Huntsman Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended									9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 Days Companies Positions Sites	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Segments Years Positions Sites Statements Extensions Companies MetricTonnes Amounts Days	Sep. 30, 2010	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions 2006 initiatives and prior	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions 2008 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 Workforce reductions 2011 initiatives	Dec. 31, 2010 Demolition and decommissioning	Sep. 30, 2011 Demolition and decommissioning 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-cancelable lease costs	Dec. 31, 2010 Non-cancelable lease costs	Sep. 30, 2011 Non-cancelable lease costs 2006 initiatives and prior	Sep. 30, 2011 Other restructuring costs	Sep. 30, 2011 Other restructuring costs 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 Other restructuring costs 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2006 initiatives and prior	Sep. 30, 2011 2008 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2011 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period			$ 49		$ 36						$ 1		$ 2	$ 1		$ 11
Restructuring charges	155	4	171	24		1		1	2	110		2			1		4	1	2		5	5	110
Reversal of reserves no longer required	(1)		(4)	(6)	(4)
Restructuring payments						(1)	(1)	(5)	(13)	(5)		(3)					(5)	(1)	(1)	(1)	(10)	(17)	(5)
Net activity of discontinued operations			(2)													(2)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance			(7)		(7)
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period	$ 124		$ 124		$ 114						$ 1		$ 2	$ 1		$ 8
Number of positions terminated			796
Number of positions not terminated	763		763

- Definition

Amount of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of a previously accrued liability for a specified type of restructuring cost, excluding adjustments for costs incurred during the period, costs settled during the period, and foreign currency translation adjustments.

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