Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS  
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative

        As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, 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, 2015

 

$

87

 

$

 

$

48

 

$

3

 

$

138

 

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

 

 

31

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

42

 

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Reversal of reserves no longer required

 

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

2015 payments for 2014 and prior initiatives

 

 

(16

)

 

(2

)

 

(1

)

 

(8

)

 

(27

)

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

 

 

(8

)

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

(7

)

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Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2015

 

$

117

 

$

 

$

48

 

$

4

 

$

169

 

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(1)

The workforce reduction reserves relate to the termination of 1,572 positions, of which 1,479 positions had not been terminated as of March 31, 2015.

(2)

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

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

March 31,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

2013 and prior initiatives

 

$

66 

 

$

75 

 

2014 initiatives

 

 

79 

 

 

63 

 

2015 initiatives

 

 

24 

 

 

—  

 

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Total

 

$

169 

 

$

138 

 

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Accrued liabilities by initiative

 

 

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

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

March 31,
2015

 

December 31,
2014

 

2013 and prior initiatives

 

$

66 

 

$

75 

 

2014 initiatives

 

 

79 

 

 

63 

 

2015 initiatives

 

 

24 

 

 

—  

 

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​  

​  

​  

Total

 

$

169 

 

$

138 

 

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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
and
Additives

 

Discontinued
Operations

 

Corporate
and
Other

 

Total

 

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2015

 

$

6

 

$

9

 

$

5

 

$

54

 

$

59

 

$

1

 

$

4

 

$

138

 

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

 

 

2

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

34

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

42

 

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

Reversal of reserves no longer required

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

2015 payments for 2014 and prior initiatives

 

 

(3

)

 

(3

)

 

(1

)

 

(4

)

 

(13

)

 

 

 

(3

)

 

(27

)

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

 

 

(1

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

1

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

 

 

(7

)

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Accrued liabilities as of March 31, 2015

 

$

4

 

$

6

 

$

4

 

$

55

 

$

97

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

169

 

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Current portion of restructuring reserves

 

$

1

 

$

6

 

$

2

 

$

11

 

$

97

 

$

1

 

$

2

 

$

120

 

Long-term portion of restructuring reserves

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

49

 

 

Cash and noncash restructuring charges by initiative

        Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

 

Three months
ended
March 31, 2015

 

Cash charges:

 

 

 

 

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

 

$

42

 

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

 

 

24

 

Reversal of reserves no longer required

 

 

(1

)

Accelerated depreciation

 

 

28

 

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Total 2015 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

 

$

93

 

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Three months
ended
March 31, 2014

 

Cash charges:

 

 

 

 

2014 charges for 2013 and prior initiatives

 

$

41

 

Pension related charges

 

 

1

 

Reversal of reserves no longer required

 

 

(4

)

Non-cash charges

 

 

1

 

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Total 2014 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

 

$

39

 

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