Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Note 13 - Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs (Credits) (Tables)

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Note 13 - Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs (Credits) (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Notes Tables  
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]
                   

Non-cancelable

   

Other

         
   

Workforce

   

Demolition and

   

lease and contract

   

restructuring

         
   

reductions

   

decommissioning

   

termination costs

   

costs

   

Total

 

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2018

  $ 5     $ 2     $ 41     $ 5     $ 53  

2018 charges for 2017 and prior initiatives

                2             2  

2018 charges for 2018 initiatives

    5                   10       15  

2018 payments for 2017 and prior initiatives

    (2 )     (1 )     (2 )           (5 )

2018 payments for 2018 initiatives

    (1 )                 (5 )     (6 )

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (2 )           (29 )           (31 )

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2018

    5       1       12       10       28  

2019 (credits) charges for 2018 and prior initiatives

    2       (1 )     2       3       6  

2019 charges for 2019 initiatives

    7                   1       8  

2019 payments for 2018 and prior initiatives

    (4 )           (7 )     (9 )     (20 )

2019 payments for 2019 initiatives

                      (1 )     (1 )
Reversal of reserves no longer required     (2 )                 (2 )     (4 )

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2019

    8             7       2       17  

2020 charges for 2019 and prior initiatives

                2       3       5  

2020 charges for 2020 initiatives

    35                   3       38  

2020 payments for 2019 and prior initiatives

    (5 )           (7 )     (4 )     (16 )

2020 payments for 2020 initiatives

    (10 )                 (3 )     (13 )
Reversal of reserves no longer required                       (1 )     (1 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

    1                         1  

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2020

  $ 29     $     $ 2     $     $ 31  
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve By Type of Cost and Segment [Table Text Block]
           

Performance

   

Advanced

   

Textile

   

Corporate

         
   

Polyurethanes

   

Products

   

Materials

   

Effects

   

and other

   

Total

 

Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2018

  $ 1     $ 1     $ 3     $ 47     $ 1     $ 53  

2018 charges (credits) for 2017 and prior initiatives

          1             (4 )     5       2  

2018 charges for 2018 initiatives

          2       3             10       15  

2018 payments for 2017 and prior initiatives

    (1 )     (1 )                 (3 )     (5 )

2018 payments for 2018 initiatives

          (1 )                 (5 )     (6 )

Reversal of reserves no longer required

          (1 )           (29 )     (1 )     (31 )

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2018

          1       6       14       7       28  

2019 charges for 2018 and prior initiatives

                      2       4       6  

2019 charges for 2019 initiatives

                7             1       8  

2019 payments for 2018 and prior initiatives

          (1 )     (2 )     (9 )     (8 )     (20 )

2019 payments for 2019 initiatives

                (1 )                 (1 )
Reversal of reserves no longer required                       (4 )           (4 )

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2019

                10       3       4       17  

2020 charges (credits) for 2019 and prior initiatives

          1       (1 )     1       4       5  

2020 charges for 2020 initiatives

    16       4       9       7       2       38  

2020 payments for 2019 and prior initiatives

    (1 )           (5 )     (2 )     (8 )     (16 )

2020 payments for 2020 initiatives

    (3 )     (3 )     (3 )     (2 )     (2 )     (13 )
Reversal of reserves no longer required                 (1 )                 (1 )

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

                      1             1  

Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2020

  $ 12     $ 2     $ 9     $ 8     $     $ 31  
                                                 

Current portion of restructuring reserves

  $ 12     $ 2     $ 6     $ 6     $     $ 26  

Long-term portion of restructuring reserves

                3       2             5  
Schedule of Cash and Noncash Restructuring Charges By Type of Initiative [Table Text Block]

Cash charges:

       

2020 charges for 2019 and prior initiatives

  $ 5  

2020 charges for 2020 initiatives

    38  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (1 )

Noncash charges:

       

Accelerated depreciation

    7  

Total 2020 restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs

  $ 49  
         

Cash charges:

       

2019 charges for 2018 and prior initiatives

  $ 6  

2019 charges for 2019 initiatives

    8  

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (4 )

Noncash charges:

       

Gain on sale of assets

    (49 )
Other noncash credits     (2 )

Total 2019 restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs

  $ (41 )
         

Cash charges:

       

2018 charges for 2017 and prior initiatives

  $ 2  

2018 charges for 2018 initiatives

    15  

Noncash charges:

       

Reversal of reserves no longer required

    (31 )

Other noncash charges

    7  

Total 2018 restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs

  $ (7 )