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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables display the changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (“AOCL”) by component, net of tax, for the six months ended June 30, 2020 (in millions):

			Cumulative Translation Adjustment						Pension and  Postretirement Costs						Derivative Financial Instruments						AOCL
Balance at December 31, 2019			$	(479)					$	(399)					$	(42)					$	(920)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications			(121)						2						23						(96)
Amounts reclassified to earnings			—						9						1						10
Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)			(121)						11						24						(86)
Balance at June 30, 2020			$	(600)					$	(388)					$	(18)					$	(1,006)

Schedule of Income Tax (Provision) Benefit Allocated to Components of OCI

The income tax (expense) benefit allocated to the components of AOCL for the periods indicated are as follows (in millions):

			Three Months Ended June 30,																		Six Months Ended June 30,
			2020						2019						2020						2019
Foreign currency translation adjustments			$	6					$	—					$	(1)					$	—
Unrecognized pension and postretirement costs			(5)						4						(2)						8
Derivative financial instruments			2						—						(7)						2
Income tax (expense) benefit related to AOCL			$	3					$	4					$	(10)					$	10

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