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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve

The following tables summarize the changes to our restructuring liability for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:

Millions of dollars	12/31/2012			Charge to Earnings			Cash Paid			Non-cash and Other			Revision of Estimate			12/31/2013
Employee termination costs	$	56		$	91		$	(62	)	$	—		$	(11	)	$	74
Asset impairment costs	—			62			—			(62		)	—			—
Facility exit costs	3			37			(25		)	—			(1		)	14
Other exit costs	11			18			(11		)	—			—			18
Total	$	70		$	208		$	(98	)	$	(62	)	$	(12	)	$	106

Millions of dollars	12/31/2011			Charge to Earnings			Cash Paid			Non-cash and Other			Revision of Estimate			12/31/2012
Employee termination costs	$	62		$	97		$	(103	)	$	—		$	—		$	56
Asset impairment costs	—			78			—			(78		)	—			—
Facility exit costs	9			33			(30		)	(8		)	(1		)	3
Other exit costs	7			29			(25		)	—			—			11
Total	$	78		$	237		$	(158	)	$	(86	)	$	(1	)	$	70

Restructuring Charges by Segment

The following table summarizes 2013 restructuring charges by operating segment:

Millions of dollars		2013 Charges
North America		$	65
Latin America		12
EMEA		111
Asia		7
Corporate / Other		1
Total		$	196

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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