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Income Taxes​ (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes

The components of (loss) income before income taxes were as follows:

For the year ended December 31,						2021						2020						2019
Domestic - United States						$	(611)					$	(126)					$	64
Foreign						152						18						51
						$	(459)					$	(108)					$	115

Components of Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes

(Benefit) Provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

For the year ended December 31,						2021						2020						2019
Current:
Foreign						$	36					$	13					$	16
U.S. state and local						2						4						3
						38						17						19
Deferred:
U.S. federal*						(86)						(12)						(83)
Foreign						(2)						4						11
U.S. state and local						(12)						(8)						(9)
						(100)						(16)						(81)
Total						$	(62)					$	1					$	(62)

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*    Includes U.S. income taxes related to foreign income. Also, in 2020, the Deferred amount includes a $21 charge related to income generated by the Company prior to the Separation Date that was included in ParentCo’s 2020 tax return.

Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate to Arconic’s effective tax rate was as follows (the effective tax rate was a benefit on loss in 2021, a provision on loss in 2020, and a benefit on income in 2019):

For the year ended December 31,						2021						2020						2019
U.S. federal statutory rate						21.0		%				21.0		%				21.0		%
Taxes on foreign operations - rate differential						0.1						(4.8)						(6.0)
Other taxes related to foreign operations(1)						(5.0)						(9.4)						23.5
U.S. state and local taxes, including federal benefit						2.6						3.3						(2.6)
Statutory tax rate and law changes						(0.3)						(2.1)						—
Changes in valuation allowances						(0.9)						(7.3)						30.4
Non-taxable income - indemnification liability(2)						0.4						3.8						—
Subsidiary recapitalizations and reorganizations(3)						(1.1)						(3.9)						(121.8)
Impairment of goodwill						(3.0)						—						—
Non-deductible costs related to the Separation (A)						—						(2.2)						3.5
Other						(0.3)						0.7						(1.9)
Effective tax rate						13.5		%				(0.9)		%				(53.9)		%

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(1)In 2021 and 2019, this line item includes the impact of incremental income tax expense of $11 and $35, respectively, related to foreign operations that generated income subject to the global intangible low-taxed income inclusion under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

(2)In 2020, this line item reflects the impact of the absence of income tax expense for non-taxable income generated by the reversal of a liability previously established at the Separation Date related to a potential indemnification to Howmet Aerospace by Arconic for an outstanding income tax matter in Spain (see Note G).

(3)In 2019, this line item represents the impact of a $140 net tax benefit related to a U.S. tax election that resulted in the deemed liquidation of a foreign subsidiary's assets into its U.S. tax parent.

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the underlying attributes without regard to jurisdiction were as follows:

						2021												2020
December 31,						Deferred tax assets						Deferred tax liabilities						Deferred tax assets						Deferred tax liabilities
Employee benefits						$	331					$	—					$	503					$	3
Tax loss carryforwards						206						—						167						—
Deferred income/expense*						47						—						6						80
Interest						44						—						15						—
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities						30						30						37						37
Loss provisions						24						—						42						—
Inventory accounting method change*						—						97						—						—
Depreciation						13						267						13						256
Other						17						11						2						4
						$	712					$	405					$	785					$	380
Valuation allowance						(90)						—						(91)						—
						$	622					$	405					$	694					$	380

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*    In 2021, an accounting method change was filed to revoke the U.S. tax LIFO election. In 2020, the deferred tax liability associated with the U.S. tax LIFO election was presented as Deferred Income/expense.

The following table details the expiration periods of the deferred tax assets presented above:

December 31, 2021						Expires within 10 years						Expires within 11-20 years						No expiration(1)						Other(2)						Total
Tax loss carryforwards						$	34					$	30					$	142					$	—					$	206
Employee benefits						—						—						—						331						331
Other						—						2						44						129						175
Valuation allowance						(32)						(6)						(5)						(47)						(90)
						$	2					$	26					$	181					$	413					$	622

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(1)Deferred tax assets with no expiration may still have annual limitations on utilization.

(2)Employee benefits will become deductible for tax purposes over an extended period of time as contributions are made to employee benefit plans and payments are made to participants. Other represents deferred tax assets whose expiration is dependent upon the reversal of the underlying temporary difference.

Changes in Valuation Allowance

The following table details the changes in the valuation allowance:

December 31,						2021						2020						2019
Balance at beginning of year						$	91					$	113					$	107
Establishment of new allowances(1)						3						—						—
Net change to existing allowances(2)						(3)						(16)						18
Separation-related adjustments						—						22						—
Acquisitions and divestitures						—						(31)						—
Release of allowances						—						—						(11)
Foreign currency translation						(1)						3						(1)
Balance at end of year						$	90					$	91					$	113

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(1)This line item reflects valuation allowances initially established as a result of a change in management’s judgement regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets.

(2)This line item reflects movements in previously established valuation allowances, which increase or decrease as the related deferred tax assets increase or decrease. Such movements occur as a result of remeasurement due to a tax rate change and changes in the underlying attributes of the deferred tax assets, including expiration of the attribute and reversal of the temporary difference that gave rise to the deferred tax assets.

Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Amount of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Excluding Interest and Penalties)

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits (excluding interest and penalties) was as follows:

December 31,						2021						2020						2019
Balance at beginning of year						$	23					$	21					$	18
Additions for tax positions of prior years						1						—						4
Foreign currency translation						(2)						2						(1)
Balance at end of year						$	22					$	23					$	21

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