CUMULATIVE OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Items included in cumulative other comprehensive income (loss)

Changes in amounts included in our cumulative other comprehensive income (loss) by component are:

			PENSION						OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS
DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN MILLIONS	Foreign currency translation adjustments		Actuarial losses			Prior service costs			Actuarial losses			Prior service credits			Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities		Total
Beginning balance as of December 31, 2016	$	232	$	(1,651	)	$	(9	)	$	(67	)	$	29		$	7	$	(1,459	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2		(2		)	—			—			—			1		1
Income taxes	—		(6		)	—			—			—			—		(6		)
Net other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	2		(8		)	—			—			—			1		(5		)
Amounts reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive income (loss)(1)	—		55			1			2			(2		)	—		56
Income taxes	—		(19		)	(1		)	(1		)	1			—		(20		)
Net amounts reclassified from cumulative other comprehensive income (loss)	—		36			—			1			(1		)	—		36
Total other comprehensive income (loss)	2		28			—			1			(1		)	1		31
Ending balance as of March 31, 2017	$	234	$	(1,623	)	$	(9	)	$	(66	)	$	28		$	8	$	(1,428	)
(1) Actuarial losses and prior service credits (cost) are components of net periodic benefit costs (credits). See Note 8: Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.