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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign | Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income for U.S. and non-U.S. operations are as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
U.S. income | $ | 356 |  |  | $ | 232 |  |  | $ | 246 |
Non-U.S. income | 1,152 |  |  | 1,383 |  |  | 1,220 |
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and equity income | $ | 1,508 |  |  | $ | 1,615 |  |  | $ | 1,466 |
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) | The provision (benefit) for income taxes from continuing operations is comprised of:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
Current income tax expense (benefit): |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 57 |
Non-U.S. | 236 |  |  | 205 |  |  | 219 |
U.S. state and local | (1 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | 6 |
Total current | 284 |  |  | 260 |  |  | 282 |
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense, net: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | (12 | ) |  | (32 | ) |  | (23 | )
Non-U.S. | (7 | ) |  | 29 |  |  | (18 | )
U.S. state and local | (2 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
Total deferred | (21 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (42 | )
Total income tax provision | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 240 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation | A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes compared with the amounts at the notional U.S. federal statutory rate was:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
Notional U.S. federal income taxes at statutory rate | $ | 527 |  |  | $ | 566 |  |  | $ | 513 |
Income taxed at other rates | (207 | ) |  | (286 | ) |  | (273 | )
Change in valuation allowance | 15 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 6 |
Other change in tax reserves | 8 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (13 | )
Withholding taxes | 57 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 48 |
Tax credits | (133 | ) |  | (89 | ) |  | (52 | )
Change in tax law | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |
Other adjustments | (15 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (4 | )
Total income tax expense | $ | 263 |  |  | $ | 255 |  |  | $ | 240 |
Effective tax rate | 17 | % |  | 16 | % |  | 16 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Significant components of the deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Pension | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 213 |
Employee benefits | 24 |  |  | 25 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 902 |  |  | 708 |
Warranty and other liabilities | 128 |  |  | 117 |
Other | 156 |  |  | 147 |
Total gross deferred tax assets | 1,377 |  |  | 1,210 |
Less: valuation allowances | (910 | ) |  | (747 | )
Total deferred tax assets (1) | $ | 467 |  |  | $ | 463 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Fixed assets | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Tax on unremitted profits of certain foreign subsidiaries | 70 |  |  | 74 |
Intangibles | 360 |  |  | 144 |
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | 481 |  |  | 230 |
Net deferred tax (liabilities) assets | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 233 |
(1) | Reflects gross amount before jurisdictional netting of deferred tax assets and liabilities.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Balance Sheet Location | Net current and non-current deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
| December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014
| (in millions)
Current assets | $ | — |  |  | $ | 171 |
Current liabilities | — |  |  | (8 | )
Long-term assets | 238 |  |  | 232 |
Long-term liabilities | (252 | ) |  | (162 | )
Total deferred tax (liability) asset | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | 233 |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | A reconciliation of the gross change in the unrecognized tax benefits balance, excluding interest and penalties is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
Balance at beginning of year | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 74 |
Additions related to current year | 9 |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |
Additions related to prior years | — |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |
Reductions related to prior years | (15 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (25 | )
Reductions due to expirations of statute of limitations | — |  |  | (6 | ) |  | (4 | )
Settlements | (3 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |
Balance at end of year | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 61 |

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