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Note 6 - Variable Interest Entities

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Note 6 - Variable Interest Entities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Notes to Financial Statements  
Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

6. 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, 2024, there were no changes in our variable interest entities.

Creditors of our variable interest entities have no recourse to our general credit. See “Note 8. Debt—Direct and Subsidiary Debt.” As the primary beneficiary of these variable interest entities at  September 30, 2024, 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, 2024 and our consolidated balance sheet as of  December 31, 2023 (dollars in millions):

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 
   

2024

   

2023

 

Current assets

  $ 115     $ 67  

Property, plant and equipment, net

    153       150  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

    22       29  

Other noncurrent assets

    122       125  

Deferred income taxes

    13       13  

Total assets

  $ 425     $ 384  
                 

Current liabilities

  $ 123     $ 121  

Long-term debt

    10       17  

Noncurrent operating lease liabilities

    16       21  

Other noncurrent liabilities

    15       15  

Deferred income taxes

    1       1  

Total liabilities

  $ 165     $ 175  

 

Certain operating activities for our variable interest entities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 are as follows (dollars in millions):

 

   

Three months

   

Nine months

 
   

ended

   

ended

 
   

September 30,

   

September 30,

 
   

2024

   

2023

   

2024

   

2023

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $ 19     $ 18     $ 54     $ 48  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    27       12       68       60  

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