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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Restructuring Charges [Abstract] |
Schedule of Restructuring Actions | The following table contains a subset of our restructuring actions above for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and the total costs to date for each plan:
Millions of dollars | 2020 | Total
North America Fixed Cost Actions | $ | 88 |  | $ | 88 |
EMEA Fixed Cost Actions | 7 |  | 84 |
EMEA Naples Facility Closure | 7 |  | 61 |
Other Global Fixed Cost Actions | 7 |  | 7 |
Schedule of Restructuring Liability and Restructuring Activity | The following table summarizes the changes to our restructuring liability during the six months ended June 30, 2020:
Millions of dollars | December 31, 2019 | Charges to Earnings | Cash Paid | Non-Cash and Other | June 30, 2020
Employee termination costs | $ | 57 |  | $ | 106 |  | $ | (34 | ) | $ | — |  | $ | 129 |
Asset impairment costs | 8 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | 8 |
Other exit costs | 12 |  | 17 |  | (14 | ) | (1 | ) | 14 |
Total | $ | 77 |  | $ | 123 |  | $ | (48 | ) | $ | (1 | ) | $ | 151 |
Schedule of Restructuring Costs, By Operating Segment | The following table summarizes the restructuring charges by operating segment for the period presented:
| Six Months Ended
Millions of dollars | June 30, 2020
North America | $ | 70 |
EMEA | 22 |
Latin America | 5 |
Asia | 7 |
Corporate / Other | 19 |
Total | $ | 123 |

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