Huntsman Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 3)

RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND PLANT CLOSING COSTS (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Polyurethanes	Dec. 31, 2011 Performance Products	Sep. 30, 2012 Advanced Materials	Sep. 30, 2012 Textile Effects	Sep. 30, 2012 Pigments	Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations	Dec. 31, 2011 Discontinued Operations	Sep. 30, 2012 Corporate and other	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 initiatives and prior	Sep. 30, 2011 2007 initiatives and prior	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 initiatives and prior Textile Effects	Sep. 30, 2012 2007 initiatives and prior Pigments	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2009 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 initiatives Advanced Materials	Sep. 30, 2012 2009 initiatives Pigments	Sep. 30, 2011 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2010 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2010 initiatives Performance Products	Sep. 30, 2012 2010 initiatives Textile Effects	Sep. 30, 2012 2010 initiatives Corporate and other	Sep. 30, 2012 2011 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2011 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2011 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2011 2011 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2011 initiatives Advanced Materials	Sep. 30, 2012 2011 initiatives Textile Effects	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 initiatives	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 initiatives Polyurethanes	Sep. 30, 2012 2012 initiatives Advanced Materials
Accrued restructuring costs rollforward
Accrued liabilities at the beginning of the period			$ 92			$ 1	$ 12	$ 69	$ 3	$ 6	$ 6	$ 1	$ 2						$ 11					$ 16							$ 63
Restructuring charges							6	3					2	2	2		1	2	5	5	1	4	2	1	5			1	5	99	9	110	3	6	33	39	37	2
Reversal of reserves no longer required	(1)	(1)	(14)	(4)				(14)
Restructuring payments													(3)		(2)	(1)			(6)		(1)	(5)		(3)		(1)	(1)	(1)			(24)		(12)	(12)		(9)	(7)	(2)
Foreign currency effect on liability balance			1					1	1			(1)
Accrued liabilities at the end of the period	90		90		30	1	3	49	2	6	6		2				7		7					9					42		42				30	30
Current portion of restructuring reserves	56		56		18		2	28	2	6
Long-term portion of restructuring reserve	34		34		12		1	21
Estimated additional future charges for current restructuring projects
Estimated additional charges within one year			16		1			15
Estimated additional charges beyond one year			$ 4					$ 4