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Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves [Abstract]  
Schedule of Claims Activity
Activity related to casualty, environmental and other reserves is as follows:
 
Casualty
 
Environmental
 
Other
 
 
(Dollars in Millions)
Reserves
 
Reserves
 
Reserves
 
Total
December 26, 2014
$
265

 
$
94

 
$
59

 
$
418

Charged to Expense
60

 
45

 
37

 
142

Payments
(56
)
 
(57
)
 
(47
)
 
(160
)
December 25, 2015
269

 
82

 
49

 
400

Charged to Expense
52

 
46

 
30

 
128

Change in Estimate(a)
(28
)
 

 

 
(28
)
Payments
(64
)
 
(33
)
 
(29
)
 
(126
)
December 30, 2016
229

 
95

 
50

 
374

Charged to Expense
43

 
26

 
45

 
114

Payments
(44
)
 
(31
)
 
(39
)
 
(114
)
December 31, 2017
$
228

 
$
90

 
$
56

 
$
374


(a) 
Changes in estimates are the result of continued safety improvements and a continuing decline in the severity of injuries.
Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves
Casualty, environmental and other reserves are provided for in the consolidated balance sheets as shown in the table below.
 
December 2017
 
December 2016
(Dollars in Millions)
Current
 
Long-term
 
Total
 
Current
 
Long-term
 
Total
Casualty:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Personal Injury
$
43

 
$
125

 
$
168

 
$
46

 
$
124

 
$
170

Occupational
6

 
54

 
60

 
7

 
52

 
59

Total Casualty
$
49

 
$
179

 
$
228

 
$
53

 
$
176

 
$
229

Environmental
31

 
59

 
90

 
42

 
53

 
95

Other
28

 
28

 
56

 
20

 
30

 
50

Total
$
108

 
$
266

 
$
374

 
$
115

 
$
259

 
$
374