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Other (Charges) Gains, Net
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Other (Charges) Gains, Net
Other (Charges) Gains, Net
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits
(2
)
 
(3
)
 
(4
)
(1) 
(8
)
InfraServ ownership change
(4
)
 
—

 
(4
)
 
—

Asset impairments
—

 
(1
)
 
—

 
(1
)
Other plant/office closures
3

 
—

 
(50
)
 
—

Total
(3
)
 
(4
)
 
(58
)
 
(9
)
______________________________
(1) 
Includes $1 million of special termination benefits included in Benefit obligations in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded $4 million and $8 million, respectively, of employee termination benefits primarily related to the Company's ongoing efforts to align its businesses around its core value drivers.
A partner in the Company's InfraServ equity affiliate investments exercised an option right, which is currently being disputed, to purchase additional ownership interests in the InfraServ entities from the Company. The purchase of these interests will reduce the Company's ownership interests in InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG and InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG from 39 percent and 27 percent, to 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively. Accordingly, during the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company reduced the carrying value of these investments by $4 million. In addition, the Company has reserved certain amounts for dividends received from the investments since the exercise notification was received. The Company's InfraServ investments are primarily owned by entities included in the Other Activities segment.
During the six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company provided notice of termination of a contract with a key raw materials supplier at its ethanol production unit in Nanjing, China. As a result, the Company recorded an estimated $50 million of plant/office closure costs primarily consisting of a $24 million contract termination charge and an $18 million reduction to its non-income tax receivable. The Nanjing, China ethanol production unit is included in the Company's Acetyl Intermediates segment.
The changes in the restructuring reserves by business segment are as follows:
 
Advanced
Engineered
Materials
 
Consumer
Specialties
 
Industrial
Specialties
 
Acetyl
Intermediates
 
Other
 
Total
 
(In $ millions)
Employee Termination Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
1

 
9

 
2

 
1

 
3

 
16

Additions
1

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
1

 
4

Cash payments
—

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
—

 
(3
)
 
(5
)
Other changes
—

 
(8
)
 
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
(9
)
Exchange rate changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

As of June 30, 2017
2

 
2

 
1

 
1

 
—

 
6

Other Plant/Office Closures
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of December 31, 2016
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Additions
—

 
—

 
—

 
29

 
—

 
29

Cash payments
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Other changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
(3
)
 
—

 
(3
)
Exchange rate changes
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

As of June 30, 2017
—

 
—

 
—

 
23

 
—

 
23

Total
2

 
2

 
1

 
24

 
—

 
29