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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
 75 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Purchase Commitments

Cabot has entered into long-term purchase agreements primarily for the purchase of raw materials. Under certain of these agreements the quantity of material being purchased is fixed, but the price paid changes as market prices change. For those commitments, the amounts included in the table below are based on market prices at December 31, 2014.

 

     Payments Due by Fiscal Year  
     Remainder of
Fiscal 2015		      2016      2017      2018      2019      Thereafter      Total  
    

(Dollars in millions)

 

  

Reinforcement Materials

    $ 224      $ 214      $ 193      $ 186      $ 179      $ 2,096      $ 3,092  

Performance Chemicals

      47        52        34        30        29        210        402  

Purification Solutions

      14        11        8        8        7        9        57  
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total

    $ 285      $ 277      $ 235      $ 224      $ 215      $ 2,315      $ 3,551