Huntsman Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products, Arabian Amines and Sasol Huntsman GmbH and Co. KG

Identification of variable interest entities through investments and transactions

Schedule of assets and liabilities of variable interest entities included in consolidated balance sheet

The following table summarizes the carrying amount of Rubicon LLC, Pacific Iron Products Sdn Bhd, Arabian Amines Company and Sasol-Huntsman's assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets, before intercompany eliminations, as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in millions):

	December 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
Current assets	$	176	$	147
Property, plant and equipment, net		335		369
Other noncurrent assets		70		76
Deferred income taxes		50		28
Intangible assets		15		17
Goodwill		14		16

Total assets	$	660	$	653


Current liabilities	$	348	$	330
Long-term debt		42		72
Deferred income taxes		9		9
Other noncurrent liabilities		97		45

Total liabilities	$	496	$	456

Viance

Identification of variable interest entities through investments and transactions

Schedule of assets and liabilities of variable interest entities included in consolidated balance sheet

The following table summarizes the fair value of Viance's assets and liabilities as of October 1, 2014 recorded upon initial consolidation in our consolidated balance sheet and the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014, before intercompany eliminations (dollars in millions):

	December 31, 2014		October 1, 2014
Current assets	$	10	$	15
Property, plant and equipment, net		5		2
Other noncurrent assets		—		1
Intangible assets		24		27

Total assets	$	39	$	45


Total liabilities	$	8	$	13

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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