Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill



	Advanced Engineered Materials	Consumer Specialties	Industrial Specialties	Acetyl Intermediates	Total
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2012
Goodwill	297	249	42	189	777
Accumulated impairment losses	—	—	—	—	—
Net book value	297	249	42	189	777
Exchange rate changes	3	2	—	5	10
As of September 30, 2013
Goodwill	300	251	42	194	787
Accumulated impairment losses	—	—	—	—	—
Net book value	300	251	42	194	787

The Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of its reporting unit goodwill either qualitatively or quantitatively annually during the third quarter of its fiscal year using June 30 balances or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be fully recoverable. In connection with the Company's annual goodwill impairment assessment, the Company did not record an impairment loss to goodwill during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 as the estimated fair value for each of the Company's reporting units exceeded the carrying value of the underlying assets by a substantial margin.

Intangible Assets, Net

Finite-lived intangibles are as follows:



	Licenses		Customer- Related Intangible Assets		Developed Technology		Covenants Not to Compete and Other		Total
	(In $ millions)
Gross Asset Value
As of December 31, 2012	32		525		30		32		619
Acquisitions	—		—		—		7		7		⁽¹⁾
Exchange rate changes	1		10		—		—		11
As of September 30, 2013	33		535		30		39		637
Accumulated Amortization
As of December 31, 2012	(16	)	(480	)	(17	)	(23	)	(536	)
Amortization	(3	)	(19	)	(2	)	(2	)	(26	)
Exchange rate changes	—		(10	)	—		—		(10	)
As of September 30, 2013	(19	)	(509	)	(19	)	(25	)	(572	)
Net book value	14		26		11		14		65

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⁽¹⁾	Weighted average amortization period is 29 years.

Indefinite-lived intangibles are as follows:



	Trademarks and Trade Names
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2012	82
Acquisitions	—
Accumulated impairment losses	(1	)
Exchange rate changes	1
As of September 30, 2013	82

The Company assesses the recoverability of the carrying value of its indefinite-lived intangible assets annually during the third quarter of its fiscal year using June 30 balances or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be fully recoverable.

Management assesses indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment either qualitatively or by utilizing the relief from royalty method under the income approach to determine the estimated fair value for each indefinite-lived intangible asset. The relief from royalty method estimates the Company’s theoretical royalty savings from ownership of the intangible asset. Key assumptions used in this model include discount rates, royalty rates, growth rates, sales projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates, royalty rates, growth rates and sales projections are the assumptions most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment. Discount rates used are similar to the rates estimated by the weighted average cost of capital considering any differences in Company-specific risk factors. Royalty rates are established by management and are periodically substantiated by third-party valuation consultants. Operational management, considering industry and Company-specific historical and projected data, develops growth rates and sales projections associated with each indefinite-lived intangible asset. Terminal value rate determination follows common methodology of capturing the present value of perpetual sales estimates beyond the last projected period assuming a constant discount rate and low long-term growth rates.

If the calculated fair value as described above is less than the current carrying value, impairment of the indefinite-lived intangible asset may exist. In connection with the Company’s annual indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $1 million in Other charges (gains), net (Note 13) to write-off the total net book value of a trademark included in the Industrial Specialties segment. Other than this trademark, the estimated fair value for each of the Company's other indefinite-lived intangible assets exceeded the carrying value of the underlying asset by a substantial margin.

Specific assumptions, including discount rates, royalty rates, sales projections and terminal value rates, were updated at the date of the assessment to consider current industry and Company-specific risk factors from the perspective of a market participant. The current business environment is subject to evolving market conditions and requires significant management judgment to interpret the potential impact to the Company’s assumptions. To the extent market changes result in adjusted assumptions, impairment losses may occur in future periods.

The Company's trademarks and trade names have an indefinite life. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company did not renew or extend any intangible assets.

Estimated amortization expense for the succeeding five fiscal years is as follows:



	(In $ millions)
2014	20
2015	11
2016	8
2017	7
2018	4

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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