Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

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:


	Second quarter ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Alumina	$	10	$	—	$	17	$	7
Primary Metals		173		84		198		415
Global Rolled Products		1		23		136		113
Engineered Products and Solutions		9		—		14		4

Segment total		193		107		365		539
Corporate		24		3		29		32

Total restructuring and other charges	$	217	$	110	$	394	$	571

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, 2013	$	96		$	42		$	138

2014:
Cash payments		(191	)		(22	)		(213	)
Restructuring charges		259			194			453
Other*		(66	)		(180	)		(246	)

Reserve balances at December 31, 2014		98			34			132

2015:
Cash payments		(76	)		(6	)		(82	)
Restructuring charges		61			88			149
Other*		(23	)		(89	)		(112	)

Reserve balances at June 30, 2015	$	60		$	27		$	87

Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In the 2015 six-month period, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $13 in pension and other postretirement benefits costs, as this obligation was included in Alcoa’s separate liability for pension and other postretirement benefit obligations (see Note M). Additionally in the 2015 six-month period, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $45 in asset retirement and $29 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Alcoa’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation (see Note G). In 2014, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $26 in pension costs, as this obligation was included in Alcoa’s separate liability for pension obligations. Additionally in 2014, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $95 in asset retirement and $47 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Alcoa’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation.