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Impairment, Restructuring Charges and Other Related Closure Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
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 2014, 2013 and 2012 are summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2014 |  | Impairment |  |  | Restructuring charges |  |  | Other related closure costs |  |  | Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs |
$600-650 million net opex plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (24 | )
Manufacturing consolidation |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (12 | )
EPS restructuring plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (30 | )
Long-lived impairment charge |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (24 | )
Total |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (41 | ) |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (90 | )
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 | )
Goodwill and other intangible impairment charge |  |  | (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 | )
Goodwill and other intangible impairment charge |  |  | (694 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (694 | )
Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Total |  |  | (1,268 | ) |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (1,376 | )
Changes to Restructuring Provisions Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheets | Changes to the restructuring provisions recorded on the consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2014 are summarized as follows:
|  | ST-Ericsson exit |  |  | ST-Ericsson restructuring plans |  |  | $600-650 million net opex plan |  |  | Digital restructuring plan |  |  | Manufacturing Restructuring plans |  |  | EPS restructuring plan |  |  | Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | Total |
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 |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 76 |
Charges incurred in 2014 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 68 |
Adjustments for unused provisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | )
Amounts paid |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (58 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (17 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (86 | )
Advances not refunded upon contract termination |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (13 | )
Currency translation effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
Provision as at December 31, 2014 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 42 |

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