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Other (Charges) Gains, Net - Schedule of Other (Charges) Gains, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring(1) | $ (27) | [1] | $ (7) | $ (84) | [1] | $ (40)
Asset impairments | (34) | [2] | (9) | (39) | [2] | (9)
Plant/office closures | 0 |  | 1 | 0 |  | 1
Total | $ (61) |  | $ (17) | $ (123) |  | $ (50)
[1] | Includes employee termination benefits related to the previously announced closure of the Company's facility in Mechelen, Belgium (Note 3), Company-wide business optimization projects and the previously announced closure of its polymerization units in Uentrop, Germany (Note 3).
[2] | Primarily related to an impairment loss on certain trade names, primarily Zytel®, arising from the Company's annual indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment assessment (Note 5).

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