Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company’s gross carrying amount and accumulated impairments of goodwill consist of the following as of December 31:



	2011									2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairments		Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation			Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairments		Accumulated Foreign Currency Translation			Net Book Value
Epoxy, Phenolic and Coating Resins	$	88	$	—	$	2		$	90	$	88	$	—	$	3		$	91
Forest Products Resins	81		—		(4		)	77		81		—		(3		)	78
	$	169	$	—	$	(2	)	$	167	$	169	$	—	$	—		$	169

The changes in the net carrying amount of goodwill by segment for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 are as follows:



	Epoxy, Phenolic and Coating Resins			Forest Products Resins			Total
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2009	$	100		$	77		$	177
Deconsolidation of variable interest entity	(7		)	—			(7		)
Foreign currency translation	(2		)	1			(1		)
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2010	91			78			169
Foreign currency translation	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Goodwill balance at December 31, 2011	$	90		$	77		$	167

The Company’s intangible assets with identifiable useful lives consist of the following as of December 31:



	2011										2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairments			Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Impairments		Accumulated Amortization			Net Book Value
Intangible assets:
Patents and technology	$	110	$	—		$	(58	)	$	52	$	110	$	—	$	(53	)	$	57
Customer lists and contracts	93		(17		)	(44		)	32		91		—		(37		)	54
Other	25		—			(5		)	20		25		—		(4		)	21
	$	228	$	(17	)	$	(107	)	$	104	$	226	$	—	$	(94	)	$	132

The impact of foreign currency translation on intangible assets is included in accumulated amortization.

In 2011, as a result of the loss of a customer that went out of business in the second quarter of 2011 and continued competitive pressures resulting in successive periods of negative cash flows within the Company’s European forest products business, the Company recorded impairment charges of $17 on certain customer list assets in its Forest Products Resins segment, which has been included in Asset impairments on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Total intangible amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $15, $15 and $17, respectively.

Estimated annual intangible amortization expense for 2012 through 2016 is as follows:



2012	$	13
2013	13
2014	12
2015	12
2016	12

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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