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Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Activity and Reserve Balances for Restructuring Charges
Activity and reserve balances for restructuring and other charges were as follows:
 
Layoff
costs
 
Other exit
costs
 
Total
Reserve balances at December 31, 2017
$
56

 
$
2

 
$
58

Cash payments
(47
)
 
(2
)
 
(49
)
Restructuring charges
111

 
13

 
124

Other(1)
(110
)
 
2

 
(108
)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2018
10

 
15

 
25

Cash payments
(61
)
 
(4
)
 
(65
)
Restructuring charges
45

 
585

 
630

Other(2)
50

 
(591
)
 
(541
)
Reserve balances at September 30, 2019
$
44

 
$
5

 
$
49


(1) 
In 2018, Other for layoff costs included reclassifications of $119 in pension costs and a $28 credit in postretirement benefits, as the impacts were reflected in Arconic's separate liabilities for Accrued pension benefits and Accrued postretirement benefits, and the reversal of previously recorded restructuring charges of $19.
(2) 
In 2019, Other for layoff costs included reclassifications of a $58 credit for elimination of life insurance benefits for U.S. salaried and non-bargaining hourly retirees and a charge of $8 for pension plan settlement accounting, as the impacts were reflected in Arconic's separate liabilities for Accrued pension benefits and Accrued postretirement benefits.
In 2019, Other for other exit costs included a charge of $428 for impairment of the Disks long-lived asset group; a charge of $102 for impairment of assets associated with agreements to sell the Company's Brazilian rolling mill operations and UK forgings business; a charge of $24 for impairment of properties, plants, and equipment related to the Company’s primary research and development facility and a trade name intangible asset; a charge of $12 from the loss on sale of assets primarily related to a small additive business; a charge of $12 for lease terminations; and a charge of $6 for accelerated depreciation as the impacts were primarily reflected in various noncurrent asset accounts; partially offset
by a credit of $2. Additionally, Other included the reclassification of $9 in lease exit costs to reduce right-of-use assets within Other noncurrent assets in accordance with the new lease accounting standard.