Restructuring (Tables)

75 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Recorded Restructuring Activities

Cabot’s restructuring activities were recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31
	2014		2013
	(Dollars in millions)
Cost of sales	$	2	$	5
Selling and administrative expenses		5		—
Total	$	7	$	5

Restructuring Activities and Related Reserves

Details of these restructuring activities and the related reserves during the three months ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:

	Severance and Employee Benefits			Environmental Remediation		Asset Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation			Other			Total
	(Dollars in millions)
Reserve at September 30, 2014	$	16		$	2	$	—		$	1		$	19
Charges		3			—		1			3			7
Costs charged against assets/liabilities		—			—		(1	)		—			(1	)
Cash paid		(4	)		—		—			(3	)		(7	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1	)		—		—			—			(1	)
Reserve at December 31, 2014	$	14		$	2	$	—		$	1		$	17