ACCRUED LIABILITIES Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Compensation and employee benefit costs	$ 143	$ 192
Current portion of lease liabilities	28	0
Customer rebates, volume discounts and deferred income	65	99
Interest	66	109
Taxes payable	28	30
Other	81	60
Total	$ 411	$ 490

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