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Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restructuring and Other Charges by Reportable Segments, Pretax

The pretax impact of allocating such charges to segment results would have been as follows:

 

     Second quarter ended
June 30,		      Six months ended
June 30,		  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  

Alumina

    $ —         $ —         $ 7       $ —     

Primary Metals

      84         94         415         94   

Global Rolled Products

      23         7         113         10   

Engineered Products and Solutions

      —           19         4         22   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Segment total

      107         120         539         126   

Corporate

      3         124         32         125   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  

Total restructuring and other charges

    $ 110       $ 244       $ 571       $ 251   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

  
Activity and Reserve Balances for Restructuring Charges

Activity and reserve balances for restructuring charges were as follows:

 

     Layoff
costs		     Other
exit costs		     Total  

Reserve balances at December 31, 2012

    $ 59      $ 52      $ 111   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

2013:

       

Cash payments

      (63 )      (11 )      (74 ) 

Restructuring charges

      201        85        286   

Other*

      (101 )      (84 )      (185 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Reserve balances at December 31, 2013

      96        42        138   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

2014:

       

Cash payments

      (61 )      (6 )      (67 ) 

Restructuring charges

      154        140        294   

Other*

      (5 )      (132 )      (137 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

Reserve balances at June 30, 2014

    $ 184      $ 44      $ 228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

  

 

*

Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In the 2014 six-month period, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $55 in asset retirement and $42 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities are included in Alcoa’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation (see Note H), respectively. In 2013, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $92 in pension costs, as this obligation was included in Alcoa’s separate liability for pension obligations. Also in 2013, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $58 in asset retirement and $12 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Alcoa’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation, respectively.