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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, 2013
RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS  
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative

   As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

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

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2013

  $ 90   $   $ 15   $   $ 105  

2013 charges for 2009 initiatives

                2     2  

2013 charges for 2010 initiatives

    1                 1  

2013 charges for 2011 initiatives

    1     10     35     2     48  

2013 charges for 2012 initiatives

    24             12     36  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

    24             4     28  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (15 )       (4 )       (19 )

2013 payments for 2009 initiatives

    (1 )           (2 )   (3 )

2013 payments for 2011 initiatives

    (11 )   (10 )   (2 )   (2 )   (25 )

2013 payments for 2012 initiatives

    (30 )           (12 )   (42 )

2013 payments for 2013 initiatives

    (7 )           (3 )   (10 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

            (2 )       (2 )
                       

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2013

  $ 76   $   $ 42   $ 1   $ 119  
                       

(1)
The workforce reduction reserves relate to the termination of 927 positions, of which 788 positions had not been terminated as of September 30, 2013.

(2)
Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  September 30,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 

2008 and prior initiatives

  $ 1   $ 2  

2009 initiatives

    5     7  

2010 initiatives

    6     9  

2011 initiatives

    52     34  

2012 initiatives

    37     53  

2013 initiatives

    18      
           

Total

  $ 119   $ 105  
           
Accrued liabilities by initiative
Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  September 30,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 

2008 and prior initiatives

  $ 1   $ 2  

2009 initiatives

    5     7  

2010 initiatives

    6     9  

2011 initiatives

    52     34  

2012 initiatives

    37     53  

2013 initiatives

    18      
           

Total

  $ 119   $ 105  
           
Details with respect to reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs, provided by segment and initiative

Details with respect to our reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs are provided below by segment and initiative (dollars in millions):

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

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2013

  $ 27   $   $ 27   $ 42   $ 1   $ 6   $ 2   $ 105  

2013 charges for 2009 initiatives

                    2             2  

2013 charges for 2010 initiatives

                            1     1  

2013 charges for 2011 initiatives

                48                 48  

2013 charges for 2012 initiatives

    3         33                     36  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

        17             1         10     28  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (7 )       (4 )   (8 )               (19 )

2013 payments for 2009 initiatives

                    (3 )           (3 )

2013 payments for 2011 initiatives

                (25 )               (25 )

2013 payments for 2012 initiatives

    (11 )       (30 )               (1 )   (42 )

2013 payments for 2013 initiatives

        (6 )                   (4 )   (10 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

                        (2 )       (2 )
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2013

  $ 12   $ 11   $ 26   $ 57   $ 1   $ 4   $ 8   $ 119  
                                   

Current portion of restructuring reserves

  $ 5   $ 11   $ 25   $ 24   $ 1   $ 4   $ 8   $ 78  

Long-term portion of restructuring reserves

    7         1     33                 41  

Estimated additional future charges for current restructuring projects

                                                 

Estimated additional charges within one year

    1         4     25                 30  

Estimated additional charges beyond one year

                                 
Cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

 
  Three months
ended
September 30,
2013
  Nine months
ended
September 30,
2013
 

Cash charges:

             

2013 charges for 2009 initiatives

  $ 1   $ 2  

2013 charges for 2010 initiatives

    1     1  

2013 charges for 2011 initiatives

    18     48  

2013 charges for 2012 initiatives

    5     36  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

    14     28  

Pension related charges

    2     7  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (10 )   (19 )

Noncash charges

    6     7  
           

Total 2013 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 37   $ 110  
           


 

 
  Three months
ended
September 30,
2012
  Nine months
ended
September 30,
2012
 

Cash charges:

             

2012 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives

  $   $ 2  

2012 charges for 2009 initiatives

    1     5  

2012 charges for 2010 initiatives

        1  

2012 charges for 2011 initiatives

    5     9  

2012 charges for 2012 initiatives

    33     39  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (1 )   (14 )

Noncash charges

    9     10  
           

Total 2012 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 47   $ 52