Related Party Transactions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	Related Party Transactions Administrative Service, Management and Consulting Arrangements The Company is subject to a seven-year Amended and Restated Management Consulting Agreement with Apollo (the “Management Consulting Agreement”) that terminates on May 31, 2012 with an automatic one year extension provided on an annual basis, unless notice to the contrary is given by either party. Under the Management Consulting Agreement, the Company receives certain structuring and advisory services from Apollo and its affiliates. The Management Consulting Agreement provides indemnification to Apollo, its affiliates and their directors, officers and representatives for potential losses arising from these services. Apollo is entitled to an annual fee equal to the greater of $3 or 2% of the Company's Adjusted EBITDA. Apollo elected to waive payment of any portion of the annual fee due in excess of $3 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2007. Due to the economic downturn, Apollo elected to waive payment of the 2009 fee in its entirety. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized expense under the Management Consulting Agreement of $1 and $2, respectively. These amounts are included in Other operating expense, net in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Apollo Notes Registration Rights Agreements On November 5, 2010, in connection with the issuance of the Company's 9.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020, the Company entered into a separate registration rights agreement with Apollo. The registration rights agreements give Apollo the right to make three requests by written notice to the Company specifying the maximum aggregate principal amount of notes to be registered. The agreements require the Company to file a registration statement with respect to the notes it issued to Apollo as promptly as possible following receipt of each such notice. There are no cash or additional penalties under the registration rights agreements resulting from delays in registering the notes. In September 2011, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the resale of $134 of Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020 held by Apollo. Shared Services Agreement On October 1, 2010, the Company entered into a shared services agreement, as amended on March 17, 2011, with Momentive Performance Materials Inc. ("MPM"). Pursuant to the shared services agreement, the Company will provide to MPM, and MPM will provide to the Company, certain services, including, but not limited to, executive and senior management, administrative support, human resources, information technology support, accounting, finance, technology development, legal and procurement services. The shared services agreement establishes certain criteria upon which the costs of such services will be allocated between the Company and MPM. Allocation of service costs not demonstrably attributable to either the Company or MPM will initially be 51% to the Company and 49% to MPM, except to the extent that 100% of any cost was demonstrably attributable to or for the benefit of either MPM or the Company, in which case the total cost was allocated 100% to such party. The Shared Services Agreement remains in effect until terminated according to its terms. MPM or the Company may terminate the agreement for convenience, without cause, by giving written notice not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of termination. It is also anticipated that the Company and MPM will cooperate to achieve favorable pricing with respect to purchases of raw materials and logistics services. Pursuant to this agreement, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred approximately $135 of costs for shared services and MPM incurred approximately $125 of costs for shared services (excluding, in each case, costs allocated 100% to one party). During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company realized approximately $21 in cost savings as a result of the Shared Services Agreement. MSC billed MPM approximately $2 which represents a true-up payment to bring the percentage of total net incurred costs for shared services under the Shared Services Agreement to 51% for the Company and 49% for MPM. The true-up amount is included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company had accounts receivable from MPM of $6 and accounts payable to MPM of $1 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. Financing Agreements In connection with the terminated Huntsman merger and related litigation settlement agreement and release among the Company, Huntsman and other parties entered into on December 14, 2008, the Company paid Huntsman $225. The settlement payment was funded to the Company by an advance from Apollo, while reserving all rights with respect to reallocation of the payments to other affiliates of Apollo. Under the provisions of the settlement agreement and release, the Company is only contractually obligated to reimburse Apollo for any insurance recoveries on the $225 settlement payment, net of expense incurred in obtaining such recoveries. Apollo has agreed that the payment of any such insurance recoveries will satisfy the Company’s obligation to repay amounts received under the $225 advance. The Company has recorded the $225 settlement payment advance as a long-term liability at September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the Company has not recovered any insurance proceeds related to the $225 settlement payment. In addition, certain affiliates of Apollo have agreed to make a $200 investment in Momentive Holdings. Certain affiliates of Apollo have entered into a commitment letter with the Company and MSC Holdings pursuant to which they committed to purchase $200 in preferred units and warrants to purchase 28,785,935 common units of Momentive Holdings by December 31, 2011. The preferred units have an aggregate liquidation value equal to $200, plus accrued but unpaid distributions. Momentive Holdings has agreed to contribute any proceeds from the issuance of preferred or common units under this agreement as a capital contribution to MSC Holdings, and MSC Holdings has agreed to contribute such amounts as a capital contribution to the Company. In conjunction with and prior to the purchase of all the preferred shares and warrants, certain affiliates of Apollo also committed to provide liquidity facilities to the Company on an interim basis. The aggregate liquidity facilities outstanding, together with the purchase price for any purchased preferred shares and warrants, will at no time exceed $200. In connection therewith, the Company has $100 in term loans outstanding with affiliates of Apollo which will mature on December 31, 2011, with interest at adjusted LIBOR plus 2.25%. The Company also has $2 outstanding with an affiliate of Apollo, which is due upon demand. The weighted average interest rate of affiliated borrowings at September 30, 2011 was 2.64%. Purchase of MSC Holdings debt In 2009, the Company purchased $180 in face value of the outstanding MSC Holdings LLC PIK Debt Facility for $24, including accrued interest. The loan receivable from MSC Holdings has been recorded at its acquisition value of $24 as a reduction of equity in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Deficit and Comprehensive Income as MSC Holdings is the Company’s parent. In addition, at September 30, 2011 the Company has not recorded accretion of the purchase discount or interest income as ultimate receipt of these cash flows is under the control of MSC Holdings. The Company will continue to assess the collectibility of these cash flows to determine future amounts to record, if any. Purchases and Sales of Products and Services with Apollo Affiliates The Company sells products to certain Apollo affiliates and members of Momentive Holdings. These sales were less than $1 and $1 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2 for both the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Accounts receivable from these affiliates were less than $1 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company also purchases raw materials and services from certain Apollo affiliates. These purchases were $5 for both the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $25 and $13 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company had accounts payable to Apollo affiliates of less than $1 and $1 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Other Transactions and Arrangements Momentive Holdings purchases insurance policies which also cover the Company and MPM. Amounts are billed to the Company based on the Company's relative share of the insurance premiums. Amounts billed to the Company from Momentive Holdings were $14 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company had accounts payable to Momentive Holdings of $6 under these arrangements at September 30, 2011. The Company sells finished goods to and purchases raw materials from its foundry joint venture between the Company and Delta-HA, Inc. ("HAI"). The Company also provides toll-manufacturing and other services to HAI. The Company’s investment in HAI is recorded under the equity method of accounting and the related sales and purchases are not eliminated from the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. However, any profit on these transactions is eliminated in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to the extent of the Company’s 50% interest in HAI. Sales and services provided to HAI were $26 and $20 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $86 and $65 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Accounts receivable from HAI were $18 and $13 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Purchases from HAI were $10 and $15 for the three months ended September 30, 2011and 2010, respectively, and $41 and $46 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company had accounts payable to HAI of $5 and $2 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Additionally, HAI declared dividends of $4 and $0 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $9 and $4 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No amounts remain outstanding related to these previously declared dividends as of September 30, 2011. The Company’s purchase contracts with HAI represent a significant portion of HAI’s total revenue. In addition, the Company has pledged its member interest in HAI as collateral on HAI’s revolving line of credit. These factors result in the Company absorbing the majority of the risk to potential losses or gains from a majority of the expected returns. However, the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact HAI, and therefore, does not have a controlling financial interest. The carrying value of HAI’s assets were $48 and $44 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The carrying value of HAI’s liabilities were $24 and $22 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The Company had a loan receivable from its unconsolidated forest products joint venture in Russia of $3 and $4 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Related Party Transactions

Administrative Service, Management and Consulting Arrangements

The Company is subject to a seven-year Amended and Restated Management Consulting Agreement with Apollo (the “Management Consulting Agreement”) that terminates on May 31, 2012 with an automatic one year extension provided on an annual basis, unless notice to the contrary is given by either party. Under the Management Consulting Agreement, the Company receives certain structuring and advisory services from Apollo and its affiliates. The Management Consulting Agreement provides indemnification to Apollo, its affiliates and their directors, officers and representatives for potential losses arising from these services. Apollo is entitled to an annual fee equal to the greater of $3 or 2% of the Company's Adjusted EBITDA. Apollo elected to waive payment of any portion of the annual fee due in excess of $3 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010, 2008 and 2007. Due to the economic downturn, Apollo elected to waive payment of the 2009 fee in its entirety.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recognized expense under the Management Consulting Agreement of $1 and $2, respectively. These amounts are included in Other operating expense, net in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Apollo Notes Registration Rights Agreements

On November 5, 2010, in connection with the issuance of the Company's 9.00% Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020, the Company entered into a separate registration rights agreement with Apollo. The registration rights agreements give Apollo the right to make three requests by written notice to the Company specifying the maximum aggregate principal amount of notes to be registered. The agreements require the Company to file a registration statement with respect to the notes it issued to Apollo as promptly as possible following receipt of each such notice. There are no cash or additional penalties under the registration rights agreements resulting from delays in registering the notes.

In September 2011, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC to register the resale of $134 of Second-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2020 held by Apollo.

Shared Services Agreement

On October 1, 2010, the Company entered into a shared services agreement, as amended on March 17, 2011, with Momentive Performance Materials Inc. ("MPM"). Pursuant to the shared services agreement, the Company will provide to MPM, and MPM will provide to the Company, certain services, including, but not limited to, executive and senior management, administrative support, human resources, information technology support, accounting, finance, technology development, legal and procurement services. The shared services agreement establishes certain criteria upon which the costs of such services will be allocated between the Company and MPM. Allocation of service costs not demonstrably attributable to either the Company or MPM will initially be 51% to the Company and 49% to MPM, except to the extent that 100% of any cost was demonstrably attributable to or for the benefit of either MPM or the Company, in which case the total cost was allocated 100% to such party. The Shared Services Agreement remains in effect until terminated according to its terms. MPM or the Company may terminate the agreement for convenience, without cause, by giving written notice not less than 30 days prior to the effective date of termination. It is also anticipated that the Company and MPM will cooperate to achieve favorable pricing with respect to purchases of raw materials and logistics services.

Pursuant to this agreement, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company incurred approximately $135 of costs for shared services and MPM incurred approximately $125 of costs for shared services (excluding, in each case, costs allocated 100% to one party). During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company realized approximately $21 in cost savings as a result of the Shared Services Agreement. MSC billed MPM approximately $2 which represents a true-up payment to bring the percentage of total net incurred costs for shared services under the Shared Services Agreement to 51% for the Company and 49% for MPM. The true-up amount is included in Selling, general and administrative expense in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company had accounts receivable from MPM of $6 and accounts payable to MPM of $1 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

Financing Agreements

In connection with the terminated Huntsman merger and related litigation settlement agreement and release among the Company, Huntsman and other parties entered into on December 14, 2008, the Company paid Huntsman $225. The settlement payment was funded to the Company by an advance from Apollo, while reserving all rights with respect to reallocation of the payments to other affiliates of Apollo. Under the provisions of the settlement agreement and release, the Company is only contractually obligated to reimburse Apollo for any insurance recoveries on the $225 settlement payment, net of expense incurred in obtaining such recoveries. Apollo has agreed that the payment of any such insurance recoveries will satisfy the Company’s obligation to repay amounts received under the $225 advance. The Company has recorded the $225 settlement payment advance as a long-term liability at September 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2011, the Company has not recovered any insurance proceeds related to the $225 settlement payment.

In addition, certain affiliates of Apollo have agreed to make a $200 investment in Momentive Holdings. Certain affiliates of Apollo have entered into a commitment letter with the Company and MSC Holdings pursuant to which they committed to purchase $200 in preferred units and warrants to purchase 28,785,935 common units of Momentive Holdings by December 31, 2011. The preferred units have an aggregate liquidation value equal to $200, plus accrued but unpaid distributions. Momentive Holdings has agreed to contribute any proceeds from the issuance of preferred or common units under this agreement as a capital contribution to MSC Holdings, and MSC Holdings has agreed to contribute such amounts as a capital contribution to the Company.

In conjunction with and prior to the purchase of all the preferred shares and warrants, certain affiliates of Apollo also committed to provide liquidity facilities to the Company on an interim basis. The aggregate liquidity facilities outstanding, together with the purchase price for any purchased preferred shares and warrants, will at no time exceed $200. In connection therewith, the Company has $100 in term loans outstanding with affiliates of Apollo which will mature on December 31, 2011, with interest at adjusted LIBOR plus 2.25%. The Company also has $2 outstanding with an affiliate of Apollo, which is due upon demand. The weighted average interest rate of affiliated borrowings at September 30, 2011 was 2.64%.

Purchase of MSC Holdings debt

In 2009, the Company purchased $180 in face value of the outstanding MSC Holdings LLC PIK Debt Facility for $24, including accrued interest. The loan receivable from MSC Holdings has been recorded at its acquisition value of $24 as a reduction of equity in the unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Deficit and Comprehensive Income as MSC Holdings is the Company’s parent. In addition, at September 30, 2011 the Company has not recorded accretion of the purchase discount or interest income as ultimate receipt of these cash flows is under the control of MSC Holdings. The Company will continue to assess the collectibility of these cash flows to determine future amounts to record, if any.

Purchases and Sales of Products and Services with Apollo Affiliates

The Company sells products to certain Apollo affiliates and members of Momentive Holdings. These sales were less than $1 and $1 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $2 for both the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. Accounts receivable from these affiliates were less than $1 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. The Company also purchases raw materials and services from certain Apollo affiliates. These purchases were $5 for both the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $25 and $13 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company had accounts payable to Apollo affiliates of less than $1 and $1 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

Other Transactions and Arrangements

Momentive Holdings purchases insurance policies which also cover the Company and MPM. Amounts are billed to the Company based on the Company's relative share of the insurance premiums. Amounts billed to the Company from Momentive Holdings were $14 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The Company had accounts payable to Momentive Holdings of $6 under these arrangements at September 30, 2011.

The Company sells finished goods to and purchases raw materials from its foundry joint venture between the Company and Delta-HA, Inc. ("HAI"). The Company also provides toll-manufacturing and other services to HAI. The Company’s investment in HAI is recorded under the equity method of accounting and the related sales and purchases are not eliminated from the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. However, any profit on these transactions is eliminated in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to the extent of the Company’s 50% interest in HAI. Sales and services provided to HAI were $26 and $20 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $86 and $65 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Accounts receivable from HAI were $18 and $13 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Purchases from HAI were $10 and $15 for the three months ended September 30, 2011and 2010, respectively, and $41 and $46 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The Company had accounts payable to HAI of $5 and $2 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Additionally, HAI declared dividends of $4 and $0 during the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $9 and $4 during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. No amounts remain outstanding related to these previously declared dividends as of September 30, 2011.

The Company’s purchase contracts with HAI represent a significant portion of HAI’s total revenue. In addition, the Company has pledged its member interest in HAI as collateral on HAI’s revolving line of credit. These factors result in the Company absorbing the majority of the risk to potential losses or gains from a majority of the expected returns. However, the Company does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact HAI, and therefore, does not have a controlling financial interest. The carrying value of HAI’s assets were $48 and $44 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. The carrying value of HAI’s liabilities were $24 and $22 at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

The Company had a loan receivable from its unconsolidated forest products joint venture in Russia of $3 and $4 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.