	)
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	(13	)	(4	)	(87	)
Accelerated depreciation	(6	)	(7	)	(6	)
Other	(5	)	(3	)	—
Total plant shutdown costs	(11	)	(10	)	(6	)

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

Acquisitions, Dispositions, Ventures and Plant Closures [Line Items]

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,
	2012		2011		2010
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	(2	)	(4	)	(6	)
Asset impairments	—		—		(1	)
Contract termination costs	—		—		(3	)
Reindustrialization costs	—		—		(3	)
Other	—		—		1
Total exit costs recorded to Other (charges) gains, net	(2	)	(4	)	(12	)
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets, net	—		1		—
Inventory write-offs	—		—		(4	)
Accelerated depreciation	—		—		—
Other	(8	)	(4	)	(8	)
Total plant shutdown costs	(8	)	(3	)	(12	)