Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Net sales	$ 952	$ 914	$ 2,893	$ 2,696
Cost of sales	796	797	2,414	2,312
Gross profit	156	117	479	384
Selling, general and administrative expense	72	77	231	233
Gain on disposition	0	0	(44)	0
Asset impairments	3	13	28	13
Business realignment costs	5	10	19	27
Other operating expense, net	6	1	26	4
Operating income	70	16	219	107
Interest expense, net	83	82	250	247
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	3
Other non-operating (income) expense, net	(1)	(5)	6	(10)
Loss before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated entities	(12)	(61)	(37)	(133)
Income tax expense	6	9	17	16
Loss before earnings from unconsolidated entities	(18)	(70)	(54)	(149)
Earnings from unconsolidated entities, net of taxes	0	0	2	3
Net loss	(18)	(70)	(52)	(146)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	(1)	0
Net (loss) income attributable to Hexion Inc.	$ (18)	$ (70)	$ (53)	$ (146)