Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Restructuring and other Charges by Reportable Segments, Pretax

The pretax impact of allocating such charges to segment results would have been as follows:


	First quarter ended March 31,
	2013		2012
Alumina	$	—	$	—
Primary Metals		—		5
Global Rolled Products		3		1
Engineered Products and Solutions		3		3

Segment total		6		9
Corporate		1		1

Total restructuring and other charges	$	7	$	10

Activity and Reserve Balances for Restructuring Charges

Activity and reserve balances for restructuring charges were as follows:


	Layoff costs			Other exit costs			Total
Reserve balances at December 31, 2011	$	77		$	57		$	134

2012:
Cash payments		(44	)		(13	)		(57	)
Restructuring charges		47			13			60
Other*		(21	)		(5	)		(26	)

Reserve balances at December 31, 2012		59			52			111

2013:
Cash payments		(12	)		(3	)		(15	)
Restructuring charges		3			1			4
Other*		(4	)		—			(4	)

Reserve balances at March 31, 2013	$	46		$	50		$	96

*	Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation.

- 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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