Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Other (Charges) Gains, Net

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits (Note 4)	(7	)	(23	)	(6	)
Kelsterbach plant relocation (Note 28)	—		(13	)	(7	)
Plumbing actions	—		—		5
Asset impairments	—		(81	)	(8	)
Plant/office closures (Note 4)	2		(33	)	—
Commercial disputes	11		(8	)	2
Other	9		—		—
Total	15		(158	)	(14	)

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

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, 2012	6		13		—		3			7		29
Additions	—		—		3		20			—		23
Cash payments	(2	)	(10	)	(1	)	(8	)		(2	)	(23	)
Other changes	—		—		—		—			(1	)	(1	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		1			—		1
As of December 31, 2013	4		3		2		16			4		29
Additions	1		1		1		4			—		7
Cash payments	(1	)	(3	)	(2	)	(14	)		(1	)	(21	)
Other changes	—		—		—		—			—		—
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		(1	)		—		(1	)
As of December 31, 2014	4		1		1		5			3		14
Plant/Office Closures
As of December 31, 2012	—		—		—		1			—		1
Additions	—		—		—		33			—		33
Cash payments	—		—		—		(1	)		—		(1	)
Other changes	—		—		—		—			—		—
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—			—		—
As of December 31, 2013	—		—		—		33			—		33
Additions	—		—		—		—			—		—
Cash payments	—		—		—		(9	)		—		(9	)
Other changes	—		—		—		(15	)	(1)	—		(15	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		(2	)		—		(2	)
As of December 31, 2014	—		—		—		7			—		7
Total	4		1		1		12			3		21

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⁽¹⁾  Includes a $13 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 4).