Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

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:

	Third quarter ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2016			2015			2016		2015
Alumina	$	(1	)	$	38		$	3	$	55
Primary Metals		17			11			105		209
Global Rolled Products		(1	)		(17	)		1		119
Engineered Products and Solutions		(1	)		22			16		33
Transportation and Construction Solutions		(2	)		3			6		6
Segment total		12			57			131		422
Corporate		6			9			3		38
Total restructuring and other charges	$	18		$	66		$	134	$	460

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, 2014	$	98		$	34		$	132
2015:
Cash payments		(111	)		(12	)		(123	)
Restructuring charges		299			233			532
Other*		(60	)		(231	)		(291	)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2015		226			24			250
2016:
Cash payments		(132	)		(33	)		(165	)
Restructuring charges		54			52			106
Other*		(56	)		(3	)		(59	)
Reserve balances at September 30, 2016	$	92		$	40		$	132

* Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In the 2016 nine-month period, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $14 in pension benefits costs, as this obligation was included in Arconic’s separate liability for pension benefits obligations (see Note P). Additionally in the 2016 nine-month period, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of $4 in asset retirement obligations, as this liability was included in Arconic’s separate reserve for asset retirement obligations. In the 2015 nine month period, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $28 in pension and other postretirement benefits costs, as this obligation was included in Arconic’s separate liability for pension and other postretirement benefits obligations (see Note P). Additionally in the 2015 nine month period, Other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $45 in asset retirement obligations and $29 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Arconic’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation.