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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Actions

The following table summarizes the restructuring actions above for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and the total costs to date for each plan:

Millions of dollars	2020			Total
EMEA fixed cost actions	$	2		$	79
Naples	$	1		$	55

Schedule of Restructuring Liability and Restructuring Activity

The following table summarizes the changes to our restructuring liability during the three months ended March 31, 2020:

Millions of dollars	December 31, 2019			Charges to Earnings			Cash Paid			Non-Cash and Other			March 31, 2020
Employee termination costs	$	57		$	3		$	(12	)	$	—		$	48
Asset impairment costs	8			—			—			—			8
Facility exit costs	—			2			(2		)	—			—
Other exit costs	12			—			(3		)	(2		)	7
Total	$	77		$	5		$	(17	)	$	(2	)	$	63

Schedule of Restructuring Costs, By Operating Segment

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges by operating segment for the period presented:

	Three Months Ended
Millions of dollars	March 31, 2020
North America	$	—
EMEA	5
Latin America	—
Asia	—
Corporate / Other	—
Total	$	5

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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