RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables) - Combined Divisions of Huntsman

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs

Schedule of accrued restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs by type of cost and initiative

			Other
	Workforce		restructuring
(Dollars in millions)	reductions(1)		costs		Total(2)
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2016	$	21	$	—	$	21
2017 charges		19		8		27
2017 payments		(8)		(8)		(16)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance		1		—		1
Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2017	$	33	$	—	$	33

(1) The total workforce reduction reserves of $33 million relate to the termination of 335 positions, of which zero positions had been terminated as of June 30, 2017.

(2) Accrued liabilities remaining at June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 by year of initiatives were as follows:

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016
2015 initiatives and prior	$	14	$	21
2016 initiatives		—		—
2017 initiatives		19		—
Total	$	33	$	21

Schedule of accrued liabilities by year of initiatives

	June 30,		December 31,
(Dollars in millions)	2017		2016
2015 initiatives and prior	$	14	$	21
2016 initiatives		—		—
2017 initiatives		19		—
Total	$	33	$	21

Schedule of details with respect to reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs, provided by segment and initiative

	Titanium		Performance		Discontinued
(Dollars in millions)	Dioxide		Additives		Operations		Total
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2016	$	12	$	9	$	1	$	21
2017 charges		21		6		—		27
2017 payments		(10)		(6)		—		(16)
Net activity due to discontinued operations		—		—		(1)		—
Foreign currency effect on liability balance		1		—		—		1
Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2017	$	24	$	9	$	—	$	33
Current portion of restructuring reserves	$	20	$	9	$	—	$	29
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve		4		—		—		4

Schedule of cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

	Three months ended		Six months ended
(Dollars in millions)	June 30, 2017		June 30, 2017
Cash charges	$	4	$	27
Impairment of assets		3		3
Other noncash charges		—		3
Total 2017 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs	$	7	$	33

	Three months ended		Six months ended
(Dollars in millions)	June 30, 2016		June 30, 2016
Cash charges	$	10	$	16
Accelerated depreciation		3		7
Other noncash charges		—		1
Total 2016 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs	$	13	$	24