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Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restructuring and Other Charges
Restructuring and other charges for each year in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017 were comprised of the following:
 
 
2017
2016
2015
Asset impairments
$
58

$
80

$
—

Layoff costs
64

70

97

Net loss on divestitures of businesses (F)
57

3

136

Other
(3
)
27

(11
)
Reversals of previously recorded layoff costs
(11
)
(25
)
(8
)
Restructuring and other charges
$
165

$
155

$
214
Schedule of Restructuring and Other Charges by Reportable Segments, Pretax
The pre-tax impact of allocating such charges to segment results would have been as follows:
 
 
2017
2016
2015
Engineered Products and Solutions
$
30

$
78

$
46

Global Rolled Products
72

40

121

Transportation and Construction Solutions
52

14

8

Segment total
154

132

175

Corporate
11

23

39

Total restructuring and other charges
$
165

$
155

$
214
Activity and Reserve Balances for Restructuring Charges
Activity and reserve balances for restructuring charges were as follows:
 
 
Layoff
costs
Other
exit costs
Total
Reserve balances at December 31, 2014
$
48

$
20

$
68

2015:
 
 
 
Cash payments
(45
)
(12
)
(57
)
Restructuring charges
97

7

104

Other*
(16
)
(6
)
(22
)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2015
84

9

93

2016:
 
 
 
Cash payments
(73
)
(13
)
(86
)
Restructuring charges
70

27

97

Other*
(31
)
(14
)
(45
)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2016
50

9

59

2017:
 
 
 
Cash payments
(59
)
(6
)
(65
)
Restructuring charges
64

1

65

Other*
1

(2
)
(1
)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2017
$
56

$
2

$
58

*
Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In 2017, Other for layoff costs also includes the reclassification of a stock awards reversal of $13. In 2016, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of $8 in asset retirement and $2 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Arconic’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation. Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of $4 in legal obligations, as these liabilities were included in Arconic’s separate reserves for legal costs. In 2015, Other for other exit costs included a reclassification of $5 for certain obligations included in Arconic’s separate reserves for warranties, lease terminations and tax indemnities.