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Charges and Credits (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract] |
Summary of Charges and Credits | Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits during 2020, all of which, unless otherwise noted, are classified in Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss):
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
First quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ | 3,070 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 3,070 |
Intangible assets 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 |
Fourth quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on sale of OneStim |  | (104 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (93 | )
Unrealized gain on marketable securities |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (30 | )
Other |  | 62 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 58 |
| $ | 12,515 |  |  | $ | 1,041 |  |  | $ | 11,474 |
Schlumberger recorded the following charges and credits during 2019, all of which are classified as Impairments & other in the Consolidated Statement of Income (Loss), except for the gain on the formation of the Sensia joint venture:
| (Stated in millions) |
| Pretax |  |  | Tax |  |  | Net |
Third quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill impairment | $ | 8,828 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 8,785 |
Intangible assets impairment |  | 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 |
Fourth quarter: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
North America restructuring |  | 225 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 174 |
Other restructuring |  | 104 |  |  |  | (33 | ) |  |  | 137 |
Workforce reductions |  | 68 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 60 |
Pension settlement accounting |  | 37 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 29 |
Repurchase of bonds |  | 22 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 17 |
Gain on formation of Sensia joint venture |  | (247 | ) |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (205 | )
| $ | 12,901 |  |  | $ | 710 |  |  | $ | 12,191 |
During 2018, Schlumberger recorded the following 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 |

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