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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Allowance for Credit Losses | The following table presents our allowance for credit losses activity for the years indicated:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Charged to costs and expenses |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 9 |
Charged to other accounts (1) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 29 |
Deductions |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 47 |
(1) | Amount presented for 2020 primarily relates to the reclassification of deferred revenue balances to allowance for credit losses in connection with customer bankruptcies and contractual disputes.
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the amounts shown in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows.
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 2,820 |
Restricted cash |  |  | 130 |  |  |  | 145 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows |  | $ | 206 |  |  | $ | 2,965 |
Environmental Reserves Activity | The following table presents the activity of our environmental reserves for the years indicated:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Charged to costs and expenses |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 6 |
Acquisition-related additions and other |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |
Deductions |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (11 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Asset Impairment Charges | The following table summarizes our asset impairment charges by type as presented on our Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows for the years indicated:
|  | For the Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Impairment charges reflected in operating costs and expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment (see Note 4) |  | $ | 41 |  |  | $ | 218 |  |  | $ | 590 |
Goodwill |  |  | – |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 296 |
Other (1) |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 4 |
Total asset impairment charges in operating costs and expenses |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 233 |  |  |  | 890 |
Total asset impairment charges |  | $ | 53 |  |  | $ | 233 |  |  | $ | 890 |
(1) | Primarily represents the write-down of surplus materials classified as current assets and intangible assets other than goodwill.

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