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Other (Charges) Gains, Net
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Other (Charges) Gains, Net
Other (Charges) Gains, Net
 
Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits
(2
)
 
(2
)
Kelsterbach plant relocation

 
(2
)
Plant/office closures
1

 

Total
(1
)
 
(4
)

2014
During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Company recorded $2 million of employee termination benefits related to the closure of its acetic anhydride facility in Roussillon, France and VAM facility in Tarragona, Spain (Note 3).
2013
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded $2 million of employee termination benefits related to a business optimization project which is included in the Industrial Specialties and Acetyl Intermediates segments.
During the three months ended March 31, 2013, the Company recorded $2 million of costs related to the relocation of the Company's polyacetal ("POM") operations from Kelsterbach, Germany to Frankfurt Hoechst Industrial Park, Germany, which is included in the Advanced Engineered Materials segment.
The changes in the restructuring reserves by business segment are as follows:
 
Advanced
Engineered
Materials
 
Consumer
Specialties
 
Industrial
Specialties
 
Acetyl
Intermediates
 
Other
 
Total
 
(In $ millions)
Employee Termination Benefits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

As of December 31, 2013
4

 
3

 
2

 
16

 
4

 
29

Additions

 

 

 
1

 
1

 
2

Cash payments

 

 

 
(10
)
 
(1
)
 
(11
)
Other changes

 

 

 

 

 

Exchange rate changes

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2014
4

 
3

 
2

 
7

 
4

 
20

Plant/Office Closures
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

As of December 31, 2013

 

 

 
33

 

 
33

Additions

 

 

 

 

 

Cash payments

 

 

 
(6
)
 

 
(6
)
Other changes

 

 

 
(1
)
 

 
(1
)
Exchange rate changes

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2014

 

 

 
26

 

 
26

Total
4

 
3

 
2

 
33

 
4

 
46