Note 2 - Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

2.      Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges

2016 Activity

In the first quarter of 2016, we recorded charges of $80 million, pre-tax, for employee related costs, asset disposals, and exit costs associated with some minor restructuring activities in all of the segments, with total cash expenditures estimated to be $15 million.

The following table summarizes the restructuring, impairment and other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2016 (in millions):

	Reserve at January 1, 2016		Net Charges/ Reversals		Non-cash adjustments		Cash payments		Reserve at March 31, 2016
Restructuring:
Employee related costs	$	3	$	15	$	(1)	$	(2)	$	15
Other charges				1				(1)
Total restructuring activity	$	3	$	16	$	(1)	$	(3)	$	15
Disposal of long-lived assets			$	64
Total restructuring, impairment and other charges			$	80

Cash payments for employee-related and exit activity related to the 2016 restructuring activities are expected to be substantially completed in 2016.

The year-to-date cost of these plans for each of our reportable segments was as follows (in millions):

Operating segment	Employee- related and other charges
Display Technologies	$	4
Optical Communications		6
Environmental Technologies		5
Specialty Materials		12
Life Sciences		3
All Other		42
Corporate		8
Total restructuring, impairment and other charges	$	80