Goodwill and Intangible Assets, net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	Engineered Materials	Acetate Tow	Industrial Specialties	Acetyl Intermediates	Total
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2017	643	149	40	171	1,003
Acquisitions (Note 3)	84	—	—	—	84
Exchange rate changes	14	1	—	5	20
As of March 31, 2018(1)	741	150	40	176	1,107

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⁽¹⁾  There were $0 million of accumulated impairment losses as of March 31, 2018.

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, 2017	38		640		45		54		777
Acquisitions (Note 3)	—		32		—		3		35		(1)
Exchange rate changes	1		14		1		—		16
As of March 31, 2018	39		686		46		57		828
Accumulated Amortization
As of December 31, 2017	(33	)	(496	)	(30	)	(32	)	(591	)
Amortization	—		(4	)	(1	)	(1	)	(6	)
Exchange rate changes	(1	)	(10	)	(1	)	—		(12	)
As of March 31, 2018	(34	)	(510	)	(32	)	(33	)	(609	)
Net book value	5		176		14		24		219

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⁽¹⁾  Represents intangible assets acquired related to Omni Plastics (Note 3) with a weighted average amortization period of 11 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, 2017	115
Acquisitions (Note 3)	—
Accumulated impairment losses	—
Exchange rate changes	2
As of March 31, 2018	117

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)
2019	21
2020	19
2021	18
2022	17
2023	15