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RESTRUCTURING CHARGES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Charges by Type | A summary of restructuring charges by type follows:
| Three months ended September 30 |  | Nine months ended September 30
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Workforce reductions | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | 95 |
Plant closings and other | 12 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 26 |
Total | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Restructuring Charges by Segment | A summary of restructuring charges by segment follows:
| Three months ended September 30 |  | Nine months ended September 30
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Electrical Products | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 27 |
Electrical Systems & Services | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 20 |
Hydraulics | 9 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 44 |
Aerospace | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
Vehicle | 2 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 22 |
Corporate | 11 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 5 |
Total | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 121 |
Restructuring Liability Rollforward | A summary of liabilities related to workforce reductions, plant closings and other associated costs announced in 2015 follows:
| Workforce reductions |  | Plant closings and other |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 54 |
Liability recognized | 177 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 211 |
Payments | (116 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (129 | )
Other adjustments | (2 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (22 | )
Balance at December 31, 2016 | 113 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 114 |
Liability recognized | 35 |  |  | 40 |  |  | 75 |
Payments | (78 | ) |  | (25 | ) |  | (103 | )
Other adjustments | (3 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (15 | )
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | 67 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 71 |

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