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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

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

		2018				2017				2016
Netherlands			2,570				1,679				537
Foreign			(195	)			57				(1,140	)
			2,375				1,736				(603	)

Components of Benefit (Expense) for Income Taxes

The components of the benefit (expense) for income taxes are as follows:

		2018				2017				2016
Current taxes:
Netherlands			(296	)			(179	)			(7	)
Foreign			(91	)			(135	)			(67	)
			(387	)			(314	)			(74	)
Deferred taxes:
Netherlands			2				(259	)			205
Foreign			209				1,056				720
			211				797				925
Total benefit (expense) for income taxes			(176	)			483				851

Reconciliation of Statutory Income Tax Rate

A reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate in the Netherlands as a percentage of income (loss) before income taxes and the effective income tax rate is as follows:

(in percentages)		2018				2017				2016
Statutory income tax in the Netherlands			25.0				25.0				25.0
Rate differential local statutory rates versus statutory rate    of the Netherlands			0.8				(4.5	)			24.2
Net change in valuation allowance			0.4				1.1				72.6
Non-deductible expenses/losses			2.7				2.2				(7.0	)
Sale of non-deductible goodwill			-				3.8			-
The U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act			(0.1	)	1)		(42.3	)		-
Tax on gains related to internal corporate reorganization transaction		-				-					(10.3	)
Netherlands tax incentives			(10.6	)			(7.5	)			17.9
Foreign tax incentives			(3.7	)			(4.7	)			13.0
Adjustments of prior years' income taxes			(3.5	)			(0.3	)			0.1
Other differences			(3.6	)			(0.6	)			5.6
Effective tax rate			7.4	%			(27.8	%)			141.1	%
1) This is only relating to the 2017 income tax provision.

Principal Components of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

The principal components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below:

		2018				2017
Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards			598				621
Disallowed interest carryforwards			117				156
Other accrued liabilities			83				100
Pensions			83				93
Share-based compensation			18				25
Restructuring liabilities			12				16
Receivables			83				71
Inventories			2				3
Other assets			2				2
Total Gross Deferred Tax Assets			998				1,087
Valuation Allowance			(145	)			(140	)
Total Net Deferred Tax Assets			853				947
Intangible assets (including purchase accounting basis difference)			(867	)			(1,161	)
Undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries			(96	)			(109	)
Property, plant and equipment (including purchase accounting basis difference)			(47	)			(54	)
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities			(1,010	)			(1,324	)
Net Deferred Tax Position			(157	)			(377	)

Classification of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities in Consolidated Balance Sheets

The classification of the deferred tax assets and liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:

		2018				2017
Deferred tax assets within other non-current assets			293				324
Deferred tax liabilities within non-current liabilities			(450	)			(701	)
			(157	)			(377	)

Expiration of Tax Loss Carryforwards

At December 31, 2018 tax loss carryforwards of $795 million (inclusive of $228 million of U.S. state tax losses) will expire as follows:

		Balance		Scheduled expiration
		December 31,
		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024-2028		later		unlimited
Tax loss carryforwards		795		22		6		1		16		3		129		181		437

Expiration of Tax Credit Carryforwards

The Company also has tax credit carryforwards of $571 million (excluding the effect of unrecognized tax benefits), which are available to offset future tax, if any, and which will expire as follows:

		Balance		Scheduled expiration
		December 31,
		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024-2028		later		unlimited
Tax credit carryforwards		571		12		16		1		11		10		186		281		54

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

		2018				2017				2016
Balance as of January 1,			177				146				149
Translation differences			(4	)			4				1
Decreases from activities which are held for sale			-				-				(7	)
Increases from tax positions taken during prior periods			7				19				1
Decreases from tax positions taken during prior periods			(17	)			-				(3	)
Increases from tax positions taken during current period			7				10				9
Decreases relating to settlements with the tax authorities			(5	)			(2	)			(4	)
Balance as of December 31,			165				177				146

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