Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2016

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,
	2016			2015		2016			2015
Alumina	$	(1	)	$	10	$	4		$	17
Primary Metals		10			173		88			198
Global Rolled Products		—			1		2			136
Engineered Products and Solutions		9			8		17			11
Transportation and Construction Solutions		8			1		8			3

Segment total		26			193		119			365
Corporate		(3	)		24		(3	)		29

Total restructuring and other charges	$	23		$	217	$	116		$	394

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, 2014	$	98		$	34		$	132

2015:
Cash payments		(111	)		(12	)		(123	)
Restructuring charges		299			233			532
Other*		(60	)		(231	)		(291	)

Reserve balances at December 31, 2015		226			24			250

2016:
Cash payments		(107	)		(22	)		(129	)
Restructuring charges		34			41			75
Other*		(31	)		1			(30	)

Reserve balances at June 30, 2016	$	122		$	44		$	166

Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In the 2016 six-month period, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $1 in pension benefits costs, as this obligation was included in Alcoa’s separate liability for pension benefits obligations (see Note N). Additionally in the 2016 six-month period, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of $7 in asset retirement obligations, as this liability was included in Alcoa’s separate reserve for asset retirement obligations. In 2015, Other for layoff costs also included a reclassification of $35 in pension and other postretirement benefits costs, as these obligations were included in Alcoa’s separate liability for pension and other postretirement benefits obligations. Additionally in 2015, Other for other exit costs also included a reclassification of the following restructuring charges: $76 in asset retirement and $86 in environmental obligations, as these liabilities were included in Alcoa’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations and environmental remediation.