Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of Other (Charges) Gains, Net

	Year Ended December 31,
	2017		2016		2015
	(In $ millions)
Employee termination benefits (Note 4)(1)	(4	)	(11	)	(53	)
InfraServ ownership change	(4	)	—		—
Asset impairments	—		(2	)	(126	)
Other plant/office closures	(52	)	—		—
Singapore contract termination	—		—		(174	)
Commercial disputes	—		2		2
Total	(60	)	(11	)	(351	)

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⁽¹⁾  Includes $1 million and $3 million of special termination benefits included in Benefit obligations in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

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, 2015	3		14		6		1		6		30
Additions	2		2		2		1		3		10
Cash payments	(3	)	(6	)	(6	)	(1	)	(5	)	(21	)
Other changes	(1	)	—		—		—		(1	)	(2	)
Exchange rate changes	—		(1	)	—		—		—		(1	)
As of December 31, 2016	1		9		2		1		3		16
Additions	1		2		—		—		1		4
Cash payments	(1	)	(3	)	(2	)	—		(2	)	(8	)
Other changes	—		(8	)	—		—		(1	)	(9	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
As of December 31, 2017	1		—		—		1		1		3
Other Plant/Office Closures
As of December 31, 2015	—		—		—		—		—		—
Additions	—		—		—		—		—		—
Cash payments	—		—		—		—		—		—
Other changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
As of December 31, 2016	—		—		—		—		—		—
Additions	—		—		—		29		—		29
Cash payments	—		—		—		(24	)	—		(24	)
Other changes	—		—		—		(3	)	—		(3	)
Exchange rate changes	—		—		—		—		—		—
As of December 31, 2017	—		—		—		2		—		2
Total	1		—		—		3		1		5