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Restructuring Actions and Exit Activities (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
2019 Restructuring Actions |
Components of restructuring by business segment | ​
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​ | ​ | Second Quarter 2019 |
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Safety and Industrial | ​ | $ | 11 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 11 | ​
Transportation and Electronics | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 8 | ​
Health Care | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 6 | ​
Consumer | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | 5 | ​
Corporate and Unallocated | ​ |  | 42 | ​ |  | 40 | ​ |  | 82 | ​
Total Operating Expense | ​ | $ | 72 | ​ | $ | 40 | ​ | $ | 112 | ​
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
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(Millions) |  | Second Quarter 2019 |
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 18 | ​
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 89 | ​
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 5 | ​
Total operating income impact | ​ | ​ | 112 | ​
Other expense (income), net | ​ | ​ | 36 | ​
Total income before taxes impact | ​ | $ | 148 | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
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(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Expense incurred in the second quarter of 2019 | ​ | $ | 108 | ​ | $ | 40 | ​ | $ | 148 | ​
Non-cash changes | ​ | ​ | (36) | ​ | ​ | (40) | ​ | ​ | (76) | ​
Cash payments | ​ |  | (41) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (41) | ​
Adjustments | ​ | ​ | (14) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (14) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of September 30, 2019 | ​ | $ | 17 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 17 | ​
2018 Restructuring Actions |
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
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(Millions) |  | Second Quarter 2018 | ​ | Fourth Quarter 2018 | ​
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 12 | ​ | $ | 15 | ​
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 89 | ​ | ​ | 16 | ​
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 4 | ​ | ​ | 1 | ​
Total | ​ | $ | 105 | ​ | $ | 32 | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
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(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related |  | Total |
Expense incurred in the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2018 | ​ | $ | 125 | ​ | $ | 12 | ​ | $ | 137 | ​
Non-cash changes | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (12) | ​ | ​ | (12) | ​
Cash payments | ​ | ​ | (24) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (24) | ​
Adjustments | ​ |  | (17) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (17) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2018 | ​ | $ | 84 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 84 | ​
Cash payments | ​ |  | (68) | ​ |  | — | ​ |  | (68) | ​
Adjustments | ​ | ​ | (3) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (3) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of September 30, 2019 | ​ | $ | 13 | ​ | $ | — | ​ | $ | 13 | ​

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