Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Net sales	$ 995	$ 912	$ 1,941	$ 1,782
Cost of sales	829	778	1,618	1,515
Gross profit	166	134	323	267
Selling, general and administrative expense	77	77	159	156
Gain on disposition	0	0	(44)	0
Asset impairments	0	0	25	0
Business realignment costs	5	10	14	17
Other operating expense, net	11	9	20	3
Operating income	73	38	149	91
Interest expense, net	84	82	167	165
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	3
Other non-operating expense (income), net	8	(7)	7	(5)
Loss before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated entities	(19)	(37)	(25)	(72)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3	(1)	11	7
Loss before earnings from unconsolidated entities	(22)	(36)	(36)	(79)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net of taxes	1	2	2	3
Net loss	(21)	(34)	(34)	(76)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(1)	0	(1)	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Hexion Inc.	$ (22)	$ (34)	$ (35)	$ (76)