Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $18; 2015: $7)	$ 716	$ 967
Trade receivables - third party and affiliates (net of allowance for doubtful accounts - 2016: $6; 2015: $6; variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $5; 2015: $6)	830	706
Non-trade receivables, net	212	285
Inventories	667	682
Deferred income taxes	0	68
Marketable securities, at fair value	31	30
Other assets	47	49
Total current assets	2,503	2,787
Investments in affiliates	870	838
Property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation - 2016: $2,132; 2015: $2,039; variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $763; 2015: $772)	3,640	3,609
Deferred income taxes	236	222
Other assets (variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $10; 2015: $13)	296	300
Goodwill	722	705
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization - 2016: $546; 2015: $528; variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $27; 2015: $27)	125	125
Total assets	8,392	8,586
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates	116	513
Trade payables - third party and affiliates	574	587
Other liabilities	280	330
Deferred income taxes	0	30
Income taxes payable	125	90
Total current liabilities	1,095	1,550
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	2,487	2,468
Deferred income taxes	116	136
Uncertain tax positions	176	167
Benefit obligations	1,176	1,189
Other liabilities	$ 244	$ 247
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2016 and 2015: 0 issued and outstanding)	$ 0	$ 0
Treasury stock, at cost (2016 and 2015: 19,916,490 shares)	(1,031)	(1,031)
Additional paid-in capital	125	136
Retained earnings	3,834	3,621
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	(283)	(348)
Total Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity	2,645	2,378
Noncontrolling interests	453	451
Total equity	3,098	2,829
Total liabilities and equity	8,392	8,586
Series A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized (2016: 167,355,679 issued and 147,439,189 outstanding; 2015: 166,698,787 issued and 146,782,297 outstanding)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	0	0
Series B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2016 and 2015: 0 issued and outstanding)
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	$ 0	$ 0

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