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GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill follow:

(Dollars in millions)	Additives & Functional Products				Advanced Materials				Chemical Intermediates				Other				Total
Balance at December 31, 2017	$	2,459			$	1,289			$	769			$	10			$	4,527
Impairments recognized	(38		)		—				—				—				(38		)
Currency translation adjustments	(11		)		(6		)		(5		)		—				(22		)
Balance at December 31, 2018	2,410				1,283				764				10				4,467
Acquisitions	15				—				—				—				15
Impairments recognized	(45		)		—				—				—				(45		)
Currency translation adjustments	(3		)		(1		)		(2		)		—				(6		)
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	2,377			$	1,282			$	762			$	10			$	4,431

Schedule of Finite Lived and Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class

				December 31, 2019												December 31, 2018
(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	8	-	25	$	1,566			$	494			$	1,072			$	1,567			$	419			$	1,148
Technology	7	-	20	677				343				334				680				294				386
Contracts		5		—				—				—				180				147				33
Other	5	-	37	88				22				66				102				23				79
Indefinite-lived intangible assets:
Tradenames				529				—				529				529				—				529
Other				10				—				10				10				—				10
Total identified intangible assets				$	2,870			$	859			$	2,011			$	3,068			$	883			$	2,185

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Tabular disclosure of amortizable intangible assets, in total and by major class, including the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, as well as indefinite lived intangible assets in total and by major class. A major class is composed of intangible assets that can be grouped together because they are similar, either by their nature or by their use in the operations of a company.

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Tabular disclosure of goodwill by reportable segment and in total which includes a rollforward schedule.

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