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Environmental (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Environmental Expenditures
Environmental expenditures for preventative and remediation efforts are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In $ millions)
Capital expenditures
90

 
40

 
30

Other expenditures (1)
49

 
45

 
41

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(1) 
Includes expenditures for US Superfund sites of $2 million, $2 million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Schedule of Environmental Remediation Reserves
The components of environmental remediation reserves are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
(In $ millions)
Demerger obligations (Note 23)
27

 
31

Divestiture obligations (Note 23)
21

 
21

Active sites
32

 
28

US Superfund sites
13

 
15

Other environmental remediation reserves
4

 
4

Total
97

 
99

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Efforts
Remediation expense is recorded as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In $ millions)
Cost of sales
9

 
10

 
2

Selling, general and administrative expenses
1

 
3

 
6

Schedule of Environmental Ownership and Liability Percentages
The Company's ownership interest and environmental liability participation percentages for such liabilities, which cannot be attributed to an InfraServ partner are as follows:
 
As of December 31, 2013
 
Ownership
 
Liability
 
Reserves (1)
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG
39
 
10
 
17

InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG
27
 
22
 
1

InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG
32
 
40
 
79

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(1) 
Gross reserves maintained by the respective InfraServ entity.