Other Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Other Liabilities [Abstract]

Other Liabilities

10.   Other Liabilities

Other liabilities follow (in millions):

	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
Current liabilities:
Wages and employee benefits	$	410	$	487
Income taxes		129		150
Derivative instruments		43		88
Asbestos and other litigation		39		70
Other current liabilities		460		621
Other accrued liabilities	$	1,081	$	1,416
Non-current liabilities:
Defined benefit pension plan liabilities	$	731	$	692
Derivative instruments		358		282
Asbestos and other litigation		343		369
Investment in Hemlock Semiconductor Group (1)		198		241
Other non-current liabilities		1,298		1,221
Other liabilities	$	2,928	$	2,805

(1) The negative carrying value resulted from a one-time charge to this entity in 2014 for the permanent abandonment of certain assets.

Asbestos Claims

Corning and PPG each owned 50% of the capital stock of PCC.  Over a period of more than two decades, PCC and several other defendants were named in numerous lawsuits involving claims alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos.  Refer to Note 2 (Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees) to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the asbestos claims.