Note 18 - Restructuring Costs and Other (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Costs and Other [Table Text Block]

The activity in the accrued balances and the non-cash charges and credits incurred in relation to restructuring programs during the three years ended December 31, 2018 were as follows (in millions):

	Severance Reserve⁽¹⁾			Exit Costs Reserve⁽¹⁾			Long-lived Asset Impairments and Inventory Write-downs ⁽¹⁾			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016		5			3			—			8
Charges		26			3			9			38
Utilization/cash payments		(13	)		(2	)		(9	)		(24	)
Other adjustments & reclasses ⁽²⁾		(12	)		—			—			(12	)
Balance as of December 31, 2017		6			4			—			10
Charges		17			—			—			17
Utilization/cash payments		(12	)		(2	)		—			(14	)
Other adjustments & reclasses ⁽³⁾		(5	)		—			—			(5	)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	6		$	2		$	—		$	8

⁽¹⁾	The severance and exit costs reserves require the outlay of cash, while long-lived asset impairments, accelerated depreciation and inventory write-downs represent non-cash items.

⁽²⁾	The $(12) million includes $(13) million of severance charges funded from pension plan assets, which were reclassified to Pension and other postretirement liabilities, and $1 million of foreign currency translation adjustments.

⁽³⁾	The $(5) million represents severance charges funded from pension plan assets, which were reclassified to Pension and other postretirement liabilities.