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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Taxes on income | For financial reporting purposes, income before income taxes includes the following components:
For the Years Ended December 31,
(In millions of dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Income before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. | $ | 819 |  |  | $ | 725 |  |  | $ | 702 |
Other | 1,824 |  |  | 1,755 |  |  | 1,605 |
| $ | 2,643 |  |  | $ | 2,480 |  |  | $ | 2,307 |
The expense for income taxes is comprised of: |  |  |  |
Current– |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 90 |
Other national governments | 388 |  |  | 366 |  |  | 385 |
U.S. state and local | 36 |  |  | 43 |  |  | 52 |
| 737 |  |  | 617 |  |  | 527 |
Deferred– |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal | 286 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 125 |
Other national governments | 72 |  |  | 32 |  |  | 15 |
U.S. state and local | 38 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 4 |
| 396 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 144 |
Total income taxes | $ | 1,133 |  |  | $ | 685 |  |  | $ | 671 |
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities | The significant components of deferred income tax assets and liabilities and their balance sheet classifications are as follows:
December 31,
(In millions of dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Accrued expenses not currently deductible | $ | 369 |  |  | $ | 582 |
Differences related to non-U.S. operations (a) | 139 |  |  | 127 |
Accrued U.S. retirement benefits | 394 |  |  | 629 |
Net operating losses (b) | 67 |  |  | 56 |
Income currently recognized for tax | 49 |  |  | 71 |
Other | 31 |  |  | 50 |
| $ | 1,049 |  |  | $ | 1,515 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Differences related to non-U.S. operations | $ | 235 |  |  | $ | 217 |
Depreciation and amortization | 338 |  |  | 377 |
Accrued retirement & postretirement benefits - non-U.S. operations | 172 |  |  | 10 |
Other | 16 |  |  | 14 |
| $ | 761 |  |  | $ | 618 |
(a) | Net of valuation allowances of $18 million in 2017 and $3 million in 2016.
(b) | Net of valuation allowances of $11 million in 2017 and $17 million in 2016.
December 31,
(In millions of dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Balance sheet classifications: |  |  |
Deferred tax assets | $ | 669 |  |  | $ | 1,097 |
Other liabilities | $ | 381 |  |  | $ | 200 |
U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate | A reconciliation from the U.S. Federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is shown below:
For the Years Ended December 31, | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
U.S. Federal statutory rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
U.S. state and local income taxes—net of U.S. Federal income tax benefit | 1.5 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | 1.6 |
Differences related to non-U.S. operations | (8.6 | ) |  | (9.2 | ) |  | (8.0 | )
U.S. Tax Reform | 17.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity compensation | (2.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Other | 0.2 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 0.5 |
Effective tax rate | 42.9 | % |  | 27.6 | % |  | 29.1 | %
Unrecognized tax benefits | Following is a reconciliation of the Company’s total gross unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015:
(In millions of dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Balance at January 1, | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 97 |
Additions, based on tax positions related to current year | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years | 14 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 22 |
Reductions for tax positions of prior years | (6 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (10 | )
Settlements | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (20 | )
Lapses in statutes of limitation | (3 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (18 | )
Balance at December 31, | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 74 |

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