Halliburton Merger Agreement (Notes)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Halliburton Merger Agreement

HALLIBURTON MERGER AGREEMENT

On November 16, 2014, Baker Hughes, Halliburton Company ("Halliburton") and a wholly owned subsidiary of Halliburton ("Merger Sub"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), under which Halliburton would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Baker Hughes through a merger of Baker Hughes with and into Merger Sub (the "Merger").

In accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1 of the Merger Agreement, Baker Hughes and Halliburton agreed to terminate the Merger Agreement on April 30, 2016, as a result of the failure of the Merger to occur on or before April 30, 2016 due to the inability to obtain certain specified antitrust related approvals. Halliburton paid 3.5 billion to Baker Hughes on May 4, 2016, representing the termination fee required to be paid pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

Baker Hughes incurred costs related to the Merger of $180 million and $204 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, including costs under our retention programs and obligations for minimum incentive compensation costs which, based on meeting eligibility criteria, have been treated as merger and related expenses. No costs related to the Merger were incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2016, compared to $93 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015.