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Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Current and Deferred Income Tax Expense
 
2015
2014
2013
Current tax expense on continuing operations:
 

 

 

U.S. federal
$
218

$
656

$
32

U.S. state and local
7

38

(7
)
International
466

449

598

Total current tax expense on continuing operations
691

1,143

623

Deferred tax expense (benefit) on continuing operations:






U.S. federal
139

91

(205
)
U.S. state and local
4

(42
)
(65
)
International
(138
)
(24
)
7

Total deferred tax expense (benefit) on continuing operations
5

25

(263
)
Provision for income taxes on continuing operations
$
696

$
1,168

$
360

Schedule of Significant Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
 
2015
2014
 
Asset
Liability
Asset
Liability
Depreciation
$

$
953

$

$
1,003

Accrued employee benefits
4,812

374

5,376

746

Other accrued expenses
563


555


Inventories
125

99

151

137

Unrealized exchange gains/losses

224


173

Tax loss/tax credit carryforwards/backs
2,124


2,409


Investment in subsidiaries and affiliates
133

154

151

195

Amortization of intangibles
187

1,331

154

1,353

Other
215

77

258

110

Valuation allowance
(1,529
)

(1,704
)

          
$
6,630

$
3,212

$
7,350

$
3,717

Net deferred tax asset
$
3,418

 

$
3,633

 

Analysis of Company's Effective Income Tax Rate
 
2015
2014
2013
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate
35.0
 %
35.0
 %
35.0
 %
Exchange gains/losses1
8.0

8.1

1.0

Domestic operations
(2.8
)
(2.8
)
(4.1
)
Lower effective tax rates on international operations-net2
(11.1
)
(11.4
)
(14.7
)
Tax settlements
(0.7
)
(0.6
)
(0.3
)
Sale of a business
(0.2
)
(0.4
)

U.S. research & development credit 2
(1.3
)
(0.8
)
(2.9
)
          
26.9
 %
27.1
 %
14.0
 %

1. 
Principally reflects the impact of foreign exchange losses on net monetary assets for which no corresponding tax benefit is realized. Further information about the company's foreign currency hedging program is included in Note 5 and Note 20 under the heading Foreign Currency Risk.
2. 
On January 2, 2013, U.S. tax law was enacted which extended through 2013 (and retroactive to 2012) several expired or expiring temporary business tax provisions. In accordance with GAAP, this extension was taken into account in the quarter in which the legislation was enacted (i.e. first quarter 2013).
Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes for U.S. and International Operations
 
2015
2014
2013
U.S. (including exports)
$
1,397

$
2,537

$
504

International
1,194

1,776

2,062

Income from continuing operations before income taxes
$
2,591

$
4,313

$
2,566

Reconciliation of the Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
2015
2014
2013
Total unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1
$
986

$
901

$
805

Gross amounts of decreases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions
     taken during the prior period
(98
)
(50
)
(28
)
Gross amounts of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions
     taken during the prior period
13

84

76

Gross amounts of increases in unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions
     taken during the current period
69

92

92

Amount of decreases in the unrecognized tax benefits relating to settlements with taxing
     authorities
(58
)
(15
)
(19
)
Reduction to unrecognized tax benefits as a result of a lapse of the applicable statute of
     limitations
(30
)
(3
)
(6
)
Exchange gain
(36
)
(23
)
(19
)
Total unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31
$
846

$
986

$
901

Total unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate
$
651

$
818

$
778

Total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Income Statements
$
5

$
5

$
16

Total amount of interest and penalties recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
$
100

$
117

$
122