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6. RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýAs of JuneÌý30, 2012 and DecemberÌý31, 2011, accrued restructuring costs by type of cost and initiative consisted of the following (dollars in millions):

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDetails with respect to our reserves for restructuring, impairment and plant closing costs are provided below by segment and initiative (dollars in millions):

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDetails with respect to cash and non-cash restructuring charges for the three and six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012 and 2011 by initiative are provided below (dollars in millions):

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2012 RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012, our Polyurethanes segment recorded charges of $5Ìýmillion primarily related to fixed cost reduction programs.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012, our Advanced Materials segment recorded charges of $3Ìýmillion primarily related to the reorganization of our global business structure and the relocation of our divisional headquarters from Basel, Switzerland to The Woodlands, Texas.

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, 2012, we recorded restructuring charges of $3Ìýmillion and a $1Ìýmillion noncash charge for asset impairments. We expect to incur additional restructuring and plant closing charges, excluding site exit costs, of approximately $19Ìýmillion through DecemberÌý31, 2014. In addition, during the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012, our Textile Effects segment recorded charges of $2Ìýmillion primarily related to the closure of our St.ÌýFons, France facility and a global transfer pricing initiative. Also during the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012, we reversed $13Ìýmillion of reserves that were primarily related to workforce reductions that were no longer required 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.

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýDuring the six months ended JuneÌý30, 2012, our Pigments segment recorded charges of $3Ìýmillion related to the closure of our Grimsby, U.K. plant.