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Restructuring and Related Implementation Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs | For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, restructuring and related implementation charges are reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Income as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Cost of sales | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 89 |  |  | 77 |  |  | 64 |
Other (income) expense, net | 169 |  |  | 105 |  |  | 170 |
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, pretax | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 254 |
Total Global Growth and Efficiency Program charges, aftertax | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 168 |  |  | $ | 183 |
Schedule of Percent of Total Restructuring Charges Related To Segment for the period | Total charges incurred for the Global Growth and Efficiency Program relate to initiatives undertaken by the following reportable operating segments:
|  |  |  |  |  |  | Program-to-date
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |  | Accumulated Charges
North America | 23 | % |  | 35 | % |  | 21 | % |  | 18 | %
Latin America | 2 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 3 | %
Europe | 21 | % |  | 12 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 22 | %
Asia Pacific | 5 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 3 | %
Africa/Eurasia | 3 | % |  | 14 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 6 | %
Hill’s Pet Nutrition | 6 | % |  | 7 | % |  | 5 | % |  | 7 | %
Corporate | 40 | % |  | 23 | % |  | 48 | % |  | 41 | %
Total | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | % |  | 100 | %
Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs Incurred to Date | Since the inception of the Global Growth and Efficiency Program in the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company has incurred cumulative pretax charges of $1,561 ($1,153 aftertax) in connection with the implementation of various projects as follows:
| Cumulative Charges
| as of December 31, 2017
Employee-Related Costs | $ | 628 |
Incremental Depreciation | 90 |
Asset Impairments | 36 |
Other | 807 |
Total | $ | 1,561 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost | The following table summarizes the activity for the restructuring and related implementation charges, in the respective periods, discussed above and the related accruals:
|  | Employee-Related Costs |  | Incremental Depreciation |  | Asset Impairments |  | Other |  | Total
Balance at January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 192 |
Charges |  | 109 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 254 |
Cash payments |  | (85 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (94 | ) |  | (179 | )
Charges against assets |  | (17 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (42 | )
Foreign exchange |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (10 | )
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 215 |
Charges |  | 61 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 138 |  |  | 228 |
Cash payments |  | (84 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (153 | ) |  | (237 | )
Charges against assets |  | (4 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (20 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33 | )
Foreign exchange |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | 9 |
Balance at December 31, 2016 |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 125 |  |  | $ | 181 |
Charges |  | 163 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 151 |  |  | 333 |
Cash payments |  | (74 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (170 | ) |  | (244 | )
Charges against assets |  | (21 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (40 | )
Foreign exchange |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4 |
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 127 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 234 |

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