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Charges and Credits (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract] |
Summary of Charges and Credits | Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits during 2020, all of which are classified in Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Loss:
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
First quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 3,070 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,070 |
Intangible asset impairments |  | 3,321 |  |  |  | (815 | ) |  |  | 2,506 |
Asset Performance Solutions investments |  | 1,264 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,268 |
North America pressure pumping impairment |  | 587 |  |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | 454 |
Workforce reductions |  | 202 |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 195 |
Other |  | 79 |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | 70 |
Valuation allowance |  | - |  |  |  | 164 |  |  |  | 164 |
Second quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Workforce reductions |  | 1,021 |  |  |  | (71 | ) |  |  | 950 |
Asset Performance Solutions investments |  | 730 |  |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | 715 |
Fixed asset impairments |  | 666 |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 614 |
Inventory write-downs |  | 603 |  |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | 554 |
Right-of-use asset impairments |  | 311 |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  |  | 244 |
Costs associated with exiting certain activities |  | 205 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 230 |
Multiclient seismic data impairment |  | 156 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 154 |
Repurchase of bonds |  | 40 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 38 |
Postretirement benefits curtailment gain |  | (69 | ) |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (53 | )
Other |  | 60 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 56 |
Third quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Facility exit charges |  | 254 |  |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | 215 |
Workforce reductions |  | 63 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 63 |
Other |  | 33 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 32 |
| $ | 12,596 |  |  | $ | (1,057 | ) |  | $ | 11,539 |
In connection with the preparation of its third quarter 2019 financial statements, Schlumberger recorded the following charges, all of which are classified as Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Loss:
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
Goodwill | $ | 8,828 |  |  | $ | (43 | ) |  | $ | 8,785 |
Intangible assets |  | 1,085 |  |  |  | (248 | ) |  |  | 837 |
North America pressure pumping |  | 1,575 |  |  |  | (344 | ) |  |  | 1,231 |
Other North America-related |  | 310 |  |  |  | (53 | ) |  |  | 257 |
Argentina |  | 127 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 127 |
Equity-method investments |  | 231 |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | 219 |
Asset Performance Solutions investments |  | 294 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 294 |
Other |  | 242 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 229 |
| $ | 12,692 |  |  | $ | (713 | ) |  | $ | 11,979 |

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