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Charges and Credits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract] |
Summary of Charges and Credits | The following is a summary of these charges and credits.
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
Gain on sale of marine seismic acquisition business | $ | (215 | ) |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | $ | (196 | )
Workforce reductions |  | 184 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 164 |
Asset impairments |  | 172 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 156 |
| $ | 141 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 124 |
The following is a summary of these charges and credits, of which $3.211 billion were classified as Impairments & other, $245 million were classified in Cost of sales and $308 million were classified as Merger & integration in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss).
| (Stated in millions) |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Noncontrolling |  |  |  |  |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Interests |  |  | Net |
Impairment & other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
WesternGeco seismic restructuring charges | $ | 1,114 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 1,094 |
Venezuela investment write-down |  | 938 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 938 |
Promissory note fair value adjustment and other |  | 510 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 498 |
Workforce reductions |  | 247 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 234 |
Multiclient seismic data impairment |  | 246 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 165 |
Other restructuring charges |  | 156 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 124 |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Provision for loss on long-term construction project |  | 245 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 223 |
Merger & integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Merger and integration-related costs |  | 308 |  |  |  | 70 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 238 |
US tax reform charge |  | - |  |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 76 |
| $ | 3,764 |  |  | $ | 140 |  |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 3,590 |
The following is a summary of these charges and credits, of which $3.172 billion were classified as Impairments & other, $349 million were classified as Merger & integration and $299 million were classified in Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss):
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
Impairment & other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Workforce reductions | $ | 880 |  |  | $ | 69 |  |  | $ | 811 |
Other fixed asset impairments |  | 684 |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  | 632 |
Inventory write-downs |  | 616 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 567 |
North America pressure pumping asset impairments |  | 209 |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | 142 |
Multiclient seismic data impairment |  | 198 |  |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | 136 |
Facility impairments |  | 165 |  |  |  | 58 |  |  |  | 107 |
Facility closure costs |  | 165 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 125 |
Costs associated with exiting certain activities |  | 98 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 75 |
Currency devaluation loss in Egypt |  | 63 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 63 |
Contract termination costs |  | 39 |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 30 |
Other restructuring charges |  | 55 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 55 |
Merger & integration |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other merger and integration-related |  | 160 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 132 |
Merger-related employee benefits |  | 83 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 70 |
Facility closure costs |  | 61 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 48 |
Professional fees |  | 45 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 35 |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of inventory fair value adjustment |  | 299 |  |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 209 |
| $ | 3,820 |  |  | $ | 583 |  |  | $ | 3,237 |

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