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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-115639
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160429

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000812074
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GLASS CONTAINERS [3221]
		IRS NUMBER:				222781933
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY
		CITY:			PERRYSBURG
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43551-2999
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5673365000

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		STREET 1:		ONE MICHAEL OWENS WAY
		CITY:			PERRYSBURG
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			43551-2999

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS-ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100601

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS ILLINOIS INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OWENS ILLINOIS HOLDINGS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19870512
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John Cash</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Accounting Branch Chief</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Office of Manufacturing and Construction</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100 F Street, N.E.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:37.25pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Re:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Owens-Illinois,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form&nbsp;10-K for the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2014</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Filed February&nbsp;11, 2015</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response Dated December&nbsp;21, 2015</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No.&nbsp;1-9576</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Cash:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This letter is in response to the letter of the staff of the Division of Corporate Finance (the &#147;Staff&#148;) dated April&nbsp;15, 2016, with respect to the above-referenced Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K. The Staff previously issued comment letters dated June&nbsp;8, 2015, August&nbsp;14, 2015 and October&nbsp;9, 2015, and the Company responded to each of the Staff&#146;s comment letters with letters dated July&nbsp;7, 2015, September&nbsp;14, 2015 and December&nbsp;21, 2015. The Staff&#146;s comments from its letter dated April&nbsp;15, 2016 are set forth below in bold, followed by the Company&#146;s response to each comment.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Please note that where referenced, the &#147;Company&#148; refers to Owens-Illinois,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Owens-Illinois,&nbsp;Inc. Form&nbsp;10-K for the Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2014</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Consolidated Financial Statements</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">13. Contingencies, page&nbsp;86</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">1.&#160; In your response letter dated December&nbsp;21, 2015, you indicate that historically you were able to reasonably estimate probable losses for asbestos claims not yet asserted for a</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;28, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">period of three years and, beginning in 2015, for a period of four years. You also stated that you are &#147;not concluding that losses beyond these time periods will be zero. Rather there is sufficient unpredictability&#133;.impacting the number and nature of claims as well as the average cost that the Company has not been able to reasonably estimate what probable losses beyond such time period will be&#148;. We note the following:</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>ASC 450 does not provide bright lines with regard to time horizons in which ASC 450 judgments should be considered and applied. Therefore, we do not believe there is a conceptual basis for limiting an ASC 450 assessment to a certain time horizon. We believe your ASC 450 assessment should consider all claims without limitation to a specific time period. It is unclear how the ASC 450 assessment was considered for periods outside of the three or four year time horizons.</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Based on your assertion that losses beyond the three and four year time horizons are not zero, we would expect that conditions to record a liability would be met for at least a minimum amount within a range.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Please reconsider the factors included in the ASC 450 implementation guidance and illustrations, without limiting the analysis to a subset of the population of claims not yet asserted, in determining your asbestos-related liability and related disclosures, and make adjustments as necessary.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In response to the Staff&#146;s comment, the Company has reconsidered the factors included in the ASC 450 implementation guidance and illustrations in determining its asbestos-related liability and related disclosures without limiting its analysis to a subset of the population of claims not yet asserted. The Company has made several adjustments to consider the probable losses for asbestos claims not yet asserted for periods outside of the three or four year time horizon, and has developed a new method for estimating its asbestos-related liability that incorporates actuarial inputs. The new method allows the Company to reasonably estimate total future claims, estimated disposition costs and estimated related legal costs.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has concluded that its previous method for accruing probable losses for asbestos claims not yet asserted was not consistent with ASC 450 because it treated each annual period separately for purposes of estimating total future claims, estimated disposition costs and estimated related legal costs for its asbestos-related liability. In light of the foregoing, the Company has determined to amend its annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015 to restate the financial statements contained therein to reflect the correction of this error and to make additional corresponding disclosures and changes therein (the &#147;Form&nbsp;10-K/A&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Confirming its recent telephonic conversations with the Staff, in connection with the foregoing, the Company notes that it does not intend to restate and proposes to omit from the Form&nbsp;10-K/A the selected consolidated financial data for each of the annual periods ended December&nbsp;31, 2011 and 2012 derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for such periods contained in Item 6 &#147;Selected Financial Data&#148; of the Form&nbsp;10-K/A. As the Company noted</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">April&nbsp;28, 2016</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">to the Staff on the Company&#146;s recent telephone call, it is not practicable for the Company to restate this financial information without undue effort, in particular given the Company&#146;s timeframe for completing work on the Form&nbsp;10-K/A. Moreover, this selected financial data is included in the Company&#146;s annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the purpose of satisfying regulatory requirements of the SEC. The Company does not believe that this selected financial data is otherwise useful to the Company or to its investors.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2. Regardless of the results of the ASC 450 reassessment discussed in #1 above, you should consider the need to enhance the design of your existing process and internal controls so that all key factors and assumptions that affect the asbestos-related liability and disclosures are appropriately considered. We expect that reasonably designed internal controls would include consideration of the following factors and assumptions, among others, at the appropriate level of precision: (a)&nbsp;all potentially relevant years rather than a subset of years for estimating the asbestos-related liability, and (b)&nbsp;the effect of asbestos-litigation trends on your asbestos-liability estimation methodology. You should consider whether any necessary enhancements are evidence of previously unidentified control deficiencies that, individually or in combination with other deficiencies, could rise to the level of a material weakness. Please note that the assessment of the severity of control deficiencies should consider not only actual errors, but also the potential impact of the deficiency, and be conducted in accordance with guidance for evaluation of control deficiencies beginning on page&nbsp;34 of SEC Release No.&nbsp;33-8810 &#147;Commission Guidance Regarding Management&#146;s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Under Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&#148; Please also consider the potential impact on disclosures of changes in your internal control over financial reporting, if any.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .25in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Response:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company has considered enhancements to the design of its existing process and internal controls, including the consideration of key factors and assumptions, as outlined in the Staff&#146;s comment, that affect asbestos-related liability and disclosures. The Company has determined that the previously unidentified control deficiencies that led to the error in its financial statements constituted a material weakness in the Company&#146;s Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. The Company intends to include disclosure concerning its determination in the Item 9A &#147;Controls and Procedures&#148; section of its Form&nbsp;10-K/A as well as in any subsequent periodic reports, as appropriate.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3. We note that your estimate of your asbestos-related liability is based on significant management judgements and assumptions and may result in significant off-balance sheet exposure. Given the magnitude of the recorded liability and the potential for off-balance sheet exposure, please consider a fuller description of your critical accounting estimates which considers key judgments made to apply the ASC 450 factors such that changes in the recorded liability and the volatility of the assumptions can be more specifically explained. For example:</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Explain why your estimates and assumptions bear risk of change. To this end, consider disclosing the information you evaluate as part of your legal review and the approach you apply to develop your estimates, including the potential impact on your accrual of changes in significant qualitative factors and material underlying quantitative assumptions, including changes in the number of estimated new claim filings, the time period over which claims may be asserted, average settlements per claim, and average costs per claim. Include quantification where possible.</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Explain the specific reasons for changes in estimates that materially impact the financial statements.</b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font><b>Explain the basis for the significant assumptions you use in any sensitivity analysis you provide and address how the assumptions compare with both your historical experience and the broader approach you use to estimate your accrual.</b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company confirms that it will consider a fuller description of its critical accounting estimates and make any additional changes as appropriate in the Form&nbsp;10-K/A as well as in any subsequent periodic reports, as appropriate.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; *</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Owens-Illinois,&nbsp;Inc. acknowledges the following: the Company is responsible for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in its filings; staff comments or changes to disclosure in response to staff comments do not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; and the Company may not assert staff comments as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">At this point in our communications, the Company would welcome the opportunity to discuss any remaining issues with the Staff. Please contact Scott C. Herlihy at (202) 637-2277 of Latham&nbsp;&amp; Watkins LLP if you would like to do so or if you have any further questions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">cc:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Lisa Etheredge, Staff Accountant</font></p>
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