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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS  
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative

 

 
  Workforce
reductions(1)
  Demolition and
decommissioning
  Non-cancelable
lease costs
  Other
restructuring
costs
  Total(2)  

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2011

  $ 36   $ 1   $ 1   $ 11   $ 49  

2011 charges for 2006 and prior initiatives

    1     —     1     —     2  

2011 charges for 2009 initiatives

    1     —     —     4     5  

2011 charges for 2010 initiatives

    2     2     —     1     5  

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

    110     —     —     —     110  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (4 )   —     —     —     (4 )

2011 payments for 2006 and prior initiatives

    (1 )   —     —     —     (1 )

2011 payments for 2008 initiatives

    (1 )   —     —     —     (1 )

2011 payments for 2009 initiatives

    (5 )   —     —     (5 )   (10 )

2011 payments for 2010 initiatives

    (13 )   (3 )   —     (1 )   (17 )

2011 payments for 2011 initiatives

    (5 )   —     —     —     (5 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

    —     —     —     (2 )   (2 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    (7 )   —     —     —     (7 )
                       

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2011

  $ 114   $ —   $ 2   $ 8   $ 124  
                       

(1)
The total workforce reduction reserves of $114 million relate to the termination of 796 positions, of which 763 positions had not been terminated as of September 30, 2011.

(2)
Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):
Accrued restructuring costs by year of initiative
 
  September 30, 2011   December 31, 2010  

2006 initiatives and prior

  $ 5   $ 4  

2008 initiatives

    —     1  

2009 initiatives

    11     20  

2010 initiatives

    12     24  

2011 initiatives

    96     —  
           

Total

  $ 124   $ 49  
           
Details with respect to reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs, provided by segment and initiative

 

 
  Polyurethanes   Performance
Products
  Advanced
Materials
  Textile
Effects
  Pigments   Discontinued
Operations
  Corporate
and Other
  Total  

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2011

  $ —   $ 1   $ 2   $ 25   $ 8   $ 8   $ 5   $ 49  

2011 charges for 2006 and prior initiatives

    —     —     —     1     1     —     —     2  

2011 charges for 2009 initiatives

    —     —     —     —     5     —     —     5  

2011 charges for 2010 initiatives

    —     —     —     3     —     —     2     5  

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

    —     —     28     79     3     —     —     110  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    —     —     (1 )   (3 )   —     —     —     (4 )

2011 payments for 2006 and prior initiatives

    —     —     —     (1 )   —     —     —     (1 )

2011 payments for 2008 initiatives

    —     —     —     —     (1 )   —     —     (1 )

2011 payments for 2009 initiatives

    —     —     (1 )   —     (9 )   —     —     (10 )

2011 payments for 2010 initiatives

    —     —     —     (12 )   —     —     (5 )   (17 )

2011 payments for 2011 initiatives

    —     —     (1 )   (3 )   (1 )   —     —     (5 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

    —     —     —     —     —     (2 )   —     (2 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    —     —     (2 )   (5 )   —     —     —     (7 )
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2011

  $ —   $ 1   $ 25   $ 84   $ 6   $ 6   $ 2   $ 124  
                                   

Current portion of restructuring reserves

  $ —   $ 1   $ 24   $ 30   $ 6   $ 6   $ 2   $ 69  

Long-term portion of restructuring reserve

    —     —     1     54     —     —     —     55  

Estimated additional future charges for current restructuring projects

                                                 

Estimated additional charges within one year

    —     —     1     7     3     —     —     11  

Estimated additional charges beyond one year

    —     —     —     24     —     —     —     24  
Cash and non-cash restructuring charges by initiative

 

 
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2011
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2011
 

Cash charges:

             
 

2011 charges for 2006 and prior initiatives

  $ —   $ 2  
 

2011 charges for 2009 initiatives

    2     5  
 

2011 charges for 2010 initiatives

    2     5  
 

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

    99     110  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (1 )   (4 )

Non-cash charges

    53     53  
           

Total 2011 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 155   $ 171  
           


 

 
  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2010
  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
 

Cash charges:

             
 

2010 charges for 2006 and prior initiatives

  $ —   $ 1  
 

2010 charges for 2009 initiatives

    2     7  
 

2010 charges for 2010 initiatives

    2     22  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    —     (6 )
           

Total 2010 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 4   $ 24