Quarterly Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Data

Supplemental Financial Information (unaudited)

Quarterly Data

(in millions, except per-share amounts)

	First		Second			Third			Fourth*			Year
2013
Sales	$	5,833	$	5,849		$	5,765		$	5,585		$	23,032
Net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa common shareholders	$	149	$	(119	)	$	24		$	(2,339	)	$	(2,285	)
Earnings per share attributable to Alcoa common shareholders**:
Basic	$	0.14	$	(0.11	)	$	0.02		$	(2.19	)	$	(2.14	)
Diluted	$	0.13	$	(0.11	)	$	0.02		$	(2.19	)	$	(2.14	)
2012
Sales	$	6,006	$	5,963		$	5,833		$	5,898		$	23,700
Net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa common shareholders	$	94	$	(2	)	$	(143	)	$	242		$	191
Earnings per share attributable to Alcoa common shareholders**:
Basic	$	0.09	$	-		$	(0.13	)	$	0.23		$	0.18
Diluted	$	0.09	$	-		$	(0.13	)	$	0.21		$	0.18

* In the fourth quarter of 2013, Alcoa recorded a $1,731 ($1,719 after noncontrolling interest) impairment of goodwill (see Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets in Note A and Note E), a $372 discrete income tax charge for valuation allowances on certain deferred tax assets in Spain and the U.S. (see Note T), and a $288 ($243 after-tax and noncontrolling interest) charge related to a legal matter (see Note C and Government Investigations under Litigation in Note N).

** Per share amounts are calculated independently for each period presented; therefore, the sum of the quarterly per share amounts may not equal the per share amounts for the year.