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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Provision for Income Taxes

Earnings / (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes and the provision for income taxes consisted of the following for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

 

                                                        
     2013     2012     2011  
     (in millions)  

Earnings / (losses) from continuing operations before income taxes:

      

United States

   $ (799   $ (1,822   $ (1,308

Outside United States

     3,191        3,596        3,188   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2,392      $ 1,774      $ 1,880   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes:

      

United States federal:

      

Current

   $ (489   $ (420   $ (404

Deferred

     103        (43     10   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (386     (463     (394

State and local:

      

Current

     (35     (17     (39

Deferred

     22        (40     46   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (13     (57     7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total United States

     (399     (520     (387
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outside United States:

      

Current

     648        896        983   

Deferred

     (189     (208     (480
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total outside United States

     459        688        503   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total provision for income taxes

   $ 60      $ 168      $ 116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Effective Income Tax Rate

The effective income tax rate on pre-tax earnings differed from the U.S. federal statutory rate for the following reasons for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011:

 

                                                        
     2013     2012     2011  

U.S. federal statutory rate

     35.0%        35.0%        35.0%   

Increase / (decrease) resulting from:

      

State and local income taxes, net of federal tax benefit excluding IRS audit impacts

     (0.5%     (1.6%     0.2%   

Foreign rate differences

     (15.3%     (20.6%     (22.2%

Reversal of other tax accruals no longer required

     (9.6%     (4.3%     (4.9%

Indemnification resolution

     (4.7%              

Tax legislation

     (2.2%     (3.9%     (3.8%

Divestitures

     (2.1%     0.6%          

Non-deductible expenses

     1.1%        3.6%        1.9%   

Other

     0.8%        0.7%          
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     2.5%        9.5%            6.2%   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities Temporary Differences

The tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following at December 31, 2013 and 2012:

 

                                     
     2013     2012  
     (in millions)  

Deferred income tax assets:

    

Accrued postretirement and postemployment benefits

   $ 176      $ 157   

Accrued pension costs

     417        693   

Loss carryforwards

     553        639   

Other

     1,189        1,755   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax assets

     2,335        3,244   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (335     (426
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax assets

   $ 2,000      $ 2,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

    

Trade names

   $ (5,991   $ (6,394

Property, plant and equipment

     (995     (972

Other

     (590     (896
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred income tax liabilities

     (7,576     (8,262
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred income tax liabilities

   $ (5,576   $ (5,444
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefit

The changes in our unrecognized tax benefits for the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were:

 

                                                        
     2013     2012     2011  
     (in millions)  

January 1

   $ 1,164      $ 1,522      $ 1,256   

Increases from positions taken during prior periods

     94        119        220   

Decreases from positions taken during prior periods

     (132     (198     (147

Increases from positions taken during the current period

     131        264        266   

Decreases relating to settlements with taxing authorities

     (7     (257     (17

Reductions resulting from the lapse of the applicable statute of limitations

     (55     (23     (16

Impact of Spin-Off

            (261       

Currency / other

     (6     (2     (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31

   $ 1,189      $ 1,164      $ 1,522