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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

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 2017, 2016 and 2015 are summarized as follows:

Year ended December 31, 2017		Impairment				Restructuring charges				Other related closure costs				Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
Set-top Box restructuring plan			—				(34	)			—				(34	)
EPS restructuring plan			—				5				—				5
$600-650 million net opex plan			—				—				(3	)			(3	)
Other restructuring initiatives			—				(13	)			—				(13	)
Total			—				(42	)			(3	)			(45	)

Year ended December 31, 2016		Impairment				Restructuring charges				Other related closure costs				Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
Set-top Box restructuring plan			—				(74	)			(9	)			(83	)
EPS restructuring plan			—				(1	)			—				(1	)
$600-650 million net opex plan			—				—				(1	)			(1	)
Long-lived asset impairment charge			(8	)			—				—				(8	)
Total			(8	)			(75	)			(10	)			(93	)

Year ended December 31, 2015		Impairment				Restructuring charges				Other related closure costs				Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs
$600-650 million net opex plan			—				—				(2	)			(2	)
Manufacturing consolidation			—				(1	)			(10	)			(11	)
EPS restructuring plan			—				(36	)			—				(36	)
Long-lived asset impairment charge			(16	)			—				—				(16	)
Total			(16	)			(37	)			(12	)			(65	)

Changes to Restructuring Provisions Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheets

Changes to the restructuring provisions recorded on the consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2015 to December 31, 2017 are summarized as follows:

		Set-top Box restructuring plan				$600-650 million net opex plan				Manufacturing consolidation plan				EPS restructuring plan				Other restructuring initiatives				Total
Provision as at December 31, 2015			—				6				1				18				9				34
Charges incurred in 2016			83				1				—				1				—				85
Amounts paid			(46	)			(1	)			(1	)			(10	)			(1	)			(59	)
Liability settlement			—				—				—				—				(3	)			(3	)
Currency translation effect			—				(1	)			—				(1	)			(1	)			(3	)
Provision as at December 31, 2016			37				5				—				8				4				54
Charges incurred in 2017			36				3				—				—				13				52
Adjustment for unused provisions			(2	)			—				—				(5	)			—				(7	)
Amounts paid			(36	)			(1	)			—				—				(14	)			(51	)
Currency translation effect			4				—				—				—				—				4
Provision as at December 31, 2017			39				7				—				3				3				52

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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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