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Celanese Corporation
(NYSE:CE) 

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Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow, and Acetyl Chain segments. The Engineered Materials segment develo...

Founded: 1918
Full Time Employees: 7,700
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Chemicals

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    Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 
                                                                                         
      net sales
    2,204,000,000 2,419,000,000 2,532,000,000 2,389,000,000 2,370,000,000 2,648,000,000 2,651,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,569,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,795,000,000 2,853,000,000 2,348,000,000 2,301,000,000 2,486,000,000 2,538,000,000 2,275,000,000 2,266,000,000 2,198,000,000 1,798,000,000 1,591,000,000 1,411,000,000 1,193,000,000 1,460,000,000 1,432,000,000 1,586,000,000 1,592,000,000 1,687,000,000 1,689,000,000 1,771,000,000 1,844,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,593,000,000 1,566,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,311,000,000 1,323,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,404,000,000 1,334,000,000 1,413,000,000 1,477,000,000 1,450,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,769,000,000 1,769,000,000 1,705,000,000 1,616,000,000 1,636,000,000 1,653,000,000 1,605,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,609,000,000 1,675,000,000 1,633,000,000 1,614,000,000 1,807,000,000 1,753,000,000 1,589,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,517,000,000 1,388,000,000 1,388,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,244,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,286,000,000 1,823,000,000 1,868,000,000 1,846,000,000 1,760,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,556,000,000 1,631,000,000 1,656,000,000 1,685,000,000 1,674,000,000 1,478,000,000  1,536,000,000 1,517,000,000 1,509,000,000  
      yoy
    -7.00% -8.65% -4.49% -8.50% -7.75% -2.75% -5.15% -8.48% 9.41% 18.34% 12.43% 12.41% 3.21% 1.54% 13.10% 41.16% 42.99% 60.60% 84.24% 23.15% 11.10% -11.03% -25.06% -13.46% -15.22% -10.45% -13.67% -8.86% 6.03% 13.09% 22.12% 25.83% 21.51% 18.37% 11.77% 4.77% -1.72% -6.37% -8.53% -3.17% -14.43% -20.12% -16.51% -14.96% -3.53% 8.13% 7.02% 6.23% 7.66% 1.68% -1.31% -1.71% -7.00% -10.96% -4.45% 2.77% 7.10% 19.99% 15.56% 14.48% 8.57% 15.49% 21.95% 21.12% 7.93% -28.47% -33.40% -37.92% -26.93% 15.89% 20.05% 13.18% 6.28% -6.65% -7.05% 10.35%  9.70% 10.35% -2.05%      
      qoq
    -8.89% -4.46% 5.99% 0.80% -10.50% -0.11% 1.53% 1.63% -5.66% -2.58% -2.03% 21.51% 2.04% -7.44% -2.05% 11.56% 0.40% 3.09% 22.25% 13.01% 12.76% 18.27% -18.29% 1.96% -9.71% -0.38% -5.63% -0.12% -4.63% -3.96% -0.38% 16.20% 1.72% 3.71% 2.65% 12.20% -0.91% -2.07% -3.77% 5.25% -5.59% -4.33% 1.86% -6.99% -11.87% 0.00% 3.75% 5.51% -1.22% -1.03% 2.99% 6.93% -6.71% -3.94% 2.57% 1.18% -10.68% 3.08% 10.32% 5.44% 0.07% -0.73% 9.29% 0.00% 6.44% 4.82% 8.55% -10.89% -29.46% -2.41% 1.19% 4.89% 11.89% 1.09% -4.60% -1.51% -1.72% 0.66% 13.26%   1.25% 0.53%   
      cost of sales
    -1,781,000,000 -1,898,000,000 -1,997,000,000 -1,913,000,000 -1,831,000,000 -2,026,000,000 -2,010,000,000 -2,057,000,000 -1,956,000,000 -2,050,000,000 -2,109,000,000 -2,222,000,000 -1,964,000,000 -1,755,000,000 -1,781,000,000 -1,793,000,000 -1,554,000,000 -1,551,000,000 -1,437,000,000 -1,313,000,000 -1,215,000,000 -1,084,000,000 -951,000,000 -1,112,000,000 -1,116,000,000 -1,172,000,000 -1,169,000,000 -1,234,000,000 -1,269,000,000 -1,255,000,000 -1,323,000,000 -1,336,000,000 -1,182,000,000 -1,181,000,000 -1,143,000,000 -1,119,000,000 -989,000,000 -968,000,000 -1,013,000,000 -1,014,000,000 -1,075,000,000 -1,110,000,000 -1,102,000,000 -1,069,000,000 -1,165,000,000 -1,333,000,000 -1,361,000,000 -1,327,000,000 -1,249,000,000 -1,290,000,000 -1,334,000,000 -1,272,000,000 -1,234,000,000 -1,285,000,000 -1,344,000,000 -1,363,000,000 -1,342,000,000 -1,406,000,000 -1,343,000,000 -1,238,000,000 -1,194,000,000 -1,160,000,000 -1,214,000,000 -1,170,000,000 -1,099,000,000 -1,038,000,000 -996,000,000 -946,000,000 -1,177,000,000 -1,490,000,000 -1,472,000,000 -1,428,000,000 -1,348,000,000 -1,236,000,000 -1,219,000,000 -1,240,000,000 -1,298,000,000 -1,318,000,000 -1,326,000,000 -1,106,000,000  -1,253,000,000 -1,175,000,000 -1,125,000,000  
      gross profit
    423,000,000 521,000,000 535,000,000 476,000,000 539,000,000 622,000,000 641,000,000 554,000,000 613,000,000 673,000,000 686,000,000 631,000,000 384,000,000 546,000,000 705,000,000 745,000,000 721,000,000 715,000,000 761,000,000 485,000,000 376,000,000 327,000,000 242,000,000 348,000,000 316,000,000 414,000,000 423,000,000 453,000,000 420,000,000 516,000,000 521,000,000 515,000,000 411,000,000 385,000,000 367,000,000 352,000,000 322,000,000 355,000,000 338,000,000 390,000,000 259,000,000 303,000,000 375,000,000 381,000,000 394,000,000 436,000,000 408,000,000 378,000,000 367,000,000 346,000,000 319,000,000 333,000,000 267,000,000 324,000,000 331,000,000 270,000,000 272,000,000 401,000,000 410,000,000 351,000,000 313,000,000 346,000,000 303,000,000 218,000,000 289,000,000 266,000,000 248,000,000 200,000,000 109,000,000 333,000,000 396,000,000 418,000,000 412,000,000 337,000,000 337,000,000 391,000,000 358,000,000 367,000,000 348,000,000 372,000,000      
      yoy
    -21.52% -16.24% -16.54% -14.08% -12.07% -7.58% -6.56% -12.20% 59.64% 23.26% -2.70% -15.30% -46.74% -23.64% -7.36% 53.61% 91.76% 118.65% 214.46% 39.37% 18.99% -21.01% -42.79% -23.18% -24.76% -19.77% -18.81% -12.04% 2.19% 34.03% 41.96% 46.31% 27.64% 8.45% 8.58% -9.74% 24.32% 17.16% -9.87% 2.36% -34.26% -30.50% -8.09% 0.79% 7.36% 26.01% 27.90% 13.51% 37.45% 6.79% -3.63% 23.33% -1.84% -19.20% -19.27% -23.08% -13.10% 15.90% 35.31% 61.01% 8.30% 30.08% 22.18% 9.00% 165.14% -20.12% -37.37% -52.15% -73.54% -1.19% 17.51% 6.91% 15.08% -8.17% -3.16% 5.11%          
      qoq
    -18.81% -2.62% 12.39% -11.69% -13.34% -2.96% 15.70% -9.62% -8.92% -1.90% 8.72% 64.32% -29.67% -22.55% -5.37% 3.33% 0.84% -6.04% 56.91% 28.99% 14.98% 35.12% -30.46% 10.13% -23.67% -2.13% -6.62% 7.86% -18.60% -0.96% 1.17% 25.30% 6.75% 4.90% 4.26% 9.32% -9.30% 5.03% -13.33% 50.58% -14.52% -19.20% -1.57% -3.30% -9.63% 6.86% 7.94% 3.00% 6.07% 8.46% -4.20% 24.72% -17.59% -2.11% 22.59% -0.74% -32.17% -2.20% 16.81% 12.14% -9.54% 14.19% 38.99% -24.57% 8.65% 7.26% 24.00% 83.49% -67.27% -15.91% -5.26% 1.46% 22.26% 0.00% -13.81% 9.22% -2.45% 5.46% -6.45%       
      gross margin %
    19.19% 21.54% 21.13% 19.92% 22.74% 23.49% 24.18% 21.22% 23.86% 24.72% 24.54% 22.12% 16.35% 23.73% 28.36% 29.35% 31.69% 31.55% 34.62% 26.97% 23.63% 23.18% 20.28% 23.84% 22.07% 26.10% 26.57% 26.85% 24.87% 29.14% 28.25% 27.82% 25.80% 24.58% 24.30% 23.93% 24.56% 26.83% 25.02% 27.78% 19.42% 21.44% 25.39% 26.28% 25.27% 24.65% 23.06% 22.17% 22.71% 21.15% 19.30% 20.75% 17.79% 20.14% 19.76% 16.53% 16.85% 22.19% 23.39% 22.09% 20.77% 22.97% 19.97% 15.71% 20.82% 20.40% 19.94% 17.45% 8.48% 18.27% 21.20% 22.64% 23.41% 21.42% 21.66% 23.97% 21.62% 21.78% 20.79% 25.17% NaN% 0% 0% 0%  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    -223,000,000 -231,000,000 -213,000,000 -230,000,000 -262,000,000 -248,000,000 -255,000,000 -265,000,000 -272,000,000 -244,000,000 -274,000,000 -285,000,000 -269,000,000 -184,000,000 -197,000,000 -174,000,000 -170,000,000 -165,000,000 -161,000,000 -137,000,000 -137,000,000 -106,000,000 -114,000,000 -125,000,000 -125,000,000 -120,000,000 -118,000,000 -120,000,000 -134,000,000 -129,000,000 -136,000,000 -147,000,000 -165,000,000 -112,000,000 -96,000,000 -83,000,000 -184,000,000 -81,000,000 -71,000,000 -80,000,000 -209,000,000 -93,000,000 -106,000,000 -98,000,000 -417,000,000 -118,000,000 -119,000,000 -104,000,000 5,000,000 -97,000,000 -113,000,000 -106,000,000 -128,000,000 -121,000,000 -124,000,000 -134,000,000 -128,000,000 -140,000,000 -140,000,000 -128,000,000 -136,000,000 -123,000,000 -123,000,000 -123,000,000 -131,000,000 -110,000,000 -114,000,000 -114,000,000 -124,000,000 -142,000,000 -138,000,000 -136,000,000 -145,000,000 -133,000,000 -122,000,000 -116,000,000 -86,000,000 -147,000,000 -153,000,000 -159,000,000  -144,000,000 -136,000,000 -161,000,000  
      amortization of intangible assets
    -40,000,000 -42,000,000 -42,000,000 -40,000,000 -40,000,000 -40,000,000 -38,000,000 -41,000,000 -40,000,000 -41,000,000 -42,000,000 -41,000,000 -30,000,000 -10,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -9,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -19,000,000 -20,000,000 -21,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000          
      research and development expenses
    -32,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -34,000,000 -32,000,000 -32,000,000 -40,000,000 -42,000,000 -37,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -21,000,000 -19,000,000 -59,000,000 -20,000,000 -18,000,000 -22,000,000 -24,000,000 -22,000,000 -12,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -24,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -23,000,000 -14,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -21,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -23,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -16,000,000 -18,000,000 -23,000,000  -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -23,000,000  
      other (charges) gains
    -39,000,000 -1,491,000,000 -20,000,000 -31,000,000 -1,621,000,000 -61,000,000 -48,000,000 -14,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -10,000,000 -23,000,000 7,000,000 -15,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 6,000,000 -2,000,000 -10,000,000 -21,000,000 -6,000,000 -102,000,000 -7,000,000 -98,000,000 4,000,000  12,000,000 -3,000,000  -2,000,000  -3,000,000 -55,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000 -332,000,000 -4,000,000 -10,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 20,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 -147,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -13,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000  -9,000,000 -24,000,000 -18,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 36,000,000 -6,000,000 -77,000,000 -13,000,000 -96,000,000 -6,000,000 -21,000,000 -84,000,000 -1,000,000 -7,000,000 -16,000,000 60,000,000 -12,000,000 -105,000,000 -1,000,000          
      foreign exchange gain
    7,000,000 2,000,000 6,000,000 21,000,000 12,000,000 10,000,000 -9,000,000 11,000,000 11,000,000  15,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000  2,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 500,000  3,000,000 -1,000,000  4,000,000 -4,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000  -4,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 250,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000  2,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 7,000,000    1,000,000   -1,000,000 3,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000  
      gain on disposition of businesses and assets
    -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 503,000,000  5,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 12,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 11,000,000  -5,000,000 -6,000,000  -1,000,000   -3,000,000 1,000,000  -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 738,000,000 -2,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000   -1,000,000 -1,000,000   -4,000,000 -3,000,000 15,000,000  1,000,000 45,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,000,000                
      operating profit
    93,000,000 -1,275,000,000 233,000,000 168,000,000 -1,405,000,000 248,000,000 250,000,000 210,000,000 259,000,000 842,000,000 335,000,000 251,000,000 56,000,000 308,000,000 483,000,000 531,000,000 517,000,000 536,000,000 567,000,000 326,000,000 203,000,000 184,000,000 83,000,000 194,000,000 68,000,000 260,000,000 186,000,000 320,000,000 259,000,000 374,000,000 358,000,000 343,000,000 217,000,000 252,000,000 240,000,000 192,000,000 117,000,000 246,000,000 243,000,000 287,000,000 -305,000,000 186,000,000 188,000,000 257,000,000 -54,000,000 310,000,000 259,000,000 243,000,000 944,000,000 211,000,000 169,000,000 184,000,000 86,000,000 163,000,000 164,000,000 98,000,000 97,000,000 196,000,000 209,000,000 188,000,000 140,000,000 221,000,000 156,000,000 -14,000,000 109,000,000 65,000,000 89,000,000 27,000,000 -152,000,000 151,000,000 207,000,000 234,000,000 324,000,000 147,000,000 71,000,000 239,000,000 185,000,000 200,000,000 163,000,000 156,000,000  92,000,000 152,000,000 166,000,000  
      yoy
    -106.62% -614.11% -6.80% -20.00% -642.47% -70.55% -25.37% -16.33% 362.50% 173.38% -30.64% -52.73% -89.17% -42.54% -14.81% 62.88% 154.68% 191.30% 583.13% 68.04% 198.53% -29.23% -55.38% -39.38% -73.75% -30.48% -48.04% -6.71% 19.35% 48.41% 49.17% 78.65% 85.47% 2.44% -1.23% -33.10% -138.36% 32.26% 29.26% 11.67% 464.81% -40.00% -27.41% 5.76% -105.72% 46.92% 53.25% 32.07% 997.67% 29.45% 3.05% 87.76% -11.34% -16.84% -21.53% -47.87% -30.71% -11.31% 33.97% -1442.86% 28.44% 240.00% 75.28% -151.85% -171.71% -56.95% -57.00% -88.46% -146.91% 2.72% 191.55% -2.09% 75.14% -26.50% -56.44% 53.21%  117.39% 7.24% -6.02%      
      qoq
    -107.29% -647.21% 38.69% -111.96% -666.53% -0.80% 19.05% -18.92% -69.24% 151.34% 33.47% 348.21% -81.82% -36.23% -9.04% 2.71% -3.54% -5.47% 73.93% 60.59% 10.33% 121.69% -57.22% 185.29% -73.85% 39.78% -41.87% 23.55% -30.75% 4.47% 4.37% 58.06% -13.89% 5.00% 25.00% 64.10% -52.44% 1.23% -15.33% -194.10% -263.98% -1.06% -26.85% -575.93% -117.42% 19.69% 6.58% -74.26% 347.39% 24.85% -8.15% 113.95% -47.24% -0.61% 67.35% 1.03% -50.51% -6.22% 11.17% 34.29% -36.65% 41.67% -1214.29% -112.84% 67.69% -26.97% 229.63% -117.76% -200.66% -27.05% -11.54% -27.78% 120.41% 107.04% -70.29% 29.19% -7.50% 22.70% 4.49%   -39.47% -8.43%   
      operating margin %
    4.22% -52.71% 9.20% 7.03% -59.28% 9.37% 9.43% 8.04% 10.08% 30.92% 11.99% 8.80% 2.39% 13.39% 19.43% 20.92% 22.73% 23.65% 25.80% 18.13% 12.76% 13.04% 6.96% 13.29% 4.75% 16.39% 11.68% 18.97% 15.33% 21.12% 19.41% 18.53% 13.62% 16.09% 15.89% 13.05% 8.92% 18.59% 17.99% 20.44% -22.86% 13.16% 12.73% 17.72% -3.46% 17.52% 14.64% 14.25% 58.42% 12.90% 10.22% 11.46% 5.73% 10.13% 9.79% 6.00% 6.01% 10.85% 11.92% 11.83% 9.29% 14.67% 10.28% -1.01% 7.85% 4.98% 7.15% 2.36% -11.82% 8.28% 11.08% 12.68% 18.41% 9.35% 4.56% 14.65% 11.17% 11.87% 9.74% 10.55% NaN% 5.99% 10.02% 11.00%  
      equity in net earnings of affiliates
    37,000,000 39,000,000 29,000,000 22,000,000 39,000,000 51,000,000 51,000,000 55,000,000 52,000,000 12,000,000 23,000,000 15,000,000 31,000,000 73,000,000 60,000,000 56,000,000 36,000,000 44,000,000 37,000,000 29,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 31,000,000 57,000,000 48,000,000 45,000,000 39,000,000 50,000,000 53,000,000 66,000,000 56,000,000 58,000,000 48,000,000 50,000,000 38,000,000 47,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 35,000,000 38,000,000 43,000,000 50,000,000 40,000,000 48,000,000 53,000,000 52,000,000 101,000,000 40,000,000 30,000,000 41,000,000 55,000,000 54,000,000 79,000,000 50,000,000 62,000,000 51,000,000 46,000,000 57,000,000 46,000,000 43,000,000 37,000,000 37,000,000 45,000,000 26,000,000 4,000,000 19,000,000 27,000,000 -2,000,000 8,000,000 19,000,000 17,000,000 10,000,000 17,000,000 24,000,000 23,000,000 18,000,000 27,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 15,000,000  21,000,000    
      non-operating pension and other postretirement employee benefit income
    50,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -27,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 -67,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -57,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 -7,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 -66,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 28,000,000 -71,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 17,000,000 -139,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000                                                      
      interest expense
    -177,000,000 -177,000,000 -177,000,000 -170,000,000 -164,000,000 -169,000,000 -174,000,000 -169,000,000 -178,000,000 -178,000,000 -182,000,000 -182,000,000 -168,000,000 -154,000,000 -48,000,000 -35,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -28,000,000 -27,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 -27,000,000 -29,000,000 -31,000,000 -30,000,000 -30,000,000 -32,000,000 -33,000,000 -31,000,000 -32,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -29,000,000 -28,000,000 -30,000,000 -33,000,000 -33,000,000 -29,000,000 -30,000,000 -27,000,000 -27,000,000 -41,000,000 -40,000,000 -39,000,000 -42,000,000 -43,000,000 -44,000,000 -43,000,000 -51,000,000 -44,000,000 -45,000,000 -45,000,000 -55,000,000 -54,000,000 -57,000,000 -55,000,000 -58,000,000 -48,000,000 -49,000,000 -49,000,000 -51,000,000 -51,000,000 -54,000,000 -51,000,000 -66,000,000 -65,000,000 -63,000,000 -67,000,000 -66,000,000 -63,000,000 -61,000,000 -72,000,000 -76,000,000 -74,000,000 -73,000,000 -176,000,000  -72,000,000 -68,000,000 -176,000,000  
      refinancing expense
    -36,000,000   -32,000,000      -7,000,000        -9,000,000         -4,000,000           -4,000,000  -2,000,000     -25,000,000 -4,000,000    -1,000,000         -3,000,000   -16,000,000                        
      interest income
    6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 33,000,000 34,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000  2,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000   1,000,000   1,000,000  -4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000    1,000,000  1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 5,000,000  1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 11,000,000 14,000,000 11,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 15,000,000  7,000,000 9,000,000 15,000,000  
      dividend income - equity investments
    40,000,000 40,000,000 41,000,000 1,000,000 33,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 34,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 34,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 33,000,000 35,000,000 37,000,000 42,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 32,000,000 37,000,000 24,000,000 27,000,000 30,000,000 32,000,000                                                          
      other income
     4,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000  15,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 23,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 -6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000  2,000,000 -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -4,000,000 5,000,000 -1,000,000  4,000,000 5,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000   -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -8,000,000 2,000,000  -3,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000  250,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000  6,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000 6,000,000 6,000,000 -5,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 -15,000,000 -5,000,000 5,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 3,000,000  26,000,000    
      earnings from continuing operations before tax
    13,000,000 -1,360,000,000 135,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,519,000,000 183,000,000 183,000,000 157,000,000 132,000,000 714,000,000 216,000,000 121,000,000 -70,000,000 321,000,000 554,000,000 616,000,000 557,000,000 622,000,000 660,000,000 409,000,000 1,571,000,000 241,000,000 147,000,000 292,000,000 41,000,000 323,000,000 239,000,000 385,000,000 174,000,000 462,000,000 442,000,000 432,000,000 265,000,000 289,000,000 281,000,000 240,000,000 156,000,000 281,000,000 275,000,000 318,000,000 -270,000,000 225,000,000 227,000,000 306,000,000 -31,000,000 347,000,000 352,000,000 273,000,000 955,000,000 228,000,000 208,000,000 218,000,000 113,000,000 173,000,000 264,000,000 107,000,000 94,000,000 201,000,000 280,000,000 180,000,000 130,000,000 191,000,000 224,000,000 -3,000,000 86,000,000 49,000,000 122,000,000 -16,000,000        204,000,000          
      income tax benefit
    15,000,000 7,000,000 77,000,000 -9,000,000 -387,000,000 -61,000,000 -29,000,000 -33,000,000 575,000,000 236,000,000 4,000,000 -25,000,000 840,000,000 -127,000,000 -112,000,000 -112,000,000 -27,000,000 -102,000,000 -116,000,000 -85,000,000 -117,000,000 -30,000,000 -35,000,000 -65,000,000 3,000,000 -53,000,000 -28,000,000 -46,000,000 -76,000,000 -54,000,000 -97,000,000 -65,000,000 -60,000,000 -57,000,000 -40,000,000 -56,000,000 5,000,000 -15,000,000 -52,000,000 -60,000,000 -31,000,000 -74,000,000 -24,000,000 -72,000,000 -52,000,000 -90,000,000 -94,000,000 -78,000,000 -299,000,000 -57,000,000 -75,000,000 -77,000,000 -16,000,000 -54,000,000 -54,000,000 76,000,000 2,000,000 -34,000,000 -75,000,000 -42,000,000 -27,000,000 -44,000,000 -61,000,000 20,000,000 -85,000,000 350,000,000 -17,000,000 -5,000,000 43,000,000 12,000,000 -45,000,000    44,000,000 16,000,000          
      earnings from continuing operations
    28,000,000 -1,353,000,000 212,000,000 -12,000,000 -1,906,000,000 122,000,000 154,000,000 124,000,000 707,000,000 950,000,000 220,000,000 96,000,000 770,000,000 194,000,000 442,000,000 504,000,000 530,000,000 520,000,000 544,000,000 324,000,000 1,454,000,000 211,000,000 112,000,000 227,000,000 44,000,000 270,000,000 211,000,000 339,000,000 98,000,000 408,000,000 345,000,000 367,000,000 205,000,000 232,000,000 241,000,000 184,000,000 161,000,000 266,000,000 223,000,000 258,000,000 -301,000,000 151,000,000 203,000,000 234,000,000 -83,000,000 257,000,000 258,000,000 195,000,000 656,000,000 171,000,000 133,000,000 141,000,000 97,000,000 119,000,000 210,000,000 183,000,000 96,000,000 167,000,000 205,000,000 138,000,000 103,000,000 147,000,000 163,000,000 17,000,000 1,000,000 399,000,000 105,000,000 -21,000,000 -140,000,000 164,000,000 203,000,000 145,000,000 208,000,000 130,000,000 -124,000,000 144,000,000 79,000,000 107,000,000 103,000,000 -20,000,000  45,000,000 67,000,000 -10,000,000  
      earnings from operation of discontinued operations
    -8,000,000  -10,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000  -8,000,000 -1,000,000  -3,000,000 -1,000,000  -8,000,000  -3,000,000 -17,000,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 4,000,000 -7,000,000  -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -9,000,000   -4,000,000  1,000,000   -3,000,000  -3,000,000 -7,000,000 -1,000,000  750,000 1,000,000  2,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000   -1,000,000  -3,000,000 6,000,000 -72,000,000 -3,000,000 -5,000,000    -1,000,000   -8,000,000 -112,000,000  2,000,000  -5,000,000 10,000,000 -9,000,000 2,000,000  10,000,000      
      income tax benefit from discontinued operations
    2,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   2,000,000  1,000,000   -1,000,000 2,000,000  -1,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000  250,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000     1,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000  -250,000   -1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000 -2,000,000 27,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000                      
      earnings from discontinued operations
    -6,000,000  -10,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000  -6,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -6,000,000  -4,000,000 -13,000,000 -4,000,000 -1,000,000  -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -7,000,000 1,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000 -6,000,000  -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000   -3,000,000  1,000,000   -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -5,000,000   500,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000   -1,000,000  -2,000,000 4,000,000 -45,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000   -1,000,000 1,000,000 -15,000,000 -6,000,000 -69,000,000  6,000,000 -2,000,000 7,000,000 57,000,000          
      net earnings
    22,000,000 -1,353,000,000 202,000,000 -17,000,000 -1,911,000,000 120,000,000 153,000,000 124,000,000 701,000,000 949,000,000 221,000,000 93,000,000 769,000,000 193,000,000 436,000,000 504,000,000 526,000,000 507,000,000 540,000,000 323,000,000 1,454,000,000 209,000,000 109,000,000 220,000,000 45,000,000 265,000,000 210,000,000 338,000,000 101,000,000 402,000,000 345,000,000 365,000,000 204,000,000 228,000,000 233,000,000 184,000,000 161,000,000 263,000,000 223,000,000 259,000,000 -301,000,000 151,000,000 201,000,000 234,000,000 -85,000,000 252,000,000 258,000,000 195,000,000 654,000,000 172,000,000 133,000,000 142,000,000 95,000,000 117,000,000 210,000,000 183,000,000 95,000,000 167,000,000 203,000,000 142,000,000 58,000,000 145,000,000 160,000,000 18,000,000 5,000,000 399,000,000 104,000,000 -20,000,000 -155,000,000 158,000,000 134,000,000 145,000,000 214,000,000 128,000,000 -117,000,000 201,000,000 77,000,000 109,000,000 103,000,000 -10,000,000  45,000,000    
      net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000                                      
      net earnings attributable to celanese corporation
    -296,000,000 -1,357,000,000 199,000,000 -21,000,000 98,000,000 116,000,000 155,000,000 121,000,000 315,500,000 951,000,000 220,000,000 91,000,000 281,750,000 191,000,000 434,000,000 502,000,000 341,500,000 506,000,000 538,000,000 322,000,000 1,453,000,000 207,000,000 107,000,000 218,000,000 43,000,000 263,000,000 209,000,000 337,000,000 99,000,000 401,000,000 344,000,000 363,000,000 203,000,000 226,000,000 231,000,000 183,000,000 160,000,000 262,000,000 221,000,000 257,000,000 -298,000,000 161,000,000 205,000,000 236,000,000 -84,000,000 253,000,000 259,000,000 196,000,000 654,000,000 172,000,000 133,000,000 142,000,000 95,000,000 117,000,000 210,000,000 183,000,000 95,000,000 167,000,000 203,000,000 142,000,000 58,000,000 145,000,000 160,000,000 18,000,000 5,000,000 399,000,000 104,000,000                   
      yoy
    -402.04% -1269.83% 28.39% -117.36% -68.94% -87.80% -29.55% 32.97% 11.98% 397.91% -49.31% -81.87% -17.50% -62.25% -19.33% 55.90% -76.50% 144.44% 402.80% 47.71% 3279.07% -21.29% -48.80% -35.31% -56.57% -34.41% -39.24% -7.16% -51.23% 77.43% 48.92% 98.36% 26.88% -13.74% 4.52% -28.79% -153.69% 62.73% 7.80% 8.90% 254.76% -36.36% -20.85% 20.41% -112.84% 47.09% 94.74% 38.03% 588.42% 47.01% -36.67% -22.40% 0.00% -29.94% 3.45% 28.87% 63.79% 15.17% 26.88% 688.89% 1060.00% -63.66% 53.85%                       
      qoq
    -78.19% -781.91% -1047.62% -121.43% -15.52% -25.16% 28.10% -61.65% -66.82% 332.27% 141.76% -67.70% 47.51% -55.99% -13.55% 47.00% -32.51% -5.95% 67.08% -77.84% 601.93% 93.46% -50.92% 406.98% -83.65% 25.84% -37.98% 240.40% -75.31% 16.57% -5.23% 78.82% -10.18% -2.16% 26.23% 14.38% -38.93% 18.55% -14.01% -186.24% -285.09% -21.46% -13.14% -380.95% -133.20% -2.32% 32.14% -70.03% 280.23% 29.32% -6.34% 49.47% -18.80% -44.29% 14.75% 92.63% -43.11% -17.73% 42.96% 144.83% -60.00% -9.38% 788.89% 260.00% -98.75% 283.65%                    
      net income margin %
    -13.43% -56.10% 7.86% -0.88% 4.14% 4.38% 5.85% 4.63% 12.28% 34.92% 7.87% 3.19% 12.00% 8.30% 17.46% 19.78% 15.01% 22.33% 24.48% 17.91% 91.33% 14.67% 8.97% 14.93% 3.00% 16.58% 13.13% 19.98% 5.86% 22.64% 18.66% 19.61% 12.74% 14.43% 15.30% 12.44% 12.20% 19.80% 16.36% 18.30% -22.34% 11.39% 13.88% 16.28% -5.39% 14.30% 14.64% 11.50% 40.47% 10.51% 8.05% 8.85% 6.33% 7.27% 12.54% 11.21% 5.89% 9.24% 11.58% 8.94% 3.85% 9.63% 10.55% 1.30% 0.36% 30.60% 8.36% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% NaN% 0% 0% 0%  
      amounts attributable to celanese corporation
                                                                                         
      earnings per common share - basic
                                                                                         
      continuing operations
    240,000 -12,390,000 1,910,000 -150,000 -17,480,000 1,080,000 1,430,000 1,110,000 6,460,000 8,740,000 2,010,000 870,000 7,080,000 1,770,000 4,060,000 4,640,000 4,840,000 4,700,000 4,830,000 2,850,000 12,360,000 1,770,000 930,000 1,890,000 410,000 2,180,000 1,680,000 2,650,000 780,000 3,020,000 2,540,000 2,690,000 1,500,000 1,680,000 1,730,000 1,300,000 1,140,000 1,840,000 1,510,000 1,740,000 -1,940,000 1,070,000 1,350,000 1,540,000 -510,000 1,670,000 1,660,000 1,250,000 4,130,000 1,080,000 830,000 880,000 600,000 750,000 1,330,000 1,170,000 610,000 1,070,000 1,310,000 880,000 650,000 940,000 1,040,000 90,000 -10,000 2,760,000 720,000 -170,000 -920,000 1,090,000 1,330,000 930,000 1,330,000 850,000 -810,000 890,000 500,000 660,000 640,000 -150,000  260,000 410,000 -80,000  
      discontinued operations
    -70,000  -90,000 -40,000 -40,000 -20,000 -10,000  -50,000 -10,000 10,000 -30,000  -10,000 -60,000  -40,000 -120,000 -40,000 -10,000  -20,000 -30,000 -60,000 10,000 -40,000 -10,000 -10,000 20,000 -40,000  -20,000 -10,000 -30,000 -60,000   -20,000     -10,000  -10,000 -30,000   2,500 10,000  10,000 -10,000 -10,000     -10,000 30,000 -280,000 -10,000 -20,000 10,000   -10,000 10,000 -110,000 -40,000 -460,000  40,000 -10,000 50,000 360,000 -20,000 10,000  70,000      
      net earnings - basic
    170,000 -12,390,000 1,820,000 -190,000 -17,520,000 1,060,000 1,420,000 1,110,000 6,410,000 8,730,000 2,020,000 840,000 7,080,000 1,760,000 4,000,000 4,640,000 4,800,000 4,580,000 4,790,000 2,840,000 12,360,000 1,750,000 900,000 1,830,000 420,000 2,140,000 1,670,000 2,640,000 800,000 2,980,000 2,540,000 2,670,000 1,490,000 1,650,000 1,670,000 1,300,000 1,140,000 1,820,000 1,510,000 1,740,000 -1,940,000 1,070,000 1,340,000 1,540,000 -520,000 1,640,000 1,660,000 1,250,000 4,120,000 1,090,000 830,000 890,000 590,000 740,000 1,330,000 1,170,000 610,000 1,070,000 1,300,000                           
      earnings per common share - diluted
                                                                                         
      net earnings - diluted
    170,000 -12,390,000 1,810,000 -190,000 -17,510,000 1,060,000 1,410,000 1,100,000 6,380,000 8,690,000 2,010,000 830,000 7,020,000 1,750,000 3,980,000 4,610,000 4,740,000 4,560,000 4,770,000 2,820,000 12,280,000 1,750,000 900,000 1,820,000 410,000 2,130,000 1,660,000 2,630,000 790,000 2,960,000 2,520,000 2,660,000 1,490,000 1,650,000 1,660,000 1,300,000 1,130,000 1,810,000 1,500,000 1,730,000 -1,920,000 1,070,000 1,330,000 1,530,000 -530,000 1,630,000 1,660,000 1,250,000 4,110,000 1,080,000 830,000 890,000 590,000 730,000 1,310,000 1,150,000 600,000 1,050,000 1,280,000                           
      weighted-average shares - basic
    109,530,303,000,000 109,565,996,000,000 109,526,113,000,000 109,421,035,000,000 109,273,779,000,000 109,338,977,000,000 109,314,411,000,000 109,069,060,000,000 108,848,962,000,000 108,918,986,000,000 108,886,678,000,000 108,634,068,000,000 108,380,082,000,000 108,428,982,000,000 108,392,155,000,000 108,185,912,000,000 111,224,017,000,000 110,532,051,000,000 112,294,274,000,000 113,511,369,000,000 117,817,445,000,000 118,045,476,000,000 118,339,872,000,000 119,251,689,000,000 123,925,697,000,000 122,699,859,000,000 125,289,967,000,000 127,542,328,000,000 134,305,269,000,000 134,519,301,000,000 135,589,717,000,000 135,916,446,000,000 137,902,667,000,000 136,579,077,000,000 138,619,721,000,000 140,643,860,000,000 144,939,433,000,000 144,005,098,000,000 146,482,612,000,000 147,413,234,000,000 150,838,050,000,000 149,800,029,000,000 153,480,175,000,000 153,216,510,000,000 155,012,370,000,000 154,427,554,000,000 155,751,779,000,000 156,501,794,000,000 158,801,150,000,000 158,501,075,000,000 159,676,462,000,000 159,682,386,000,000 158,325,442,000,000 159,123,808,000,000 158,128,906,000,000 156,542,424,000,000 156,204,077,000,000 156,194,459,000,000 156,280,721,000,000                           
      weighted-average shares - diluted
    109,530,303,000,000 109,565,996,000,000 109,734,396,000,000 109,421,035,000,000 109,273,779,000,000 109,535,037,000,000 109,547,401,000,000 109,513,991,000,000 109,379,664,000,000 109,439,486,000,000 109,306,331,000,000 109,188,266,000,000 109,235,376,000,000 109,065,970,000,000 109,123,349,000,000 108,917,577,000,000 112,084,412,000,000 111,044,558,000,000 112,758,639,000,000 114,028,145,000,000 118,481,376,000,000 118,564,820,000,000 118,767,633,000,000 119,899,844,000,000 124,651,759,000,000 123,299,664,000,000 125,847,894,000,000 128,215,700,000,000 135,416,858,000,000 135,499,390,000,000 136,309,158,000,000 136,383,735,000,000 138,317,395,000,000 136,951,923,000,000 139,029,425,000,000 140,997,403,000,000 145,668,181,000,000 144,601,465,000,000 147,065,688,000,000 148,131,114,000,000 152,287,955,000,000 151,004,081,000,000 153,990,933,000,000 153,901,562,000,000 156,166,993,000,000 155,174,528,000,000 156,054,232,000,000 156,812,915,000,000 159,334,219,000,000 159,095,531,000,000 160,142,156,000,000 160,201,636,000,000 159,796,314,000,000 160,094,904,000,000 159,740,453,000,000 159,080,760,000,000 158,947,834,000,000 159,018,839,000,000 159,186,077,000,000                           
      dividend income - cost investments
                                23,000,000 26,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 29,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 26,000,000 26,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 24,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000  1,000,000 84,000,000   1,000,000 79,000,000                49,000,000           
      gain on disposition of discontinued operations
                                                                   2,000,000                      
      cumulative preferred stock dividends
                                                                   -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000  -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000              
      net earnings available to common stockholders
                                                        95,000,000 117,000,000 210,000,000 183,000,000                              
      net earnings available to common shareholders
                                                            128,000,000 167,000,000 203,000,000 142,000,000 58,000,000 145,000,000 160,000,000 15,000,000 3,000,000 396,000,000 102,000,000 -23,000,000 -157,000,000 155,000,000 132,000,000 142,000,000 211,000,000 126,000,000 -120,000,000 199,000,000 75,000,000 106,000,000 101,000,000 -12,000,000  42,000,000 65,000,000 -12,000,000  
      earnings per common share — basic
                                                                                         
      net earnings — basic
                                                               910,000 370,000 930,000 1,020,000 100,000 827,500 2,760,000 710,000 -160,000 -1,030,000 1,050,000                
      earnings per common share — diluted
                                                                                         
      net earnings — diluted
                                                               900,000 370,000 920,000 1,010,000 100,000 770,000 2,530,000 660,000 -160,000 -900,000 970,000                
      weighted-average shares — basic
                                                               155,966,259,000,000 154,564,136,000,000 155,859,508,000,000 156,326,226,000,000 150,272,227,000,000  143,591,231,000,000 143,528,126,000,000 143,506,981,000,000 148,350,273,000,000         158,609,246,000,000   49,321,468     
      weighted-average shares — diluted
                                                               158,666,687,000,000 158,372,192,000,000 157,883,548,000,000 158,405,119,000,000 152,642,371,000,000  157,562,916,000,000 157,077,970,000,000 143,506,981,000,000 163,471,873,000,000         171,176,126,000,000   49,712,421     
      dividend income — cost investments
                                                                 1,000,000 72,000,000 27,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 56,000,000 6,000,000 29,000,000 35,000,000 75,000,000 28,000,000 23,000,000 29,000,000            
      less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling
                                                                                         
      interests
                                                                                         
      less: net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                         
      earnings from operation of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                       1,000,000                  
      net earnings attributable to the company
                                                                       -20,000,000                  
      cumulative preferred stock dividend
                                                                       -3,000,000     -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000          
      earnings from continuing operations before tax and minority interests
                                                                        -183,000,000 152,000,000 247,000,000 218,000,000 313,000,000 131,000,000 -168,000,000  174,000,000 181,000,000 146,000,000 13,000,000  74,000,000 123,000,000 23,000,000  
      minority interests
                                                                          1,000,000      -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -25,000,000  -3,000,000 -13,000,000 -25,000,000  
      gain on disposal of discontinued operations
                                                                            5,000,000  16,000,000 31,000,000          
      earnings per common share — basic:
                                                                                         
      earnings per common share — diluted:
                                                                                         
      weighted-average shares — basic:
                                                                         147,063,241,000,000 150,905,770,000,000 151,993,753,000,000 154,475,020,000,000 150,154,309,000,000 156,932,929,000,000 159,284,888,000,000 158,597,424,000,000  158,562,161,000,000 141,742,428,000,000  158,546,594,000,000 158,530,397,000,000 141,742,428,000,000  
      weighted-average shares — diluted:
                                                                         162,911,689,000,000 167,814,803,000,000 167,306,016,000,000 171,227,997,000,000 167,410,047,000,000 156,932,929,000,000 174,442,332,000,000 171,807,599,000,000  172,066,546,000,000 141,742,428,000,000  171,930,270,000,000 170,530,397,000,000 141,742,428,000,000  
      gain on disposition of assets
                                                                          -3,000,000 3,000,000     -6,000,000 -2,000,000  1,000,000  1,000,000 -3,000,000   
      earnings from continuing operations before minority interests
                                                                          202,000,000 145,000,000 209,000,000 130,000,000 -124,000,000  80,000,000 109,000,000 104,000,000 5,000,000  48,000,000 80,000,000 15,000,000  
      earnings from discontinued operations:
                                                                                         
      income tax provision
                                                                           -73,000,000 -104,000,000 -1,000,000  -60,000,000 -94,000,000 -72,000,000 -42,000,000 -8,000,000  -26,000,000 -43,000,000 -8,000,000  
      foreign exchange loss
                                                                                -750,000 -2,000,000        
      loss on disposition of assets
                                                                            -3,250,000 -9,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000   -1,000,000       
      refinancing expenses
                                                                              -256,000,000           
      other (charges) gains, net:
                                                                                         
      insurance recoveries associated with plumbing cases
                                                                                2,000,000  2,000,000    4,000,000   
      restructuring, impairment and other (charges) gains
                                                                                         
      cumulative declared preferred stock dividend
                                                                                -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000      
      special (charges) gains:
                                                                                         
      restructuring, impairment and other special (charges) gains
                                                                                  -14,000,000 -38,000,000      
      special charges:
                                                                                         
      restructuring, impairment and other special charges
                                                                                     -24,000,000 -31,000,000 -38,000,000  
      cumulative undeclared preferred stock dividend
                                                                                     -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000  
      equity in net earnings of affiliates.
                                                                                      12,000,000 15,000,000  
      other income, net ..
                                                                                      18,000,000 3,000,000  
      net earnings ..
                                                                                      67,000,000 -10,000,000  
      continuing operations ..
                                                                                      390,000 -80,000  
      gain on disposition of assets.
                                                                                       1,000,000  
      income from operation of discontinued operations ..
                                                                                         
      gain on disposal of discontinued operations.
                                                                                         
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        assets
                                                                                         
        current assets
                                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents
      1,263,000,000 1,440,000,000 1,173,000,000 951,000,000 962,000,000 813,000,000 1,185,000,000 1,483,000,000 1,805,000,000 1,357,000,000 1,296,000,000 1,167,000,000 1,508,000,000 9,671,000,000 783,000,000 605,000,000 536,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,054,000,000 791,000,000 955,000,000 615,000,000 539,000,000 570,000,000 463,000,000 497,000,000 491,000,000 441,000,000 439,000,000 703,000,000 708,000,000 490,000,000 576,000,000 461,000,000 511,000,000 501,000,000 638,000,000 1,252,000,000 735,000,000 716,000,000 967,000,000 952,000,000 988,000,000 851,000,000 780,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,064,000,000 998,000,000 984,000,000 1,100,000,000 1,107,000,000 978,000,000 959,000,000 928,000,000 800,000,000 727,000,000 682,000,000 704,000,000 741,000,000 722,000,000 740,000,000 884,000,000 1,081,000,000 1,139,000,000 1,254,000,000 1,293,000,000 1,145,000,000 1,150,000,000 676,000,000 584,000,000 983,000,000 763,000,000 825,000,000 531,000,000 470,000,000 1,115,000,000 791,000,000 513,000,000 354,000,000 312,000,000 401,000,000 959,000,000 1,738,000,000 
        trade receivables - third party and affiliates
      922,000,000 1,038,000,000 1,216,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,121,000,000 1,367,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,289,000,000 1,243,000,000 1,339,000,000 1,338,000,000 1,606,000,000 1,379,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,317,000,000 1,390,000,000 1,161,000,000 1,172,000,000 1,218,000,000 959,000,000 792,000,000 716,000,000 729,000,000 853,000,000 850,000,000 947,000,000 971,000,000 1,015,000,000 1,017,000,000 1,086,000,000 1,156,000,000 1,205,000,000 986,000,000 989,000,000 985,000,000 886,000,000 801,000,000 791,000,000 792,000,000 830,000,000 706,000,000 793,000,000 873,000,000 804,000,000 801,000,000 1,016,000,000 1,045,000,000 986,000,000 867,000,000 949,000,000 929,000,000 916,000,000 827,000,000 932,000,000 957,000,000 928,000,000 871,000,000 978,000,000 1,027,000,000                         
        non-trade receivables
      545,000,000 657,000,000 703,000,000 640,000,000 493,000,000 688,000,000 662,000,000 536,000,000 541,000,000 570,000,000 625,000,000 707,000,000 675,000,000 492,000,000 510,000,000 523,000,000 506,000,000 566,000,000 570,000,000 551,000,000 450,000,000 347,000,000 312,000,000 307,000,000 331,000,000 335,000,000 332,000,000 343,000,000 301,000,000 279,000,000 289,000,000 271,000,000 244,000,000 260,000,000 227,000,000 216,000,000 223,000,000 214,000,000 217,000,000 212,000,000 285,000,000 231,000,000 226,000,000 208,000,000 241,000,000 200,000,000 231,000,000 256,000,000 343,000,000 293,000,000 280,000,000 197,000,000 209,000,000 188,000,000 177,000,000 207,000,000 235,000,000 203,000,000 239,000,000 269,000,000 253,000,000 264,000,000 244,000,000 276,000,000 255,000,000 223,000,000 231,000,000 222,000,000 328,000,000               
        inventories
      2,220,000,000 2,213,000,000 2,288,000,000 2,309,000,000 2,284,000,000 2,562,000,000 2,464,000,000 2,354,000,000 2,357,000,000 2,337,000,000 2,514,000,000 2,749,000,000 2,808,000,000 1,723,000,000 1,713,000,000 1,549,000,000 1,524,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,118,000,000 1,025,000,000 978,000,000 1,001,000,000 1,031,000,000 1,036,000,000 1,038,000,000 994,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,009,000,000 1,046,000,000 1,033,000,000 917,000,000 955,000,000 900,000,000 809,000,000 771,000,000 717,000,000 720,000,000 652,000,000 636,000,000 667,000,000 682,000,000 738,000,000 762,000,000 744,000,000 782,000,000 771,000,000 816,000,000 816,000,000 804,000,000 753,000,000 738,000,000 758,000,000 711,000,000 711,000,000 726,000,000 753,000,000 712,000,000 777,000,000 779,000,000 688,000,000 610,000,000 578,000,000 522,000,000 545,000,000 522,000,000 467,000,000 473,000,000 522,000,000 577,000,000 743,000,000 754,000,000 709,000,000 636,000,000 575,000,000 575,000,000 584,000,000 653,000,000 639,000,000 655,000,000 678,000,000 625,000,000 586,000,000 641,000,000 
        assets held for sale
      492,000,000 471,000,000         211,000,000                                                 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000  3,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 135,000,000                 
        other assets
      251,000,000 271,000,000 295,000,000 278,000,000 285,000,000 276,000,000 329,000,000 283,000,000 272,000,000 284,000,000 268,000,000 219,000,000 241,000,000 186,000,000 129,000,000 124,000,000 70,000,000 90,000,000 72,000,000 53,000,000 55,000,000 57,000,000 62,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 47,000,000 40,000,000 48,000,000 51,000,000 53,000,000 54,000,000 63,000,000 59,000,000 38,000,000 60,000,000 35,000,000 41,000,000 47,000,000 49,000,000 37,000,000 30,000,000 45,000,000 33,000,000 43,000,000 29,000,000 32,000,000 28,000,000 39,000,000 31,000,000 38,000,000 31,000,000 47,000,000 40,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 71,000,000 63,000,000 45,000,000 59,000,000 91,000,000 70,000,000 42,000,000 57,000,000 85,000,000 63,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 49,000,000 30,000,000 42,000,000 86,000,000 61,000,000 51,000,000 43,000,000 69,000,000 68,000,000 73,000,000 78,000,000 47,000,000 106,000,000 113,000,000 
        total current assets
      5,693,000,000 6,090,000,000 5,675,000,000 5,418,000,000 5,145,000,000 5,706,000,000 5,904,000,000 5,945,000,000 6,218,000,000 5,887,000,000 6,252,000,000 6,448,000,000 6,611,000,000 13,192,000,000 4,459,000,000 4,200,000,000 3,807,000,000 4,355,000,000 4,061,000,000 3,710,000,000 3,763,000,000 2,771,000,000 2,709,000,000 2,855,000,000 2,765,000,000 2,843,000,000 2,876,000,000 2,884,000,000 2,874,000,000 3,180,000,000 3,153,000,000 3,006,000,000 2,792,000,000 2,613,000,000 2,583,000,000 2,389,000,000 2,472,000,000 2,978,000,000 2,456,000,000 2,503,000,000 2,787,000,000 2,796,000,000 2,923,000,000 2,696,000,000 2,698,000,000 3,687,000,000 3,339,000,000 3,246,000,000 3,182,000,000 3,228,000,000 3,180,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,839,000,000 2,968,000,000 2,866,000,000 2,817,000,000 2,703,000,000 2,898,000,000 3,014,000,000 2,851,000,000 2,668,000,000 2,767,000,000 2,822,000,000 2,851,000,000 2,856,000,000 2,862,000,000 2,778,000,000 2,589,000,000 2,284,000,000 2,820,000,000 3,301,000,000 3,130,000,000 3,063,000,000 2,590,000,000 2,496,000,000 3,237,000,000 3,111,000,000 2,840,000,000 2,710,000,000 2,684,000,000 2,610,000,000 3,207,000,000 4,112,000,000 
        investments in affiliates
      1,252,000,000 1,259,000,000 1,263,000,000 1,220,000,000 1,217,000,000 1,253,000,000 1,215,000,000 1,238,000,000 1,220,000,000 1,245,000,000 1,028,000,000 1,049,000,000 1,062,000,000 954,000,000 935,000,000 847,000,000 823,000,000 842,000,000 818,000,000 796,000,000 820,000,000 993,000,000 957,000,000 981,000,000 975,000,000 970,000,000 959,000,000 950,000,000 979,000,000 981,000,000 963,000,000 979,000,000 976,000,000 938,000,000 885,000,000 874,000,000 852,000,000 864,000,000 842,000,000 870,000,000 838,000,000 868,000,000 821,000,000 804,000,000 876,000,000 857,000,000 880,000,000 828,000,000 841,000,000 857,000,000 808,000,000 796,000,000 800,000,000 775,000,000 756,000,000 762,000,000 824,000,000 841,000,000 838,000,000 822,000,000 838,000,000 817,000,000 769,000,000 764,000,000 790,000,000 811,000,000 767,000,000 720,000,000 789,000,000               
        property, plant and equipment
      5,076,000,000 5,172,000,000 5,303,000,000 5,259,000,000 5,273,000,000 5,431,000,000 5,382,000,000 5,471,000,000 5,584,000,000 5,467,000,000 5,541,000,000 5,588,000,000 5,584,000,000 4,089,000,000 4,158,000,000 4,188,000,000 4,193,000,000 3,924,000,000 3,922,000,000 3,876,000,000 3,939,000,000 3,851,000,000 3,725,000,000 3,678,000,000 3,713,000,000 3,585,000,000 3,642,000,000 3,721,000,000 3,719,000,000 3,699,000,000 3,724,000,000 3,801,000,000 3,762,000,000 3,706,000,000 3,663,000,000 3,571,000,000 3,577,000,000 3,578,000,000 3,588,000,000 3,640,000,000 3,609,000,000 3,778,000,000 3,771,000,000 3,685,000,000 3,733,000,000 3,618,000,000 3,577,000,000 3,519,000,000 3,425,000,000 3,391,000,000 3,325,000,000 3,286,000,000 3,350,000,000 3,295,000,000 3,265,000,000 3,329,000,000 3,269,000,000 3,233,000,000 3,273,000,000 3,153,000,000 3,017,000,000 2,884,000,000 2,676,000,000 2,723,000,000 2,797,000,000 2,687,000,000 2,533,000,000 2,482,000,000 2,472,000,000 2,527,000,000 2,542,000,000 2,477,000,000 2,362,000,000    2,155,000,000       
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      359,000,000 372,000,000 388,000,000 379,000,000 388,000,000 421,000,000 381,000,000 396,000,000 422,000,000 395,000,000 403,000,000 414,000,000 413,000,000 246,000,000 264,000,000 267,000,000 236,000,000 231,000,000 215,000,000 221,000,000 232,000,000 210,000,000 201,000,000 201,000,000 203,000,000 206,000,000 209,000,000 210,000,000                                                        
        deferred income taxes
      1,359,000,000 1,347,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,295,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,672,000,000 1,608,000,000 1,618,000,000 1,677,000,000 1,074,000,000 832,000,000 813,000,000 808,000,000 222,000,000 232,000,000 244,000,000 248,000,000 254,000,000 257,000,000 255,000,000 259,000,000 87,000,000 100,000,000 91,000,000 96,000,000 98,000,000 90,000,000 93,000,000 84,000,000 170,000,000 163,000,000 182,000,000 366,000,000 201,000,000 164,000,000 154,000,000     68,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 15,000,000 29,000,000 111,000,000 115,000,000 115,000,000 115,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 50,000,000 49,000,000 106,000,000 106,000,000 104,000,000 104,000,000 101,000,000 95,000,000 94,000,000 92,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 60,000,000 23,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 68,000,000 68,000,000 69,000,000 70,000,000 75,000,000 76,000,000 75,000,000 76,000,000 37,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 69,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 
        goodwill
      4,171,000,000 4,170,000,000 5,466,000,000 5,413,000,000 5,387,000,000 6,997,000,000 6,899,000,000 6,926,000,000 6,977,000,000 6,991,000,000 7,063,000,000 7,139,000,000 7,142,000,000 1,294,000,000 1,348,000,000 1,396,000,000 1,412,000,000 1,131,000,000 1,143,000,000 1,134,000,000 1,166,000,000 1,128,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,056,000,000 1,074,000,000 1,054,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,075,000,000 1,057,000,000 1,064,000,000 1,069,000,000 1,107,000,000 1,003,000,000 995,000,000 975,000,000 800,000,000 796,000,000 712,000,000 711,000,000 722,000,000 705,000,000 716,000,000 716,000,000 700,000,000 749,000,000 756,000,000 794,000,000 798,000,000 798,000,000 787,000,000 772,000,000 762,000,000 777,000,000 768,000,000 756,000,000 783,000,000 760,000,000 780,000,000 813,000,000 804,000,000 774,000,000 785,000,000 736,000,000 765,000,000 798,000,000 806,000,000 788,000,000 758,000,000 779,000,000 816,000,000 897,000,000 890,000,000 866,000,000 875,000,000 869,000,000 869,000,000 875,000,000 876,000,000 906,000,000 928,000,000 1,042,000,000 813,000,000 779,000,000 
        intangible assets
      3,184,000,000 3,213,000,000 3,772,000,000 3,670,000,000 3,641,000,000 3,858,000,000 3,844,000,000 3,902,000,000 3,975,000,000 3,944,000,000 4,007,000,000 4,086,000,000 4,105,000,000 645,000,000 675,000,000 715,000,000 735,000,000 303,000,000 304,000,000 308,000,000 319,000,000 317,000,000 317,000,000 302,000,000 312,000,000 314,000,000 327,000,000 332,000,000 310,000,000 317,000,000 325,000,000 336,000,000 301,000,000 303,000,000 302,000,000 192,000,000 194,000,000 119,000,000 121,000,000 125,000,000 125,000,000 122,000,000 125,000,000 123,000,000 132,000,000 131,000,000 140,000,000 145,000,000 142,000,000 147,000,000 152,000,000 155,000,000 165,000,000 174,000,000 184,000,000 202,000,000 197,000,000 213,000,000 238,000,000 252,000,000 252,000,000 271,000,000 269,000,000 266,000,000 294,000,000 315,000,000 328,000,000 335,000,000 364,000,000 389,000,000 437,000,000 457,000,000 425,000,000 432,000,000 437,000,000 451,000,000 463,000,000 469,000,000 488,000,000 487,000,000 393,000,000 389,000,000 396,000,000 
        total assets
      21,695,000,000 22,169,000,000 23,713,000,000 23,197,000,000 22,857,000,000 25,892,000,000 25,812,000,000 26,033,000,000 26,597,000,000 25,538,000,000 25,649,000,000 26,090,000,000 26,272,000,000 21,337,000,000 12,713,000,000 12,426,000,000 11,975,000,000 11,583,000,000 11,220,000,000 10,756,000,000 10,909,000,000 9,769,000,000 9,506,000,000 9,545,000,000 9,476,000,000 9,414,000,000 9,506,000,000 9,574,000,000 9,313,000,000 9,824,000,000 9,789,000,000 9,780,000,000 9,538,000,000 9,062,000,000 8,883,000,000 8,288,000,000 8,357,000,000 8,757,000,000 8,248,000,000 8,392,000,000 8,586,000,000 8,908,000,000 8,988,000,000 8,626,000,000 8,818,000,000 9,710,000,000 9,333,000,000 9,129,000,000 9,018,000,000 9,512,000,000 9,322,000,000 9,068,000,000 9,000,000,000 8,965,000,000 8,779,000,000 8,823,000,000 8,518,000,000 8,711,000,000 8,919,000,000 8,622,000,000 8,281,000,000 8,394,000,000 8,105,000,000 8,202,000,000 8,410,000,000 8,250,000,000 7,623,000,000 7,337,000,000 7,166,000,000 7,972,000,000 8,614,000,000 8,315,000,000 8,058,000,000 7,541,000,000 7,355,000,000 7,887,000,000 7,895,000,000 7,626,000,000 7,568,000,000 7,521,000,000 7,340,000,000 7,396,000,000 8,403,000,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                         
        current liabilities
                                                                                         
        short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt - third party and affiliates
      1,204,000,000 1,199,000,000 252,000,000 406,000,000 1,501,000,000 1,607,000,000 1,977,000,000 2,439,000,000 1,383,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,507,000,000 1,386,000,000 1,306,000,000 977,000,000 809,000,000 860,000,000 791,000,000 103,000,000 500,000,000 497,000,000 496,000,000 958,000,000 1,045,000,000 749,000,000 496,000,000 368,000,000 319,000,000 743,000,000 561,000,000 229,000,000 366,000,000 425,000,000 326,000,000 435,000,000 384,000,000 107,000,000 118,000,000 92,000,000 119,000,000 116,000,000 513,000,000 463,000,000 123,000,000 128,000,000 137,000,000 765,000,000 158,000,000 157,000,000 177,000,000 224,000,000 224,000,000 112,000,000 168,000,000 141,000,000 131,000,000 155,000,000 144,000,000 161,000,000 155,000,000                         
        trade payables - third party and affiliates
      1,279,000,000 1,248,000,000 1,283,000,000 1,314,000,000 1,228,000,000 1,446,000,000 1,538,000,000 1,447,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,263,000,000 1,243,000,000 1,445,000,000 1,518,000,000 1,128,000,000 1,250,000,000 1,169,000,000 1,160,000,000 1,042,000,000 998,000,000 906,000,000 797,000,000 699,000,000 599,000,000 724,000,000 780,000,000 764,000,000 764,000,000 699,000,000 819,000,000 819,000,000 819,000,000 797,000,000 807,000,000 695,000,000 666,000,000 615,000,000 625,000,000 591,000,000 551,000,000 574,000,000 587,000,000 608,000,000 736,000,000 664,000,000 757,000,000 816,000,000 839,000,000 790,000,000 799,000,000 739,000,000 716,000,000 659,000,000 649,000,000 685,000,000 688,000,000 758,000,000 673,000,000 713,000,000 786,000,000                         
        liabilities held for sale
      75,000,000 62,000,000         19,000,000                                                                         
        other liabilities
      1,049,000,000 1,171,000,000 1,137,000,000 997,000,000 1,120,000,000 1,083,000,000 1,106,000,000 1,011,000,000 1,154,000,000 927,000,000 1,146,000,000 1,014,000,000 1,201,000,000 555,000,000 419,000,000 419,000,000 473,000,000 529,000,000 531,000,000 489,000,000 680,000,000 632,000,000 572,000,000 422,000,000 461,000,000 358,000,000 302,000,000 311,000,000 343,000,000 347,000,000 314,000,000 266,000,000 354,000,000 343,000,000 332,000,000 262,000,000 322,000,000 299,000,000 301,000,000 280,000,000 330,000,000 331,000,000 298,000,000 342,000,000 432,000,000 483,000,000 472,000,000 479,000,000 541,000,000 457,000,000 439,000,000 459,000,000 475,000,000 507,000,000 466,000,000 517,000,000 539,000,000 583,000,000 575,000,000 554,000,000 596,000,000 589,000,000 532,000,000 552,000,000 611,000,000 606,000,000 529,000,000 576,000,000 574,000,000 561,000,000 824,000,000 931,000,000 495,000,000 692,000,000 693,000,000 685,000,000 443,000,000 449,000,000 454,000,000 420,000,000 506,000,000 452,000,000 493,000,000 
        income taxes payable
      76,000,000 47,000,000 95,000,000 80,000,000 4,000,000 23,000,000 5,000,000 28,000,000 25,000,000 18,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 43,000,000 128,000,000 117,000,000 106,000,000 81,000,000 138,000,000 100,000,000 43,000,000  120,000,000 46,000,000 33,000,000 17,000,000 43,000,000 23,000,000 69,000,000 56,000,000 137,000,000 111,000,000 114,000,000 72,000,000 77,000,000 42,000,000 31,000,000 12,000,000 116,000,000 116,000,000 125,000,000 90,000,000 107,000,000 105,000,000 55,000,000 5,000,000 115,000,000 64,000,000 74,000,000 18,000,000 152,000,000 140,000,000 96,000,000 38,000,000 43,000,000 37,000,000 22,000,000 12,000,000 129,000,000 95,000,000 68,000,000 17,000,000 114,000,000 76,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 28,000,000 17,000,000 10,000,000 24,000,000 52,000,000 38,000,000 48,000,000 23,000,000 16,000,000 11,000,000 104,000,000 279,000,000 248,000,000 255,000,000 245,000,000 224,000,000 230,000,000 238,000,000 
        total current liabilities
      3,683,000,000 3,727,000,000 2,767,000,000 2,797,000,000 3,853,000,000 4,159,000,000 4,626,000,000 4,925,000,000 4,072,000,000 3,616,000,000 3,922,000,000 3,851,000,000 4,068,000,000 2,788,000,000 2,595,000,000 2,554,000,000 2,505,000,000 1,812,000,000 2,129,000,000 1,935,000,000 1,973,000,000 2,409,000,000 2,262,000,000 1,928,000,000 1,754,000,000 1,533,000,000 1,408,000,000 1,822,000,000 1,779,000,000 1,532,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,559,000,000 1,550,000,000 1,424,000,000 1,015,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,098,000,000 1,087,000,000 1,095,000,000 1,550,000,000 1,516,000,000 1,268,000,000 1,195,000,000 1,338,000,000 2,189,000,000 1,543,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,545,000,000 1,597,000,000 1,544,000,000 1,351,000,000 1,355,000,000 1,395,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,385,000,000 1,613,000,000 1,641,000,000 1,610,000,000 1,542,000,000 1,637,000,000 1,510,000,000 1,540,000,000 1,607,000,000 1,473,000,000 1,342,000,000 1,299,000,000 1,369,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,973,000,000 2,084,000,000 2,031,000,000 1,791,000,000 1,604,000,000 1,741,000,000 2,216,000,000 1,947,000,000 1,898,000,000 1,985,000,000 1,932,000,000 1,812,000,000 2,799,000,000 
        long-term debt
      11,394,000,000 11,655,000,000 12,689,000,000 12,378,000,000 11,078,000,000 11,324,000,000 11,058,000,000 11,018,000,000 12,301,000,000 12,291,000,000 12,889,000,000 13,396,000,000 13,373,000,000 11,360,000,000 3,022,000,000 3,132,000,000 3,176,000,000 3,724,000,000 3,156,000,000 3,135,000,000 3,227,000,000 3,140,000,000 2,989,000,000 3,356,000,000 3,409,000,000 3,359,000,000 3,444,000,000 2,933,000,000 2,970,000,000 3,196,000,000 3,228,000,000 3,343,000,000 3,315,000,000 2,954,000,000 2,931,000,000 2,851,000,000 2,890,000,000 2,923,000,000 2,464,000,000 2,487,000,000 2,468,000,000 2,541,000,000 2,552,000,000 2,536,000,000 2,608,000,000 2,639,000,000 2,880,000,000 2,881,000,000 2,887,000,000 2,870,000,000 2,860,000,000 2,959,000,000 2,930,000,000 2,839,000,000 2,845,000,000 2,875,000,000 2,873,000,000 2,893,000,000 2,893,000,000 3,003,000,000 2,990,000,000 3,010,000,000 3,162,000,000 3,233,000,000 3,259,000,000 3,312,000,000 3,268,000,000 3,274,000,000 3,300,000,000 3,318,000,000 3,371,000,000 3,351,000,000 3,284,000,000 3,252,000,000 3,198,000,000 3,305,000,000 3,189,000,000 3,244,000,000 3,320,000,000 3,306,000,000 3,315,000,000 3,253,000,000 3,300,000,000 
        uncertain tax positions
      208,000,000 230,000,000 226,000,000 291,000,000 286,000,000 308,000,000 292,000,000 298,000,000 300,000,000 276,000,000 285,000,000 295,000,000 322,000,000 314,000,000 285,000,000 296,000,000 280,000,000 272,000,000 260,000,000 255,000,000 240,000,000 200,000,000 189,000,000 161,000,000 165,000,000 169,000,000 171,000,000 162,000,000 158,000,000 154,000,000 149,000,000 152,000,000 156,000,000 153,000,000 150,000,000 138,000,000 131,000,000 101,000,000 154,000,000 176,000,000 167,000,000 165,000,000 164,000,000 162,000,000 159,000,000 150,000,000 158,000,000 158,000,000 200,000,000 203,000,000 184,000,000 180,000,000 181,000,000 189,000,000 172,000,000 176,000,000 182,000,000 205,000,000 290,000,000 285,000,000 273,000,000 266,000,000 224,000,000 227,000,000 229,000,000 225,000,000 229,000,000 218,000,000 218,000,000 238,000,000              
        benefit obligations
      344,000,000 402,000,000 411,000,000 396,000,000 396,000,000 440,000,000 435,000,000 444,000,000 457,000,000 396,000,000 406,000,000 411,000,000 411,000,000 489,000,000 514,000,000 543,000,000 558,000,000 592,000,000 611,000,000 616,000,000 643,000,000 584,000,000 579,000,000 568,000,000 589,000,000 523,000,000 545,000,000 550,000,000 564,000,000 547,000,000 557,000,000 582,000,000 585,000,000 845,000,000 866,000,000 866,000,000 893,000,000 1,124,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,176,000,000 1,189,000,000 1,103,000,000 1,130,000,000 1,144,000,000 1,211,000,000 1,077,000,000 1,125,000,000 1,147,000,000 1,175,000,000 1,546,000,000 1,560,000,000 1,576,000,000 1,602,000,000 1,354,000,000 1,392,000,000 1,435,000,000 1,492,000,000 1,214,000,000 1,321,000,000 1,352,000,000 1,359,000,000 1,257,000,000 1,260,000,000 1,275,000,000 1,288,000,000 1,157,000,000 1,159,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,167,000,000 651,000,000 676,000,000 686,000,000 696,000,000 880,000,000 898,000,000 907,000,000 889,000,000 1,070,000,000 1,110,000,000 1,116,000,000 1,154,000,000 1,003,000,000 987,000,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      265,000,000 278,000,000 295,000,000 284,000,000 294,000,000 325,000,000 282,000,000 296,000,000 325,000,000 334,000,000 347,000,000 359,000,000 364,000,000 205,000,000 220,000,000 223,000,000 200,000,000 197,000,000 181,000,000 187,000,000 208,000,000 191,000,000 183,000,000 175,000,000 181,000,000 182,000,000 192,000,000 193,000,000                                                        
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                         
        common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                         
        treasury stock
      -5,482,000,000 -5,483,000,000 -5,483,000,000 -5,486,000,000 -5,486,000,000 -5,487,000,000 -5,487,000,000 -5,488,000,000 -5,488,000,000 -5,490,000,000 -5,490,000,000 -5,491,000,000 -5,491,000,000 -5,492,000,000 -5,492,000,000 -5,492,000,000 -5,492,000,000 -5,293,000,000 -4,993,000,000 -4,744,000,000 -4,494,000,000 -4,106,000,000 -3,995,000,000 -3,996,000,000 -3,846,000,000 -3,622,000,000 -3,347,000,000 -3,048,000,000 -2,849,000,000 -2,281,000,000 -2,131,000,000 -2,031,000,000 -2,031,000,000 -2,031,000,000 -1,834,000,000 -1,662,000,000 -1,531,000,000 -1,331,000,000 -1,231,000,000 -1,031,000,000 -1,031,000,000 -1,031,000,000 -611,000,000 -611,000,000 -611,000,000 -562,000,000 -464,000,000 -414,000,000 -361,000,000 -1,007,000,000 -911,000,000 -905,000,000 -905,000,000 -897,000,000 -888,000,000 -880,000,000 -860,000,000 -857,000,000 -842,000,000 -832,000,000 -829,000,000 -822,000,000 -801,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -781,000,000 -529,000,000 -463,000,000 -403,000,000 -403,000,000 -258,000,000         
        additional paid-in capital
      431,000,000 425,000,000 419,000,000 413,000,000 409,000,000 397,000,000 394,000,000 383,000,000 394,000,000 386,000,000 383,000,000 365,000,000 372,000,000 356,000,000 344,000,000 326,000,000 333,000,000 313,000,000 292,000,000 253,000,000 257,000,000 248,000,000 252,000,000 242,000,000 254,000,000 244,000,000 233,000,000 224,000,000 233,000,000 222,000,000 208,000,000 192,000,000 175,000,000 171,000,000 158,000,000 149,000,000 157,000,000 140,000,000 133,000,000 125,000,000 136,000,000 127,000,000 120,000,000 105,000,000 103,000,000 83,000,000 73,000,000 61,000,000 53,000,000 753,000,000 745,000,000 736,000,000 731,000,000 731,000,000 725,000,000 641,000,000 627,000,000 601,000,000 601,000,000 583,000,000 574,000,000 544,000,000 535,000,000 530,000,000 522,000,000 503,000,000 501,000,000 498,000,000 495,000,000 492,000,000 494,000,000 483,000,000 469,000,000 428,000,000 392,000,000 388,000,000 362,000,000 356,000,000 348,000,000 343,000,000 344,000,000 350,000,000 352,000,000 
        retained earnings
      9,876,000,000 9,861,000,000 11,243,000,000 11,076,000,000 11,100,000,000 13,091,000,000 13,051,000,000 12,973,000,000 12,929,000,000 12,308,000,000 11,433,000,000 11,289,000,000 11,274,000,000 10,584,000,000 10,466,000,000 10,106,000,000 9,677,000,000 9,227,000,000 8,797,000,000 8,335,000,000 8,091,000,000 6,710,000,000 6,576,000,000 6,543,000,000 6,399,000,000 6,431,000,000 6,245,000,000 6,114,000,000 5,847,000,000 5,819,000,000 5,491,000,000 5,220,000,000 4,920,000,000 4,781,000,000 4,617,000,000 4,451,000,000 4,320,000,000 4,211,000,000 4,001,000,000 3,834,000,000 3,621,000,000 3,962,000,000 3,848,000,000 3,689,000,000 3,491,000,000 3,613,000,000 3,399,000,000 3,179,000,000 3,011,000,000 2,385,000,000 2,242,000,000 2,123,000,000 2,986,000,000 2,903,000,000 2,798,000,000 2,597,000,000 2,424,000,000 2,338,000,000 2,180,000,000 1,985,000,000 1,851,000,000 1,801,000,000 1,664,000,000 1,511,000,000 1,502,000,000 1,505,000,000 1,114,000,000 1,018,000,000 1,047,000,000 1,210,000,000 1,061,000,000 935,000,000 799,000,000 594,000,000 474,000,000 600,000,000 394,000,000 326,000,000 226,000,000 132,000,000 -151,000,000 -196,000,000 -263,000,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income
      -776,000,000 -849,000,000 -903,000,000 -817,000,000 -848,000,000 -727,000,000 -792,000,000 -797,000,000 -744,000,000 -713,000,000 -702,000,000 -502,000,000 -518,000,000 -498,000,000 -438,000,000 -333,000,000 -329,000,000 -328,000,000 -298,000,000 -302,000,000 -328,000,000 -344,000,000 -346,000,000 -341,000,000 -300,000,000 -306,000,000 -267,000,000 -243,000,000 -247,000,000 -219,000,000 -188,000,000 -128,000,000 -177,000,000 -206,000,000 -247,000,000 -327,000,000 -358,000,000 -310,000,000 -301,000,000 -283,000,000 -348,000,000 -292,000,000 -281,000,000 -322,000,000 -165,000,000 -190,000,000 -53,000,000 -14,000,000 -4,000,000 -47,000,000 -91,000,000 -119,000,000 -1,082,000,000 -822,000,000 -858,000,000 -817,000,000 -850,000,000 -626,000,000 -566,000,000 -600,000,000 -670,000,000 -606,000,000 -709,000,000 -686,000,000 -659,000,000 -543,000,000 -588,000,000 -690,000,000 -579,000,000 108,000,000 206,000,000 164,000,000 197,000,000 55,000,000 48,000,000 -9,000,000 31,000,000 -136,000,000 -156,000,000 -133,000,000 -134,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 
        total celanese corporation shareholders' equity
      4,049,000,000 3,954,000,000 5,276,000,000 5,186,000,000 5,175,000,000 7,274,000,000 7,166,000,000 7,071,000,000 7,091,000,000 6,491,000,000 5,624,000,000 5,661,000,000 5,637,000,000                                                                       
        noncontrolling interests
      423,000,000 425,000,000 428,000,000 429,000,000 434,000,000 444,000,000 443,000,000 460,000,000 461,000,000 458,000,000 464,000,000 469,000,000 468,000,000 344,000,000 345,000,000 346,000,000 348,000,000 352,000,000 359,000,000 365,000,000 369,000,000 376,000,000 382,000,000 388,000,000 391,000,000 392,000,000 390,000,000 392,000,000 395,000,000 402,000,000 407,000,000 412,000,000 412,000,000 420,000,000 428,000,000 430,000,000 433,000,000 441,000,000 449,000,000 453,000,000 451,000,000 431,000,000 409,000,000 338,000,000 260,000,000 191,000,000 146,000,000 108,000,000                  2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000                
        total equity
      4,472,000,000 4,379,000,000 5,704,000,000 5,615,000,000 5,609,000,000 7,718,000,000 7,609,000,000 7,531,000,000 7,552,000,000 6,949,000,000 6,088,000,000 6,130,000,000 6,105,000,000 5,294,000,000 5,225,000,000 4,953,000,000 4,537,000,000 4,271,000,000 4,157,000,000 3,907,000,000 3,895,000,000 2,884,000,000 2,869,000,000 2,836,000,000 2,898,000,000 3,139,000,000 3,254,000,000 3,439,000,000 3,379,000,000 3,943,000,000 3,787,000,000 3,665,000,000 3,299,000,000 3,135,000,000 3,122,000,000 3,041,000,000 3,021,000,000 3,151,000,000 3,051,000,000 3,098,000,000 2,829,000,000 3,197,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,199,000,000 3,078,000,000 3,135,000,000 3,101,000,000 2,920,000,000 2,699,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,985,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,915,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,341,000,000                           
        total liabilities and equity
      21,695,000,000 22,169,000,000 23,713,000,000 23,197,000,000 22,857,000,000 25,892,000,000 25,812,000,000 26,033,000,000 26,597,000,000 25,538,000,000 25,649,000,000 26,090,000,000 26,272,000,000 21,337,000,000 12,713,000,000 12,426,000,000 11,975,000,000 11,583,000,000 11,220,000,000 10,756,000,000 10,909,000,000 9,769,000,000 9,506,000,000 9,545,000,000 9,476,000,000 9,414,000,000 9,506,000,000 9,574,000,000 9,313,000,000 9,824,000,000 9,789,000,000 9,780,000,000 9,538,000,000 9,062,000,000 8,883,000,000 8,288,000,000 8,357,000,000 8,757,000,000 8,248,000,000 8,392,000,000 8,586,000,000 8,908,000,000 8,988,000,000 8,626,000,000 8,818,000,000 9,710,000,000 9,333,000,000 9,129,000,000 9,018,000,000 9,512,000,000 9,322,000,000 9,068,000,000 9,000,000,000 8,965,000,000 8,779,000,000 8,823,000,000 8,518,000,000                           
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                         
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                         
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                         
        total celanese corporation stockholders' equity
                   4,950,000,000 4,880,000,000 4,607,000,000 4,189,000,000 3,919,000,000 3,798,000,000 3,542,000,000 3,526,000,000 2,508,000,000 2,487,000,000 2,448,000,000 2,507,000,000 2,747,000,000 2,864,000,000 3,047,000,000 2,984,000,000 3,541,000,000 3,380,000,000 3,253,000,000 2,887,000,000 2,715,000,000 2,694,000,000 2,611,000,000 2,588,000,000 2,710,000,000 2,602,000,000 2,645,000,000 2,378,000,000 2,766,000,000 3,076,000,000 2,861,000,000 2,818,000,000 2,944,000,000                                      
        marketable securities
                    7,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 28,000,000 29,000,000 331,000,000 533,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 38,000,000 40,000,000                                                           
        marketable securities, at fair value
                               26,000,000 27,000,000 29,000,000 31,000,000 31,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 32,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 34,000,000 35,000,000 31,000,000 30,000,000 30,000,000 29,000,000 29,000,000 32,000,000 36,000,000 39,000,000 43,000,000 41,000,000 44,000,000 45,000,000 49,000,000 53,000,000 56,000,000 60,000,000 63,000,000 64,000,000 64,000,000 70,000,000 74,000,000 78,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 17,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000            
        series a common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                         
        series b common stock, 0.0001 par value...
                                                                                         
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                         
        total celanese corporation stockholders’ equity
                                                    2,955,000,000 2,812,000,000 2,699,000,000 2,084,000,000 1,985,000,000 1,835,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,915,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,341,000,000                           
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                         
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                         
        total celanese corporation shareholders’ equity
                                                               1,456,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,136,000,000 926,000,000 917,000,000 689,000,000 574,000,000 584,000,000 684,000,000 246,000,000                 
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                               1,456,000,000 1,373,000,000 1,136,000,000 926,000,000 917,000,000 689,000,000 574,000,000 584,000,000 686,000,000 248,000,000 47,000,000 182,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,232,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,062,000,000 674,000,000 656,000,000 979,000,000 787,000,000 546,000,000 418,000,000 342,000,000    
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                               8,711,000,000 8,919,000,000 8,622,000,000 8,281,000,000 8,394,000,000 8,105,000,000 8,202,000,000 8,410,000,000 8,250,000,000 7,623,000,000 7,337,000,000 7,166,000,000 7,972,000,000 8,614,000,000 8,315,000,000 8,058,000,000 7,541,000,000 7,355,000,000 7,887,000,000 7,895,000,000 7,626,000,000 7,568,000,000 7,521,000,000    
        trade receivables — third party and affiliates
                                                                 950,000,000 827,000,000 897,000,000 862,000,000 801,000,000  728,000,000  624,000,000 631,000,000    1,009,000,000 953,000,000 857,000,000 910,000,000 1,001,000,000       
        short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt — third party and affiliates
                                                                 219,000,000 228,000,000 261,000,000 265,000,000 258,000,000  265,000,000 224,000,000 195,000,000 233,000,000 302,000,000 252,000,000 253,000,000 272,000,000 243,000,000 187,000,000 184,000,000 309,000,000 205,000,000 174,000,000 212,000,000 181,000,000 140,000,000 139,000,000 
        trade payables — third party and affiliates
                                                                 740,000,000 673,000,000 640,000,000 607,000,000 626,000,000  558,000,000 557,000,000 504,000,000 523,000,000 754,000,000 829,000,000 822,000,000 818,000,000 675,000,000 667,000,000 731,000,000 823,000,000 741,000,000 744,000,000 750,000,000 698,000,000 682,000,000 778,000,000 
        trade receivables – third party and affiliates
                                                                      721,000,000                   
        short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt – third party and affiliates
                                                                      242,000,000                   
        trade payables – third party and affiliates
                                                                      649,000,000                   
        trade receivables— third party and affiliates
                                                                        702,000,000                 
        total company shareholders’ equity
                                                                         45,000,000                
        minority interests
                                                                          2,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 74,000,000 70,000,000 68,000,000 65,000,000 149,000,000 523,000,000 533,000,000 
        shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                         
        receivables:
                                                                                         
        trade — third party and affiliates
                                                                           1,013,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,079,000,000            
        other
                                                                           346,000,000 381,000,000 444,000,000            
        investments
                                                                           779,000,000 803,000,000 818,000,000 814,000,000 778,000,000 745,000,000 733,000,000 763,000,000 787,000,000 815,000,000 793,000,000 551,000,000 543,000,000 567,000,000 
        current assets:
                                                                                         
        current liabilities:
                                                                                         
        restricted cash
                                                                                  46,000,000 44,000,000 44,000,000 42,000,000    
        other receivables
                                                                              437,000,000 395,000,000 467,000,000 510,000,000 475,000,000 552,000,000 556,000,000  519,000,000 523,000,000 544,000,000 
        other current liabilities
                                                                              888,000,000 851,000,000 731,000,000 716,000,000 787,000,000 726,000,000 701,000,000 762,000,000 813,000,000 739,000,000 807,000,000 
        commitments and contingencies shareholders’ equity:
                                                                                         
        property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
                                                                               2,270,000,000 2,176,000,000 2,047,000,000  2,085,000,000 2,082,000,000 2,035,000,000 1,982,000,000 1,756,000,000 1,839,000,000 
        trade receivables
                                                                                   987,000,000 997,000,000     
        receivables
                                                                                         
        trade receivables, net — third party and affiliates, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 23 million and 22 million as of september 30, 2005 and december 31, 2004, respectively
                                                                                      947,000,000   
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                      2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                         
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
                                                                                         
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                      3,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 
        total shareholders' equity
                                                                                      59,000,000 126,000,000 61,000,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                      7,340,000,000 7,396,000,000 8,403,000,000 
        trade receivables, net — third party and affiliates, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 22 million as of june 30, 2005 and december 31, 2004:
                                                                                       955,000,000  
        trade receivables, net — third party and affiliates, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of 22 million as of march 31, 2005 and december 31, 2004:
                                                                                        998,000,000 
        dividends payable
                                                                                        804,000,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2006-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 
                                                                                     
          operating activities
                                                                                  -75,000,000 -75,000,000 -75,000,000 
          net earnings
        22,000,000 -1,358,000,000 202,000,000 -17,000,000 -1,911,000,000 120,000,000 153,000,000 124,000,000 701,000,000 949,000,000 221,000,000 93,000,000 769,000,000 193,000,000 436,000,000 504,000,000 526,000,000 507,000,000 540,000,000 323,000,000 1,454,000,000 209,000,000 109,000,000 220,000,000 45,000,000 265,000,000 210,000,000 338,000,000 101,000,000 402,000,000 345,000,000 365,000,000 204,000,000 228,000,000 233,000,000 184,000,000 161,000,000 263,000,000 223,000,000 259,000,000 -301,000,000 151,000,000 201,000,000 234,000,000 -85,000,000 252,000,000 258,000,000 195,000,000 654,000,000 172,000,000 133,000,000 142,000,000 95,000,000 117,000,000 210,000,000 183,000,000 95,000,000 167,000,000 203,000,000 142,000,000 58,000,000 145,000,000 156,000,000 18,000,000 5,000,000 399,000,000 104,000,000 -20,000,000 -155,000,000 158,000,000 134,000,000 145,000,000 214,000,000 77,000,000 102,000,000 57,000,000 -10,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities
                                                                                     
          asset impairment losses
                                                                                     
          depreciation, amortization and accretion
        201,000,000 201,000,000 193,000,000 191,000,000 189,000,000 209,000,000 198,000,000 227,000,000 195,000,000 185,000,000 181,000,000 178,000,000 160,000,000 105,000,000 107,000,000 106,000,000 100,000,000 94,000,000 93,000,000 91,000,000 91,000,000 90,000,000 89,000,000 86,000,000 91,000,000 95,000,000 86,000,000 84,000,000 91,000,000 90,000,000 88,000,000 80,000,000 79,000,000 82,000,000 77,000,000 72,000,000 72,000,000 74,000,000 75,000,000 74,000,000 106,000,000 82,000,000 107,000,000 68,000,000 72,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 76,000,000 81,000,000 80,000,000 78,000,000 80,000,000 84,000,000 81,000,000 78,000,000 77,000,000 80,000,000 80,000,000 76,000,000 75,000,000 74,000,000 67,000,000 66,000,000 93,000,000 77,000,000 86,000,000 82,000,000 74,000,000 88,000,000 94,000,000 92,000,000 86,000,000 73,000,000     
          pension and postretirement net periodic benefit cost
        3,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 -22,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -21,000,000 -34,000,000 -34,000,000 -34,000,000 -34,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -24,000,000 -25,000,000 -14,000,000 -14,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -22,000,000 -24,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -14,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -13,000,000 -15,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -28,000,000 -30,000,000                                
          pension and postretirement contributions
        -16,000,000 -11,000,000 -13,000,000 -14,000,000 -15,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -14,000,000 -11,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -15,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -327,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -11,000,000 -312,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -14,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -29,000,000 -140,000,000 -21,000,000 -14,000,000 -48,000,000 -47,000,000 -16,000,000 -14,000,000 -19,000,000                          
          actuarial loss on pension and postretirement plans
                                                                                     
          pension curtailments and settlements
                                                                                     
          deferred income taxes
        -160,000,000 -74,000,000 -64,000,000 20,000,000 204,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 -6,000,000 -685,000,000 -279,000,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000 -849,000,000 -1,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 11,000,000 167,000,000 -75,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 -5,000,000 94,000,000 -12,000,000 59,000,000 -4,000,000 -147,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 14,000,000 44,000,000 40,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 38,000,000 -6,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 132,000,000 1,000,000 -2,000,000 -7,000,000 337,000,000 13,000,000 2,000,000 -8,000,000 23,000,000 20,000,000 -22,000,000 -94,000,000 86,000,000 9,000,000 -2,000,000 39,000,000 -14,000,000 -3,000,000 -7,000,000 -35,000,000 -370,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 -64,000,000 3,000,000 -28,000,000 20,000,000 82,000,000 34,000,000 -15,000,000 -18,000,000 -23,000,000 
          loss on disposition of businesses and assets
        2,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -494,000,000 2,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 -11,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 -13,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 2,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000    2,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 1,000,000        1,000,000         4,000,000 3,000,000   1,000,000 -44,000,000 3,000,000          
          stock-based compensation
        5,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 5,000,000 9,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 18,000,000 14,000,000 13,000,000 16,000,000 16,000,000 15,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 42,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 -3,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 22,000,000 15,000,000 13,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 13,000,000 12,000,000 20,000,000                                 
          undistributed earnings in unconsolidated affiliates
        10,000,000 1,000,000 -8,000,000 10,000,000 -23,000,000 18,000,000 -28,000,000 35,000,000 35,000,000 -40,000,000 25,000,000 53,000,000 -46,000,000 20,000,000 -30,000,000 14,000,000 -35,000,000 -19,000,000 6,000,000 15,000,000 -19,000,000 28,000,000 -11,000,000 -6,000,000 -30,000,000 1,000,000 21,000,000 7,000,000 -22,000,000 -16,000,000 19,000,000 -33,000,000 -44,000,000 22,000,000 3,000,000 -26,000,000 -35,000,000 38,000,000 -1,000,000 11,000,000 -45,000,000 -10,000,000 39,000,000 -47,000,000                                 
          other
        41,000,000 4,000,000 36,000,000 6,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 9,000,000 20,000,000 -40,000,000 35,000,000 20,000,000   2,000,000 -32,000,000 -7,000,000 20,000,000 72,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 4,000,000 38,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 1,000,000 29,000,000 14,000,000 -4,000,000 -16,000,000 28,000,000 10,000,000 -4,000,000 -12,000,000 41,000,000 -5,000,000  18,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 
          operating cash from discontinued operations
        6,000,000 -2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 -8,000,000 3,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 1,000,000 -3,000,000 -6,000,000 -15,000,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 5,000,000     -14,000,000 5,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 -1,000,000   -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 5,000,000 -1,000,000 -10,000,000 6,000,000   1,000,000 -6,000,000 1,000,000     -11,000,000 4,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 5,000,000 -3,000,000 -1,000,000 -2,000,000 1,000,000 -7,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 -1,000,000     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities
                                                                                     
          trade receivables - third party and affiliates
        117,000,000 127,000,000 68,000,000 -99,000,000 201,000,000 -72,000,000 18,000,000 -55,000,000 121,000,000 -6,000,000 206,000,000 -216,000,000 279,000,000 155,000,000 24,000,000 -240,000,000 6,000,000 35,000,000 -253,000,000 -184,000,000 -55,000,000 29,000,000 178,000,000 -11,000,000 110,000,000 3,000,000 46,000,000 6,000,000 66,000,000 61,000,000 15,000,000 -190,000,000 12,000,000 11,000,000 -54,000,000 -79,000,000 23,000,000 2,000,000 27,000,000 -111,000,000 77,000,000 76,000,000 -58,000,000 -34,000,000 198,000,000 -52,000,000 -123,000,000 90,000,000 -9,000,000 -4,000,000 -100,000,000 112,000,000 34,000,000 -49,000,000 -47,000,000 92,000,000 20,000,000                    
          inventories
        -4,000,000 43,000,000 101,000,000 14,000,000 188,000,000 -34,000,000 -124,000,000 -19,000,000 25,000,000 153,000,000 175,000,000 45,000,000 68,000,000 -70,000,000 -219,000,000 -32,000,000 -160,000,000 -57,000,000 -88,000,000 -62,000,000 46,000,000 51,000,000 38,000,000 -11,000,000 -28,000,000 -5,000,000 -1,000,000 40,000,000 -16,000,000 -125,000,000 10,000,000 -27,000,000 -83,000,000 -25,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 -28,000,000 -15,000,000 22,000,000 29,000,000 42,000,000 21,000,000 -7,000,000 6,000,000 -22,000,000 22,000,000 -15,000,000 -47,000,000 -5,000,000 26,000,000 -55,000,000 5,000,000 25,000,000 8,000,000 -32,000,000 55,000,000 -22,000,000 -85,000,000 -60,000,000 -35,000,000 -31,000,000 6,000,000 -38,000,000 -56,000,000 11,000,000 33,000,000 42,000,000 141,000,000 -26,000,000 -43,000,000 -51,000,000 -52,000,000 -2,000,000 58,000,000 26,000,000 -8,000,000 
          other assets
        36,000,000 32,000,000 27,000,000 72,000,000 -60,000,000 79,000,000 -63,000,000 34,000,000 58,000,000 32,000,000 88,000,000 99,000,000 -39,000,000 4,000,000   70,000,000 -7,000,000 -40,000,000 -103,000,000 -8,000,000 -16,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 27,000,000 -15,000,000 2,000,000 -23,000,000 -53,000,000 -21,000,000 -10,000,000 -29,000,000 17,000,000 -25,000,000 -20,000,000 21,000,000 -14,000,000 15,000,000 -2,000,000 40,000,000 -30,000,000 -23,000,000 -9,000,000 45,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 21,000,000 4,000,000 -28,000,000 -27,000,000 -48,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -11,000,000 7,000,000 19,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 7,000,000 -18,000,000 -2,000,000 -13,000,000 1,000,000 23,000,000 -31,000,000 -15,000,000 55,000,000 -5,000,000 59,000,000 5,000,000 -6,000,000 -24,000,000     
          trade payables - third party and affiliates
        23,000,000 -35,000,000 -55,000,000 93,000,000 -201,000,000 -132,000,000 120,000,000 -21,000,000 191,000,000 40,000,000 -189,000,000 -22,000,000 -181,000,000 -72,000,000 120,000,000 49,000,000 94,000,000 17,000,000 86,000,000 156,000,000 51,000,000 93,000,000 -151,000,000 1,000,000 -15,000,000 7,000,000 30,000,000 -81,000,000 -29,000,000 8,000,000   85,000,000 8,000,000 27,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 39,000,000 -15,000,000 -8,000,000 -13,000,000 -119,000,000 79,000,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -10,000,000 32,000,000 23,000,000 8,000,000 28,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 -53,000,000 -3,000,000 -62,000,000 123,000,000 -55,000,000 -25,000,000                    
          other liabilities
        -13,000,000 24,000,000 -59,000,000 -277,000,000 251,000,000 -115,000,000 -50,000,000 -149,000,000 114,000,000 -220,000,000 120,000,000 -298,000,000 223,000,000 204,000,000 14,000,000 -29,000,000 -94,000,000 89,000,000 103,000,000 -96,000,000 -150,000,000 101,000,000 46,000,000 -36,000,000 42,000,000 87,000,000 -15,000,000 -66,000,000 -41,000,000 91,000,000 69,000,000 -63,000,000 204,000,000 44,000,000 32,000,000 -19,000,000 -63,000,000 -68,000,000 -3,000,000 21,000,000 -23,000,000 53,000,000 -27,000,000 -9,000,000 -148,000,000 69,000,000 8,000,000 65,000,000 -131,000,000 22,000,000 38,000,000 83,000,000 -174,000,000 9,000,000 -2,000,000 -82,000,000 -220,000,000 -59,000,000 16,000,000 1,000,000 -95,000,000 19,000,000 32,000,000 -58,000,000 138,000,000 -15,000,000 5,000,000 -54,000,000 11,000,000 -198,000,000 -48,000,000 -50,000,000 -37,000,000 -22,000,000    
          net cash from operating activities
        252,000,000 447,000,000 410,000,000 37,000,000 494,000,000 79,000,000 292,000,000 101,000,000 830,000,000 403,000,000 762,000,000 -96,000,000 541,000,000 467,000,000 495,000,000 316,000,000 584,000,000 630,000,000 427,000,000 116,000,000 274,000,000 431,000,000 379,000,000 259,000,000 326,000,000 397,000,000 424,000,000 307,000,000 363,000,000 467,000,000 585,000,000 143,000,000 58,000,000 255,000,000 298,000,000 192,000,000 -47,000,000 304,000,000 349,000,000 287,000,000 136,000,000 173,000,000 283,000,000 270,000,000 166,000,000 379,000,000 253,000,000 164,000,000 154,000,000 232,000,000 229,000,000 147,000,000 61,000,000 259,000,000 187,000,000 215,000,000 157,000,000 165,000,000 184,000,000 132,000,000 89,000,000 144,000,000 164,000,000 55,000,000 188,000,000 109,000,000 100,000,000 199,000,000 241,000,000 -1,000,000 180,000,000 166,000,000 287,000,000 336,000,000 516,000,000 190,000,000 42,000,000 
          capital expenditures
          free cash flows
        252,000,000 447,000,000 410,000,000 37,000,000 494,000,000 79,000,000 292,000,000 101,000,000 830,000,000 403,000,000 762,000,000 -96,000,000 541,000,000 467,000,000 495,000,000 316,000,000 584,000,000 630,000,000 427,000,000 116,000,000 274,000,000 431,000,000 379,000,000 259,000,000 326,000,000 397,000,000 424,000,000 307,000,000 363,000,000 467,000,000 585,000,000 143,000,000 58,000,000 255,000,000 298,000,000 192,000,000 -47,000,000 304,000,000 349,000,000 287,000,000 136,000,000 173,000,000 283,000,000 270,000,000 166,000,000 379,000,000 253,000,000 164,000,000 154,000,000 232,000,000 229,000,000 147,000,000 61,000,000 259,000,000 187,000,000 215,000,000 157,000,000 165,000,000 184,000,000 132,000,000 89,000,000 144,000,000 164,000,000 55,000,000 188,000,000 109,000,000 100,000,000 199,000,000 241,000,000 -1,000,000 180,000,000 166,000,000 287,000,000 336,000,000 516,000,000 190,000,000 42,000,000 
          investing activities
                                                                                  75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 
          capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment
        -84,000,000 -64,000,000 -93,000,000 -102,000,000 -105,000,000 -88,000,000 -105,000,000 -137,000,000 -128,000,000 -131,000,000 -145,000,000 -164,000,000 -143,000,000 -139,000,000 -124,000,000 -137,000,000 -163,000,000 -102,000,000 -110,000,000 -92,000,000 -85,000,000 -72,000,000 -88,000,000 -119,000,000 -144,000,000 -82,000,000 -65,000,000 -79,000,000 -93,000,000 -79,000,000 -79,000,000 -86,000,000 -87,000,000 -64,000,000 -54,000,000 -62,000,000 -60,000,000 -58,000,000 -58,000,000 -70,000,000 -64,000,000 -51,000,000 -53,000,000 -64,000,000 -65,000,000 -59,000,000 -52,000,000 -78,000,000 -111,000,000 -110,000,000 -75,000,000 -74,000,000 -91,000,000 -87,000,000 -77,000,000 -106,000,000 -108,000,000 -90,000,000 -74,000,000 -77,000,000 -79,000,000 -44,000,000 -34,000,000 -44,000,000 -46,000,000 -34,000,000 -40,000,000 -56,000,000 -62,000,000 -76,000,000 -55,000,000 -81,000,000 -71,000,000 -76,000,000 -132,000,000 -86,000,000 -40,000,000 
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                   -10,575,000,000   -1,127,000,000    -12,000,000   -91,000,000 -144,000,000 -1,000,000       -3,000,000           -23,000,000 -8,000,000                
          proceeds from sale of businesses and assets
        14,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000     471,000,000 9,000,000 32,000,000   5,000,000 21,000,000   4,000,000 14,000,000      4,000,000 9,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000           1,000,000     1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 15,000,000 5,000,000 3,000,000 169,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000      40,000,000   
          settlement of cross-currency swap agreement
                                                                                   
          net cash from investing activities
        -104,000,000 -59,000,000 -88,000,000 -98,000,000 -128,000,000 -100,000,000 -91,000,000 -151,000,000 -168,000,000 375,000,000 -163,000,000 -178,000,000 -10,713,000,000 -143,000,000 -136,000,000 -149,000,000 -1,286,000,000 -108,000,000 177,000,000 98,000,000 979,000,000 -78,000,000 -181,000,000 -128,000,000 -168,000,000 -82,000,000 -66,000,000 -177,000,000 -98,000,000 -78,000,000 -96,000,000 -235,000,000 -92,000,000 -68,000,000 -325,000,000 -64,000,000 -247,000,000 -54,000,000 -63,000,000 -75,000,000 -97,000,000 -107,000,000 -181,000,000 -173,000,000 -228,000,000 -194,000,000 -132,000,000 -151,000,000 -132,000,000 -113,000,000 -90,000,000 -87,000,000 -103,000,000 -114,000,000 -128,000,000 -155,000,000 -145,000,000 -163,000,000 18,000,000 -151,000,000 -179,000,000 -106,000,000 -143,000,000 -132,000,000 -160,000,000 8,000,000 -128,000,000 311,000,000 -32,000,000 -136,000,000 105,000,000 -138,000,000 -53,000,000 -75,000,000 -781,000,000 -138,000,000 -105,000,000 
          financing activities
                                                                                     
          net change in short-term borrowings with maturities of 3 months or less
        5,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 -4,000,000 -118,000,000 125,000,000 -2,000,000 10,000,000 22,000,000 -300,000,000 285,000,000 -268,000,000 -55,000,000 74,000,000 189,000,000 -395,000,000 410,000,000 2,000,000 -457,000,000 306,000,000 -97,000,000 -39,000,000 120,000,000 22,000,000 -92,000,000 197,000,000 48,000,000 -126,000,000 -61,000,000 101,000,000 -113,000,000 22,000,000 196,000,000 6,000,000 -5,000,000 6,000,000 -9,000,000 -344,000,000 4,000,000 348,000,000 -6,000,000 4,000,000                                  
          proceeds from short-term borrowings
        17,000,000 41,000,000 548,000,000 14,000,000 146,000,000 103,000,000 11,000,000 338,000,000         5,000,000 6,000,000 300,000,000 7,000,000    7,000,000 8,000,000 36,000,000 32,000,000 46,000,000 97,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 17,000,000 14,000,000 8,000,000 40,000,000 14,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000                                  
          repayments of short-term borrowings
        -82,000,000 -214,000,000 -341,000,000 -418,000,000 -233,000,000         -14,000,000 -402,000,000   -6,000,000 -73,000,000 -12,000,000 -16,000,000 -23,000,000 -1,000,000 -38,000,000 -33,000,000 -36,000,000 -26,000,000 -29,000,000 -14,000,000 -13,000,000 -63,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -10,000,000 -29,000,000                                  
          proceeds from long-term debt
        1,426,000,000 105,000,000 82,000,000 2,739,000,000 29,000,000 116,000,000 72,000,000 111,000,000    1,750,000,000    -1,000,000                  1,339,000,000 170,000,000        24,000,000 50,000,000     400,000,000 11,000,000        7,000,000 6,000,000 19,000,000 13,000,000    
          repayments of long-term debt
        -1,592,000,000 -227,000,000 -17,000,000 -2,816,000,000 -14,000,000 -534,000,000 -479,000,000 -6,000,000 -163,000,000 -3,484,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -505,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -8,000,000 -363,000,000 -408,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -7,000,000 -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -341,000,000 -7,000,000 -480,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -31,000,000 -12,000,000 -7,000,000 -5,000,000 -53,000,000 -32,000,000 -912,000,000 -6,000,000 -177,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -607,000,000 -6,000,000 -7,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -130,000,000 -7,000,000 -55,000,000 -457,000,000 -13,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -29,000,000 -9,000,000 -544,000,000 -9,000,000 -49,000,000 -810,000,000 -28,000,000 -10,000,000 -24,000,000 -10,000,000 -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -16,000,000 -8,000,000 -15,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000     
          common stock dividends
        -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -77,000,000 -76,000,000 -77,000,000 -77,000,000 -77,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -77,000,000 -73,000,000 -74,000,000 -73,000,000 -74,000,000 -76,000,000 -76,000,000 -78,000,000 -72,000,000 -73,000,000 -74,000,000 -74,000,000 -75,000,000 -77,000,000 -78,000,000 -70,000,000 -71,000,000                                                 
          distributions/dividends to noncontrolling interests
        -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -7,000,000 -14,000,000 -4,000,000                                                                      
          net cash from financing activities
        -324,000,000 -118,000,000 -116,000,000 45,000,000 -189,000,000 -376,000,000 -489,000,000 -259,000,000 -240,000,000 -700,000,000 -447,000,000 -69,000,000 1,944,000,000 8,600,000,000 -159,000,000 -95,000,000 -99,000,000 -228,000,000 -344,000,000 -371,000,000 -933,000,000 -290,000,000 -232,000,000 -16,000,000 -199,000,000 -299,000,000 -307,000,000 -130,000,000 -526,000,000 -383,000,000 -254,000,000 -2,000,000 145,000,000 -247,000,000 21,000,000 -270,000,000 -292,000,000 265,000,000 -259,000,000 -473,000,000 -2,000,000 -99,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 -652,000,000 287,000,000 -54,000,000 4,000,000 -143,000,000 -134,000,000 -14,000,000 -35,000,000 70,000,000 -25,000,000 25,000,000 -21,000,000 -29,000,000 -26,000,000 -187,000,000 -11,000,000 -56,000,000 -254,000,000 -63,000,000 -15,000,000 -60,000,000 7,000,000 -11,000,000 -48,000,000 -97,000,000 -219,000,000 -71,000,000 -112,000,000 46,000,000 1,000,000 -78,000,000 168,000,000 985,000,000 
          exchange rate effects on cash and cash equivalents
        -1,000,000 -3,000,000 16,000,000 5,000,000 -28,000,000 25,000,000 -10,000,000 -13,000,000 26,000,000 -17,000,000 -23,000,000 2,000,000 65,000,000 -36,000,000 -22,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -8,000,000 3,000,000 -7,000,000 20,000,000 13,000,000 3,000,000 -8,000,000 7,000,000 -10,000,000 -1,000,000 2,000,000 -3,000,000 -11,000,000 -17,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 16,000,000 5,000,000 -28,000,000 2,000,000 -8,000,000 10,000,000 -22,000,000 -3,000,000 17,000,000 -43,000,000 -16,000,000 -26,000,000 -1,000,000 -3,000,000 5,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000 -6,000,000 3,000,000 8,000,000 -11,000,000 6,000,000 -5,000,000 -13,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 2,000,000 19,000,000 -16,000,000 -23,000,000 -7,000,000 24,000,000 34,000,000 12,000,000 -20,000,000 -43,000,000        
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -177,000,000 267,000,000 222,000,000 -11,000,000 149,000,000 -372,000,000 -298,000,000 -322,000,000 448,000,000 61,000,000 129,000,000 -341,000,000 -8,163,000,000 8,888,000,000 178,000,000 69,000,000 -804,000,000 286,000,000 263,000,000 -164,000,000 340,000,000 76,000,000 -31,000,000 107,000,000 -34,000,000 6,000,000 50,000,000 2,000,000 -264,000,000 -5,000,000 218,000,000 -86,000,000 115,000,000 -50,000,000 10,000,000 -137,000,000 -614,000,000 517,000,000 19,000,000 -251,000,000 15,000,000 -36,000,000 137,000,000 71,000,000 -730,000,000 446,000,000 66,000,000 14,000,000 -116,000,000 -7,000,000 129,000,000 19,000,000 31,000,000 128,000,000 73,000,000 45,000,000 -22,000,000 -37,000,000 19,000,000 -18,000,000 -144,000,000 -197,000,000 -58,000,000 -115,000,000 -39,000,000 148,000,000 -5,000,000 474,000,000 92,000,000 -399,000,000 220,000,000 -62,000,000 294,000,000 278,000,000    
          cash and cash equivalents as of beginning of period
        962,000,000 1,805,000,000 1,508,000,000 536,000,000 955,000,000 463,000,000 439,000,000 576,000,000 638,000,000 967,000,000 780,000,000 984,000,000 959,000,000 682,000,000                      
          cash and cash equivalents as of end of period
        -177,000,000 267,000,000 222,000,000 951,000,000 149,000,000 -372,000,000 -298,000,000 1,483,000,000 448,000,000 61,000,000 129,000,000 1,167,000,000 -8,163,000,000 8,888,000,000 178,000,000 605,000,000 -804,000,000 286,000,000 263,000,000 791,000,000 340,000,000 76,000,000 -31,000,000 570,000,000 -34,000,000 6,000,000 50,000,000 441,000,000 -264,000,000 -5,000,000 218,000,000 490,000,000 115,000,000 -50,000,000 10,000,000 501,000,000 -614,000,000 517,000,000 19,000,000 716,000,000 15,000,000 -36,000,000 137,000,000 851,000,000 -730,000,000 446,000,000 66,000,000 998,000,000 -116,000,000 -7,000,000 129,000,000 978,000,000 31,000,000 128,000,000 73,000,000 727,000,000                      
          asset impairments
            1,600,000,000 34,000,000   6,000,000    2,000,000    1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 25,000,000 4,000,000           1,000,000   125,000,000                                     
          stock option exercises
            1,000,000                           3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   1,000,000 1,000,000   6,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 3,000,000 48,000,000 7,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 12,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 1,000,000 3,000,000 13,000,000   1,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000    
          purchases of treasury stock, including related fees
                    -17,000,000 -197,000,000 -286,000,000 -250,000,000 -267,000,000 -378,000,000 -105,000,000 -167,000,000 -233,000,000 -275,000,000 -276,000,000 -212,000,000 -555,000,000 -150,000,000   -200,000,000 -172,000,000 -128,000,000 -200,000,000 -100,000,000      -49,000,000 -98,000,000 -50,000,000 -53,000,000 -62,000,000 -96,000,000   -8,000,000 -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -20,000,000 -3,000,000 -15,000,000 -10,000,000 -3,000,000 -7,000,000 -21,000,000       -252,000,000 -66,000,000 -60,000,000     
          issuance cost of bridge facility
                    -19,000,000 -44,000,000                                                              
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                        16,000,000 300,000,000 200,000,000                                             15,000,000 55,000,000 51,000,000 -18,000,000 114,000,000 30,000,000 17,000,000 175,000,000 141,000,000 104,000,000 
          settlement of forward-starting interest rate swaps
                                                                                    
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
                 -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -1,000,000  -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000  -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000  -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -5,000,000                                                      
          loss on sale of investments in affiliates
                                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of investments in affiliates
                                                                                     
          purchases of marketable securities
                                                                            37,000,000 -45,000,000 28,000,000 -111,000,000 -20,000,000 -9,000,000 -96,000,000 -59,000,000 -27,000,000 
          (distributions to) contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -9,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000                                        
          actuarial (gain) loss on pension and postretirement plans
                                                                                     
          (gain) loss on disposition of businesses and assets
                                            1,000,000          3,000,000 1,000,000     1,000,000                         
          series a common stock dividends
                                      -73,000,000 -63,000,000 -63,000,000 -62,000,000 -65,000,000 -51,000,000 -51,000,000 -52,000,000 -54,000,000 -44,000,000 -43,000,000 -47,000,000 -46,000,000 -38,000,000 -38,000,000 -39,000,000 -39,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 -29,000,000 -14,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -12,000,000 -9,000,000 -10,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -6,000,000          
          capital expenditures related to fairway methanol llc
                                                -25,000,000 -53,000,000 -112,000,000 -98,000,000 -149,000,000 -132,000,000 -73,000,000 -70,000,000                              
          contributions from noncontrolling interests
                                                27,000,000 32,000,000 75,000,000 80,000,000 70,000,000 46,000,000 39,000,000 109,000,000                              
          capital expenditures related to kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                        -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -6,000,000                         
          short-term borrowings (repayments)
                                                    -21,000,000 11,000,000 4,000,000 -3,000,000 1,000,000 -1,000,000 8,000,000 -19,000,000 9,000,000 7,000,000 -24,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 14,000,000 -29,000,000 -5,000,000 -12,000,000 5,000,000 -10,000,000 1,000,000 -40,000,000 25,000,000 22,000,000 -16,000,000 -72,000,000 55,000,000 3,000,000 -50,000,000 12,000,000 1,000,000 18,000,000 -26,000,000 -10,000,000 
          proceeds from short-term debt
                                                     22,000,000 25,000,000  127,000,000 3,000,000 24,000,000                          
          repayments of short-term debt
                                                     -27,000,000 -3,000,000 -40,000,000  -27,000,000 -24,000,000                          
          other charges (gains), net of amounts used
                                                      -6,000,000 -16,000,000 130,000,000 1,000,000 -5,000,000 -4,000,000 1,000,000 -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000 -22,000,000 -18,000,000 -13,000,000 48,000,000 -4,000,000 83,000,000            
          refinancing expense
                                                                                 
          refinancing costs
                                                                              
          pension and postretirement benefit expense
                                                       -26,000,000 -19,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -5,000,000                          
          deferred proceeds from kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                                     
          preferred stock dividends
                                                                    -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000          
          value-added tax on deferred proceeds from ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                           75,000,000          
          deferred proceeds from ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                1,000,000                    
          capital expenditures related to ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                              -14,000,000 -21,000,000 -30,000,000 -60,000,000 -60,000,000 -54,000,000 -93,000,000 -68,000,000 -66,000,000 -85,000,000 -103,000,000 -101,000,000 -89,000,000 -58,000,000 -63,000,000 -60,000,000 -34,000,000 -28,000,000      
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                 740,000,000 1,254,000,000 676,000,000 825,000,000 838,000,000 838,000,000 838,000,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                                 -37,000,000 19,000,000 722,000,000 -144,000,000 -197,000,000 -58,000,000 1,139,000,000 -39,000,000 148,000,000 -5,000,000 1,150,000,000 92,000,000 -399,000,000 220,000,000 763,000,000 294,000,000 278,000,000 401,000,000 959,000,000 1,738,000,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                                     
          trade receivables — third party and affiliates
                                                                   -108,000,000 72,000,000 -12,000,000 -68,000,000 -82,000,000 -9,000,000 -59,000,000 -11,000,000 353,000,000 20,000,000 -34,000,000 -35,000,000     
          trade payables — third party and affiliates
                                                                   75,000,000 4,000,000 -13,000,000 -4,000,000 32,000,000 80,000,000 -11,000,000 26,000,000 9,000,000 -222,000,000 -49,000,000 -6,000,000 12,000,000 87,000,000 67,000,000 -70,000,000 -30,000,000 44,000,000 
          deferred proceeds on ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                        412,000,000         
          settlement of cross currency swap agreements
                                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                     
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                     
          changes in restricted cash
                                                                                    
          acquisitions and related fees, net of cash acquired
                                                                                   
          settlement of cross currency swap agreement
                                                                                    
          other (charges) gains, net of amounts used
                                                                           -2,000,000 92,000,000 14,000,000 -3,000,000 8,000,000 13,000,000    
          proceeds from ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                                     
          investing cash from discontinued operations
                                                                                     
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                     
          dividend payments on series a common stock and preferred stock
                                                                             -9,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000     
          operating activities:
                                                                                     
          (gain) loss on disposal of assets
                                                                                     
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                    
          investing activities:
                                                                                     
          net proceeds from sale of businesses and assets
                                                                              1,000,000 2,000,000 33,000,000     
          financing activities:
                                                                                     
          gain on disposition of assets
                                                                               -4,000,000      
          exchange rate effects on cash
                                                                               22,000,000   -94,000,000   
          discontinued operations
                                                                                     
          proceeds received for ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                                     
          costs incurred on ticona kelsterbach plant relocation
                                                                                     
          dividend to original shareholders
                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of series a common stock
                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of preferred stock
                                                                                  233,000,000 233,000,000 233,000,000 
          settlement of lease obligations
                                                                                     
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                     
          stock based compensation
                                                                                     
          depreciation
                                                                                 49,000,000 153,000,000 100,000,000 47,000,000 
          amortization of intangible and other assets
                                                                                   30,000,000  
          amortization of deferred financing fees
                                                                                 5,000,000 38,000,000 35,000,000 31,000,000 
          accretion of senior discount notes
                                                                                 10,000,000    
          change in equity of affiliates
                                                                                 34,000,000 12,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 
          (gain) loss on disposition of assets
                                                                                  1,000,000 2,000,000  
          minority interests
                                                                                 1,000,000    
          other receivables
                                                                                 38,000,000 56,000,000 53,000,000 36,000,000 
          other current assets
                                                                                     
          income taxes payable
                                                                                 28,000,000 25,000,000 42,000,000 36,000,000 
          benefit obligations
                                                                                 -7,000,000    
          purchases of other long-term assets
                                                                                     
          net proceeds on sale of businesses and assets
                                                                                     
          advances to (from) affiliates
                                                                                 -2,000,000    
          net proceeds from disposal of discontinued operations
                                                                                  75,000,000 75,000,000 75,000,000 
          proceeds for ticona plant relocation
                                                                                     
          increase in restricted cash
                                                                                    
          initial capitalization
                                                                                     
          issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares
                                                                                     
          repayment of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares
                                                                                     
          borrowings under senior credit facilities
                                                                                     
          issuance of cag treasury stock
                                                                                     
          fees associated with financing
                                                                                    -7,000,000 
          amortization of intangibles and other assets
                                                                                  47,000,000  16,000,000 
          premium paid on early redemption of debt
                                                                                     
          guaranteed annual payment
                                                                                     
          loss on disposition of assets
                                                                                     
          trade receivables
                                                                                     
          prepaid expenses
                                                                                  -20,000,000 -21,000,000 -27,000,000 
          acquisition of cag, net of cash acquired
                                                                                   -6,000,000  
          fees associated with acquisitions
                                                                                  -27,000,000 -10,000,000  
          acquisition of vinamul, net of cash reimbursed
                                                                                     
          acquisition of acetex, net of cash acquired
                                                                                  -216,000,000   
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                                   14,000,000  
          redemption of senior subordinated notes, including related premium
                                                                                  -572,000,000 -572,000,000 -572,000,000 
          repayment of floating rate term loan, including related premium
                                                                                  -354,000,000 -354,000,000 -354,000,000 
          borrowings under term loan facility
                                                                                  1,135,000,000 1,135,000,000 1,135,000,000 
          proceeds from issuance of discounted common stock
                                                                                  12,000,000 12,000,000 12,000,000 
          redemption of senior discount notes, including related premium
                                                                                  -207,000,000 -207,000,000 -207,000,000 
          redemption of acetex bonds
                                                                                  -280,000,000   
          distribution to series b shareholders
                                                                                  -804,000,000 -804,000,000  
          payments of long-term debt
                                                                                     
          fees associated with financings
                                                                                  -8,000,000 -7,000,000  
          dividend payments on preferred stock
                                                                                  -5,000,000   
          dividend payments on common stock
                                                                                     
          special (charges) gains, net of amounts used
                                                                                     
          benefit obligations and other liabilities
                                                                                  -46,000,000 -159,000,000 -86,000,000 
          (gain) loss on foreign currency transactions
                                                                                     
          operating activities from continuing operations:
                                                                                     
          (earnings) income from discontinued operations
                                                                                     
          special charges, net of amounts used
                                                                                  10,000,000 3,000,000 -10,000,000 
          premiums paid on early redemption of debt
                                                                                  74,000,000   
          (gain) loss on foreign currency
                                                                                  45,000,000 42,000,000  
          minority interest
                                                                                  41,000,000 38,000,000 25,000,000 
          trade receivables, net — third party and affiliates
                                                                                  -13,000,000 -115,000,000 -125,000,000 
          investing activities from continuing operations:
                                                                                     
          acquisition of cag shares, net of cash acquired
                                                                                  -397,000,000   
          acquisition of vinamul
                                                                                  -208,000,000 -208,000,000 -208,000,000 
          financing activities from continuing operations:
                                                                                     
          issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                     
          repayment of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                     
          borrowings under bridge loans
                                                                                     
          repayment of bridge loans
                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of senior discount notes
                                                                                     
          proceeds from floating rate term loan
                                                                                     
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                  752,000,000 752,000,000 752,000,000 
          distribution to stockholders
                                                                                     
          proceeds (payments) from other long term debt
                                                                                  8,000,000 9,000,000  
          issuance of preferred stock by consolidated subsidiary
                                                                                     
          dividend payments on common shares
                                                                                  -6,000,000   
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents ..
                                                                                  -437,000,000 121,000,000 900,000,000 
          net cash from discontinued operations:
                                                                                     
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                                                     
          premium on early redemption of debt
                                                                                   74,000,000 74,000,000 
          dividend payments
                                                                                   -3,000,000  
          exchange rate effects on cash ..
                                                                                   -99,000,000 -22,000,000 
          (gain) on disposition of assets
                                                                                    -1,000,000 
          gain on foreign currency
                                                                                     
          acquisition of cag shares
                                                                                    -2,000,000 
          fees associated with acquisition of vinamul ..
                                                                                    -7,000,000 
          proceeds from other long-term debt
                                                                                    6,000,000 
          payments of other long-term debt
                                                                                    -3,000,000