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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Operating Results of Alcoa's Reportable Segments | The operating results of Alcoa’s reportable segments were as follows (differences between segment totals and consolidated totals are in Corporate):
|  | Alumina |  |  | Primary Metals |  |  | Global Rolled Products |  |  | Engineered Products and Solutions |  |  | Total |
First quarter ended March 31, 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party sales |  | $ | 887 |  |  | $ | 1,572 |  |  | $ | 1,621 |  |  | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 5,769 |
Intersegment sales |  |  | 501 |  |  |  | 692 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,229 |
Total sales |  | $ | 1,388 |  |  | $ | 2,264 |  |  | $ | 1,657 |  |  | $ | 1,689 |  |  | $ | 6,998 |
Profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity loss |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (19 | )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 109 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 305 |
Income taxes |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 264 |
After-tax operating income (ATOI) |  |  | 221 |  |  |  | 187 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 191 |  |  |  | 633 |
First quarter ended March 31, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party sales |  | $ | 845 |  |  | $ | 1,424 |  |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | 1,443 |  |  | $ | 5,389 |
Intersegment sales |  |  | 510 |  |  |  | 734 |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,287 |
Total sales |  | $ | 1,355 |  |  | $ | 2,158 |  |  | $ | 1,720 |  |  | $ | 1,443 |  |  | $ | 6,676 |
Profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity loss |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (28 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (38 | )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 124 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 319 |
Income taxes |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 91 |  |  |  | 154 |
ATOI |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 325 |
Schedule of Segment ATOI to Consolidated Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Alcoa | The following table reconciles total segment ATOI to consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa:
|  | First quarter ended March 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Total segment ATOI |  | $ | 633 |  |  | $ | 325 |
Unallocated amounts (net of tax): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact of LIFO |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (7 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (78 | )
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | 19 |
Corporate expense |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (67 | )
Restructuring and other charges |  |  | (161 | ) |  |  | (321 | )
Other |  |  | (80 | ) |  |  | (49 | )
Consolidated net income (loss) attributable to Alcoa |  | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | (178 | )

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