Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Advanced Engineered Materials	Consumer Specialties	Industrial Specialties	Acetyl Intermediates	Total
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2016	385	225	38	148	796
Acquisitions (Note 3)	133	—	—	—	133
Exchange rate changes	24	7	1	14	46
As of June 30, 2017(1)	542	232	39	162	975

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⁽¹⁾  There were $0 million of accumulated impairment losses as of June 30, 2017.

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Finite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

	Licenses		Customer- Related Intangible Assets		Developed Technology		Covenants Not to Compete and Other		Total
	(In $ millions)
Gross Asset Value
As of December 31, 2016	36		509		35		53		633
Acquisitions (Note 3)	—		73		9		—		82		(1)
Exchange rate changes	1		34		1		—		36
As of June 30, 2017	37		616		45		53		751
Accumulated Amortization
As of December 31, 2016	(27	)	(440	)	(26	)	(31	)	(524	)
Amortization	(2	)	(5	)	(1	)	(1	)	(9	)
Exchange rate changes	—		(27	)	(1	)	1		(27	)
As of June 30, 2017	(29	)	(472	)	(28	)	(31	)	(560	)
Net book value	8		144		17		22		191

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⁽¹⁾  Represents intangible assets acquired related to Nilit (Note 3) with a weighted average amortization period of 14 years.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are as follows:

	Trademarks and Trade Names
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2016	85
Acquisitions (Note 3)	22
Accumulated impairment losses	—
Exchange rate changes	4
As of June 30, 2017	111

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

Estimated amortization expense for the succeeding five fiscal years is as follows:

	(In $ millions)
2018	19
2019	17
2020	15
2021	15
2022	13