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Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Other (Charges) Gains, Net
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits
(3
)
 
—

 
(6
)
 
(3
)
Kelsterbach plant relocation
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(6
)
Asset impairments
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
Plant/office closures
1

 
—

 
2

 
—

Commercial disputes
21

 
—

 
21

 
—

Other
1

 
—

 
4

 
—

Total
20

 
(4
)
 
21

 
(11
)
Schedule of Restructuring Reserves
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

 
4

 
—

 
6

Cash payments
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
 
(13
)
 
(1
)
 
(18
)
Other changes


 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Exchange rate changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

As of September 30, 2014
4

 
2

 
1

 
7

 
3

 
17

Plant/Office Closures
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

As of December 31, 2013
—

 
—

 
—

 
33

 
—

 
33

Additions
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Cash payments
—

 
—

 
—

 
(7
)
 
—

 
(7
)
Other changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
(12
)
(1) 
—

 
(12
)
Exchange rate changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2
)
 
—

 
(2
)
As of September 30, 2014
—

 
—

 
—

 
12

 
—

 
12

Total
4

 
2

 
1

 
19

 
3

 
29

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(1) 
Includes a $10 million non-cash reduction to take-or-pay contract termination penalties resulting from the closure of the Company's VAM facility in Tarragona, Spain (Note 3).