Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $22; 2015: $7)	$ 1,252	$ 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)	791	706
Non-trade receivables, net	214	285
Inventories	652	682
Deferred income taxes	0	68
Marketable securities, at fair value	34	30
Other assets	35	49
Total current assets	2,978	2,787
Investments in affiliates	864	838
Property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation - 2016: $2,228; 2015: $2,039; variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $744; 2015: $772)	3,578	3,609
Deferred income taxes		222
Deferred income taxes	216
Other assets (variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $9; 2015: $13)	290	300
Goodwill	712	705
Intangible assets (net of accumulated amortization - 2016: $542; 2015: $528; variable interest entity restricted - 2016: $26; 2015: $27)	119	125
Total assets	8,757	8,586
Current Liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates	92	513
Trade payables - third party and affiliates	591	587
Other liabilities	299	330
Deferred income taxes	0	30
Income taxes payable	116	90
Total current liabilities	1,098	1,550
Long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs	2,923	2,468
Deferred income taxes		136
Deferred income taxes	139
Uncertain tax positions	101	167
Benefit obligations	1,124	1,189
Other liabilities	221	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: 24,277,107 shares; 2015: 19,916,490 shares)	(1,331)	(1,031)
Additional paid-in capital	140	136
Retained earnings	4,211	3,621
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net	(310)	(348)
Total Celanese Corporation stockholders' equity	2,710	2,378
Noncontrolling interests	441	451
Total equity	3,151	2,829
Total liabilities and equity	8,757	8,586
Series A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized (2016: 167,476,602 issued and 143,199,495 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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