VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of these entities' assets and liabilities included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:



Assets and Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs	Mar 31, 2018		Dec 31, 2017
In millions	Mar 31, 2018		Dec 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents	$	140	$	107
Other current assets	129		131
Net property	869		907
Other noncurrent assets	51		50
Total assets ¹	$	1,189	$	1,195
Current liabilities	$	296	$	303
Long-term debt	225		249
Other noncurrent obligations	39		41
Total liabilities ²	$	560	$	593


1.	All assets were restricted at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.


2.	All liabilities were nonrecourse at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member]

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities [Table Text Block]

The Company's maximum exposure to loss is the same as the carrying amounts, unless otherwise noted below.



Carrying Amounts of Assets and Liabilities Related to Nonconsolidated VIEs		Mar 31, 2018			Dec 31, 2017
In millions	Description of asset or liability	Mar 31, 2018			Dec 31, 2017
Hemlock Semiconductor L.L.C.	Equity method investment ¹	$	(735	)	$	(752	)
Silicon joint ventures	Equity method investments ²	$	102		$	103
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	Equity method investment ²	$	47		$	51
AgroFresh Solutions, Inc	Other receivable ³	$	—		$	4


1.	Classified as "Other noncurrent obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company's maximum exposure to loss was zero at March 31, 2018 (zero at December 31, 2017).


2.	Classified as "Investment in nonconsolidated affiliates" in the consolidated balance sheets.


3.	Classified as "Accounts and notes receivable - Other" in the consolidated balance sheets.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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