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Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

INCOME TAXES (Tables)

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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Ìý
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)

The following is a summary of U.S. and non‑U.S. provisions for current and deferred income taxes (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

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Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

Income tax expense (benefit):

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Current

Ìý

$

57

Ìý

$

23

Ìý

$

50

Deferred

Ìý

Ìý

19

Ìý

Ìý

(95)

Ìý

Ìý

(15)

Non-U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Current

Ìý

Ìý

155

Ìý

Ìý

94

Ìý

Ìý

55

Deferred

Ìý

Ìý

(134)

Ìý

Ìý

42

Ìý

Ìý

19

Total

Ìý

$

97

Ìý

$

64

Ìý

$

109

Ìý

Schedule of reconciliation of the differences between the U.S. federal income taxes at the U.S. statutory rate to total provision for income taxes

The following schedule reconciles the differences between the U.S. federal income taxes at the U.S. statutory rate to our provision for income taxes (dollars in millions):

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Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

942

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

647

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

474

Expected tax expense at U.S. statutory rate of 21%, Ìý35% and 35% respectively

Ìý

$

198

Ìý

$

227

Ìý

$

166

Change resulting from:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

State tax expense net of federal benefit

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý5

Ìý

Ìý

(2)

Ìý

Ìý

(1)

Non-U.S. tax rate differentials

Ìý

Ìý

29

Ìý

Ìý

(64)

Ìý

Ìý

(32)

Non-taxable portion of gain on sale of European surfactants business

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

(23)

U.S. Tax Reform Act impact

Ìý

Ìý

32

Ìý

Ìý

(52)

Ìý

Ìý

�

Currency exchange gains/losses (net)

Ìý

Ìý

(10)

Ìý

Ìý

15

Ìý

Ìý

(5)

Non-U.S. income subject to U.S. tax not offset by U.S. foreign tax credits

Ìý

Ìý

16

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Tax authority audits and dispute resolutions

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý5

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý9

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý2

Share-based compensation excess tax benefits

Ìý

Ìý

(14)

Ìý

Ìý

(10)

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Change in valuation allowance

Ìý

Ìý

(185)

Ìý

Ìý

(72)

Ìý

Ìý

(38)

Fair value adjustments to Venator investment

Ìý

Ìý

18

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Impact of equity method investments

Ìý

Ìý

(14)

Ìý

Ìý

(3)

Ìý

Ìý

(1)

Other non-U.S. tax effects, including nondeductible expenses, tax effect of rate changes, transfer pricing adjustments and various withholding taxes

Ìý

Ìý

17

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý7

Ìý

Ìý

31

Other U.S. tax effects, including nondeductible expenses and other credits

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý9

Ìý

Ìý

10

Total income tax expense

Ìý

$

97

Ìý

$

64

Ìý

$

109

Ìý

Schedule of components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

The components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

U.S.

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

165

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

(39)

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

91

Non-U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

777

Ìý

Ìý

686

Ìý

Ìý

383

Total

Ìý

$

942

Ìý

$

647

Ìý

$

474

Ìý

Schedule of components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

Components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Deferred income tax assets:

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

Net operating loss carryforwards

Ìý

$

359

Ìý

$

411

Pension and other employee compensation

Ìý

Ìý

198

Ìý

Ìý

205

Property, plant and equipment

Ìý

Ìý

20

Ìý

Ìý

29

Intangible assets

Ìý

Ìý

79

Ìý

Ìý

88

Unrealized currency gains

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý8

Other, net

Ìý

Ìý

45

Ìý

Ìý

46

Total

Ìý

$

701

Ìý

$

787

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Property, plant and equipment

Ìý

$

(363)

Ìý

$

(351)

Pension and other employee compensation

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(3)

Intangible assets

Ìý

Ìý

(34)

Ìý

Ìý

(7)

Unrealized currency losses

Ìý

Ìý

(37)

Ìý

Ìý

(27)

Other, net

Ìý

Ìý

(12)

Ìý

Ìý

(31)

Total

Ìý

$

(446)

Ìý

$

(419)

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

Ìý

$

255

Ìý

$

368

Valuation allowance—net operating losses and other

Ìý

Ìý

(227)

Ìý

Ìý

(424)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

Ìý

$

28

Ìý

$

(56)

Non-current deferred tax asset

Ìý

Ìý

324

Ìý

Ìý

208

Non-current deferred tax liability

Ìý

Ìý

(296)

Ìý

Ìý

(264)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

Ìý

$

28

Ìý

$

(56)

Ìý

Schedule of changes in valuation allowance

The following is a summary of changes in the valuation allowance (dollars in millions):

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2018

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2017

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2016

Valuation allowance as of JanuaryÌý1

Ìý

$

424

Ìý

$

496

Ìý

$

526

Valuation allowance as of DecemberÌý31

Ìý

Ìý

227

Ìý

Ìý

424

Ìý

Ìý

496

Net (increase) decrease

Ìý

Ìý

197

Ìý

Ìý

72

Ìý

Ìý

30

Foreign currency movements

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý3

Ìý

Ìý

11

Ìý

Ìý

(11)

(Decrease) increase to deferred tax assets with no impact on operating tax expense, including an offsetting (decrease) increase to valuation allowances

Ìý

Ìý

(15)

Ìý

Ìý

(11)

Ìý

Ìý

19

Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation

Ìý

$

185

Ìý

$

72

Ìý

$

38

Components of change in valuation allowance affecting tax expense:

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Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

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Ìý

Pre-tax income and losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances resulting in no tax expense or benefit

Ìý

$

53

Ìý

$

50

Ìý

$

31

Releases of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions

Ìý

Ìý

132

Ìý

Ìý

22

Ìý

Ìý

19

Establishments of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions

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Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(12)

Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation

Ìý

$

185

Ìý

$

72

Ìý

$

38

Ìý

Schedule of reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits

The following is a reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits (dollars in millions):

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Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2018

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2017

Unrecognized tax benefits as of JanuaryÌý1

Ìý

$

23

Ìý

$

17

Gross increases and decreases—tax positions taken during a prior period

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý1

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý3

Gross increases and decreases—tax positions taken during the current period

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý3

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý4

Decreases related to settlements of amounts due to tax authorities

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Reductions resulting from the lapse of statutes of limitation

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(2)

Foreign currency movements

Ìý

Ìý

(1)

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý1

Unrecognized tax benefits as of DecemberÌý31

Ìý

$

26

Ìý

$

23

Ìý

Schedule of interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits included in the income tax expense

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

Interest expense included in tax expense

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

Ìýâ€�

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

Ìýâ€�

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

Ìý1

Penalties expense included in tax expense

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Accrued liability for interest

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

Ìý3

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

Ìý3

Accrued liability for penalties

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Ìý

Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

TaxÌýJurisdiction

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

OpenÌýTaxÌýYears

China

Ìý

2009ÌýandÌýlater

Hong Kong

Ìý

2015ÌýandÌýlater

Germany

Ìý

2013ÌýandÌýlater

India

Ìý

2004ÌýandÌýlater

Italy

Ìý

2014ÌýandÌýlater

Mexico

Ìý

2013ÌýandÌýlater

Switzerland

Ìý

2011ÌýandÌýlater

Thailand

Ìý

2012ÌýandÌýlater

The Netherlands

Ìý

2015ÌýandÌýlater

United Kingdom

Ìý

2017ÌýandÌýlater

United States federal

Ìý

2017ÌýandÌýlater

Ìý

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Income Tax Ìý
Schedule of income tax expense (benefit)

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Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

Income tax expense (benefit):

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Current

Ìý

$

57

Ìý

$

16

Ìý

$

50

Deferred

Ìý

Ìý

15

Ìý

Ìý

(92)

Ìý

Ìý

(16)

Non-U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Current

Ìý

Ìý

155

Ìý

Ìý

94

Ìý

Ìý

55

Deferred

Ìý

Ìý

(134)

Ìý

Ìý

43

Ìý

Ìý

19

Total

Ìý

$

93

Ìý

$

61

Ìý

$

108

Ìý

Schedule of reconciliation of the differences between the U.S. federal income taxes at the U.S. statutory rate to total provision for income taxes

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

924

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

640

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

475

Expected tax expense at U.S. statutory rate of 21%, Ìý35% and 35% respectively

Ìý

$

194

Ìý

$

224

Ìý

$

165

Change resulting from:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

State tax expense net of federal benefit

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý5

Ìý

Ìý

(2)

Ìý

Ìý

(1)

Non-U.S. tax rate differentials

Ìý

Ìý

29

Ìý

Ìý

(64)

Ìý

Ìý

(32)

Non-taxable portion of gain on sale of European surfactants business

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(23)

U.S. Tax Reform Act impact

Ìý

Ìý

32

Ìý

Ìý

(53)

Ìý

Ìý

�

Currency exchange gains/losses (net)

Ìý

Ìý

(10)

Ìý

Ìý

15

Ìý

Ìý

(5)

Non-U.S. income subject to U.S. tax not offset by U.S. foreign tax credits

Ìý

Ìý

16

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

�

Tax authority audits and dispute resolutions

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý5

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý9

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý2

Share-based compensation excess tax benefits

Ìý

Ìý

(14)

Ìý

Ìý

(10)

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Change in valuation allowance

Ìý

Ìý

(185)

Ìý

Ìý

(72)

Ìý

Ìý

(39)

Fair value adjustments to Venator investment

Ìý

Ìý

18

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Impact of equity method investments

Ìý

Ìý

(14)

Ìý

Ìý

(3)

Ìý

Ìý

(1)

Other non-U.S. tax effects, including nondeductible expenses, tax effect of rate changes, transfer pricing adjustments and various withholding taxes

Ìý

Ìý

17

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý8

Ìý

Ìý

33

Other U.S. tax effects, including nondeductible expenses and other credits

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý9

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý9

Total income tax expense

Ìý

$

93

Ìý

$

61

Ìý

$

108

Ìý

Schedule of components of income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Year ended DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Ìý

2016

U.S.

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

147

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

(46)

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

$

92

Non-U.S.

Ìý

Ìý

777

Ìý

Ìý

686

Ìý

Ìý

383

Total

Ìý

$

924

Ìý

$

640

Ìý

$

475

Ìý

Schedule of components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

DecemberÌý31,Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

2018

Ìý

2017

Deferred income tax assets:

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Ìý

Ìý

Net operating loss carryforwards

Ìý

$

359

Ìý

$

411

Pension and other employee compensation

Ìý

Ìý

198

Ìý

Ìý

205

Property, plant and equipment

Ìý

Ìý

20

Ìý

Ìý

29

Intangible assets

Ìý

Ìý

79

Ìý

Ìý

88

Unrealized currency gains

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý8

Other, net

Ìý

Ìý

45

Ìý

Ìý

46

Total

Ìý

$

701

Ìý

$

787

Deferred income tax liabilities:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Property, plant and equipment

Ìý

$

(363)

Ìý

$

(351)

Pension and other employee compensation

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(3)

Intangible assets

Ìý

Ìý

(34)

Ìý

Ìý

(7)

Unrealized currency losses

Ìý

Ìý

(37)

Ìý

Ìý

(27)

Other, net

Ìý

Ìý

(10)

Ìý

Ìý

(32)

Total

Ìý

$

(444)

Ìý

$

(420)

Net deferred tax asset before valuation allowance

Ìý

$

257

Ìý

$

367

Valuation allowance—net operating losses and other

Ìý

Ìý

(227)

Ìý

Ìý

(424)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

Ìý

$

30

Ìý

$

(57)

Non-current deferred tax asset

Ìý

Ìý

324

Ìý

Ìý

208

Non-current deferred tax liability

Ìý

Ìý

(294)

Ìý

Ìý

(265)

Net deferred tax asset (liability)

Ìý

$

30

Ìý

$

(57)

Ìý

Schedule of changes in valuation allowance

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2018

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2017

ÌýÌýÌýÌý

2016

Valuation allowance as of JanuaryÌý1

Ìý

$

424

Ìý

$

499

Ìý

$

530

Valuation allowance as of DecemberÌý31

Ìý

Ìý

227

Ìý

Ìý

424

Ìý

Ìý

499

Net (increase) decrease

Ìý

Ìý

197

Ìý

Ìý

75

Ìý

Ìý

31

Foreign currency movements

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý3

Ìý

Ìý

11

Ìý

Ìý

(11)

(Decrease) increase to deferred tax assets with no impact on operating tax expense, including an offsetting (decrease) increase to valuation allowances

Ìý

Ìý

(15)

Ìý

Ìý

(14)

Ìý

Ìý

19

Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation

Ìý

$

185

Ìý

$

72

Ìý

$

39

Components of change in valuation allowance affecting tax expense:

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Ìý

Pre-tax income and losses in jurisdictions with valuation allowances resulting in no tax expense or benefit

Ìý

$

53

Ìý

$

49

Ìý

$

32

Releases of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions

Ìý

Ìý

132

Ìý

Ìý

23

Ìý

Ìý

19

Establishments of valuation allowances in various jurisdictions

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

Ìýâ€�

Ìý

Ìý

(12)

Change in valuation allowance per rate reconciliation

Ìý

$

185

Ìý

$

72

Ìý

$

39

Ìý