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Investments in Affiliates (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity method investments and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value as of
December 31,
 
Share of
Earnings (Loss)
Year Ended
December 31,
 
Dividends and
Other Distributions
Year Ended
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Advanced Engineered Materials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ibn Sina
25
 
25
 
87

 
97

 
88

 
115

 
111

 
(98
)
 
(85
)
 
(97
)
Fortron Industries LLC
50
 
50
 
100

 
97

 
11

 
9

 
8

 
(8
)
 
(7
)
 
(5
)
Korea Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd.
50
 
50
 
127

 
134

 
16

 
10

 
15

 
(10
)
 
(16
)
 
(19
)
Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
45
 
45
 
168

 
166

 
35

 
27

 
14

 
(20
)
 
(3
)
 
—

Other Activities(1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG
39
 
39
 
37

 
39

 
7

 
9

 
10

 
(5
)
 
(7
)
 
(6
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG(2)
32
 
32
 
147

 
174

 
21

 
72

 
17

 
(32
)
 
(26
)
 
(9
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG
27
 
27
 
18

 
20

 
4

 
4

 
4

 
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
Consumer Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sherbrooke Capital Health and
Wellness, L.P.(3)
10
 
10
 
3

 
4

 
(1
)
 
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
 
 
 
687

 
731

 
181

 
246

 
180

 
(176
)
 
(148
)
 
(141
)
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(1) 
InfraServ real estate service companies ("InfraServ Entities") own and operate sites in Frankfurt am Main-Hoechst, Gendorf and Knapsack, Germany. The InfraServ Entities were created to own land and property and to provide various technical and administrative services at these manufacturing locations.
(2) 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG is owned primarily by an entity included in the Company's Other Activities. The Company's Consumer Specialties segment and Acetyl Intermediates segment also each hold an ownership percentage. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG restructured the debt of a subsidiary resulting in additional equity in net earnings of affiliates of $48 million.
(3) 
The Company accounts for its ownership interest in Sherbrooke Capital Health and Wellness, L.P. under the equity method of accounting because the Company is able to exercise significant influence.
Schedule of Cost Method Investments
Cost method investments and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value
as of
December 31,
 
Dividend
Income for the
Year Ended
December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Consumer Specialties
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kunming Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
30
 
30
 
14

 
14

 
14

 
15

 
13

Nantong Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
31
 
31
 
106

 
106

 
79

 
87

 
68

Zhuhai Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
30
 
30
 
22

 
14

 
13

 
13

 
11

Other Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Wiesbaden KG
8
 
8
 
5

 
6

 
1

 
1

 
1

Other
 
 
 
 
4

 
5

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
 
 
 
151

 
145

 
107

 
116

 
93
Schedule of Transactions with Affiliates
Transactions and balances with affiliates are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In $ millions)
Purchases
195

 
231

 
264

Sales
—

 
—

 
—
Schedule of Balances with Affiliates
 
As of December 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(In $ millions)
Non-trade receivables
23

 
31

Total due from affiliates
23

 
31

 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings(1)
16

 
16

Trade payables
34

 
39

Current Other liabilities
6

 
6

Total due to affiliates
56

 
61

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(1) 
The Company has agreements with certain affiliates whereby excess affiliate cash is lent to and managed by the Company at variable interest rates governed by those agreements.