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Income Taxes (Notes)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes [Text Block]
Income Taxes
For interim income tax reporting we estimate our annual effective tax rate and apply it to our year to date ordinary income (loss). Tax jurisdictions with a projected or year to date loss for which a tax benefit cannot be realized are excluded. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. We have open tax years from 2006 to 2015 with various significant tax jurisdictions.

In the three months ended September 30, 2016 income tax expense of $776 million primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $1.2 billion, partially offset by tax benefits related to foreign currency losses and other items. In the three months ended September 30, 2015 income tax expense of $165 million resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $608 million, partially offset by net favorable discrete adjustments related to tax settlements, a valuation allowance reversal and other items.

In the nine months ended September 30, 2016 income tax expense of $2.2 billion primarily resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $3.2 billion, partially offset by tax benefits related to foreign currency losses and other items, tax audit settlements and deductions taken for stock investments in non-U.S. affiliates. In the nine months ended September 30, 2015 income tax expense of $1.3 billion resulted from tax expense attributable to entities included in our effective tax rate calculation of $1.9 billion, partially offset by net favorable discrete adjustments related to tax settlements, a valuation allowance reversal and other items.

The $900 million charge recorded in the three months ended September 30, 2015 for the financial penalty under the DPA was not deductible for income tax purposes. Refer to Note 11 for additional information on the DPA.

At September 30, 2016 we had $34.4 billion of net deferred tax assets consisting of: (1) net operating losses and income tax credits; (2) capitalized research expenditures; and (3) other timing differences that are available to offset future income tax liabilities, partially offset by valuation allowances. The net operating losses and income tax credits include U.S. operating loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets of $8.3 billion of which $8.0 billion expire by 2036 if not utilized and $300 million can be carried forward indefinitely; and Non-U.S operating loss and tax credit carryforward deferred tax assets of $5.9 billion of which $1.4 billion expire by 2036 if not utilized and $4.5 billion can be carried forward indefinitely.