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2011 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000104746913000888 Filed on February 12, 2013

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
Revenue	$2.632B	$2.976B	$2.934B
YoY Change	9.12%	23.95%	25.22%
Cost Of Revenue	$2.243B	$2.486B	$2.433B
YoY Change	10.38%	25.18%	24.26%
Gross Profit	$389.0M	$490.0M	$501.0M
YoY Change	2.37%	18.07%	30.13%
Gross Profit Margin	14.78%	16.47%	17.08%
Selling, General & Admin	$230.0M	$217.0M	$256.0M
YoY Change	-1.29%	7.43%	23.08%
% of Gross Profit	59.13%	44.29%	51.1%
Research & Development	$43.00M	$42.00M	$42.00M
YoY Change	7.5%	7.69%	16.67%
% of Gross Profit	11.05%	8.57%	8.38%
Depreciation & Amortization	$112.0M	$113.0M	$111.0M
YoY Change	1.82%	14.14%	13.27%
% of Gross Profit	28.79%	23.06%	22.16%
Operating Expenses	$246.0M	$413.0M	$272.0M
YoY Change	-12.46%	69.26%	12.86%
Operating Profit	$143.0M	$77.00M	$229.0M
YoY Change	44.44%	-54.97%	59.03%
Interest Expense	-$60.00M	-$61.00M	-$63.00M
YoY Change	5.26%	0.0%	133.33%
% of Operating Profit	-41.96%	-79.22%	-27.51%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$2.000M	-$1.000M	$1.000M
YoY Change	-33.33%	-150.0%	0.0%
Pretax Income	$87.00M	$13.00M	$158.0M
YoY Change	295.45%	-86.73%	69.89%
Income Tax	-$2.000M	$55.00M	$34.00M
% Of Pretax Income	-2.3%	423.08%	21.52%
Net Earnings	$105.0M	-$34.00M	$114.0M
YoY Change	250.0%	-161.82%	0.0%
Net Earnings / Revenue	3.99%	-1.14%	3.89%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.45	-$0.14	$0.48
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.44	-$0.14	$0.47
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		237.6M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		237.6M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$554.0M	$453.0M	$683.0M
YoY Change	-42.65%	-54.84%	-10.84%
Cash & Equivalents	$554.0M	$453.0M	$683.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$245.0M	$292.0M	$271.0M
YoY Change	49.39%	100.0%	35.5%
Inventory	$1.539B	$1.687B	$1.746B
Prepaid Expenses	$46.00M
Receivables	$1.529B	$1.762B	$1.836B
Other Receivables	$5.000M	$14.00M	$1.000M
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.946B	$4.274B	$4.580B
YoY Change	-1.55%	0.68%	21.39%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$3.622B	$3.659B	$3.825B
YoY Change	0.47%	1.81%	18.02%
Goodwill	$114.0M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$91.00M	$99.00M	$109.0M
YoY Change	-13.33%	-11.61%
Long-Term Investments	$197.0M	$206.0M	$192.0M
YoY Change	-15.81%	-11.97%	-28.09%
Other Assets	$482.0M	$469.0M	$465.0M
YoY Change	-2.63%	-0.64%	-19.27%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.711B	$4.734B	$4.896B
YoY Change	0.11%	2.45%	14.07%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$3.946B	$4.274B	$4.580B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.711B	$4.734B	$4.896B
Total Assets	$8.657B	$9.008B	$9.476B
YoY Change	-0.65%	1.6%	17.5%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$862.0M	$941.0M	$1.110B
YoY Change	2.38%	15.18%	31.05%
Accrued Expenses	$695.0M	$732.0M	$758.0M
YoY Change	10.67%	16.93%	33.45%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$212.0M	$230.0M	$289.0M
YoY Change	-59.15%	-40.1%	72.02%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.826B	$1.958B	$2.199B
YoY Change	-11.06%	5.44%	38.74%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.730B	$3.847B	$3.886B
YoY Change	2.84%	-2.68%	4.94%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$1.012B	$941.0M	$844.0M
YoY Change	16.86%	13.65%	6.16%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.742B	$4.788B	$4.730B
YoY Change	5.54%	0.15%	5.16%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$1.826B	$1.958B	$2.199B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$4.742B	$4.788B	$4.730B
Total Liabilities	$6.881B	$7.208B	$7.377B
YoY Change	-0.62%	2.43%	14.94%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$947.0M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$2.000M
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$50.00M
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares	4.044M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.662B	$1.800B	$2.099B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$8.657B	$9.008B	$9.476B
YoY Change	-0.65%	1.6%	17.5%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q4	2011 Q3	2011 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$105.0M	-$34.00M	$114.0M
YoY Change	250.0%	-161.82%	0.0%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$112.0M	$113.0M	$111.0M
YoY Change	1.82%	14.14%	13.27%
Cash From Operating Activities	$340.0M	$24.00M	$125.0M
YoY Change	16.44%	-73.91%	-467.65%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$113.0M	-$93.00M	-$64.00M
YoY Change	8.65%	72.22%	56.1%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$33.00M	$4.000M	$10.00M
YoY Change	371.43%	-77.78%	-71.43%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$80.00M	-$89.00M	-$54.00M
YoY Change	-17.53%	147.22%	800.0%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-155.0M	-157.0M	-22.00M
YoY Change	-32.31%	-194.58%	-92.57%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	340.0M	24.00M	125.0M
Cash From Investing Activities	-80.00M	-89.00M	-54.00M
Cash From Financing Activities	-155.0M	-157.0M	-22.00M
Net Change In Cash	105.0M	-222.0M	49.00M
YoY Change	-408.82%	-200.0%	-114.58%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$340.0M	$24.00M	$125.0M
Capital Expenditures	-$113.0M	-$93.00M	-$64.00M
Free Cash Flow	$453.0M	$117.0M	$189.0M
YoY Change	14.39%	-19.86%	2600.0%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Nature Of Operations NatureOfOperations	<p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>1. GENERAL</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>DEFINITIONS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        For convenience in this report, the terms "Company," "our" or "we" may be used to refer to Huntsman Corporation and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries and predecessors. Any references to our "Company" "we" "us" or "our" as of a date prior to October 19, 2004 (the date of our Company's formation) are to Huntsman Holdings, LLC and its subsidiaries (including their respective predecessors). In this report, "Huntsman International" refers to Huntsman International LLC (our 100% owned subsidiary) and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries; "HPS" refers to Huntsman Polyurethanes Shanghai Ltd. (our consolidated splitting joint venture with Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Company, Ltd); and "SLIC" refers to Shanghai Liengheng Isocyanate Company (our unconsolidated manufacturing joint venture with BASF and three Chinese chemical companies).</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        In this report, we may use, without definition, the common names of competitors or other industry participants. We may also use the common names or abbreviations for certain chemicals or products.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        We are a global manufacturer of differentiated organic chemical products and of inorganic chemical products. Our products comprise a broad range of chemicals and formulations, which we market globally to a diversified group of consumer and industrial customers. Our products are used in a wide range of applications, including those in the adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction products, personal care and hygiene, durable and non-durable consumer products, electronics, medical, packaging, paints and coatings, power generation, refining, synthetic fiber, textile chemicals and dye industries. We are a leading global producer in many of our key product lines, including MDI, amines, surfactants, maleic anhydride, epoxy-based polymer formulations, textile chemicals, dyes and titanium dioxide.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        We operate in five segments: Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials, Textile Effects and Pigments. Our Polyurethanes, Performance Products, Advanced Materials and Textile Effects segments produce differentiated organic chemical products and our Pigments segment produces inorganic chemical products. In a series of transactions beginning in 2006, we sold or shutdown substantially all of our Australian styrenics operations and our North American polymers and base chemicals operations. We report the results of these businesses as discontinued operations. See "Note 25. Discontinued Operations."</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>COMPANY</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        Our Company, a Delaware corporation, was formed in 2004 to hold the Huntsman businesses. Jon M. Huntsman founded the predecessor to our Company in 1970 as a small packaging company. Since then, we have grown through a series of acquisitions and now own a global portfolio of businesses.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        Currently, we operate all of our businesses through Huntsman International, our 100% owned subsidiary. Huntsman International is a Delaware limited liability company and was formed in 1999.</font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>HUNTSMAN CORPORATION AND HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</b></font></p> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">        Except where otherwise indicated, these notes relate to the consolidated financial statements for both our Company and Huntsman International. The differences between our consolidated financial statements and Huntsman International's consolidated financial statements relate primarily to the following:</font></p> <ul> <li style="list-style: none"> <dl compact="compact"> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">purchase accounting recorded at our Company for the 2003 step-acquisition of Huntsman International Holdings LLC, the former parent company of Huntsman International that was merged into Huntsman International in 2005;</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">the different capital structures;</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">a note payable from Huntsman International to us;</font> <font size="2"><br /> <br /></font></dd> <dt style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: -11pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">•</font></dt> <dd style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">expenses associated with the Terminated Merger and related litigation;</font></dd></dl></li></ul>
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	224000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	119000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	6000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	31000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	16000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Capital Expenditures Incurred But Not Yet Paid CapitalExpendituresIncurredButNotYetPaid	14000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	966000000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1745000000	USD
CY2009Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1865000000	USD
CY2010	hun	Minority Interest Increase From Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities MinorityInterestIncreaseFromConsolidationOfVariableInterestEntities	35000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	9000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	15000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	6000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	3000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	4000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	96000000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1850000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Minority Interest Decrease From Distributions To Noncontrolling Interest Holders MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders	9000000	USD
CY2011	hun	Minority Interest Increase From Consolidation Of Variable Interest Entities MinorityInterestIncreaseFromConsolidationOfVariableInterestEntities	61000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Share Based Compensation StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation	13000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	15000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	50000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Repurchased And Retired During Period Value StockRepurchasedAndRetiredDuringPeriodValue	8000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	3000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	10000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Other Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax	-1000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	9000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	3000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Environmental Costs Recognized Capitalized In Period EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod	105000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Environmental Costs Recognized Capitalized In Period EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod	92000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Environmental Costs Recognized Capitalized In Period EnvironmentalCostsRecognizedCapitalizedInPeriod	85000000	USD
CY2012Q4	hun	Site Contingency Number Of Former Facility Or Third Party Sites With Claims Against Entity For Cleanup Liabilities SiteContingencyNumberOfFormerFacilityOrThirdPartySitesWithClaimsAgainstEntityForCleanupLiabilities	10	item
CY2011	hun	Releases Of Valuation Allowances In Various Jurisdictions ReleasesOfValuationAllowancesInVariousJurisdictions	-27000000	USD
CY2010	hun	Releases Of Valuation Allowances In Various Jurisdictions ReleasesOfValuationAllowancesInVariousJurisdictions	-20000000	USD
CY2012	hun	Releases Of Valuation Allowances In Various Jurisdictions ReleasesOfValuationAllowancesInVariousJurisdictions	-24000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	4000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	4000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Leases Rent Expense Sublease Rentals1 OperatingLeasesRentExpenseSubleaseRentals1	4000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Operating Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Future Minimum Sublease Rentals OperatingLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueFutureMinimumSubleaseRentals	57000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	-0.17
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	-0.17
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	-0.17
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	-0.17
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	24000000	USD
CY2010	hun	Other Comprehensive Income Other Excluding Income Loss From Unconsolidated Affiliates Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherExcludingIncomeLossFromUnconsolidatedAffiliatesNetOfTax	-2000000	USD
CY2012	hun	Number Of Chinese Chemical Companies NumberOfChineseChemicalCompanies	3	item
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Defined Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	33000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	1.55
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	-0.03
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerBasicShare	0.01
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic EarningsPerShareBasic	1.53
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerDilutedShare	1.53
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	-0.03
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax Per Diluted Share IncomeLossFromExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTaxPerDilutedShare	0.01
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Diluted EarningsPerShareDiluted	1.51
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	51000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	236000000	USD
CY2012Q4	hun	Site Contingency Number Of Former Facility Or Third Party Sites With Claims Against Entity For Cleanup Liabilities Operated By Predecessor Companies SiteContingencyNumberOfFormerFacilityOrThirdPartySitesWithClaimsAgainstEntityForCleanupLiabilitiesOperatedByPredecessorCompanies	1	item
CY2012Q4	hun	Site Contingency Environmental Remediation Costs Liability SiteContingencyEnvironmentalRemediationCostsLiability	29000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies	34000000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Accrual For Environmental Loss Contingencies AccrualForEnvironmentalLossContingencies	36000000	USD
CY2012	hun	Maximum Period For Payment Of Remediation Liabilities MaximumPeriodForPaymentOfRemediationLiabilities	P30Y
CY2007Q2	hun	Period Over Which Program Is Phased PeriodOverWhichProgramIsPhased	P11Y
CY2012	hun	Minimum Annual Limit Of Chemical Substance For Registration MinimumAnnualLimitOfChemicalSubstanceForRegistration	1
CY2012	us-gaap	Environmental Remediation Expense EnvironmentalRemediationExpense	8000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Environmental Remediation Expense EnvironmentalRemediationExpense	5000000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Environmental Remediation Expense EnvironmentalRemediationExpense	9000000	USD
CY2012	hun	Gain Or Loss On Consolidation Of Subsidiaries GainOrLossOnConsolidationOfSubsidiaries	-4000000	USD
CY2011	hun	Gain Or Loss On Consolidation Of Subsidiaries GainOrLossOnConsolidationOfSubsidiaries	12000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Tax Effect Of Extraordinary Item TaxEffectOfExtraordinaryItem		USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Tax Effect Of Extraordinary Item TaxEffectOfExtraordinaryItem		USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Tax Effect Of Extraordinary Item TaxEffectOfExtraordinaryItem		USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	53000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	34000000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Repayments Of Notes Payable RepaymentsOfNotesPayable	37000000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Minority Interest Ownership Percentage By Parent MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent	1.00	pure
CY2012	hun	Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets Table Text Block1 ScheduleOfFiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock1	<p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">The gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization of intangible assets were as follows (dollars in millions):</font></p> <div style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0pt; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 10%; WIDTH: 80.83%; PADDING-TOP: 0pt; POSITION: relative; HEIGHT: 186px"> <p style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><!-- COMMAND=ADD_TABLEWIDTH,"110%" --></font></p> <!-- User-specified TAGGED TABLE --> <div align="center"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="110%" border="0"> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px"><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS SET --> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="42"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="61"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="23"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="42"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="61"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="right" width="7"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="23"></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" width="12"></td><!-- TABLE COLUMN WIDTHS END --></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="2"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="8"><font size="1"><b>December 31, 2012</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="8"><font size="1"><b>December 31, 2011</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="bottom"> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times" align="left"><font size="1"> </font><br /></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Carrying<br /> Amount</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Accumulated<br /> Amortization</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Net</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Carrying<br /> Amount</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Accumulated<br /> Amortization</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th> <th style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" align="center" colspan="2"><font size="1"><b>Net</b></font></th> <th style="FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="1"> </font></th></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Patents, trademarks and technology</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">355</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">318</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">37</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">363</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">307</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">56</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Licenses and other agreements</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">41</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">16</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">25</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">39</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">14</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">25</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Non-compete agreements</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">2</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">—</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="white"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2">Other intangibles</font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">60</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">54</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">6</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">40</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">30</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">10</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1pt solid; FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right" colspan="2"> </td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr style="HEIGHT: 0px" valign="top" bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"> <p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 10pt; TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times"><font size="2"><b>Total</b></font></p></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">458</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">390</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">68</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">444</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">353</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">$</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom" align="right"><font size="2">91</font></td> <td style="FONT-FAMILY: times" valign="bottom"><font size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1.5pt; 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