Other Costs (Gains), Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Other Costs (Gains), Net [Abstract]

Schedule of asset charges and other costs

ther costs (gains) consisted of the following:

	Three Months Ended   September 30,				Nine Months Ended   September 30,
(dollars in millions)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Asset charges -
Goodwill impairment	$	—	$	—	$	517	$	40
Other long-lived asset impairments	18		—		54		4
Accelerated depreciation on underutilized assets	—		—		10		—
Total	$	18	$	—	$	581	$	44
Other costs (gains) -
Loss on disposal of non-core assets	6		10		6		10
Facility closures and severance	10		2		43		10
Merger costs	6		—		6		—
Mark-to-market impact on currency derivatives not designated as accounting hedges	—		4		11		4
Net loss from currency devaluations	2		—		7		—
Gain from remeasurement of prior interest in equity method investment	—		—		—		(8		)
All other costs, net	2		3		4		2
Total	26		19		77		18
Total asset charges and other costs (gains), net	$	44	$	19	$	658	$	62