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Investments in Affiliates (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity method investments and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value as of
December 31,
 
Share of
Earnings (Loss)
Year Ended
December 31,
 
Dividends and
Other Distributions
Year Ended
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Advanced Engineered Materials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ibn Sina
25
 
25
 
68

 
55

 
111

 
130

 
112

 
(97
)
 
(126
)
 
(111
)
Fortron Industries LLC
50
 
50
 
95

 
92

 
8

 
9

 
7

 
(5
)
 
(3
)
 
—

Korea Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. 
50
 
50
 
154

 
153

 
15

 
19

 
23

 
(19
)
 
(23
)
 
(22
)
Polyplastics Co., Ltd.(3)
45
 
45
 
151

 
138

 
14

 
32

 
19

 
—

 
(81
)
 
(45
)
Una SA(1)
—
 
—
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
Other Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG
39
 
39
 
42

 
36

 
10

 
9

 
10

 
(6
)
 
(7
)
 
(3
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG(4)
32
 
32
 
159

 
143

 
17

 
38

 
16

 
(9
)
 
(18
)
 
(16
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG
27
 
27
 
22

 
22

 
4

 
5

 
5

 
(5
)
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
Consumer Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sherbrooke Capital Health and
Wellness, L.P.(2)
10
 
10
 
5

 
5

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
 
 
 
696

 
644

 
180

 
242

 
192

 
(141
)
 
(262
)
 
(205
)
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(1) 
The Company divested this investment in March 2011.
(2) 
The Company accounts for its ownership interest in Sherbrooke Capital Health and Wellness, L.P. under the equity method of accounting because the Company is able to exercise significant influence.
(3) 
During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company amended its existing joint venture and other related agreements with Polyplastics Co., Ltd. The amended agreements, among other items, modified certain dividend rights, resulting in a net cash dividend payment to the Company of $72 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012.
(4) 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG is owned primarily by an entity included in the Company's Other Activities. The Company's Consumer Specialties segment and Acetyl Intermediates segment also each hold an ownership percentage. During the year ended December 31, 2012, a subsidiary of InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG restructured its debt resulting in additional net earnings of affiliates of $22 million attributable to the Company.
Schedule of Cost Method Investments
Cost method investments and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value
as of
December 31,
 
Dividend
Income for the
Year Ended
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Consumer Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kunming Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd. 
30
 
30
 
14

 
14

 
13

 
13

 
12

Nantong Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd. 
31
 
31
 
106

 
106

 
68

 
59

 
56

Zhuhai Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd. 
30
 
30
 
14

 
14

 
11

 
11

 
10

Other Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Wiesbaden KG
8
 
8
 
6

 
6

 
1

 
2

 
2

Other(1)
 
 
 
 
5

 
16

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
 
 
 
145

 
156

 
93

 
85

 
80
Schedule of Transactions with Affiliates
Transactions with affiliates are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In $ millions)
Purchases
264

 
208

 
238

Sales
—

 
1

 
10

Interest income
—

 
—

 
1
Schedule of Balances with Affiliates
Balances with affiliates are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In $ millions)
Non-trade receivables
31

 
11

Total due from affiliates
31

 
11

 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings
26

 
36

Trade payables
24

 
9

Current Other liabilities
6

 
6

Total due to affiliates
56

 
51