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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS

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RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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6. RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAs of JuneÌý30, 2015 and DecemberÌý31, 2014, accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

Ìý

Workforce
reductions(1)

Ìý

Demolition and
decommissioning

Ìý

Non-cancelable
lease and contract
termination costs

Ìý

Other
restructuring
costs

Ìý

Total(2)

Ìý

Accrued liabilities as of JanuaryÌý1, 2015

Ìý

$

87

Ìý

$

�

Ìý

$

48

Ìý

$

3

Ìý

$

138

Ìý

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

55

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Ìý

6

Ìý

Ìý

12

Ìý

Ìý

76

Ìý

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

44

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

44

Ìý

Reversal of reserves no longer required

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

2015 payments for 2014 and prior initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

(25

)

Ìý

(3

)

Ìý

(3

)

Ìý

(11

)

Ìý

(42

)

2015 payments for 2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Net activity of discontinued operations

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

Ìý

Ìý

(6

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(3

)

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Accrued liabilities as of JuneÌý30, 2015

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$

150

Ìý

$

�

Ìý

$

53

Ìý

$

4

Ìý

$

207

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(1)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

The workforce reduction reserves relate to the termination of 1,344 positions, of which 1,268 positions had not been terminated as of JuneÌý30, 2015.

(2)ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

Accrued liabilities by initiatives were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

Ìý

JuneÌý30,
2015

Ìý

DecemberÌý31,
2014

Ìý

2013 and prior initiatives

Ìý

$

68Ìý

Ìý

$

75Ìý

Ìý

2014 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

98Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

63Ìý

Ìý

2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

41Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

�

�

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Total

Ìý

$

207Ìý

Ìý

$

138Ìý

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ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDetails 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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Ìý

Ìý

Polyurethanes

Ìý

Performance
Products

Ìý

Advanced
Materials

Ìý

Textile
Effects

Ìý

Pigments and
Additives

Ìý

Discontinued
Operations

Ìý

Corporate
and Other

Ìý

Total

Ìý

Accrued liabilities as of JanuaryÌý1, 2015

Ìý

$

6

Ìý

$

9

Ìý

$

5

Ìý

$

54

Ìý

$

59

Ìý

$

1

Ìý

$

4

Ìý

$

138

Ìý

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

2

Ìý

Ìý

1

Ìý

Ìý

1

Ìý

Ìý

12

Ìý

Ìý

57

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Ìý

76

Ìý

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

13

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Ìý

1

Ìý

Ìý

27

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

44

Ìý

Reversal of reserves no longer required

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

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�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

Ìý

(1

)

2015 payments for 2014 and prior initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

(2

)

Ìý

(9

)

Ìý

(19

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

(42

)

2015 payments for 2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

�

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Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Net activity of discontinued operations

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

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Ìý

�

Ìý

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�

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�

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(1

)

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�

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(1

)

Foreign currency effect on liability balance

Ìý

Ìý

�

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Ìý

(1

)

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

2

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

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�

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�

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(3

)

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Accrued liabilities as of JuneÌý30, 2015

Ìý

$

17

Ìý

$

5

Ìý

$

7

Ìý

$

60

Ìý

$

116

Ìý

$

�

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$

2

Ìý

$

207

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Current portion of restructuring reserves

Ìý

$

15

Ìý

$

5

Ìý

$

5

Ìý

$

23

Ìý

$

116

Ìý

$

�

Ìý

$

2

Ìý

$

166

Ìý

Long-term portion of restructuring reserves

Ìý

Ìý

2

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

2

Ìý

Ìý

37

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

41

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDetails with respect to cash and noncash restructuring charges for the three and six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015 and 2014 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

Ìý

Three months
ended
June, 2015

Ìý

Six months
ended
JuneÌý30, 2015

Ìý

Cash charges:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2015 charges for 2014 and prior initiatives

Ìý

$

34

Ìý

$

76

Ìý

2015 charges for 2015 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

20

Ìý

Ìý

44

Ìý

Pension related charges

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Ìý

3

Ìý

Reversal of reserves no longer required

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(1

)

Accelerated depreciation

Ìý

Ìý

47

Ìý

Ìý

75

Ìý

Non-cash charges

Ìý

Ìý

10

Ìý

Ìý

10

Ìý

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Total 2015 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

Ìý

$

114

Ìý

$

207

Ìý

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Ìý

Ìý

Three months
ended
JuneÌý30, 2014

Ìý

Six months
ended
JuneÌý30, 2014

Ìý

Cash charges:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2014 charges for 2013 and prior initiatives

Ìý

$

10

Ìý

$

51

Ìý

2014 charges for 2014 initiatives

Ìý

Ìý

6

Ìý

Ìý

6

Ìý

Pension related charges

Ìý

Ìý

1

Ìý

Ìý

2

Ìý

Reversal of reserves no longer required

Ìý

Ìý

(4

)

Ìý

(8

)

Non-cash charges

Ìý

Ìý

�

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Ìý

1

Ìý

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Total 2014 Restructuring, Impairment and Plant Closing Costs

Ìý

$

13

Ìý

$

52

Ìý

�

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2015 RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIn June 2015, our Polyurethanes segment announced a restructuring program in Europe. In connection with this restructuring program, we recorded restructuring expense of $13Ìýmillion in the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015 related primarily to workforce reductions.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýIn June 2015, our Advanced Materials segment initiated a restructuring program in Europe. In connection with this restructuring program, we recorded restructuring expense of $6Ìýmillion in the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015 related primarily to workforce reductions and accelerated depreciation recorded as restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOn SeptemberÌý27, 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 six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015, our Textile Effects segment recorded charges of $5Ìýmillion for non-cancelable long-term contract termination costs, $3Ìýmillion for decommissioning and $2Ìýmillion in other restructuring costs associated with this initiative.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOn DecemberÌý1, 2014, we announced that we are taking significant action to improve the global competitiveness of our Pigments and Additives segment. As part of a comprehensive restructuring program, we plan to reduce our workforce by approximately 900 positions. In connection with this restructuring program, during the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015, our Pigments and Additives segment recorded charges of $50Ìýmillion for workforce reductions, $3Ìýmillion for pension related charges and $7Ìýmillion in other restructuring costs associated with this initiative. We expect to complete this program by the middle of 2016.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOn FebruaryÌý12, 2015, we announced a plan to close the 'black end' manufacturing operations and ancillary activities at our Calais, France site, which will reduce our titanium dioxide capacity by approximately 100 kilotons, or 13% of our European titanium dioxide capacity. In connection with this announcement, we began to accelerate depreciation on the affected assets and recorded accelerated depreciation in the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015 of $73Ìýmillion as restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs. In addition, during the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015, we recorded charges of $23Ìýmillion for workforce reductions and non-cash charges of $10Ìýmillion. We expect to complete this program by the end of 2016.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOn MarchÌý4, 2015, we announced plans to restructure our color pigments business, another step in our previously announced plan to significantly restructure our global Pigments and Additives segment, and recorded restructuring expense of approximately $4Ìýmillion in the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2015 related to workforce reductions. We expect to complete this program by the end of 2015.

2014 RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring 2013, our Performance Products segment initiated a restructuring program to refocus our surfactants business in Europe. In connection with this program, on JuneÌý25, 2014 we completed the sale of our European commodity surfactants business, including the ethoxylation facility in Lavera, France to Wilmar. In addition, Wilmar entered into a multi-year arrangement to purchase certain sulphated surfactant products from our facilities in St.ÌýMihiel, France and Castiglione delle Stiviere, Italy. Additionally, we ceased production at our Patrica, Italy surfactants facility in 2014. During the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2014, we recorded charges of $23Ìýmillion primarily related to workforce reductions.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2014, our Advanced Materials segment recorded charges of $9Ìýmillion primarily related to workforce reductions with our global transformational change program designed to improve the segment's manufacturing efficiencies, enhance its commercial excellence and improve its long-term global competitiveness. Our Advanced Materials segment also reversed reserves of $4Ìýmillion related to this initiative that were no longer required.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýOn SeptemberÌý27, 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 six months ended JuneÌý30, 2014, our Textile Effects segment recorded charges of $2Ìýmillion for long-term contract termination costs, $4Ìýmillion for decommissioning, $1Ìýmillion for workforce reduction and $1Ìýmillion in other restructuring costs associated with this initiative. Additionally, we reversed reserves of $2Ìýmillion related to this initiative that were no longer required. In June 2014, we announced plans for the closure our Qingdao, China plant to be completed by December 2015. During the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2014, we recorded charges of $5Ìýmillion primarily related to workforce reductions related to this initiative. Additionally, we recorded charges of $1Ìýmillion for long-term contract termination costs and $1Ìýmillion for workforce reductions for other restructuring initiatives.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2014, our Corporate and other segment recorded charges of $6Ìýmillion and reversed reserves of $1Ìýmillion primarily related to workforce reductions in association with a reorganization of our global information technology organization. Additionally, we recorded charges of $1Ìýmillion for other restructuring initiatives.