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Restructuring Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Restructuring Charges [Abstract]

Schedule of Restructuring Actions

The following table contains a subset of our restructuring actions above for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and the total costs to date for each plan:

Millions of dollars			2020			Total
North America Fixed Cost Actions			$	95		$	95
Other Global Fixed Cost Actions			60			60
EMEA Naples Facility Closure			9			63
EMEA Fixed Cost Actions			6			83

Schedule of Restructuring Liability and Restructuring Activity

The following table summarizes the changes to our restructuring liability during the nine months ended September 30, 2020:

Millions of dollars			December 31, 2019			Charges to Earnings			Cash Paid			Non-Cash and Other			September 30, 2020
Employee termination costs			$	57		$	163		$	(126)		$	—		$	94
Asset impairment costs			8			1			—			—			9
Facility exit costs			—			2			(2)			—			—
Other exit costs			12			20			(15)			2			19
Total			$	77		$	186		$	(143)		$	2		$	122

Schedule of Restructuring Costs, By Operating Segment

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

			Nine Months Ended
Millions of dollars			September 30, 2020
North America			$	77
EMEA			61
Latin America			21
Asia			7
Corporate / Other			20
Total			$	186

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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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