| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
  
 | 
  | 
Polyurethanes | 
  | 
Performance 
Products | 
  | 
Advanced 
Materials | 
  | 
Textile 
Effects | 
  | 
Pigments | 
  | 
Discontinued 
Operations | 
  | 
Corporate 
& Other | 
  | 
Total | 
  | 
| 
 Accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2010 
 | 
  | 
$ | 
2 | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
7 | 
  | 
$ | 
17 | 
  | 
$ | 
11 | 
  | 
$ | 
34 | 
  | 
$ | 
4 | 
  | 
$ | 
75 | 
  | 
| 
 2010 charges for 2005 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
| 
 2010 charges for 2008 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
| 
 2010 charges for 2009 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
8 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
9 | 
  | 
| 
 2010 charges for 2010 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
15 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
6 | 
  | 
  | 
23 | 
  | 
| 
 Reversal of reserves no longer required 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
(7 | 
) | 
| 
 2010 payments for 2005 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
| 
 2010 payments for 2006 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
| 
 2010 payments for 2008 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(5 | 
) | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(7 | 
) | 
| 
 2010 payments for 2009 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
(8 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
  | 
(16 | 
) | 
| 
 2010 payments for 2010 initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
| 
 Net activity of discontinued operations 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(26 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(26 | 
) | 
| 
 Foreign currency effect on liability balance 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
4 | 
  | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2010 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
25 | 
  | 
  | 
8 | 
  | 
  | 
8 | 
  | 
  | 
5 | 
  | 
  | 
49 | 
  | 
| 
 2011 charges for 2006 and prior initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
| 
 2011 charges for 2009 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
7 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
7 | 
  | 
| 
 2011 charges for 2010 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
13 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
15 | 
  | 
| 
 2011 charges for 2011 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
21 | 
  | 
  | 
65 | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
89 | 
  | 
| 
 Reversal of reserves no longer required 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
(4 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(5 | 
) | 
| 
 2011 payments for 2006 and prior initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
| 
 2011 payments for 2008 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
| 
 2011 payments for 2009 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(11 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(12 | 
) | 
| 
 2011 payments for 2010 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(15 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(6 | 
) | 
  | 
(21 | 
) | 
| 
 2011 payments for 2011 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(7 | 
) | 
  | 
(5 | 
) | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(14 | 
) | 
| 
 Net activity of discontinued operations 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
| 
 Foreign currency effect on liability balance 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
(8 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(10 | 
) | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2011 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
12 | 
  | 
  | 
69 | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
6 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
92 | 
  | 
| 
 2012 charges for 2007 and prior initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
| 
 2012 charges for 2009 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
4 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
5 | 
  | 
| 
 2012 charges for 2010 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
| 
 2012 charges for 2011 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
3 | 
  | 
  | 
12 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
15 | 
  | 
| 
 2012 charges for 2012 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
38 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
30 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
69 | 
  | 
| 
 Reversal of reserves no longer required 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(16 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(16 | 
) | 
| 
 2012 payments for 2007 and prior initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(3 | 
) | 
| 
 2012 payments for 2009 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(5 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(6 | 
) | 
| 
 2012 payments for 2010 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(2 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
(4 | 
) | 
| 
 2012 payments for 2011 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(14 | 
) | 
  | 
(23 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(37 | 
) | 
| 
 2012 payments for 2012 Initiatives 
 | 
  | 
  | 
(12 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(6 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
(18 | 
) | 
| 
 Foreign currency effect on liability balance 
 | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
(1 | 
) | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
4 | 
  | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2012 
 | 
  | 
$ | 
27 | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
27 | 
  | 
$ | 
42 | 
  | 
$ | 
1 | 
  | 
$ | 
6 | 
  | 
$ | 
2 | 
  | 
$ | 
105 | 
  | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Current portion of restructuring reserves 
 | 
  | 
$ | 
27 | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
26 | 
  | 
$ | 
31 | 
  | 
$ | 
1 | 
  | 
$ | 
6 | 
  | 
$ | 
2 | 
  | 
$ | 
93 | 
  | 
| 
 Long-term portion of restructuring reserve 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
1 | 
  | 
  | 
11 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
12 | 
  | 
| 
 Estimated additional future charges for current restructuring projects 
 | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Estimated additional charges within one year 
 | 
  | 
$ | 
3 | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
17 | 
  | 
$ | 
80 | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
— | 
  | 
$ | 
100 | 
  | 
| 
 Estimated additional charges beyond one year 
 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
— | 
  | 
  | 
2 | 
  |