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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Components Of Earnings Before Income Taxes by Geographic Region
The following table sets forth the geographic split of earnings before income taxes:

 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
1,104

 
$
1,215

 
$
1,155

Foreign
505

 
607

 
1,129

 
$
1,609

 
$
1,822

 
$
2,284

Significant Components Of Income Taxes
Significant components of income taxes are as follows:

 
Year Ended
(In millions)
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
Federal
$
541

1 

$
327

 
$
270

State
53

 
5

 
17

Foreign
127

 
146

 
158

Deferred
 
 
 
 
 

Federal
(645
)
2 

18

 
17

State
(6
)
 
28

 
9

Foreign
(63
)
 
10

 
(33
)
 
$
7

 
$
534

 
$
438



1 Includes the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as discussed on page 84.
2 Includes the impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as discussed on page 83.
Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities And Assets
Significant components of deferred tax liabilities and assets are as follows:

 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
(In millions)
Deferred tax liabilities
 
 
 
Property, plant, and equipment
$
1,079

 
$
1,612

Equity in earnings of affiliates
91

 
361

Debt exchange
83

 
132

Inventories
4

 
41

Other
79

 
105

 
$
1,336

 
$
2,251

Deferred tax assets
 
 
 

Pension and postretirement benefits
$
126

 
$
307

Stock compensation
52

 
81

Foreign tax credit carryforwards

 
95

Foreign tax loss carryforwards
254

 
278

Capital loss carryforwards
64

 
57

State tax attributes
78

 
62

Unrealized foreign currency losses
103

 
58

Reserves and other accruals
17

 

Other
40

 
18

Gross deferred tax assets
734

 
956

Valuation allowances
(264
)
 
(216
)
Net deferred tax assets
$
470

 
$
740

 
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liabilities
$
866

 
$
1,511

 
 
 
 
The net deferred tax liabilities are classified as follows:
 
 
 

Noncurrent assets (foreign)
$
187

 
$
158

Noncurrent liabilities
(934
)
 
(1,472
)
Noncurrent liabilities (foreign)
(119
)
 
(197
)
 
$
(866
)
 
$
(1,511
)
Reconciliation Of The Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate To The Company's Effective Tax Rate On Earnings
Reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate on earnings is as follows:
 
 
Year Ended
 
December 31
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State income taxes, net of federal tax benefit
1.7

 
1.4

 
0.8

Foreign earnings taxed at rates other than the U.S. statutory rate
(4.7
)
 
(4.4
)
 
(9.9
)
Foreign currency effects/remeasurement
(0.7
)
 
2.2

 
(1.8
)
Income tax adjustment to filed returns
(3.0
)
 
0.8

 
1.9

Tax benefit on U.S. biodiesel credits

 
(3.3
)
 
(1.6
)
Tax benefit on U.S. qualified production activity deduction
(2.2
)
 
(1.4
)
 
(1.8
)
U.S. tax reform
(23.9
)
 

 

Valuation allowances
0.3

 
0.6

 
(3.1
)
Other
(2.1
)
 
(1.6
)
 
(0.3
)
Effective income tax rate
0.4
 %
 
29.3
 %
 
19.2
 %
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
The following table sets forth a rollforward of activity of unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 as follows:
 
Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
(In millions)
Beginning balance
$
55

 
$
49

Additions related to current year’s tax positions

 
1

Additions related to prior years’ tax positions
26

 
16

Reductions related to lapse of statute of limitations
(1
)
 
(1
)
Settlements with tax authorities
(24
)
 
(10
)
Ending balance
$
56

 
$
55