IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER RELATED CLOSURE COSTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary of Impairment Restructuring Charges and Other Related Closure Costs

Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs incurred in 2012, 2011, and 2010 are summarized as follows:


Year ended December 31, 2012	Impairment			Restructuring charges			Other related closure costs			Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
Manufacturing restructuring plan		(21	)		—			(2	)		(23	)
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan		—			(1	)		—			(1	)
ST-Ericsson cost savings plan		—			(10	)		(10	)		(20	)
ST-Ericsson April 2012 restructuring plan		(2	)		(60	)		(4	)		(66	)
ST-Ericsson exit		(544	)		—						(544	)
Digital restructuring plan		(7	)		(13	)		—			(20	)
Annual impairment test		(694	)		—			—			(694	)
Other restructuring initiatives		—			—			(8	)		(8	)
Total		(1,268	)		(84	)		(24	)		(1,376	)

Year ended December 31, 2011	Impairment			Restructuring charges			Other related closure costs			Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
Manufacturing restructuring plan		(3	)		(13	)		(21	)		(37	)
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan		(1	)		(3	)		(3	)		(7	)
ST-Ericsson cost savings plan		—			(26	)		—			(26	)
Other restructuring initiatives		—			(1	)		(4	)		(5	)

Total		(4	)		(43	)		(28	)		(75	)


Year ended December 31, 2010	Impairment			Restructuring charges			Other related closure costs			Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
Manufacturing restructuring plan		(1	)		(15	)		(11	)		(27	)
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan		(10	)		(59	)		(5	)		(74	)
Other restructuring initiatives		—			(1	)		(2	)		(3	)
Total		(11	)		(75	)		(18	)		(104	)

Changes to Restructuring Provisions Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheet

Changes to the restructuring provisions recorded on the consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:


	ST-Ericsson April 2012 restructuring plan			ST-Ericsson cost savings plan			ST-Ericsson Restructuring plan			Digital restructuring plan			Manufacturing Restructuring plan			Other restructuring initiatives			Total
Provision as at December 31, 2010		—			—			60			—			57			19			136
Charges incurred in 2011		—			26			7			—			35			7			75
Adjustments for unused provisions		—			—			(1	)		—			(1	)		(2	)		(4	)
Amounts paid		—			(6	)		(50	)		—			(87	)		(11	)		(154	)
Currency translation effect		—			(1	)		1			—			—			—			—

Provision as at December 31, 2011		—			19			17			—			4			13			53
Charges incurred in 2012		73			22			1			13			2			11			122
Adjustments for unused provisions		(9	)		(2	)		—			—			—			(3	)		(14	)
Amounts paid		(25	)		(28	)		(12	)		(1	)		(3	)		(4	)		(73	)
Currency translation effect		3			—			—			—			—			—			3

Provision as at December 31, 2012		42			11			6			12			3			17			91

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Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to 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.

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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.

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