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RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET RELATED CHARGES - NET (Notes)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring and Asset Related Charges - Net RESTRUCTURING AND ASSET RELATED CHARGES - NET
2020 Restructuring Program
On September 30, 2020, the Corporation's Board of Directors (the "Board") approved restructuring actions that were aligned to the structural cost improvement initiatives announced by Dow Inc. in response to the continued economic impact from the pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19") ("2020 Restructuring Program"). The restructuring program was designed to reduce structural costs and enable the Corporation to further enhance competitiveness while the COVID-19 economic recovery gained traction. This program included workforce cost reductions and actions to rationalize the Corporation's manufacturing assets. These actions were substantially complete at the end of 2021.

In 2020, the Corporation recorded pretax restructuring charges of $13 million, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $9 million and asset write-downs and write-offs of $4 million. In 2021, the Corporation recorded a pretax restructuring charge of $1 million for additional severance and related benefit costs. The Corporation paid $9 million for severance and related benefit costs in 2021 and $1 million in 2022.

Cumulative pretax restructuring charges recorded under the 2020 Restructuring Program were $14 million, consisting of severance and related benefit costs of $10 million and asset write-downs and write-offs of $4 million.

The Corporation expects to incur additional costs in the future related to its restructuring activities. Future costs are expected to include demolition costs related to closed facilities and restructuring plan implementation costs; these costs will be recognized as incurred. The Corporation also expects to incur additional employee-related costs, including involuntary termination benefits, related to its other optimization activities. These costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.