Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (variable interest entity restricted - 2015: $1; 2014: $1)	$ 952	$ 780
Trade receivables - third party and affiliates (net of allowance for doubtful accounts - 2015: $6; 2014: $9)	793	801
Non-trade receivables, net	231	241
Inventories	738	782
Deferred income taxes	15	29
Marketable securities, at fair value	30	32
Other assets	37	33
Total current assets	2,796	2,698
Investments in affiliates	868	876
Property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation - 2015: $1,990; 2014: $1,816; variable interest entity restricted - 2015: $754; 2014: $535)	3,778	3,733
Deferred income taxes	278	253
Other assets (variable interest entity restricted - 2015: $40; 2014: $24)	350	377
Goodwill	716	749
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization - 2015: $536; 2014: $556)	122	132
Total assets	8,908	8,818
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates	463	137
Trade payables - third party and affiliates	608	757
Other liabilities	331	432
Deferred income taxes	7	7
Income taxes payable	107	5
Total current liabilities	1,516	1,338
Long-term debt	2,541	2,608
Deferred income taxes	122	141
Uncertain tax positions	165	159
Benefit obligations	1,103	1,211
Other liabilities	$ 264	$ 283
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2015 and 2014: 0 issued and outstanding)	$ 0	$ 0
Treasury stock, at cost (2015: 19,916,490 shares; 2014: 13,266,625 shares)	(1,031)	(611)
Additional paid-in capital	127	103
Retained earnings	3,962	3,491
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	(292)	(165)
Total Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity	2,766	2,818
Noncontrolling interests	431	260
Total equity	3,197	3,078
Total liabilities and equity	8,908	8,818
Series A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized (2015: 166,620,081 issued and 146,703,591 outstanding; 2014: 166,169,335 issued and 152,902,710 outstanding)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Series B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2015 and 2014: 0 issued and outstanding)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

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