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Income Tax (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Income (Loss) before Income Tax | Income (loss) before income tax is comprised of the following:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |
Income (loss) recorded in The Netherlands |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (30 | )
Income (loss) from foreign operations |  |  | 107 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | (562 | )
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | (592 | )
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | Income tax benefit (expense) is comprised of the following:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |
The Netherlands Taxes – current |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Foreign taxes – current |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | (54 | )
Total current taxes |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | (49 | )
The Netherlands Taxes – deferred |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign taxes – deferred |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 12 |
Total deferred taxes |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 12 |
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | (37 | )
Effective tax rate |  |  | -24 | % |  |  | -21 | % |  |  | -6 | %
Differences in Income Taxes Computed at Netherlands Statutory Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate | The principal items comprising the differences in income taxes computed at the Netherlands statutory rate of 25.0% in 2015, 2014 and 2013, and the effective income tax rate are the following:
|  | Year ended December 31, 2015 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | Year ended December 31, 2013 |
Income tax benefit (expense) computed at statutory rate |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | 148 |
Non-deductible and non-taxable permanent differences, net |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (2 | )
Income (loss) on equity-method investments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (31 | )
Valuation allowance adjustments |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (83 | )
Current year credits |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 53 |  |  |  | 60 |
Other tax and credits |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (42 | )
Benefits from tax holidays |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 65 |  |  |  | 18 |
Net impact of changes to uncertain tax positions |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (92 | ) |  |  | (33 | )
Earnings of subsidiaries taxed at different rates |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (72 | )
Income tax benefit (expense) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | (37 | )
Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities consisted of the following:
|  | December 31, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |
Tax loss carryforwards and investment credits |  |  | 827 |  |  |  | 908 |
Less unrecognized tax benefit |  |  | (180 | ) |  |  | (238 | )
Tax loss carryforward net of unrecognized tax benefit |  |  | 647 |  |  |  | 670 |
Inventory valuation |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 15 |
Impairment and restructuring charges |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 16 |
Fixed asset depreciation in arrears |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | 39 |
Capitalized development costs |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 63 |
Receivables for government funding |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 13 |
Tax credits granted on past capital investments |  |  | 1,156 |  |  |  | 1,147 |
Pension service costs |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 82 |
Stock awards |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5 |
Commercial accruals |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 15 |
Other temporary differences |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 78 |
Total deferred tax assets |  |  | 2,149 |  |  |  | 2,143 |
Valuation allowances |  |  | (1,585 | ) |  |  | (1,607 | )
Deferred tax assets, net |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 536 |
Accelerated fixed asset depreciation |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (26 | )
Acquired intangible assets |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (11 | )
Advances of government funding |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | (23 | )
Other temporary differences |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | (63 | )
Net deferred income tax asset |  |  | 513 |  |  |  | 473 |
Gross Deferred Tax Assets on Tax Loss Carryforwards and Investment Credits Expiration | As of December 31, 2015, the Company and its subsidiaries have gross deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards and investment credits that expire starting 2016, as follows:
Year |  |  |
2016 |  |  | 24 |
2017 |  |  | 12 |
2018 |  |  | 89 |
2019 |  |  | 79 |
2020 |  |  | 17 |
Thereafter |  |  | 606 |
Total |  |  | 827 |
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amounts of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | A reconciliation of 2015, 2014 and 2013 beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
|  | December 31, 2015 |  |  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |
Balance at beginning of year |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 255 |  |  |  | 227 |
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 52 |
Additions for tax positions of prior years |  |  | — |  |  |  | 43 |  |  |  | 27 |
Reduction for tax positions of prior years |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (48 | )
Reduction due to ST-Ericsson deconsolidation |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8 | )
Settlements |  |  | (48 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Prepayment |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Foreign currency translation |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | 6 |
Balance at end of year |  |  | 226 |  |  |  | 313 |  |  |  | 255 |

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