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6. RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following (dollars in millions):
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Workforce
reductions(1) |
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Demolition and
decommissioning |
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Non-cancelable
lease costs |
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Other
restructuring
costs |
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Total(2) |
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Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2012
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$ |
73 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
11 |
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$ |
8 |
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$ |
92 |
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2012 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives
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2 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2 |
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2012 charges for 2009 initiatives
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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4 |
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5 |
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2012 charges for 2010 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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1 |
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2012 charges for 2011 initiatives
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4 |
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1 |
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— |
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4 |
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9 |
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2012 charges for 2012 initiatives
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33 |
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— |
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— |
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6 |
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39 |
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Reversal of reserves no longer required
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(13 |
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— |
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— |
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(1 |
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(14 |
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2012 payments for 2007 and prior initiatives
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(1 |
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— |
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(1 |
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(1 |
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(3 |
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2012 payments for 2009 initiatives
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(2 |
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— |
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— |
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(4 |
) |
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(6 |
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2012 payments for 2010 initiatives
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(2 |
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— |
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(1 |
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— |
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(3 |
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2012 payments for 2011 initiatives
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(19 |
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(1 |
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— |
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(4 |
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(24 |
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2012 payments for 2012 initiatives
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(4 |
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— |
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— |
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(5 |
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(9 |
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Foreign currency effect on liability balance
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2012
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$ |
73 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
9 |
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$ |
8 |
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$ |
90 |
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(1)
- The total workforce reduction reserves of $73 million relate to the termination of 581 positions, of which 544 positions had not been terminated as of September 30, 2012.
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(2)
- Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):
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September 30,
2012 |
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December 31,
2011 |
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2007 initiatives and prior
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$ |
2 |
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$ |
2 |
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2009 initiatives
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7 |
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11 |
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2010 initiatives
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9 |
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16 |
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2011 initiatives
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42 |
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63 |
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2012 initiatives
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30 |
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— |
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Total
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$ |
90 |
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$ |
92 |
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Details with respect to our reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs are provided below by segment and initiative (dollars in millions):
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Polyurethanes |
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Performance
Products |
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Advanced
Materials |
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Textile
Effects |
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Pigments |
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Discontinued
Operations |
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Corporate
and
Other |
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Total |
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Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2012
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$ |
— |
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$ |
1 |
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$ |
12 |
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$ |
69 |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
6 |
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$ |
1 |
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$ |
92 |
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2012 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2 |
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2012 charges for 2009 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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— |
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4 |
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— |
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— |
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5 |
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2012 charges for 2010 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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1 |
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2012 charges for 2011 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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3 |
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6 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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9 |
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2012 charges for 2012 initiatives
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37 |
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— |
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2 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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39 |
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Reversal of reserves no longer required
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(14 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(14 |
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2012 payments for 2007 and prior initiatives
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(2 |
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(1 |
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— |
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— |
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(3 |
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2012 payments for 2009 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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(1 |
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— |
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(5 |
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— |
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— |
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(6 |
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2012 payments for 2010 initiatives
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— |
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(1 |
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— |
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(1 |
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— |
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— |
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(1 |
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(3 |
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2012 payments for 2011 initiatives
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— |
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— |
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(12 |
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(12 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(24 |
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2012 payments for 2012 initiatives
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(7 |
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— |
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(2 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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(9 |
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Foreign currency effect on liability balance
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— |
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— |
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— |
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1 |
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1 |
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— |
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(1 |
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1 |
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Accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2012
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$ |
30 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
49 |
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$ |
2 |
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$ |
6 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
90 |
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Current portion of restructuring reserves
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$ |
18 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
2 |
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$ |
28 |
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$ |
2 |
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$ |
6 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
56 |
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Long-term portion of restructuring reserve
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12 |
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— |
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1 |
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21 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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34 |
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Estimated additional future charges for current restructuring projects
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Estimated additional charges within one year
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1 |
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— |
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— |
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15 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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16 |
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Estimated additional charges beyond one year
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— |
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— |
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— |
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4 |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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4 |
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Details with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):
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Three months
ended
September 30, 2012 |
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Nine months
ended
September 30, 2012 |
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Cash charges:
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2012 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives
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$ |
— |
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$ |
2 |
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2012 charges for 2009 initiatives
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1 |
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5 |
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2012 charges for 2010 initiatives
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— |
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1 |
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2012 charges for 2011 initiatives
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5 |
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9 |
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2012 charges for 2012 initiatives
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33 |
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39 |
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Reversal of reserves no longer required
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(1 |
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(14 |
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Noncash charges
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9 |
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10 |
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Total 2012 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs
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$ |
47 |
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$ |
52 |
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Three months
ended
September 30, 2011 |
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Nine months
ended
September 30, 2011 |
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Cash charges:
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2011 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives
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$ |
— |
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$ |
2 |
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2011 charges for 2009 initiatives
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2 |
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5 |
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2011 charges for 2010 initiatives
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2 |
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5 |
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2011 charges for 2011 initiatives
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99 |
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110 |
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Reversal of reserves no longer required
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(1 |
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(4 |
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Noncash charges
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53 |
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53 |
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Total 2011 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs
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$ |
155 |
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$ |
171 |
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2012 RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our Polyurethanes segment implemented a restructuring program to reduce annualized fixed costs by approximately $75 million by the third quarter of 2013. In connection with this program, we recorded restructuring expenses of $37 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 primarily for workforce reductions. We expect to incur additional charges of approximately $1 million relating to this program through September 2013.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our Advanced Materials segment recorded charges of $6 million primarily related to the reorganization of our global business structure, the relocation of our divisional headquarters from Basel, Switzerland to The Woodlands, Texas and a redesign of our planning process focused on inventory reduction. In connection with the restructuring in Switzerland, we recorded a $3 million noncash charge related to a pension settlement loss.
On September 27, 2011, we announced plans to implement a significant restructuring of our Textile Effects segment, including the closure of our production facilities and business support offices in Basel, Switzerland, as part of an ongoing strategic program aimed at improving the Textile Effects segment's long-term global competitiveness. In connection with this plan, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recorded charges of $5 million and a $2 million noncash charge for asset impairments and a $5 million noncash charge for a pension settlement loss. We expect to incur additional restructuring and plant closing charges, excluding site exit costs, of approximately $19 million through December 31, 2014. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our Textile Effects segment recorded charges of $3 million primarily related to the closure of our St. Fons, France facility and a global transfer pricing initiative. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we reversed $14 million of reserves that were no longer required for workforce reductions at our production facility in Langweid, Germany, the consolidation of manufacturing activities and processes at our site in Basel, Switzerland and closure of our production facilities in Basel, Switzerland.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, our Pigments segment recorded charges of $4 million related to the closure of our Grimsby, U.K. plant.
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