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

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 4)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Reversal of reserves no longer required									$ (5)	$ (7)	$ (8)
Non-cash charges									60	2	13
Total Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs	(4)	155	9	7	5	4	17	3	167	29	88
Restructuring reserve	92				49				92	49	75	75
Restructuring charges related to employee termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition											5
Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Reversal of reserves no longer required									(5)	(6)	(8)
Restructuring reserve	73				36				73	36	60	68
Restructuring charges related to employee termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition											5
Decommissioning
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve					1					1	2	2
Advanced Materials
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									20		12
Reversal of reserves no longer required									(1)	(3)
Restructuring reserve	12				2				12	2	7	1
Advanced Materials \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									12		12
Restructuring reserve											7
Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									22
Estimated additional charges									25
Reversal of reserves no longer required									(4)	(1)	(7)
Restructuring charges related to the simplification of the commercial organization and optimization of our distribution network									5
Restructuring reserve	69				25				69	25	17	63
Restructuring reserve related to the streamlining of business					1					1	5
Number of new strategic business units resulting from streamlining of business										2	2
Restructuring charges related to employee termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition											5
Textile Effects \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									62
Textile Effects \| Pension curtailment gain
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Pension curtailment gain									38
Textile Effects \| Simplification of the commercial organization and optimization of our distribution network
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	2								2
Textile Effects \| Langweid, Germany and Basel, Switzerland \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Reversal of reserves no longer required									(4)
Textile Effects \| Langweid, Germany \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											13
Restructuring reserve	2				3				2	3	7
Textile Effects \| Basel, Switzerland
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										15
Restructuring reserve	15				19				15	19
Textile Effects \| Basel, Switzerland \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									12
Textile Effects \| Basel, Switzerland \| Closure of facility
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	47								47
Textile Effects \| North Carolina consolidation
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									4
Restructuring reserve	1								1
Textile Effects \| Textile Effects Acquisition
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	2				2				2	2	5
Restructuring charges related to employee termination costs recorded in connection with the acquisition											5
Pigments
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									10		47
Reversal of reserves no longer required										(2)	(1)
Restructuring reserve	3				8				3	8	11	7
Pigments \| Contract terminations
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											14
Pigments \| Decommissioning
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											8
Pigments \| Grimsby, U.K. plant
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									7	7	29
Non-cash charges											4
Expected additional charges related to closure of Grimsby, U.K. plant										8
Pigments \| Umbogintwini, South Africa plant \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									3
Pigments \| Huelva, Spain and Scarlino, Italy plants \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	3								3
Pigments \| Huelva, Spain plant \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											18
Restructuring reserve											11
Pigments \| Grimsby United Kingdom and Scarlino Italy Plants
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Expected additional charges related to closure and workforce reductions	6								6
Performance Products
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	1				1				1	1		1
Performance Products \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve					1					1
Corporate and other
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Reversal of reserves no longer required										(1)
Non-cash charges											3
Restructuring reserve	1				5				1	5	4
Corporate and other \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									2	5	11
Discontinued Operations
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve	6				8				6	8	34
Discontinued Operations \| Australian styrenics business
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									6		63
Restructuring reserve					8					8	34
Discontinued Operations \| Australian styrenics business \| Contract terminations
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											8
Discontinued Operations \| Australian styrenics business \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											25
Discontinued Operations \| Australian styrenics business \| Decommissioning
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											30
Polyurethanes
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve											2	3
Polyurethanes \| Rozenburg, The Netherlands site
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring reserve											2
Continuing operations
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Non-cash charges									60	2	12
2005 initiatives and prior
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										1
2006 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											1
2006 initiatives \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											1
2008 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										1	5
Restructuring reserve					1					1
2008 initiatives \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										1	2
2008 initiatives \| Pigments
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											2
2008 initiatives \| Polyurethanes
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											1
2009 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									7	9	78
Restructuring reserve	11				20				11	20
2009 initiatives \| Advanced Materials
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										1	12
2009 initiatives \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											10
2009 initiatives \| Pigments
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									7	8	45
2009 initiatives \| Corporate and other
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges											11
2010 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									15	23
Restructuring reserve	16				24				16	24
2010 initiatives \| Advanced Materials \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Reversal of reserves no longer required										2
2010 initiatives \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									13	15
2010 initiatives \| Performance Products
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges										2
2010 initiatives \| Performance Products \| Workforce reductions
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Total Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs										2
2010 initiatives \| Corporate and other
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									2	6
2011 initiatives
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									89
Restructuring reserve	63								63
2011 initiatives \| Advanced Materials
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									21
2011 initiatives \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									65
2011 initiatives \| Pigments
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									3
2006 initiatives and prior
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									1
Restructuring reserve	2				4				2	4
2006 initiatives and prior \| Textile Effects
Accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative
Restructuring charges									$ 1