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Costs Associated with Rationalization Programs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Roll-Forward of the Rationalization Liability Between Periods | The following table shows the roll-forward of our liability between periods:
|  |  | Other Exit and |  |
(In millions) | Associate- |  | Non-cancelable |  |
| Related Costs |  | Lease Costs |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 214 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 219 |
2017 Charges (1) | 70 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 95 |
Incurred, including net Foreign Currency Translation of $23 million and $0 million, respectively | (47 | ) |  | (26 | ) |  | (73 | )
Reversed to the Statements of Operations | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7 | )
Balance at September 30, 2017 | $ | 230 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 234 |
(1) | Charges of $95 million exclude $14 million of benefit plan curtailments and settlements recorded in Rationalizations in the Statement of Operations.
Net Rationalization Charges Included in Income Before Income Taxes | The following table shows net rationalization charges included in Income before Income Taxes:
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(In millions) | September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Current Year Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Associate Severance and Other Related Costs | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 171 |
Other Exit and Non-Cancelable Lease Costs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Current Year Plans - Net Charges | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 128 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | 171 |
Prior Year Plans |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Associate Severance and Other Related Costs | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Benefit Plan Curtailments and Settlements | 13 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 14 |  |  | — |
Other Exit and Non-Cancelable Lease Costs | 12 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 13 |
Prior Year Plans - Net Charges | 20 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 50 |  |  | 23 |
Total Net Charges | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 135 |  |  | $ | 102 |  |  | $ | 194 |
Asset Write-off and Accelerated Depreciation Charges | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 10 |

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 + Details
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