GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill follow:



(Dollars in millions)	Additives & Functional Products			Adhesives & Plasticizers			Advanced Materials			Specialty Fluids & Intermediates			Other Segments			Total
As of December 31, 2013
Goodwill	$	948		$	167		$	1,040		$	514		$	14		$	2,683
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(35		)	—			—			(11		)	(46		)
Goodwill, net	$	948		$	132		$	1,040		$	514		$	3		$	2,637
Additions	908			—			274			693			7			1,882
Adjustments resulting from reorganizations	15			(9		)	(9		)	—			3			—
Currency translation adjustments	(13		)	(5		)	(8		)	(7		)	—			(33		)
As of December 31, 2014
Goodwill	$	1,858		$	153		$	1,297		$	1,200		$	24		$	4,532
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(35		)	—			—			(11		)	(46		)
Goodwill, net	$	1,858		$	118		$	1,297		$	1,200		$	13		$	4,486
Impairments	—			—			—			—			(3		)	(3		)
Adjustments resulting from the finalization of fair values related to the Taminco acquisition	8			—			—			38			—			46
Currency translation adjustments and other	(1		)	(7		)	(4		)	1			—			(11		)
As of December 31, 2015
Goodwill	$	1,865		$	146		$	1,293		$	1,239		$	24		$	4,567
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(35		)	—			—			(14		)	(49		)
Goodwill, net	$	1,865		$	111		$	1,293		$	1,239		$	10		$	4,518

As a result of the purchases of Taminco, Commonwealth, the aviation turbine oil business, and Knowlton during 2014, the Company recorded goodwill of $1,555 million, $274 million, $92 million, and $7 million, respectively.



				December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
(Dollars in millions)	Estimated Useful Life in Years			Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Value
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships	15	-	25	$	1,547	$	187	$	1,360	$	1,575	$	114	$	1,461
Technology	7	-	20	680		146		534		705		96		609
Contracts		5		180		39		141		179		3		176
Other	5	-	37	99		10		89		114		6		108

Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Tradenames				526		—		526		551		—		551
Total identified intangible assets				$	3,032	$	382	$	2,650	$	3,124	$	219	$	2,905

As a result of the purchases of Taminco, Commonwealth, the aviation turbine oil business, and Knowlton during 2014, the Company recorded intangible assets of $985 million, $125 million, $139 million, and $6 million, respectively, primarily for customer relationships, developed technology, and tradenames.

Amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets related to continuing operations was $163 million, $90 million, and $80 million for 2015, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Estimated amortization expense for future periods is $170 million in each year for 2016 through 2020.

As a result of the annual impairment testing of indefinite-lived intangible assets in 2015, the Company recognized intangible asset impairments of $18 million on tradenames. See Note 16, "Asset Impairments and Restructuring Charges, Net", for additional information regarding impairments of tradenames.

See Note 2, "Acquisitions", for further details regarding the acquisitions of Taminco, Commonwealth, the aviation turbine oil business, and Knowlton.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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