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Note 12 - Other Liabilities | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements |
Other Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] |
12. | Other Liabilities
Other liabilities follow (in millions):
| June 30, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Wages and employee benefits | $ | 386 |  | $ | 491
Income taxes |  | 82 |  |  | 53
Asbestos and other litigation reserves |  | 76 |  |  | 238
Derivative instruments |  | 211 |  |  | 55
Other current liabilities |  | 476 |  |  | 471
Other accrued liabilities | $ | 1,231 |  | $ | 1,308
Non-current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos and other litigation reserves | $ | 394 |  | $ | 440
Derivative instruments |  | 1,400 |  |  | 88
Investment in Hemlock Semiconductor Group (1) |  | 361 |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan liabilities |  | 740 |  |  | 672
Other non-current liabilities |  | 1,010 |  |  | 1,042
Other liabilities | $ | 3,905 |  | $ | 2,242
(1) | The negative carrying value resulted from a one-time charge to this entity in 2014 for the permanent abandonment of certain assets.
Asbestos Litigation Corning and PPG each owned 50% of the capital stock of PCC. Over a period of more than two decades, PCC and several other defendants were named in numerous lawsuits involving claims alleging personal injury from exposure to asbestos. Refer to Note 3 (Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees) to the consolidated financial statements for additional information on the asbestos litigation.

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