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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS  
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative

As of December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, accrued restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

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

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2011

  $ 36   $ 1   $ 7   $ 5   $ 49  

2011 charges for 2010 and prior initiatives

    4     2     10     7     23  

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

    87         1     1     89  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (5 )               (5 )

2011 payments for 2010 and prior initiatives

    (26 )   (3 )   (1 )   (8 )   (38 )

2011 payments for 2011 initiatives

    (13 )           (1 )   (14 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

                (2 )   (2 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    (10 )               (10 )
                       

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2011

    73         17     2     92  

2012 charges for 2011 and prior initiatives

    9     5         10     24  

2012 charges for 2012 initiatives

    64             5     69  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (15 )           (1 )   (16 )

2012 payments for 2011 and prior initiatives

    (31 )   (6 )   (2 )   (11 )   (50 )

2012 payments for 2012 initiatives

    (12 )           (6 )   (18 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    2     1         1     4  
                       

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2012

    90         15         105  

2013 charges for 2012 and prior initiatives

    32     16     53     20     121  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

    28             8     36  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (22 )       (4 )       (26 )

2013 payments for 2012 and prior initiatives

    (66 )   (16 )   (3 )   (19 )   (104 )

2013 payments for 2013 initiatives

    (10 )           (8 )   (18 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

            (3 )       (3 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

            2         2  
                       

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2013

  $ 52   $   $ 60   $ 1   $ 113  
                       
                       

(1)
The total workforce reduction reserves of $52 million relate to the termination of 403 positions, of which 324 positions had not been terminated as of December 31, 2013.

(2)
Accrued liabilities remaining at December 31, 2013 and 2012 by year of initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

2011 initiatives and prior

  $ 74   $ 52  

2012 initiatives

    21     53  

2013 initiatives

    18      
           

Total

  $ 113   $ 105  
           
           
Accrued liabilities by initiative
Accrued liabilities remaining at December 31, 2013 and 2012 by year of initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  December 31,  
 
  2013   2012  

2011 initiatives and prior

  $ 74   $ 52  

2012 initiatives

    21     53  

2013 initiatives

    18      
           

Total

  $ 113   $ 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, 2011

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

2011 charges for 2010 and prior initiatives

                14     7         2     23  

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

            21     65     3             89  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

            (1 )   (4 )               (5 )

2011 payments for 2010 and prior initiatives

            (1 )   (18 )   (13 )       (6 )   (38 )

2011 payments for 2011 initiatives

            (7 )   (5 )   (2 )           (14 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

                        (2 )       (2 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

            (2 )   (8 )               (10 )
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2011

        1     12     69     3     6     1     92  

2012 charges for 2011 and prior initiatives

        1     4     14     4         1     24  

2012 charges for 2012 initiatives

    38         30                 1     69  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

                (16 )               (16 )

2012 payments for 2011 and prior initiatives

        (2 )   (15 )   (27 )   (5 )       (1 )   (50 )

2012 payments for 2012 initiatives

    (12 )       (6 )                   (18 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    1         2     2     (1 )           4  
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2012

    27         27     42     1     6     2     105  

2013 charges for 2012 and prior initiatives

    5         38     73     4         1     121  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

        18         1             17     36  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (9 )       (8 )   (9 )               (26 )

2013 payments for 2012 and prior initiatives

    (14 )       (45 )   (41 )   (3 )       (1 )   (104 )

2013 payments for 2013 initiatives

        (7 )           (1 )       (10 )   (18 )

Net activity of discontinued operations

                        (3 )       (3 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

        (1 )       2     1             2  
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2013

  $ 9   $ 10   $ 12   $ 68   $ 2   $ 3   $ 9   $ 113  
                                   
                                   

Current portion of restructuring reserves

  $ 4   $ 10   $ 12   $ 15   $ 2   $ 3   $ 9   $ 55  

Long-term portion of restructuring reserve

    5             53                 58  
Cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

Cash charges:

       

2013 charges for 2012 and prior initiatives

  $ 121  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

    36  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (26 )

Pension-related charges

    7  

Non-cash charges

    13  
       

Total 2013 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 151  
       
       

Cash charges:

       

2012 charges for 2011 and prior initiatives

  $ 24  

2012 charges for 2012 initiatives

    69  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (16 )

Non-cash charges

    15  
       

Total 2012 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 92  
       
       

Cash charges:

       

2011 charges for 2010 and prior initiatives

  $ 23  

2011 charges for 2011 initiatives

    89  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (5 )

Non-cash charges

    60  
       

Total 2011 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 167