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Restructuring Accruals | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2016
Restructuring Accruals |
Restructuring Accruals | 5. Restructuring Accruals Selected information related to the restructuring accruals for the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
|  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Asia Pacific |  | Restructuring |  | Total |
|  | Restructuring |  | Actions |  | Restructuring |
Balance at April 1, 2016 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 34 |  | $ | 40 |
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (4) |
Other, including foreign exchange translation |  |  |  |  |  | (2) |  |  | (2) |
Balance at June 30, 2016 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 34 |
|  | European |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Asset |  | Asia Pacific |  | Restructuring |  | Total |
|  | Optimization |  | Restructuring |  | Actions |  | Restructuring |
Balance at April 1, 2015 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 46 |
Charges |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 22 |
Write-down of assets to net realizable value |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (11) |
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits |  |  |  |  |  | (3) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (5) |
Balance at June 30, 2015 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 52 |
Selected information related to the restructuring accruals for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
|  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Asia Pacific |  | Restructuring |  | Total |
|  | Restructuring |  | Actions |  | Restructuring |
Balance at January 1, 2016 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 43 |
Charges |  |  | 1 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 19 |
Write-down of assets to net realizable value |  |  |  |  |  | (7) |  |  | (7) |
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits |  |  | (1) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (17) |
Other, including foreign exchange translation |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (4) |
Balance at June 30, 2016 |  | $ | 6 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 34 |
|  | European |  |  |  |  | Other |  |  |  |
|  | Asset |  | Asia Pacific |  | Restructuring |  | Total |
|  | Optimization |  | Restructuring |  | Actions |  | Restructuring |
Balance at January 1, 2015 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 36 |  | $ | 60 |
Charges |  |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 22 |
Write-down of assets to net realizable value |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (11) |
Net cash paid, principally severance and related benefits |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (15) |
Other, including foreign exchange translation |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (4) |
Balance at June 30, 2015 |  | $ | 11 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | 33 |  | $ | 52 |
The Company’s decisions to curtail selected production capacity have resulted in write downs of certain long-lived assets to the extent their carrying amounts exceeded fair value or fair value less cost to sell. The Company classified the significant assumptions used to determine the fair value of the impaired assets, which was not material, as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as set forth in the general accounting principles for fair value measurements. Asia Pacific Restructuring During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded charges of $1 million. These charges primarily represented other exit costs as part of the Company’s Asia Pacific Restructuring program. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded charges of $5 million. These charges primarily represented the write-down of assets as part of the Company’s Asia Pacific Restructuring program. The Company has recorded total cumulative charges of $221 million under this program. Other Restructuring Actions During the six months ended June 30, 2016, the Company recorded charges of $18 million. These charges primarily represented employee costs, write-down of assets, and other exit costs of $14 million for a plant closure in the first quarter of 2016 in Latin America, $3 million related to a previous plant closure in North America and $1 million related to other restructuring actions. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2015, the Company recorded charges of $17 million. These charges primarily represented employee costs, write-down of assets, and other exit costs of $13 million that the Company was required to record for furnace closures announced during the second quarter of 2015 in Latin America as well as $4 million of severance and other exit costs related to a furnace closure in North America.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: 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) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 + Details
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