Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

(3) Discontinued Operations

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the company recorded an after-tax loss from discontinued operations of $114 million and $199 million, respectively, in connection with the reassessment of estimated loss contingencies related to the lead business of St. Joe Minerals Corporation and The Doe Run Company in Herculaneum, Missouri. The related tax effects associated with these losses were $64 million and $111 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively. See further discussion of this matter in Note 14.