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RESTRUCTURING
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] 
RESTRUCTURING
RESTRUCTURING
2009 Restructuring
On June 30, 2009, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a restructuring plan related to the Company’s acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company (“Rohm and Haas”) as well as actions to advance the Company’s strategy and to respond to continued weakness in the global economy. The restructuring plan included the elimination of approximately 2,500 positions primarily resulting from synergies to be achieved as a result of the acquisition of Rohm and Haas. In addition, the plan included the shutdown of a number of manufacturing facilities. These actions were substantially complete at March 31, 2011. As a result of the restructuring activities, the Company recorded pretax restructuring charges of $677 million in the second quarter of 2009, consisting of asset write-downs and write-offs of $454 million, costs associated with exit or disposal activities of $68 million and severance costs of $155 million.

The severance component of the 2009 restructuring charges of $155 million was for the separation of approximately 2,500 employees under the terms of the Company’s ongoing benefit arrangements, primarily over two years. At December 31, 2010, severance of $149 million had been paid and a currency adjusted liability of $6 million remained for approximately 189 employees. In the first quarter of 2011, the remaining severance of $6 million was paid, bringing the program to a close.

The shutdowns related to the 2009 restructuring plan were substantially completed in the first quarter of 2011, with remaining liabilities primarily related to environmental remediation to be paid over time.

2010 Adjustments to the 2009 Restructuring Plan
In the first quarter of 2010, the Company recorded an additional $8 million charge to adjust the impairment of long-lived assets and other assets related to the United States Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) required divestitures completed in the first quarter of 2010, and an additional $8 million charge related to the shutdown of a small manufacturing facility under the 2009 restructuring plan. The impact of these charges is shown as “Restructuring charges” in the consolidated statements of income and was reflected in the following operating segments: Electronic and Functional Materials ($8 million) and Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions ($8 million).

In the second quarter of 2010, the Company recorded additional restructuring charges of $13 million which included the write-off of other assets of $5 million, additional costs associated with exit or disposal activities of $7 million and additional severance of $1 million related to the FTC required divestitures that were included in the 2009 restructuring plan. The impact of these charges is shown as “Restructuring charges” in the consolidated statements of income and was reflected in Coatings and Infrastructure Solutions ($12 million) and Corporate ($1 million).

Restructuring Reserve Assumed from Rohm and Haas
Included in liabilities assumed in the April 1, 2009 acquisition of Rohm and Haas was a reserve for severance and employee benefits for the separation of employees under the terms of Rohm and Haas’ ongoing benefit arrangement. The separations resulted from plant shutdowns, production schedule adjustments, productivity improvements and reductions in support services. A currency adjusted liability of $12 million remained at December 31, 2010; $5 million for employees who had left the Company and would continue to receive annuity payments in early 2011, and $7 million for approximately 44 employees. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company decreased the restructuring reserve $6 million to adjust the reserve to the expected future severance payments. The impact of this adjustment is shown as “Cost of sales” in the consolidated statements of income and was reflected in Corporate. Severance payments of $7 million were made in the six-month period ended June 30, 2011, bringing the program to a close.

Restructuring Reserve Assumed from Rohm and Haas
In millions
Severance
Costs

Reserve balance at December 31, 2010
$
12

Cash payments
(7
)
Adjustments to reserve
(6
)
Foreign currency impact
1

Reserve balance at June 30, 2011
$