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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Environmental Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Environmental Reserves
($ in millions)
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
New Jersey Chrome

$137

 

$151

Glass and chemical
68

 
90

Other
61

 
50

Total

$266

 

$291

Current portion

$109

 

$105

Environmental Costs [Table Text Block]
Pre-tax charges against income for environmental remediation costs are included in Other charges in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of income. The pre-tax charges and cash outlays related to such environmental remediation for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
March 31
($ in millions)
2019
 
2018
Environmental remediation pre-tax charges

$16

 

$34

Cash outlays for environmental remediation activities

$16

 

$17