Restructuring And Other Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Restructuring And Other Charges [Abstract]


	2011			2010			2009
Asset impairments	$	150		$	139		$	54
Layoff costs		93			43			186
Other exit costs		61			58			37
Reversals of previously recorded layoff and other exit costs		(23	)		(33	)		(40	)
Restructuring and other charges	$	281		$	207		$	237

Pro Forma Restructuring And Other Charges By Reportable Segment, Pretax


	2011			2010			2009
Alumina	$	39		$	12		$	5
Primary Metals		212			145			30
Flat-Rolled Products		19			(11	)		65
Engineered Products and Solutions		(3	)		18			64
Segment total		267			164			164
Corporate		14			43			73
Total restructuring and other charges	$	281		$	207		$	237

Activity And Reserve Balances For Restructuring Charges


	Layoff costs			Other exit costs			Total
Reserve balances at December 31, 2008	$	251		$	77		$	328
2009:
Cash payments		(203	)		(18	)		(221	)
Restructuring charges		186			13			199
Other*		(74	)		(6	)		(80	)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2009		160			66			226
2010:
Cash payments		(93	)		(15	)		(108	)
Restructuring charges		43			53			96
Other*		(57	)		(41	)		(98	)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2010		53			63			116
2011:
Cash payments		(45	)		(9	)		(54	)
Restructuring charges		93			37			130
Other*		(24	)		(34	)		(58	)
Reserve balances at December 31, 2011	$	77		$	57		$	134

Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In 2011, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $18 in environmental and $17 in asset retirement obligations, as these liabilities are included in Alcoa's separate reserves for environmental remediation (see Note N) and asset retirement obligations (see Note C), respectively. In 2010, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $30 in asset retirement and $14 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities are included in Alcoa's separate reserves for asset retirement obligations (see Note C) and environmental remediation (see Note N), respectively. In 2009, Other for layoff costs also included a reduction of $26 for reserves related to the wire harness and electrical portion of the EES business as Platinum Equity assumed these obligations (see Note F).

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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