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Discontinued Operations (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Major Classes of Assets and Liabilities of Discontinued Operations | The following table summarizes the carrying value of the major classes of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations:
| December 31, 2015 |  | December 31, 2014
| (in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 45 |
Accounts receivable, net | 79 |  |  | 228 |
Inventories, net | 17 |  |  | 91 |
Property, net | 74 |  |  | 322 |
Investments in affiliates | — |  |  | 130 |
Intangible assets, net | 1 |  |  | 18 |
Other assets | 8 |  |  | 61 |
Total assets of the discontinued operations classified as held for sale | $ | 223 |  |  | $ | 895 |
Accounts payable | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 303 |
Accrued liabilities | 27 |  |  | 53 |
Other liabilities | 6 |  |  | 35 |
Total liabilities of the discontinued operations classified as held for sale | $ | 130 |  |  | $ | 391 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Major Classes of Profit or Loss of Discontinued Operations | A reconciliation of the major classes of line items constituting pre-tax profit or loss of discontinued operations to income from discontinued operations, net of tax as presented in the consolidated statements of operations is as follows:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
| (in millions)
Net sales | $ | 914 |  |  | $ | 1,524 |  |  | $ | 1,412 |
Cost of sales | 828 |  |  | 1,379 |  |  | 1,293 |
Selling, general and administrative | 27 |  |  | 45 |  |  | 47 |
Amortization | 1 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Restructuring | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 8 |
Other income and expense items that are not major, net | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes and equity income | 55 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 57 |
Income tax expense on discontinued operations | (10 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (16 | )
Equity (loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | 19 |
Gain on divestiture of discontinued operations, net of tax | 318 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Impairment loss | (88 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 274 |  |  | 60 |  |  | 60 |
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests | 12 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 18 |
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to Delphi | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 42 |

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