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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Before Income Taxes and Equity Earnings | The components of income before income taxes were as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 83 |
Foreign | 772 |  |  | 621 |  |  | 438 |
| $ | 769 |  |  | $ | 639 |  |  | $ | 521 |
Provision for Income Taxes | The provision for income taxes consisted of the following:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Current tax: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 11 |
State and foreign | 171 |  |  | 147 |  |  | 113 |
| $ | 170 |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 124 |
Deferred tax: |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 30 |
State and foreign | (3 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (111 | )
| 16 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (81 | )
Total | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Schedule of U.S. Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate to Pre-tax Income | The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax income as a result of the following items:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
U.S. statutory rate at 35% | $ | 269 |  |  | $ | 224 |  |  | $ | 182 |
Tax on foreign income | (88 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | (67 | )
Valuation allowance | (14 | ) |  | 21 |  |  | (70 | )
Tax contingencies | 11 |  |  | 13 |  |  | (1 | )
Non-deductible impairment charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |
Tax law changes | 3 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (17 | )
Other items, net | 5 |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (2 | )
Income tax provision | $ | 186 |  |  | $ | 178 |  |  | $ | 43 |
Components of Deferred Taxes | The components of deferred taxes at December 31 are:
| 2016 |  | 2015
| Assets |  | Liabilities |  | Assets |  | Liabilities
Tax loss and credit carryforwards | $ | 480 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 535 |  |  | $ | — |
Postretirement and postemployment benefits | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | 65 |  |  | — |
Pensions | 220 |  |  | 62 |  |  | 223 |  |  | 38 |
Property, plant and equipment | 17 |  |  | 150 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 167 |
Intangible assets | — |  |  | 128 |  |  | — |  |  | 158 |
Asbestos | 128 |  |  | — |  |  | 132 |  |  | — |
Accruals and other | 125 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 131 |  |  | 98 |
Valuation allowances | (225 | ) |  | — |  |  | (241 | ) |  | — |
Total | $ | 808 |  |  | $ | 418 |  |  | $ | 864 |  |  | $ | 461 |
Schedule of Tax Loss and Credit Carryforwards Expiration | Tax loss and credit carryforwards expire as follows:
Year |  | Amount |
2017 |  | $ | 5 |
2018 |  | 21 |
2019 |  | 30 |
2020 |  | 44 |
2021 |  | 48 |
Thereafter |  | 253 |
Unlimited |  | 79 |
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Balance at January 1 | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 31 |
Additions for prior year tax positions | 13 |  |  | 13 |  |  | — |
Lapse of statute of limitations | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Settlements | (12 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | — |
Foreign currency translation | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
Balance at December 31 | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 26 |

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