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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Environmental Liabilities [Table Text Block]
Environmental Reserves
($ in millions)
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
New Jersey Chrome

$148

 

$151

Glass and chemical
73

 
90

Other
72

 
50

Total

$293

 

$291

Current portion

$110

 

$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 and six months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30
 
Six Months Ended
June 30
($ in millions)
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Environmental remediation pre-tax charges

$35

 

$1

 

$51

 

$35

Cash outlays for environmental remediation activities

$20

 

$14

 

$36

 

$31