Other Expense	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Other Expense
Other Expense	11. Other Expense Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes charges of $10 million for restructuring, asset impairment and related charges. See Note 4 for additional information. Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes charges for restructuring, asset impairment and related charges of $9 million in the Company’s Europe segment and $27 million in the Asia Pacific segment, primarily related to the closure of a furnace in each segment. Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 also includes a $3 million gain related to the sale of a previously closed facility in North America. See Note 4 for additional information.

Other Expense

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

11. Other Expense

Other expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 includes charges of $10 million for restructuring, asset impairment and related charges. See Note 4 for additional information.

Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes charges for restructuring, asset impairment and related charges of $9 million in the Company’s Europe segment and $27 million in the Asia Pacific segment, primarily related to the closure of a furnace in each segment. Other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 also includes a $3 million gain related to the sale of a previously closed facility in North America. See Note 4 for additional information.