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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Actions | The following table summarizes the restructuring actions above for the year ended December 31, 2019 and the total costs to date for each plan:
Millions of dollars | 2019 | Total
Indesit | $ | 9 |  | $ | 237 |
EMEA fixed cost actions | 63 |  | 77 |
Naples | 54 |  | 54 |
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve | The following tables summarize the changes to our restructuring liability for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:
Millions of dollars | 12/31/2018 | Charges to Earnings | Cash Paid | Non-Cash and Other | 12/31/2019
Employee termination costs | $ | 84 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | (111 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | 57 |
Asset impairment costs | — |  | 74 |  | (7 | ) | (59 | ) | 8 |
Facility exit costs | (9 | ) | 22 |  | (23 | ) | — |  | (10 | )
Other exit costs | 21 |  | 8 |  | (5 | ) | (2 | ) | 22 |
Total | $ | 96 |  | $ | 188 |  | $ | (146 | ) | $ | (61 | ) | $ | 77 |
Millions of dollars | 12/31/2017 | Charge to Earnings | Cash Paid | Non-cash and Other | 12/31/2018
Employee termination costs | $ | 131 |  | $ | 155 |  | $ | (202 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | 84 |
Asset impairment costs | — |  | 43 |  | — |  | (43 | ) | — |
Facility exit costs | 2 |  | 41 |  | (52 | ) | — |  | (9 | )
Other exit costs | 29 |  | 8 |  | (11 | ) | (5 | ) | 21 |
Total | $ | 162 |  | $ | 247 |  | $ | (265 | ) | $ | (48 | ) | $ | 96 |
Restructuring Charges by Segment | The following table summarizes 2019 restructuring charges by operating segment:
Millions of dollars | 2019 Charges
North America | $ | — |
EMEA | 177 |
Latin America | 11 |
Asia | — |
Corporate / Other | — |
Total | $ | 188 |

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