Inventories, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories, Net

Inventories, Net

Inventories, net of reserves, by category were as follows:

(Dollars in millions)	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Raw materials, components and supplies	$	145	$	168
Work in process	70		49
Finished goods	1,537		1,585
	$	1,752	$	1,802

We recognized inventory charges, including excess and obsolete and non-recurring inventory charges, totaling $66 million and $213 million in the first nine months of 2017 and 2016, respectively.