Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing and Transition Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

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

As of December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, accrued restructuring and plant closing costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following:

	Workforce reductions(1)		Other restructuring costs		Total(2)
Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2017	$	21	$	—	$	21
2017 charges for 2016 and prior initiatives	—		8		8
2017 charges for 2017 initiatives	33		4		37
Reversal of reserves no longer required	(1)		—		(1)
2017 payments for 2016 and prior initiatives	(12)		(8)		(20)
2017 payments for 2017 initiatives	(8)		(4)		(12)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance	1		—		1
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2017	$	34	$	—	$	34
2018 charges for 2017 and prior initiatives	2		16		18
2018 charges for 2018 initiatives	17		2		19
Reversal of reserves no longer required	—		—		—
2018 payments for 2017 and prior initiatives	(17)		(16)		(33)
2018 payments for 2018 initiatives	(2)		(2)		(4)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance	(2)		—		(2)
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2018	$	32	$	—	$	32
2019 charges for 2018 and prior initiatives	7		13		20
2019 charges for 2019 initiatives	5		—		5
2019 payments for 2018 and prior initiatives	(24)		(12)		(36)
2019 payments for 2019 initiatives	(5)		—		(5)
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2019	$	15	$	1	$	16

(1)The total workforce reduction reserves of $15 million relate to the termination of 315 positions, of which 134 positions had been terminated but not yet paid as of December 31, 2019.

(2)Accrued liabilities remaining at December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 by year of initiatives were as follows:

	December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
2017 initiatives and prior	$	7	$	18	$	34
2018 initiatives	9		14		—
2019 initiatives	—		—		—
Total	$	16	$	32	$	34

Schedule of accrued liabilities by year of initiatives

Accrued liabilities remaining at December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 by year of initiatives were as follows:

	December 31,
	2019		2018		2017
2017 initiatives and prior	$	7	$	18	$	34
2018 initiatives	9		14		—
2019 initiatives	—		—		—
Total	$	16	$	32	$	34

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

	Titanium Dioxide		Performance Additives		Total
Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2017	$	12	$	9	$	21
2017 charges for 2016 and prior initiatives	4		4		8
2017 charges for 2017 initiatives	34		3		37
Reversal of reserves no longer required	(1)		—		(1)
2017 payments for 2016 and prior initiatives	(9)		(11)		(20)
2017 payments for 2017 initiatives	(10)		(2)		(12)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance	—		1		1
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2017	$	30	$	4	$	34
2018 charges for 2017 and prior initiatives	18		—		18
2018 charges for 2018 initiative	15		4		19
Reversal of reserves no longer required	—		—		—
2018 payments for 2017 and prior initiatives	(28)		(5)		(33)
2018 payments for 2018 initiatives	(1)		(3)		(4)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance	(2)		—		(2)
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2018	$	32	$	—	$	32
2019 charges for 2018 and prior initiatives	20		—		20
2019 charges for 2019 initiative	5		—		5
2019 payments for 2018 and prior initiatives	(36)		—		(36)
2019 payments for 2019 initiatives	(5)		—		(5)
Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2019	$	16	$	—	$	16
Current portion of restructuring reserves	$	9	$	—	$	9
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve	$	7	$	—	$	7

Schedule of cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2019, December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are provided below:

Cash charges	$	25
Early Settlement of contractual obligations	(14)
Accelerated depreciation	22
Total 2019 Restructuring, Impairment of Plant Closing and Transition Costs	$	33
Cash charges	$	37
Pension-related charges	25
Accelerated depreciation	556
Other non-cash charges	10
Total 2018 Restructuring, Impairment of Plant Closing and Transition Costs	$	628
Cash charges	$	45
Accelerated depreciation	3
Impairment of assets	3
Other non-cash charges	1
Total 2017 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing and Transition Costs	$	52