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Acquisition Integration Charges
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisition Integration Charges
ACQUISITION INTEGRATION CHARGES
Eaton incurs integration charges related to acquired businesses. A summary of these charges follows:
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Electrical Products
$
3

 
$
25

 
$
66

Electrical Systems and Services
1

 
15

 
51

Hydraulics

 
2

 
12

Total business segments
4

 
42

 
129

Corporate

 
5

 
25

   Total acquisition integration charges before income taxes
4

 
47

 
154

Income taxes
1

 
16

 
52

   Total after income taxes
$
3

 
$
31

 
$
102

Per ordinary share - diluted
$
0.01

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.21

Business segment acquisition integration charges in 2016 related to the integration of Ephesus Lighting, Inc. and Oxalis Group Ltd., which were acquired in 2015. The charges associated with Ephesus were included in Cost of products sold and Selling and administrative expense, while the charges associated with Oxalis were included in Cost of products sold. Business segment acquisition charges in 2015 related primarily to the integration of Cooper Industries plc, which was acquired in 2012. Business segment acquisition integration charges in 2014 related primarily to the integrations of Cooper and Polimer Kaucuk Sanayi ve Pazarlama A.S., which was acquired in 2012. The charges in 2015 and 2014 were included in Cost of products sold or Selling and administrative expense, as appropriate. In Business Segment Information, the charges reduced Operating profit of the related business segment.
The integration of Cooper included costs related to restructuring activities Eaton undertook in an effort to gain efficiencies in selling, marketing, traditional back-office functions and manufacturing and distribution. These actions resulted in charges of $20 during 2015, comprised of severance costs and other expense totaling $1 and $19, respectively, of which $14 were incurred in the Electrical Products segment, and $6 were incurred in the Electrical Systems and Services segment. In 2014, we incurred $95 of charges related to Cooper restructuring activities, comprised of severance costs totaling $69 and other expenses totaling $26, of which $53 and $42 were recognized in the Electrical Products and Electrical Systems and Services business segments, respectively.
Corporate integration charges related primarily to the acquisition of Cooper. These charges were included in Selling and administrative expense. In Business Segment Information, the charges were included in Other corporate expense - net.
See Note 15 for additional information about business segments.