Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Other (Charges) Gains, Net

	Three Months Ended September 30,			Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017	2016		2017			2016
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits	—	(3	)	(4	)	(1)	(11	)
InfraServ ownership change	—	—		(4	)		—
Asset impairments	—	—		—			(1	)
Other plant/office closures	—	—		(50	)		—
Total	—	(3	)	(58	)		(12	)

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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	)	(2	)	(1	)	—		(3	)	(7	)
Other changes	—		(8	)	—		—		(1	)	(9	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
As of September 30, 2017	1		1		1		1		—		4
Other Plant/Office Closures
As of December 31, 2016	—		—		—		—		—		—
Additions	—		—		—		29		—		29
Cash payments	—		—		—		(24	)	—		(24	)
Other changes	—		—		—		(3	)	—		(3	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
As of September 30, 2017	—		—		—		2		—		2
Total	1		1		1		3		—		6