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Note 2 - Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | 2. Restructuring, Impairment and Other Charges 2015 Activity For the year ended December 31, 2015, we did not record significant restructuring, impairment and other charges or reversals. Cash expenditures for restructuring activities were $40 million. 2014 Activity For the year ended December 31, 2014, we recorded charges of $71 million for workforce reductions, asset disposals and write-offs, and exit costs for restructuring activities with total cash expenditures of approximately $39 million. The following table summarizes the restructuring, impairment and other charges as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014 (in millions):
| Reserve at January 1, 2014 |  | Net Charges/ Reversals |  | Non cash adjustments |  | Cash payments |  | Reserve at December 31, 2014
Restructuring: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee related costs | $ | 36 |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | (9) |  | $ | (31) |  | $ | 44
Other charges (credits) |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (8) |  |  |
Total restructuring activity | $ | 44 |  | $ | 49 |  | $ | (10) |  | $ | (39) |  | $ | 44
Impairment charges and disposal of long-lived assets: |  |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring, impairment and other charges |  |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments for employee-related and exit activity related to the 2014 restructuring actions were substantially completed in 2015. 2013 Activity To better align our 2014 cost position in several of our businesses, Corning implemented a global restructuring plan within several of our segments in the fourth quarter of 2013, consisting of workforce reductions, asset disposals and write-offs, and exit costs. We recorded charges of $67 million, before tax, associated with these actions, with cash expenditures of $35 million. The following table summarizes the restructuring, impairment and other charges as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013 (in millions):
| Reserve at January 1, 2013 |  | Net Charges/ Reversals |  | Non cash adjustments |  | Cash payments |  | Reserve at December 31, 2013
Restructuring: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee related costs | $ | 38 |  | $ | 34 |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | (32) |  | $ | 36
Other charges (credits) |  | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  | 8
Total restructuring activity | $ | 42 |  | $ | 41 |  | $ | (4) |  | $ | (35) |  | $ | 44
Impairment charges and disposal of long-lived assets: |  |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring, impairment and other charges |  |  |  | $ | 67 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments for employee-related and exit activity related to the 2013 corporate-wide restructuring plan were substantially completed in 2014.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 + Details
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