Charges and Credits (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of Charges and Credits

Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits during 2020, all of which, unless otherwise noted, are classified in Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss):

	(Stated in millions)
	Pretax			Tax			Net
First quarter:
Goodwill	$	3,070		$	-		$	3,070
Intangible assets impairments		3,321			815			2,506
Asset Performance Solutions investments		1,264			(4	)		1,268
North America pressure pumping impairment		587			133			454
Workforce reductions		202			7			195
Other		79			9			70
Valuation allowance		-			(164	)		164
Second quarter:
Workforce reductions		1,021			71			950
Asset Performance Solutions investments		730			15			715
Fixed asset impairments		666			52			614
Inventory write-downs		603			49			554
Right-of-use asset impairments		311			67			244
Costs associated with exiting certain activities		205			(25	)		230
Multiclient seismic data impairment		156			2			154
Repurchase of bonds		40			2			38
Postretirement benefits curtailment gain		(69	)		(16	)		(53	)
Other		60			4			56
Third quarter:
Facility exit charges		254			39			215
Workforce reductions		63			-			63
Other		33			1			32
Fourth quarter:
Gain on sale of OneStim		(104	)		(11	)		(93	)
Unrealized gain on marketable securities		(39	)		(9	)		(30	)
Other		62			4			58
	$	12,515		$	1,041		$	11,474

Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits during 2019, all of which are classified as Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss), except for the gain on the formation of the Sensia joint venture:

	(Stated in millions)
	Pretax			Tax			Net
Third quarter:
Goodwill impairment	$	8,828		$	43		$	8,785
Intangible assets impairment		1,085			248			837
North America pressure pumping		1,575			344			1,231
Other North America-related		310			53			257
Argentina		127			-			127
Equity-method investments		231			12			219
Asset Performance Solutions investments		294			-			294
Other		242			13			229
Fourth quarter:
North America restructuring		225			51			174
Other restructuring		104			(33	)		137
Workforce reductions		68			8			60
Pension settlement accounting		37			8			29
Repurchase of bonds		22			5			17
Gain on formation of Sensia joint venture		(247	)		(42	)		(205	)
	$	12,901		$	710		$	12,191

During 2018, Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits:

	(Stated in millions)
	Pretax			Tax			Net
Gain on sale of marine seismic acquisition business	$	(215	)	$	(19	)	$	(196	)
Workforce reductions		184			20			164
Asset impairments		172			16			156
	$	141		$	17		$	124