Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of 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	)

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⁽¹⁾  Includes $1 million of special termination benefits included in Benefit obligations in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Schedule of Restructuring Reserves

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