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Note 5 - Variable Interest Entities

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Note 5 - Variable Interest Entities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

5. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

We evaluate our investments and transactions to identify variable interest entities for which we are the primary beneficiary. We hold a variable interest in the following joint ventures for which we are the primary beneficiary:

 

Rubicon LLC is our 50%-owned joint venture with Lanxess that manufactures products for our Polyurethanes and Performance Products segments.

 

Arabian Amines Company (“AAC”) is our 50%-owned joint venture with Zamil group that manufactures products for our Performance Products segment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “Note 7. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.” As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at  September 30, 2023, the joint ventures’ assets, liabilities and results of operations are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of our variable interest entities’ assets and liabilities included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of  September 30, 2023 and our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 (dollars in millions):

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2023

   

2022

 

Current assets

  $ 78     $ 73  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    145       149  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    29       28  

Other noncurrent assets

    133       140  

Deferred income taxes

    13       13  

Total assets

  $ 398     $ 403  

Current liabilities

  $ 107     $ 144  

Long-term debt

    19       26  

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

    20       19  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    24       25  

Total liabilities

  $ 170     $ 214  

 

The revenues, income from continuing operations before income taxes and net cash provided by operating activities for our variable interest entities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

   

Three months

   

Nine months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2023

   

2022

   

2023

   

2022

 

Revenues

  $     $     $     $  

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

    18       11       48       24  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    12       21       60       56  

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