Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings (Loss) Per Share

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014		2013	2014		2013
	(In $ millions, except share data)
Amounts Attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations	258		171	713		445
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations	(5	)	1	(5	)	2
Net earnings (loss)	253		172	708		447
Weighted average shares - basic	154,427,554		158,501,075	155,552,777		159,282,314
Dilutive stock options	125,259		230,110	150,099		229,920
Dilutive restricted stock units	621,715		364,346	622,635		334,359
Weighted average shares - diluted	155,174,528		159,095,531	156,325,511		159,846,593

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share

Securities not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive are as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2014	2013	2014	2013
Stock options	—	38,140	—	94,631
Restricted stock units	—	—	—	—
Total	—	38,140	—	94,631