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Impairment, Restructuring Charges and Other Related Closure Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Summary of Impairment, Restructuring Charges and Other Related Closure Costs

Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs incurred in 2013, 2012, and 2011 are summarized as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2013		Impairment				Restructuring charges				Other related closure costs				Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
ST-Ericsson restructuring plans			—				(6	)			(3	)			(9	)
ST-Ericsson exit			(17	)			(69	)			—				(86	)
Digital restructuring plan			(2	)			(1	)			(2	)			(5	)
$600-650 million net opex plan			—				(88	)			—				(88	)
Manufacturing consolidation			(29	)			(8	)			—				(37	)
Annual impairment test			(56	)			—				—				(56	)
Assets held for sale impairment			(5	)			—				—				(5	)
Other restructuring initiatives			—				(6	)			—				(6	)
Total			(109	)			(178	)			(5	)			(292	)

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	)

Changes to Restructuring Provisions Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheets

Changes to the restructuring provisions recorded on the consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2011 to December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:

		ST-Ericsson exit				ST-Ericsson restructuring plans				$600-650 million net opex plan				Digital restructuring plan				Manufacturing Restructuring plan				Manufacturing consolidation				Other restructuring initiatives				Total
Provision as at December 31, 2011			—				36				—				—				4				—				13				53
Charges incurred in 2012			8				96				—				13				2				—				3				122
Adjustments for unused provisions			—				(11	)			—				—				—				—				(3	)			(14	)
Amounts paid			—				(65	)			—				(1	)			(3	)			—				(4	)			(73	)
Currency translation effect			—				3				—				—				—				—				-3
Provision as at December 31, 2012			8				59				—				12				3				—				9				91
Charges incurred in 2013			100				12				88				3				—				8				6				217
Adjustments for unused provisions			(31	)			(3	)			—				—				—				—				—				(34	)
Amounts paid			(30	)			(56	)			(44	)			(9	)			(1	)			—				(7	)			(147	)
Currency translation effect			(1	)			—				2				—				—				—				—				1
ST-Ericsson break-up and deconsolidation			(46	)			(12	)			—				—				—				—				6				(52	)
Provision as at December 31, 2013			—				—				46				6				2				8				14				76

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Tabular disclosure of costs incurred for restructuring including, but not limited to, exit and disposal activities, remediation, implementation, integration, asset impairment, and charges against earnings from the write-down of assets.

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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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