Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014



	Advanced Engineered Materials		Consumer Specialties			Industrial Specialties		Acetyl Intermediates			Other Activities			Eliminations		Consolidated
	(In $ millions)
	Year Ended December 31, 2014
Net sales	1,459		1,160		⁽¹⁾	1,224		3,493		⁽¹⁾	—			(534	)	6,802
Other (charges) gains, net	(1	)	16			(1	)	(3	)		4			—		15
Operating profit (loss)	221		388			76		558			(485	)		—		758
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	161		9			—		20			56			—		246
Depreciation and amortization	106		43			48		81			12			—		290
Capital expenditures	65		103			29		478			6			—		681		⁽²⁾
	As of December 31, 2014
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	358		261			54		208			—			—		881
Total assets	2,484		1,491			823		2,495			1,525			—		8,818
	Year Ended December 31, 2013
Net sales	1,352		1,214		⁽¹⁾	1,155		3,241		⁽¹⁾	—			(452	)	6,510
Other (charges) gains, net	(13	)	—			(4	)	(141	)		—			—		(158	)
Operating profit (loss)	904		346			64		153			41			—		1,508
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	148		3			—		5			24			—		180
Depreciation and amortization	110		41			52		86			16			—		305
Capital expenditures	67		116			33		184			8			—		408		⁽⁴⁾
	As of December 31, 2013
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	368		278			60		234			—			—		940
Total assets	2,643		1,478			1,002		2,333			1,562			—		9,018
	Year Ended December 31, 2012
Net sales	1,261		1,186		⁽¹⁾	1,184		3,231		⁽¹⁾	—			(444	)	6,418
Other (charges) gains, net	(2	)	(4	)	⁽³⁾	—		—			(8	)	⁽³⁾	—		(14	)
Operating profit (loss)	95		251			86		269			(526	)		—		175
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates	190		6			—		11			35			—		242
Depreciation and amortization	113		45			55		80			15			—		308
Capital expenditures	51		65			38		169			16			—		339		⁽⁴⁾

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⁽¹⁾	Net sales for Acetyl Intermediates and Consumer Specialties include intersegment sales of $532 million and $2 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2014; $448 million and $4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2013; and $440 million and $4 million, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2012.


⁽²⁾	Includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $3 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.


⁽³⁾	Includes $9 million of insurance recoveries received from the Company's captive insurance companies related to the Narrows, Virginia facility that eliminates in consolidation.


⁽⁴⁾	Excludes expenditures related to the relocation of the Company's POM operations in Germany (Note 28) and includes an increase in accrued capital expenditures of $38 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 and a decrease of $22 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Schedule of Geographical Segments

The net sales based on the geographic location of the Company's facilities are as follows:



	Year Ended December 31,
	2014	2013	2012
	(In $ millions)
Belgium	480	525	504
Canada	204	249	284
China	996	863	733
Germany	2,156	2,049	2,082
Mexico	259	256	257
Singapore	632	578	561
US	1,899	1,808	1,811
Other	176	182	186
Total	6,802	6,510	6,418

Property, plant and equipment, net based on the geographic location of the Company's facilities is as follows:



	As of December 31,
	2014	2013
	(In $ millions)
Belgium	66	64
Canada	138	141
China	593	653
Germany	1,084	1,301
Mexico	151	145
Singapore	50	53
US	1,563	969
Other	88	99
Total	3,733	3,425

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