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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS  
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative

As of June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, 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, 2014

  $ 52   $   $ 60   $ 1   $ 113  

2014 charges for 2013 and prior initiatives

    38     4     3     6     51  

2014 charges for 2014 initiatives

    6                 6  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (7 )           (1 )   (8 )

2014 payments for 2013 and prior initiatives

    (30 )   (4 )   (3 )   (6 )   (43 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

            (1 )       (1 )
                       

Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2014

  $ 59   $   $ 59   $   $ 118  
                       
                       

(1)
The workforce reduction reserves relate to the termination of 646 positions, of which 507 positions had not been terminated as of June 30, 2014.

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

 
  June 30,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

2012 and prior initiatives

  $ 75   $ 95  

2013 initiatives

    37     18  

2014 initiatives

    6      
           

Total

  $ 118   $ 113  
           
           
Accrued liabilities by initiative
Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

 
  June 30,
2014
  December 31,
2013
 

2012 and prior initiatives

  $ 75   $ 95  

2013 initiatives

    37     18  

2014 initiatives

    6      
           

Total

  $ 118   $ 113  
           
           
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, 2014

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

2014 charges for 2013 and prior initiatives

        23     9     10     3         6     51  

2014 charges for 2014 initiatives

                5             1     6  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

        (1 )   (4 )   (2 )           (1 )   (8 )

2014 payments for 2013 and prior initiatives

    (2 )   (3 )   (12 )   (16 )   (3 )       (7 )   (43 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

                    (1 )           (1 )
                                   

Accrued liabilities as of June 30, 2014

  $ 7   $ 29   $ 5   $ 65   $ 1   $ 3   $ 8   $ 118  
                                   
                                   

Current portion of restructuring reserves

  $ 3   $ 29   $ 3   $ 9   $ 1   $ 3   $ 8   $ 56  

Long-term portion of restructuring reserves

    4         2     56                 62  
Cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

 
  Three months
ended
June 30, 2014
  Six months
ended
June 30, 2014
 

Cash charges:

             

2014 charges for 2013 and prior initiatives

  $ 10   $ 51  

2014 charges for 2014 initiatives

    6     6  

Pension related charges

    1     2  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (4 )   (8 )

Non-cash charges

        1  
           

Total 2014 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 13   $ 52  
           
           


 

 
  Three months
ended
June 30, 2013
  Six months
ended
June 30, 2013
 

Cash charges:

             

2013 charges for 2012 and prior initiatives

  $ 18   $ 62  

2013 charges for 2013 initiatives

    12     14  

Pension related charges

    1     5  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (2 )   (9 )

Non-cash charges

        1  
           

Total 2013 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

  $ 29   $ 73