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Investments in Affiliates (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Investments in and Advances to Affiliates, Schedule of Investments [Abstract]  
Schedule of Equity Method Investments
Equity method investments and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value as of
December 31,
 
Share of
Earnings (Loss)
Year Ended
December 31,
 
Dividends and
Other Distributions Year Ended
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Engineered Materials
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ibn Sina
25
 
25
 
164

 
178

 
96

 
58

 
38

 
(112
)
 
(1
)
 
(18
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG(1)
32
 
32
 
129

 
139

 
20

 
19

 
—

 
(25
)
 
(26
)
 
—

Fortron Industries LLC
50
 
50
 
122

 
111

 
14

 
17

 
9

 
(3
)
 
(6
)
 
(9
)
Korea Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd.
50
 
50
 
150

 
155

 
29

 
25

 
25

 
(27
)
 
(25
)
 
(11
)
Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
45
 
45
 
196

 
170

 
64

 
57

 
50

 
(45
)
 
(64
)
 
(54
)
Sherbrooke Capital Health and
Wellness, L.P.(2)
10
 
10
 
2

 
3

 
—

 
1

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other Activities(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG(4)
30
 
39
 
36

 
41

 
7

 
4

 
7

 
(5
)
 
(5
)
 
(5
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG(1)
—
 
—
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
22

 
—

 
—

 
(30
)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG(4)
22
 
27
 
16

 
20

 
3

 
2

 
4

 
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
(4
)
Total
 
 
 
 
815

 
817

 
233

 
183

 
155

 
(221
)
 
(131
)
 
(131
)
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(1) 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG is owned primarily by an entity included in the Company's Engineered Materials segment. Prior to 2017, InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG was owned primarily by an entity included in the Company's Other Activities segment. The Company's Acetyl Chain segment also holds an ownership percentage.
(2) 
The Company accounts for its ownership interest in Sherbrooke Capital Health and Wellness, L.P. under the equity method of accounting because the Company is able to exercise significant influence.
(3) 
InfraServ real estate service companies ("InfraServ Entities") own and operate sites in Frankfurt am Main-Hoechst, Gendorf and Knapsack, Germany. The InfraServ Entities were created to own land and property and to provide various technical and administrative services at these manufacturing locations.
(4) 
See Note 18 for further information.
Schedule of summarized balance sheet information for Ibn Sina (National Methanol) [Table Text Block]
 
As of September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In $ millions)
Current assets
448

 
410

Noncurrent assets
825

 
833

Current liabilities
200

 
194

Noncurrent liabilities
450

 
499
Schedule of Summarized Income Statement Financial Information for Ibn Sina (National Methanol) [Table Text Block]
 
Twelve Months Ended
September 30,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Revenues
913

 
759

 
563

Gross profit
396

 
306

 
208

Net income
322

 
256

 
171
Schedule of equity securities without readily determinable fair value
Equity investments without readily determinable fair values and ownership interests by business segment are as follows:
 
Ownership
as of
December 31,
 
Carrying
Value
as of
December 31,
 
Dividend
Income for the
Year Ended
December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
Acetate Tow
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kunming Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
30
 
30
 
14

 
14

 
12

 
12

 
14

Nantong Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
31
 
31
 
115

 
109

 
87

 
81

 
80

Zhuhai Cellulose Fibers Co. Ltd.
30
 
30
 
30

 
30

 
13

 
14

 
13

Other Activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Wiesbaden KG
8
 
8
 
5

 
5

 
1

 
1

 
1

Other
 
 
 
 
—

 
1

 
4

 
—

 
—

Total
 
 
 
 
164

 
159

 
117

 
108

 
108
Schedule of Transactions with Affiliates
Transactions and balances with affiliates are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
 
(In $ millions)
Purchases
305

 
250

 
203

Sales and other credits
117

 
77

 
43

Interest expense
1

 
—

 
—
Schedule of Balances with Affiliates
 
As of December 31,
 
2018
 
2017
 
(In $ millions)
Non-trade receivables
29

 
21

Total due from affiliates
29

 
21

 
 
 
 
Short-term borrowings(1)
50

 
32

Trade payables
46

 
36

Current Other liabilities
11

 
8

Total due to affiliates
107

 
76

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(1) 
The Company has agreements with certain affiliates whereby excess affiliate cash is lent to and managed by the Company at variable interest rates governed by those agreements.