UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2017

2020

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number 1-3610

ARCONIC

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA


25-0317820

Delaware

25-0317820
(State of

incorporation)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

390 Park Avenue, New York, New York10022-4608
201 Isabella Street,Suite 200,Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania15212-5872
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)

Investor Relations 212-836-2758

412-553-1950

Office of the Secretary 212-836-2732

412-553-1940

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)




(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per shareHWMNew York Stock Exchange
$3.75 Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $100 per shareHWM PRNYSE American
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes      No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filerxAccelerated filer
Non-accelerated filerSmaller reporting company
Non-accelerated filer☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth Companycompany

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes     No  

x

As of October 20, 2017,November 5, 2020, there were 481,324,177433,603,919 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of the registrant outstanding.






Explanatory Note
On April 1, 2020, Arconic Inc. completed the separation of its business into two independent, publicly-traded companies: Howmet Aerospace Inc. (the new name for Arconic Inc.) and Arconic Corporation. The financial results of Arconic Corporation for all periods prior to April 1, 2020, have been retrospectively reflected in the Statement of Consolidated Operations as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all periods prior to April 1, 2020. Additionally, the related assets and liabilities associated with Arconic Corporation in the December 31, 2019 Consolidated Balance Sheet are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations. The cash flows, comprehensive income, and equity related to Arconic Corporation have not been segregated and are included in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows, Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss), and Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity, respectively, for all periods prior to April 1, 2020.




PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

Arconic

Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Operations (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017  2016  2017  2016 

Sales (I)

  $3,236  $3,138  $9,689  $9,427 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)

   2,626   2,503   7,701   7,436 

Selling, general administrative, and other expenses

   155   229   580   673 

Research and development expenses

   25   30   83   93 

Provision for depreciation and amortization

   140   136   410   402 

Restructuring and other charges (D & E)

   19   3   118   33 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income

   271   237   797   790 

Interest expense (L)

   100   126   398   371 

Other income, net (G)

   (1  (11  (526  (40
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

   172   122   925   459 

Provision for income taxes

   53   56   272   230 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations after income taxes

   119   66   653   229 

Income from discontinued operations after income taxes (G)

   —     120   —     146 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income

   119   186   653   375 

Less: Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests (G)

   —     20   —     58 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Arconic

  $119  $166  $653  $317 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Amounts Attributable to Arconic Common Shareholders (J):

     

Net income

  $101  $148  $600  $265 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings per share - basic

     

Continuing operations

  $0.23  $0.11  $1.36  $0.40 

Discontinued operations

   —     0.23   —     0.20 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income per share - basic

  $0.23  $0.34  $1.36  $0.60 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Earnings per share - diluted

     

Continuing operations

  $0.22  $0.11  $1.31  $0.40 

Discontinued operations

   —     0.22   —     0.20 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net income per share - diluted

  $0.22  $0.33  $1.31  $0.60 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Dividends paid per share

  $0.06  $0.09  $0.18  $0.27 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (J):

     

Average shares outstanding - basic

   442   438   441   438 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Average shares outstanding - diluted

   462   453   501   443 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Sales (D)
$1,134 $1,794 $4,021 $5,364 
Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)900 1,317 3,006 3,945 
Selling, general administrative, and other expenses66 89 219 307 
Research and development expenses13 22 
Provision for depreciation and amortization68 70 212 224 
Restructuring and other charges (E)
22 56 166 572 
Operating income73 256 405 294 
Interest expense, net77 85 305 256 
Other expense, net (F)
26 
Income (loss) before income taxes(12)163 100 12 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (H)
(48)105 (5)
Income from continuing operations after income taxes$36 $58 $105 $
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes (B)
$$37 $50 153 
Net income$36 $95 $155 $161 
Amounts Attributable to Howmet Aerospace Common Shareholders (I):
Net income$35 $94 $153 159 
Earnings per share - basic
Continuing operations$0.08 $0.13 $0.24 $0.01 
Discontinued operations$$0.09 $0.11 $0.34 
Earnings per share - diluted
Continuing operations$0.08 $0.13 $0.23 $0.01 
Discontinued operations$$0.08 $0.11 $0.34 
Average Shares Outstanding (I):
Average shares outstanding - basic436 436 436 451 
Average shares outstanding - diluted439 457 440 455 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss) (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions)

   Arconic  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
   Third quarter ended
September 30,
  Third quarter ended
September 30,
  Third quarter ended
September 30,
 
   2017  2016  2017   2016  2017  2016 

Net income

  $119  $166  $—     $20  $119  $186 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (C):

        

Change in unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost/benefit related to pension and other postretirement benefits

   31   (462  —     (1  31   (463

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   85   157   —     45   85   202 

Net change in unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities

   1   —     —     —    1   —   

Net change in unrecognized gains/losses on cash flow hedges

   10   (338  —      (10  10   (348
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   127   (643  —     34   127   (609
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $246  $(477 $—    $54  $246  $(423
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   Arconic  Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total 
   Nine months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
  Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017  2016  2017   2016  2017  2016 

Net income

  $653  $317  $—    $58  $653  $375 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (C):

        

Change in unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost/benefit related to pension and other postretirement benefits

   110   (365  —     2   110   (363

Foreign currency translation adjustments

   251   505   —     184   251   689 

Net change in unrealized gains/losses on available-for-sale securities

   (133  4   —     —     (133  4 

Net change in unrecognized gains/losses on cash flow hedges

   13   (571  —     4   13   (567
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

   241   (427  —     190   241   (237
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

  $894  $(110 $—    $248  $894  $138 
  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Net income$36 $95 $155 $161 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (J):
Change in unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost (benefit) related to pension and other postretirement benefits26 54 89 
Foreign currency translation adjustments48 (87)(25)(91)
Net change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities
Net change in unrecognized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(2)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax61 (59)30 
Comprehensive income$97 $36 $185 $161 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions)

   September 30,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 

Assets

   

Current Assets:

   

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,815  $1,863 

Receivables from customers, less allowances of $7 in 2017 and $13 in 2016 (K)

   1,150   974 

Other receivables (G & K)

   373   477 

Inventories (F)

   2,453   2,253 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   357   325 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current assets

   6,148   5,892 

Properties, plants, and equipment

   11,791   11,572 

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization

   6,265   6,073 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Properties, plants, and equipment, net

   5,526   5,499 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Goodwill

   5,246   5,148 

Deferred income taxes

   1,024   1,234 

Investment in common stock of Alcoa Corporation (G & N)

   —     1,020 

Other noncurrent assets

   1,293   1,245 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Assets

  $19,237  $20,038 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Liabilities

   

Current liabilities:

   

Short-term borrowings

  $54  $36 

Accounts payable, trade

   1,656   1,744 

Accrued compensation and retirement costs

   379   398 

Taxes, including income taxes

   74   85 

Accrued interest payable

   101   153 

Other current liabilities

   412   329 

Long-term debt due within one year

   1   4 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

   2,677   2,749 

Long-term debt, less amount due within one year (L & N)

   6,802   8,044 

Accrued pension benefits

   2,110   2,345 

Accrued other postretirement benefits

   811   889 

Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits

   876   870 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   13,276   14,897 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Contingencies and commitments (H)

   

Equity

   

Arconic shareholders’ equity:

   

Preferred stock

   55   55 

Mandatory convertible preferred stock

   3   3 

Common stock

   442   438 

Additional capital

   8,294   8,214 

Accumulated deficit

   (519  (1,027

Accumulated other comprehensive loss (C)

   (2,327  (2,568
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Arconic shareholders’ equity

   5,948   5,115 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Noncontrolling interests

   13   26 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total equity

   5,961   5,141 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

  $19,237  $20,038 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$1,365 $1,577 
Receivables from customers, less allowances of $1 in 2020 and $1 in 2019 (K)
310 583 
Other receivables (K)
120 349 
Inventories (L)
1,592 1,607 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets213 285 
Current assets of discontinued operations (B)
1,442 
Total current assets3,600 5,843 
Properties, plants, and equipment, net (M)
2,552 2,629 
Goodwill (D)
4,072 4,067 
Deferred income taxes (A)
262 209 
Intangibles, net584 599 
Other noncurrent assets (N)
269 316 
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations (B)
3,899 
Total assets$11,339 $17,562 
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable, trade$521 $976 
Accrued compensation and retirement costs215 285 
Taxes, including income taxes82 65 
Accrued interest payable99 112 
Other current liabilities (N)
276 229 
Short-term debt (O)
384 1,034 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations (B)
1,424 
Total current liabilities1,577 4,125 
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year (O and P)
4,697 4,906 
Accrued pension benefits (G)
1,002 1,030 
Accrued other postretirement benefits (G)
191 200 
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits (N)
371 438 
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations (B)
2,258 
Total liabilities7,838 12,957 
Contingencies and commitments (R)
Equity
Howmet Aerospace shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock55 55 
Common stock434 433 
Additional capital4,683 7,319 
Retained earnings (A)
258 113 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (J)
(1,929)(3,329)
Total Howmet Aerospace shareholders’ equity3,501 4,591 
Noncontrolling interests14 
Total equity3,501 4,605 
Total liabilities and equity$11,339 $17,562 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions)

   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017  2016 

Cash from Operations

   

Net income

  $653  $375 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash from operations:

   

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

   410   938 

Deferred income taxes

   24   (67

Equity income, net of dividends

   —     32 

Restructuring and other charges

   118   134 

Net gain from investing activities - asset sales (G)

   (514  (152

Net periodic pension benefit cost (M)

   163   246 

Stock-based compensation

   59   73 

Other

   60   67 

Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation adjustments:

   

(Increase) in receivables

   (278  (226

(Increase) decrease in inventories

   (168  7 

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets

   6   (10

(Decrease) in accounts payable, trade

   (94  (196

(Decrease) in accrued expenses

   (138  (417

Increase in taxes, including income taxes

   144   63 

Pension contributions

   (257  (227

(Increase) in noncurrent assets

   (37  (284

(Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities

   (62  (148
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash provided from operations

   89   208 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Financing Activities

   

Net change in short-term borrowings (original maturities of three months or less)

   15   (6

Additions to debt (original maturities greater than three months)

   664   1,313 

Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months) (L)

   (1,484  (1,324

Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options

   48   3 

Dividends paid to shareholders

   (132  (171

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

   (14  (176

Other

   (15  11 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash used for financing activities

   (918  (350
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Investing Activities

   

Capital expenditures

   (360  (814

Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses (E)

   (9  683 

Additions to investments

   (2  (23

Sales of investments (G)

   890   280 

Net change in restricted cash

   11   (72

Other (G)

   246   25 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash provided from investing activities

   776   79 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   5   7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

   (48  (56

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

   1,863   1,919 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $1,815  $1,863 
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Nine months ended
 September 30,
 20202019
Operating activities
Net income$155 $161 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash used for operations:
Depreciation and amortization271 407 
Deferred income taxes25 (36)
Restructuring and other charges148 630 
Net loss from investing activities—asset sales
Net periodic pension benefit cost (G)
42 87 
Stock-based compensation35 44 
Other63 15 
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation adjustments:
(Increase) in receivables(117)(957)
(Increase) in inventories(42)(92)
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets17 
(Decrease) in accounts payable, trade (A)
(439)(2)
(Decrease) in accrued expenses(177)(90)
Increase in taxes, including income taxes41 92 
Pension contributions(110)(217)
(Increase) in noncurrent assets(5)(12)
(Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities(39)(36)
Cash (used for) provided by operations(142)17 
Financing Activities
Net change in short-term borrowings (original maturities of three months or less)(8)
Additions to debt (original maturities greater than three months) (B)(O)
2,400 300 
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months) (O)
(2,041)(303)
Debt issuance costs (B)(O)
(61)
Premiums paid on early redemption of debt (O)
(59)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options30 19 
Dividends paid to shareholders(10)(48)
Repurchase of common stock(51)(1,100)
Net cash transferred to Arconic Corporation at separation (B)
(500)
Other(39)(12)
Cash used for financing activities(339)(1,144)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures (A)(D)
(220)(532)
Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses (B)(Q)
114 27 
Sale of debt securities47 
Cash receipts from sold receivables (K)
258 630 
Other(1)
Cash provided from investing activities152 171 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(6)(2)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(335)(958)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period1,703 2,282 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$1,368 $1,324 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

   Arconic Shareholders       
   Preferred
stock
   Mandatory
convertible
preferred
stock
   Common
stock
  Additional
capital
  Retained
earnings
  Treasury
stock
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
  Noncontrolling
interests
  Total
Equity
 

Balance at June 30, 2016

  $55   $3   $1,391  $9,877  $8,871  $(2,647 $(5,215 $2,194  $14,529 

Net income

   —     —     —    —    166   —    —    20   186 

Other comprehensive (loss) income (C)

   —     —     —    —    —    —    (643  34   (609

Cash dividends declared:

            

Preferred-Class A @ $1.875 per share

   —     —     —    —    (1  —    —    —    (1

Preferred-Class B @ $6.71875 per share

   —     —     —    —    (16  —    —    —    (16

Common @ $0.18 per share

   —     —     —    —    (80  —    —    —    (80

Stock-based compensation

   —     —     —    18   —    —    —    —    18 

Common stock issued:

            

compensation plans

   —     —     —    (12  —    8   —    —    (4

Retirement of Treasury stock

   —     —     (76)  (2,563)  —    2,639   —    —    —   

Reverse stock split

   —     —     (877)  877  —    —    —    —    —   

Distributions

   —     —     —    —    —    —    —    (92  (92

Other

   —     —     —    —    —    —    —    14   14 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $55   $3   $438  $8,197  $8,940  $—    $(5,858 $2,170  $13,945 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   Arconic Shareholders        
   Preferred
stock
   Mandatory
convertible
preferred
stock
   Common
stock
   Additional
capital
   Accumulated
deficit
  Treasury
stock
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
  Noncontrolling
interests
   Total
Equity
 

Balance at June 30, 2017

  $55   $3   $441   $8,262   $(567 $—    $(2,454 $13   $5,753 

Net income

   —     —     —     —     119   —     —    —     119 

Other comprehensive income (C)

   —     —     —     —     —    —     127   —     127 

Cash dividends declared:

                

Preferred-Class A @ $1.875 per share

   —     —     —     —     (1  —     —    —     (1

Preferred-Class B @ $6.71875 per share

   —     —     —     —     (17  —     —    —     (17

Common at $0.12 per share

   —     —     —     —     (53  —     —    —     (53

Stock-based compensation

   —     —     —     11    —    —     —    —     11 

Common stock issued:

                

compensation plans

   —     —     1    21    —    —     —    —     22 

Other

   —     —     —     —     —    —     —    —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

  $55   $3   $442   $8,294   $(519 $—     $(2,327 $13   $5,961 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 Howmet Aerospace Shareholders 
 Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
capital
Accumulated deficitAccumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Noncontrolling InterestsTotal
Equity
Balance at June 30, 2019$55 $440 $7,484 $(272)$(2,869)$12 $4,850 
Net income— — — 95 — — 95 
Other comprehensive loss (J)
— — — — (59)— (59)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock— (7)(193)— — — (200)
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred-Class A @ $0.9375 per share— — — (1)— — (1)
Common @ $0.04 per share— — — (17)— — (17)
Stock-based compensation— — 16 — — — 16 
Common stock issued: compensation plans— — — — 
Other— — — — 
Balance at September 30, 2019$55 $434 $7,314 $(195)$(2,928)$14 $4,694 

 Howmet Aerospace Shareholders 
 Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
capital
Retained earningsAccumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Noncontrolling interestsTotal
Equity
Balance at June 30, 2020$55 $436 $4,703 $223 $(1,968)$$3,449 
Net income— — — 36 — — 36 
Other comprehensive income (J)
— — — — 61 — 61 
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred-Class A @ $0.9375 per share— — — (1)— — (1)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock— (2)(49)— — — (51)
Stock-based compensation— — 12 — — — 12 
Common stock issued: compensation plans— — (5)— — — (5)
Distributions to Arconic Corp (B)
— — 22 — (22)— 
Balance at September 30, 2020$55 $434 $4,683 $258 $(1,929)$$3,501 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

   Arconic Shareholders       
   Preferred
stock
   Mandatory
convertible
preferred
stock
   Common
stock
  Additional
capital
  Retained
earnings
  Treasury
stock
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
  Noncontrolling
interests
  Total
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2015

  $55   $3   $1,391  $10,019  $8,834  $(2,825 $(5,431 $2,085  $14,131 

Net income

   —      —      —     —     317   —     —     58   375 

Other comprehensive (loss) income (C)

   —      —      —     —     —     —     (427  190   (237

Cash dividends declared:

            

Preferred-Class A @ $3.75 per share

   —      —      —     —     (2  —     —     —     (2

Preferred-Class B @ $20.1563 per share

   —      —      —     —     (50  —     —     —     (50

Common @ $0.36 per share

   —      —      —     —     (159  —     —     —     (159

Stock-based compensation

   —      —      —     73   —     —     —     —     73 

Common stock issued:

            

compensation plans

   —      —      —     (209  —��    186   —     —     (23

Retirement of Treasury stock

   —      —      (76  (2,563  —     2,639   —     —     —   

Reverse stock split

   —      —      (877  877  —     —     —     —     —   

Distributions

   —      —      —     —     —     —     —     (176  (176

Other

   —      —      —     —     —     —     —     13   13 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2016

  $55   $3   $438  $8,197  $8,940  $—    $(5,858 $2,170  $13,945 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   Arconic Shareholders       
   Preferred
stock
   Mandatory
convertible
preferred
stock
   Common
stock
   Additional
capital
   Accumulated
deficit
  Treasury
stock
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
  Noncontrolling
interests
  Total
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2016

  $55   $3   $438   $8,214   $(1,027 $—    $(2,568 $26  $5,141 

Net income

   —      —      —      —      653   —      —     —     653 

Other comprehensive income (C)

   —      —      —      —      —     —      241   —     241 

Cash dividends declared:

               

Preferred-Class A @ $3.75 per share

   —      —      —      —      (2  —      —     —     (2

Preferred-Class B @ $20.1563 per share

   —      —      —      —      (51  —      —     —     (51

Common @ $0.24 per share

   —      —      —      —      (107  —      —     —     (107

Stock-based compensation

   —      —      —      59    —     —      —     —     59 

Common stock issued:

               

compensation plans

   —      —      4    21    —     —      —     —     25 

Distributions

   —      —      —      —      —     —      —     (14  (14

Other

   —      —      —      —      15   —      —     1   16 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

  $55   $3   $442   $8,294   $(519 $—     $(2,327 $13  $5,961 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 


 Howmet Aerospace Shareholders 
 Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
capital
Accumulated
deficit
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Noncontrolling interestsTotal
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018$55 $483 $8,319 $(374)$(2,926)$12 $5,569 
Adoption of accounting standards (1)
— — — 75 (2)— 73 
Net income— — — 161 — — 161 
Other comprehensive income (J)
— — — — — — 
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred-Class A @ $2.8125 per share— — — (2)— — (2)
Common @ $0.12 per share— — — (55)— — (55)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock— (52)(1,048)— — — (1,100)
Stock-based compensation— — 41 — — — 41 
Common stock issued: compensation plans— — — — — 
Other— — — — 
Balance at September 30, 2019$55 $434 $7,314 $(195)$(2,928)$14 $4,694 
Howmet Aerospace Shareholders
 Preferred
stock
Common
stock
Additional
capital
Retained
earnings
Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
Noncontrolling interestsTotal
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019$55 $433 $7,319 $113 $(3,329)$14 $4,605 
Net income— — — 155 — — 155 
Other comprehensive income (J)
— — — — 30 — 30 
Cash dividends declared:
Preferred-Class A @ $2.8125 per share— — — (2)— — (2)
Common @ $0.02 per share— — — (8)— — (8)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock— (2)(49)— — — (51)
Stock-based compensation— — 35 — — — 35 
Common stock issued: compensation plans— (11)— — — (8)
Distributions to Arconic Corp (B)
— — (2,611)— 1,370 (14)(1,255)
Balance at September 30, 2020$55 $434 $4,683 $258 $(1,929)$$3,501 
(1)     The Company entered into a sale leaseback arrangement in October 2018 for a cast house that is now part of Arconic Corporation, and due to continuing involvement, the gain on sale was deferred. In connection with the adoption of the new lease accounting standard on January 1, 2019, the arrangement no longer required that the gain be deferred. As such, the associated $73 deferred gain, net of tax was recognized as a cumulative effect of an accounting change within Accumulated deficit. Also, the Company adopted the new hedge accounting guidance on January 1, 2019. As a result, an adjustment of $2 was recognized as a cumulative effect of an accounting change within Accumulated deficit with an offset to Accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the elimination of a separate measurement of ineffectiveness for its cash flow hedges.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.

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8

Arconic


Howmet Aerospace Inc. and subsidiaries

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

(U.S. dollars in millions, except per-share amounts)

A. Basis of Presentation

The interim Consolidated Financial Statements of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (formerly known as Arconic Inc.) and its subsidiaries (“Arconic”Howmet” or the “Company”) are unaudited. These Consolidated Financial Statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary by management to fairly state the Company’s results of operations, financial position, and cash flows. The results reported in these Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. The 20162019 year-end balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with Arconic’sthe Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, which includes all disclosures required by GAAP. Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements were reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

presentation (see Note D).

The separation of AlcoaArconic Inc. into two2 standalone, publicly-traded companies, Howmet Aerospace Inc. and Arconic Corporation, (the “Arconic Inc. (the new name for Alcoa Inc.Separation Transaction”) and Alcoa Corporation, became effective on NovemberApril 1, 2016 (the “Separation Transaction”).2020. The financial results of AlcoaArconic Corporation for all periods prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction have been retrospectively reflected in the Statement of Consolidated Operations as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. Certain adjustments to equity and reclassifications have been made related to the third quarterArconic Inc. Separation Transaction. In addition, the related assets and nine months ended September 30, 2016.liabilities associated with Arconic Corporation in the December 2019 Consolidated Balance Sheet are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations. The cash flows, equity and comprehensive income, and equity related to AlcoaArconic Corporation have not been segregated and are included in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows, Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income (Loss), and Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity, respectively, for all periods prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction. See Note B for additional information related to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction and discontinued operations.
Year to date, the Company derived approximately 70% of its revenue from products sold to the aerospace end-market. As a result of the global pandemic coronavirus (“COVID-19”) and its impact on the aerospace industry to-date, the possibility exists that there could be a sustained impact to our operations and financial results. Since the start of the pandemic, certain original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers have reduced production or suspended manufacturing operations in North America and Europe on a temporary basis. While the pandemic has resulted in the temporary closure of a small number of the Company's manufacturing facilities, all of our manufacturing facilities are currently operating. Since the duration of the pandemic is uncertain, the Company is taking a series of actions to address the financial impact, including announcing certain headcount reductions and reducing certain cash outflows by suspending dividends on common stock and reducing the level of its capital expenditures to preserve cash and maintain liquidity.
The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain judgments, estimates, and assumptions. These estimates are based on historical experience and, in some cases, assumptions based on current and future market experience, including considerations relating to the impact of COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 is rapidly changing and of unknown duration and macroeconomic impact and as a result, these considerations remain highly uncertain. We have made our best estimates using all relevant information available at the time, but it is possible that our estimates will differ from our actual results and affect the Consolidated Financial Statements in future periods and potentially require adverse adjustments to the recoverability of goodwill, intangible and long-lived assets, the realizability of deferred tax assets and other judgements and estimations and assumptions that may be impacted by COVID-19.
During the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company identified a misclassification in the presentation of changes in accounts payable and capital expenditures in its previously issued Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income, respectively,Cash Flows. Although management has determined that such misclassification did not materially misstate such prior financial statements, the Company has revised its Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 resulting in a $117 increase to previously reported capital expenditures and decrease to cash provided from investing activities with a corresponding reduction in (decrease) in accounts payable, trade and increase in cash provided by operations. The Company will also prospectively revise, in connection with future filings, its Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows to increase its previously reported capital expenditures with a corresponding offset in accounts payable, trade of $55, $83 and $83 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, three months ended March 31, 2020, and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively.

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During the second quarter of 2020, a $16 tax error was identified related to periods prior to 2018. Although management has determined it was not material to any periods, it was corrected as an adjustment to Retained Earnings in the Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity in the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020. During the third quarter, the Company determined that such correction to Retained Earnings should have been accounted for as a revision to its prior year's Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) and has made this correction in the current quarter. The Company will prospectively revise, in connection with future filings, its Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2020 to properly present the correction as a reduction to prior year's Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit). The accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019 reflects the revision for such tax item.
B. Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction and Discontinued Operations
On April 1, 2020, the Company completed the previously announced separation of its business into 2 independent, publicly-traded companies. Following the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, Arconic Corporation holds the Global Rolled Products businesses (global rolled products, aluminum extrusions, and building and construction systems) previously held by the Company. The Company retained the Engineered Products and Forgings businesses (engine products, fastening systems, engineered structures, and forged wheels).
The Company's Board of Directors approved the completion of the separation on February 5, 2020, which was effected by the distribution (the “Distribution”) by the Company of all of the outstanding common stock of Arconic Corporation on April 1, 2020 to the Company’s stockholders who held shares as of the close of business on March 19, 2020 (the “Record Date”). In the Distribution, each Company stockholder of record as of the Record Date received one share of Arconic Corporation common stock for every four shares of the Company’s common stock held as of the Record Date. The Company did not issue fractional shares of Arconic Corporation common stock in the Distribution. Instead, each stockholder otherwise entitled to a fractional share of Arconic Corporation common stock received cash in lieu of fractional shares.
On March 31, 2020, in connection with the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, the Company entered into several agreements with Arconic Corporation that govern the relationship between the Company and Arconic Corporation following the Distribution, including the following:a Separation and Distribution Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Transition Services Agreement and certain Patent, Know-How, Trade Secret License and Trademark License Agreements.
On February 7, 2020 Arconic Corporation completed an offering of $600 aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior secured second-lien notes due 2028. On March 25, 2020, Arconic Corporation entered into a credit agreement which provided for a $600 aggregate principal amount seven-year senior secured first-lien loan B facility and a revolving credit facility which is guaranteed by certain of Arconic Corporation's wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries and secured on a first-priority basis by liens on substantially all assets of Arconic Corporation and subsidiary guarantors. Arconic Corporation used the proceeds to make payment to the Company to fund the transfer of certain assets to Arconic Corporation relating to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction and for general corporate purposes. The Company incurred debt issuance costs of $45 associated with these issuances for the first quarter of 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Pursuant2020.

On February 1, 2020, Arconic Corporation completed the sale of its rolling mill in Itapissuma, Brazil for $50 in cash which resulted in a loss of $59, of which $53 was recognized in discontinued operations in the second half of 2019 and $6 in the first quarter of 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020. On March 1, 2020, Arconic Corporation sold its hard alloy extrusions plant in South Korea for $62 in cash, which resulted in a gain that was recognized in discontinued operations in the first quarter of 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
During the third quarter of 2020, the Company identified and corrected a prior period equity misclassification of $22 million related to the authorization provided at a special meetingdistribution of pension plans and their related financial statement impacts which related to the distributions to Arconic Corporation. Management evaluated the impact of the misclassification within the components of equity on previously issued financial statements and concluded that it was not material.

Discontinued Operations
The results of operations of Arconic common shareholders held on October 5, 2016, shareholders approved a 1-for-3 reverse stock splitCorporation are presented as discontinued operations in the Statement of Arconic’s outstandingConsolidated Operations as summarized below:
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Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Sales$$1,765 $1,576 $5,427 
Cost of goods sold1,483 1,292 4,612 
Selling, general administrative, research and development and other expenses88 106 249 
Provision for depreciation and amortization61 59 183 
Restructuring and other charges63 (18)58 
Interest expense
Other expense, net24 42 66 
Income from discontinued operations46 88 259 
Provision for income taxes38 106 
Income from discontinued operations after income taxes$$37 $50 $153 

The following table presents purchases of properties, plant and authorized sharesequipment, proceeds from the sale of common stock (the “Reverse Stock Split”). As a resultbusinesses and the provision for depreciation and amortization of discontinued operations related to Arconic Corporation:
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,2020
2020201920202019
Capital expenditures$$40 $72 $175 
Proceeds from the sales of businesses$$$112 $
Provision for depreciation and amortization61 59 183 

On April 1, 2020, management evaluated the net assets of Arconic Corporation for potential impairment and determined that no impairment charge was required.
The cash flows and equity related to Arconic Corporation have not been segregated and are included in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows or Statement of Comprehensive Income for all periods presented.
The carrying amount of the Reverse Stock Split, every three sharesmajor classes of issuedassets and outstanding common stock were combined into one issuedliabilities related to Arconic Corporation classified as assets and outstanding shareliabilities of common stock, without any changediscontinued operations in the par value per share. The Reverse Stock Split reducedConsolidated Balance Sheet consisted of the number of shares of common stock outstanding from approximately 1.3 billion shares to approximately 0.4 billion shares. The Company’s common stock began trading on a reverse stock split-adjusted basis on the New York Stock Exchange on October 6, 2016.

B.following:

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December 31, 2019
Total Assets of Discontinued Operations
Cash and cash equivalents$71 
Receivables from customers385 
Other receivables135 
Inventories822 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets29 
Current assets of discontinued operations1,442 
Properties, plants, and equipment, net2,834 
Goodwill426 
Intangibles, net60 
Deferred income taxes383 
Other noncurrent assets196 
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations3,899 
Total assets of discontinued operations$5,341 
Total Liabilities of Discontinued Operations:
Accounts payable, trade$1,067 
Accrued compensation and retirement costs147 
Taxes, including income taxes22 
Other current liabilities188 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations1,424 
Accrued pension benefits1,430 
Accrued other postretirement benefits514 
Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits314 
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations2,258 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations$3,682 

C. Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Adopted

In March 2016,

On January 1, 2020, the Company adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”("FASB") issued changes to employee share-based payment accounting. Previously, an entity determined for each share-based payment award whether the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation cost recognized for financial reporting purposes resulted in either an excess tax benefit or a tax deficiency. Excess tax benefits were recognized in additional paid-in capital; tax deficiencies were recognized either as an offset to accumulated excess tax benefits, if any, or in the income statement. Excess tax benefits were not recognized until the deduction reduced taxes payable. The changes require all excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related to share-based payment awards to be recognized as income tax expense or benefit in the income statement. The tax effects of exercised or vested awards should be treated as discrete items in the reporting period in which they occur. An entity also should recognize excess tax benefits regardless of whether the benefit reduces taxes payable in the current period. In addition, the presentation of excess tax benefits related to share-based payment awards in the statement of cash flows changed. Previously, excess tax benefits were separated from other income tax cash flows and classified as a financing activity. The changes require excess tax benefits to be classified along with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity. Also, the changes require cash paid by an employer when directly withholding shares for tax-withholding purposes to be classified as a financing activity. Further, for a share-based award to qualify for equity classification it previously could not be partially settled in cash in-excess of the employer’s minimum statutory withholding requirements. The changes permit equity classification of share-based awards for withholdings up to the maximum statutory tax rates in applicable jurisdictions. These changes became effective for Arconic on January 1, 2017. The prospective transition method was utilized for excess tax benefits in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows. Management concluded that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In March 2016, the FASB issued changes eliminating the requirement for an investor to adjust an equity method investment, results of operations, and retained earnings retroactively on a step-by-step basis as if the equity method had been in effect during all previous periods that the investment had been held as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. In addition, an entity that has an available-for-sale equity security that becomes qualified for the equity method of accounting must recognize through earnings the unrealized holding gain or loss in accumulated other comprehensive income at the date the investment becomes qualified for use of the equity method. These changes became effective for Arconic on January 1, 2017. Management determined that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued changes to derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments. These changes clarify that a change in the counterparty to a derivative instrument that has been designated as a hedging instrument does not, in and of itself, require dedesignation of that hedging relationship provided that all other hedge accounting criteria continue to be met. These changes became effective for Arconic on January 1, 2017. Management determined that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued changes to the accounting for Intra-Entity transactions, other than inventory. Previously, no immediate tax impact was recognized in the consolidated financial statements as a result of intra-entity transfers of assets. The previous standard precluded an entity from reflecting a tax benefit or expense from an intra-entity transfer between entities that file separate tax returns, whether or not such entities were in different tax jurisdictions, until the asset was sold to a third party or otherwise recovered. The previous standard also prohibited recognition by the buyer of a deferred tax asset for the temporary difference arising from the excess of the buyer’s tax basis over the cost to the seller. The changes require the current and deferred income tax consequences of the intra-entity transfer to be recorded when the transaction occurs. The exception to defer the tax consequences of inventory transactions is maintained. These changes became effective for Arconic on January 1, 2017. Management determined that the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued changes to the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating step 2 from the goodwill impairment test, which previously required measurement of any goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of a reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill. An entity will perform its annual, or interim, goodwill impairment test by comparing the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount and recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the reporting unit’s fair value without exceeding the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Arconic has elected to early adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2017, and will apply it on a prospective basis. Management does not anticipate that the adoption of these changes will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued changes which narrow the definition of a business and require an entity to evaluate if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets, which would not constitute the acquisition of a business. The guidance also requires a business to include at least one substantive process and narrows the definition of outputs. Arconic has elected to early adopt this guidance as of January 1, 2017, and will apply it on a prospective basis. Management does not anticipate that the adoption of these changes will have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Issued

In May 2014, the FASB issued changes to the recognition of revenue from contracts with customers. These changes created a comprehensive framework for all entities in all industries to apply in the determination of when to recognize revenue and, therefore, supersede virtually all existing revenue recognition requirements and guidance. This framework is expected to result in less complex guidance in application while providing a consistent and comparable methodology for revenue recognition. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve this principle, an entity should apply the following steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract(s), (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract(s), and (v) recognize revenue when, or as, the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the new guidance by one year, making these changes effective for Arconic on January 1, 2018.

Arconic will adopt the new guidance using the modified retrospective transition approach, reflecting the cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard to revenue recognition in the first quarter of 2018. The Company formed a project assessment and adoption team and is currently reviewing contract terms and assessing the impact of adopting the new guidance on the Consolidated Financial Statements. While the Company generally recognizes revenue at a point in time upon delivery and transfer of title and risk of loss for most arrangements, based on the contract assessments to date, it

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believes that revenue under certain of those contracts, primarily within the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, may be recognized over time due to the customized nature of certain of its products that have no alternative use combined with an enforceable right of payment from the customer in the event of termination of the contract. The Company is assessing the modification of certain contract terms that may impact point-in-time versus over-time revenue recognition. It is not anticipated that these modifications would result in significant changes to revenue, business practices or controls. The Company is continuing to assess the impact that over-time revenue recognition will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements; therefore an estimate of the impact of adopting this standard is not currently determinable. In addition, the Company is in the process of identifying appropriate changes to its business processes and controls, as well as preparing for revisions to accounting policies and expanded disclosures related to revenue recognition in the notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued changes to equity investments. These changes require equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. However, an entity may choose to measure equity investments that do not have readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or similar investment of the same issuer. Also, the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values has been simplified by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment. Also, the new guidance will require changes in fair value of equity securities to be recognized immediately as a component of net income instead of being reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss until the gain (loss) is realized. These changes, which will be applied on a prospective basis, become effectivemodel for Arconic on January 1, 2018. Management determined that the adoption of these changes will not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued changes to the accounting and presentation of leases. These changes require lessees to recognize a right of use asset and lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. For leases with a term of 12 months or less, a lessee is permitted to make an accounting policy election by class of underlying asset not to recognize a right of use asset and lease liability. Additionally, when measuring assets and liabilities arising from a lease, optional payments should be included only if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option to extend the lease, exercise a purchase option, or not exercise an option to terminate the lease. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2019. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes on the Consolidated Financial Statements, which will require right of use assets and lease liabilities be recorded in the consolidated balance sheet for operating leases. An estimate of the impact of this standard is not currently determinable.

In June 2016, the FASB added aexpected credit losses. The new impairment model (known as the current expected credit loss (CECL)("CECL") model) that is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. Under the new guidance, an entityThe Company recognizes as an allowance its estimate of expected credit losses. The CECL model applies to most debt instruments, trade receivables, lease receivables, financial guarantee contracts, and other loan commitments. The CECL model does not have a minimum threshold for recognitioncommitments and requires the measurement of impairment losses and entities will need to measure expected credit losses on assets including those that have a low risk of loss. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Issued
In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance that impacts disclosures for defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans. These changes become effective for Arconicthe Company's 2020 annual report. Management has determined that the adoption of this guidance will not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements and plans to adopt for the 2020 annual report.
In December 2019, the FASB issued guidance that is intended to simplify various aspects related to the accounting for income taxes. These changes become effective on January 1, 2020.2021, with early adoption permitted. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of these changes on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Statements and plans to adopt on January 1, 2021.

In August 2016,March 2020, the FASB issued changesamendments that provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform, if certain criteria are met. The amendments apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued
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due to reference rate reform. These amendments are effective immediately and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the classificationpotential impact of certain cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. The guidance identifies eight specific cash flow items and the sections where they must be presented within the statement of cash flows. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2018. Management does not expect these changes to have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued amendments to modernize the Regulation S-K disclosure requirements about description of business, legal proceedings and risk factors. The amendments permit registrants to take a more principles based approach to tailor business and risk factors disclosures to their circumstances and calls for enhanced human capital disclosures. The amendments, which became effective on November 2016,9, 2020, are designed to improve the FASB issued changes toreadability of these disclosures and discourage the classificationrepetition of cash and cash equivalents within the cash flow statement. Restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents will be included within the cash and cash equivalents line on the cash flow statement and a reconciliation must be prepared to the statement of financial position. Transfers between restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents will no longer be presented as cash flow activities in the statement of cash flows and material balances of restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents must disclose information regarding the nature of the restrictions. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2018. Management determined that thenon-material information. The adoption of these changes willthis new guidance did not have a material impact on this Form 10-Q.
D. Segment Information
Following the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, Howmet’s operations consist of 4 worldwide reportable segments as follows:

Engine Products
Engine Products produces investment castings and seamless rolled rings primarily for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines. Engine Products produces rotating parts as well as structural parts.
Fastening Systems
Fastening Systems produces aerospace fastening systems, as well as commercial transportation fasteners. The business’s high-tech, multi-material fastening systems are found nose to tail on aircraft and aero engines. The business’s products are also critical components of automobiles, commercial transportation vehicles, and construction and industrial equipment.
Engineered Structures
Engineered Structures produces titanium and aluminum ingots and mill products for aerospace and defense applications and is vertically integrated to produce titanium forgings, extrusions forming and machining services for airframe, wing, aero-engine, and landing gear components. Engineered Structures also produces aluminum forgings, nickel forgings, and aluminum machined components and assemblies for aerospace and defense applications.
Forged Wheels
Forged Wheels provides forged aluminum wheels and related products for heavy-duty trucks and the commercial transportation markets.
Goodwill
The Company had $4,072 of Goodwill at September 30, 2020, and the Company reviews it for impairment annually in the fourth quarter or more frequently if indicators exist or if a decision is made to sell or realign a business.
On January 1, 2020, management transferred the Savannahbusiness from the Engine Products segment to the Engineered Structures segment, based on synergies with forgings technologies and manufacturing capabilities. As a result of the reorganization, goodwill of $17 was reallocated from Engine Products to Engineered Structures, and these reporting units were evaluated for impairment during the first quarter of 2020. The estimated fair value of each of these reporting units substantially exceeded their carrying value; thus, there was no goodwill impairment at the date the business was transferred.
During the first quarter of 2020, Howmet's market capitalization declined significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Over the same period, the equity value of our peer group companies, and the overall U.S. stock market also declined significantly amid market volatility. In March 2017,addition, as a result of the FASB issued changesCOVID-19 pandemic and measures designed to shortencontain the amortization period for certain callable debt securities held at a premium. Specifically,spread, sales globally to customers in the amendments require the premiumaerospace and commercial transportation industries that are impacted by COVID-19 have been and are expected to be amortizednegatively impacted as a result of disruption in demand. As a result of these macroeconomic factors, we performed a qualitative impairment test to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units is less than its carrying value.
As a result of this assessment, the Company performed a quantitative impairment test in the first quarter for the Engineered Structures reporting unit and concluded that though the margin between the fair value of the reporting unit and carrying value had declined from approximately 60% to approximately 15%, it was not impaired. Consistent with prior practice, a discounted cash flow model was used to estimate the current fair value of the reporting unit. The significant assumptions and estimates utilized to determine fair value were developed utilizing current market and forecast information reflecting the disruption in demand that has and is expected to negatively impact the Company’s sales globally in the aerospace industry. In the second and third quarters of 2020, there were no indicators of impairment identified for the Engineered Structures reporting unit as the margin between fair value of the reporting unit and carrying value exceeded 20%. If our actual results or external market factors decline significantly from management’s estimates, future goodwill impairment charges may be necessary and could be material.
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The operating results of the Company’s reportable segments were as follows. Differences between total segment and consolidated totals are in Corporate.
   Engine Products   Fastening Systems   Engineered Structures   Forged WheelsTotal
Segment
Third quarter ended September 30, 2020
Sales:
Third-party sales$485 $271 $206 $172 $1,134 
Inter-segment sales
Total sales$486 $271 $207 $172 $1,136 
Profit and loss:
Segment operating profit$39 $33 $10 $35 $117 
Restructuring and other charges18 
Provision for depreciation and amortization31 12 13 10 66 
Capital expenditures15 33 
Third quarter ended September 30, 2019
Sales:
Third-party sales$844 $391 $318 $241 $1,794 
Inter-segment sales
Total sales$845 $391 $322 $241 $1,799 
Profit and loss:
Segment operating profit$161 $102 $40 $60 $363 
Restructuring and other charges43 44 
Provision for depreciation and amortization31 12 15 66 
Capital expenditures39 11 61 
   Engine Products   Fastening Systems   Engineered Structures   Forged WheelsTotal
Segment
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Sales:
Third-party sales$1,851 $982 $710 $476 $4,019 
Inter-segment sales10 
Total sales$1,855 $982 $716 $476 $4,029 
Profit and loss:
Segment operating profit$309 $199 $57 $91 $656 
Restructuring and other charges44 26 21 94 
Provision for depreciation and amortization92 36 40 29 197 
Capital expenditures48 24 11 17 100 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Sales:
Third-party sales$2,492 $1,185 $943 $752 $5,372 
Inter-segment sales10 19 
Total sales$2,501 $1,185 $953 $752 $5,391 
Profit and loss:
Segment operating profit$465 $297 $81 $193 $1,036 
Restructuring and other charges296 198 505 
Provision for depreciation and amortization100 36 46 24 206 
Capital expenditures165 24 22 56 267 
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The following table reconciles Total segment operating profit to Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Total segment operating profit$117 $363 $656 $1,036 
Unallocated amounts:
Restructuring and other charges(22)(56)(166)(572)
Corporate expense(22)(51)(85)(170)
Consolidated operating income$73 $256 $405 $294 
Interest expense, net(77)(85)(305)(256)
Other expense, net(8)(8)(26)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$(12)$163 $100 $12 

The following table reconciles Total segment capital expenditures, which are presented on an accrual basis, with Capital expenditures as presented on the statement of cash flows. Differences between segment and consolidated totals are in Corporate and discontinued operations, including the impact of changes in accrued capital expenditures during the period.
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Total segment capital expenditures$33 $61 $100 $267 
Corporate and discontinued operations66 120 265 
Capital expenditures$36 $127 $220 $532 

The following table disaggregates segment revenue by major end market served. Differences between total segment and consolidated totals are in Corporate.
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   Engine Products   Fastening Systems   Engineered Structures   Forged WheelsTotal
Segment
Third quarter ended September 30, 2020
Aerospace - Commercial$199 $169 $104 $$472 
Aerospace - Defense142 37 82 261 
Commercial Transportation38 172 210 
Industrial and Other144 27 20 191 
Total end-market revenue$485 $271 $206 $172 $1,134 
Third quarter ended September 30, 2019
Aerospace - Commercial$571 $267 $226 $$1,064 
Aerospace - Defense120 41 65 226 
Commercial Transportation59 241 305 
Industrial and Other148 24 27 199 
Total end-market revenue$844 $391 $318 $241 $1,794 
Nine months ended September 30, 2020
Aerospace - Commercial$1,018 $650 $432 $$2,100 
Aerospace - Defense394 120 216 730 
Commercial Transportation118 476 594 
Industrial and Other439 94 62 595 
Total end-market revenue$1,851 $982 $710 $476 $4,019 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
Aerospace - Commercial$1,689 $803 $672 $$3,164 
Aerospace - Defense350 115 194 659 
Commercial Transportation17 179 754 950 
Industrial and Other436 88 77 (2)599 
Total end-market revenue$2,492 $1,185 $943 $752 $5,372 

In the nine months ended September 30 , 2020, the Company derived 70% of its revenue from aerospace end markets of which 11% related to General Electric Company.

E. Restructuring and Other Charges
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Layoff costs$17 $$93 $68 
Reversals of previously recorded layoff reserves(10)(2)
Pension, Other post-retirement benefits and Deferred Compensation - net settlements and curtailments67 (8)
Non-cash asset impairments442 
Net loss on divestitures of assets and businesses42 54 
Other18 
Restructuring and other charges$22 $56 $166 $572 

In the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $22, which included a $17 charge for layoff costs, including the separation of 791 employees (415 in Engine Products and 376 in Engineered Structures); a $8 settlement accounting charge related to United Kingdom (U.K.) and U.S. pension plans, and a $2 charge for accelerated
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depreciation. These charges were partially offset by a $3 benefit from the termination of a deferred compensation plan and a $2 curtailment benefit related to a post-retirement plan.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $166, which included a $93 charge for layoff costs, including the separation of 3,772 employees (1,706 in Engine Products, 1,275 in Fastening Systems, 676 in Engineered Structures, 92 in Forged Wheels and 23 in Corporate); a $72 charge for U.K. and U.S. pension plans' settlement accounting; a $6 post-closing adjustment related to the earliest call date. sale of the Company’s U.K. forgings business; a $5 charge for impairment of assets associated with an agreement to sell an aerospace components business in the U.K that did not occur and the business was returned to held for use; a $2 charge for accelerated depreciation and a $5 charge for various other exit costs. These charges were partially offset by a benefit of $10 related to the reversal of a number of prior period programs; a $3 benefit from the termination of a deferred compensation plan; a $2 curtailment benefit related to a post-retirement plan and a gain of $2 on the sale of assets.
In the third quarter of 2019, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $56 which included a $43 charge for impairment of assets associated with an agreement to sell a U.K. forging business; a $8 charge for impairment of properties, plants, and equipment related to the Company’s primary research and development facility; a $4 settlement accounting charge related to U.S. pension plans; a $2 charge for various other exit costs including accelerated depreciation; partially offset by a net gain of $1 on the sale of assets.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $572 which included a $428 charge for impairment of the Disks long-lived asset group; a $68 charge for layoff costs, including the separation of 901 employees (103 in Engine Products, 112 in Engineered Structures, 132 in Fastening Systems, 60 in Forged Wheels and 494 in Corporate); a $43 charge for impairment of assets associated with an agreement to sell the UK forging business; a $14 charge for impairment of properties, plants, and equipment related to the Company’s primary research and development facility; a $12 charge for other exit costs from lease terminations primarily related to the exit of the corporate aircraft; a $12 loss on sale of assets primarily related to a small additive business; a $8 settlement accounting charge for U.S. pension plans; a $2 net charge for executive severance net of the benefit of forfeited executive stock compensation and a $4 charge for other exit costs; partially offset by a benefit of $16 related to the elimination of the life insurance benefit for the U.S. salaried and non-bargaining hourly retirees of the Company and its subsidiaries; a benefit of $2 for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods and a net gain of $1 on the sales of assets.
The amendments do not requireCompany recorded an impairment charge of $428 related to the Disks long-lived asset group in the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2019, of which $247 and $181 was related to the Engine Products and Engineered Structures segments, respectively, as the carrying value exceeded the forecasted undiscounted cash flows composed of a write-down of properties, plants and equipment, intangible assets and certain other noncurrent assets.
Layoff costsOther exit costsTotal
Reserve balances at December 31, 2019$13 $$13 
Cash payments(38)(38)
Restructuring charges150 16 166 
Other(1)
(67)(16)(83)
Reserve balances at September 30, 2020$58 $$58 

(1) In 2020, Layoff costs included $72 in settlement accounting changecharges related to U.K. and U.S. pension plans, a $3 benefit from the termination of a deferred compensation plan and a $2 curtailment benefit related to a post-retirement plan; while Other exit costs included a charge of $5 for securities held atimpairment of assets and a discount;$6 post-closing adjustment related to the discount continuessale of a business; a $2 charge for accelerated depreciation and a $5 charge for other exit costs, which were offset by a gain of $2 on the sale of assets.
The remaining Layoff cost reserves are expected to be amortized to maturity. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2019paid in cash by the end of the third quarter of 2021.
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F. Other Expense, Net
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Non-service related net periodic benefit cost$$$19 $15 
Interest income(1)(5)(5)(20)
Foreign currency (gains) losses, net(5)(12)
Net loss from asset sales
Deferred compensation16 
Other, net(4)(9)(2)
Total$$$$26 

G. Pension and early adoption is permitted. Management determined that the adoption of these changes will not have a material impact on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In March 2017, the FASB issued changes to the presentation of net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit cost. Other Postretirement Benefits

The new guidance requires registrants to present the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost in the same income statement line item or items as other employee compensation costs arising from services rendered during the period. Also, only the service cost component will be eligible for asset capitalization. Registrants will present the other components of net periodic benefit cost separately from the servicewere as follows:
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Pension benefits
Service cost$$$10 $19 
Interest cost17 59 81 177 
Expected return on plan assets(21)(71)(115)(214)
Recognized net actuarial loss12 35 66 104 
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)
Settlements72 
Net periodic benefit cost(1)
17 33 114 95 
Discontinued operations21 20 69 
Net amount recognized in continuing operations in Statement of Consolidated Operations$17 $12 $94 $26 
Other postretirement benefits    
Service cost$$$$
Interest cost21 
Recognized net actuarial loss
Amortization of prior service cost (benefit)(2)(1)(5)(4)
Curtailments(2)(2)(58)
Net periodic benefit cost(1)
(1)(33)
Discontinued operations(22)
Net amount recognized in continuing operations in Statement of Consolidated Operations$(1)$$$(11)
(1)Service cost component; and, the line item or items used in the income statement to present the other components of net periodic benefit cost must be disclosed. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The new standard must be adopted retrospectively for the presentation of the service cost component and the other components of net periodic benefit cost in the income statement, and prospectively for the asset capitalization of the service cost component of net periodic benefit cost. The Company currently records non-service related net periodic pension cost and net periodic postretirement benefit costcontinuing operations was included within Cost of goods sold, Selling, general administrative, and other expenses, and Research and development expensesexpenses; settlements and upon the adoption of this standard will becurtailments were included in Restructuring and other charges; and all other cost components were recorded separately from service cost in the Other income,expense, net line item in the Statement of Consolidated Operations. The impactamounts included in Net periodic benefit cost include costs related to both continuing and discontinued operations.

Pension benefits
In the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company undertook a number of actions to reduce pension obligations in the U.K. by offering lump sum payments to certain plan participants and entering into group annuity contracts with a third-party carrier to pay and administer future annuity payments. The Company applied
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settlement accounting to these U.K. pension plans which resulted in settlement charges of $62 that were recorded in Restructuring and other charges in the Statement of Consolidated Operations in the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020.
In the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company also applied settlement accounting to certain Canadian, U.K., and U.S. pension plans due to lump sum payments to participants which resulted in settlement charges of $8 and $10, respectively, that were recorded in Restructuring and other charges.
In the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company applied settlement accounting to certain U.S. pension plans due to lump sum payments to participants which resulted in settlement charges of $4 and $8, respectively, that were recorded in Restructuring and other charges.
Other postretirement benefits
In the third quarter of 2020, the Company applied curtailment accounting due to a workforce reduction resulting in a decrease in expense of $2 which is recorded in Restructuring and other charges in the Statement of Consolidated Operations. 
In the second quarter of 2020, the Company communicated to plan participants that for its U.S. salaried and non-bargained hourly retirees of the retrospective adoption of this standard update will be an increase to consolidated operating income of approximately $150 while there will be no impact to consolidated net income for the year endedCompany and its subsidiaries, it would eliminate certain health care subsidies effective December 31, 2017. Management is currently evaluating the potential impact of prospectively adopting the asset capitalization of only the service cost component on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued clarification to guidance on the modification accounting criteria2021 and that for share-based payment awards. The new guidance requires registrants to apply modification accounting unless three specific criteria are met. The three criteria are 1) the fair valuecertain bargained retirees of the award isCompany, it would eliminate certain health care subsidies effective December 31, 2021 and the same before and after the modification, 2) the vesting conditions are the same before and after the modification and 3) the classification aslife insurance benefit effective August 1, 2020. As a debt or equity award is the same before and after the modification. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2018 and are to be applied prospectively to new awards granted after adoption. Management is currently evaluating the potential impactresult of these changes, onin the Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2017,second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the FASB issued guidance that will make more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess effectiveness. It is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with companies’ risk management strategies, simplify the application of hedge accounting, and increase transparency asCompany recorded a decrease to the scope and resultsAccrued other postretirement benefits liability of hedging programs. These changes become effective for Arconic on January 1, 2019. For cash flow and net investment hedges existing at the date of adoption, Arconic will apply a cumulative-effect adjustment related to eliminating the separate measurement of ineffectiveness to accumulated$6, which was offset in Accumulated other comprehensive income with a corresponding adjustmentloss.

In the first quarter of 2019, the Company communicated to the opening balance of retained earnings asplan participants that for its U.S. salaried and non-bargained hourly retirees of the beginning ofCompany and its subsidiaries, it would eliminate the fiscal year in which the amendment is adopted. The amended presentationlife insurance benefit effective May 1, 2019, and disclosure guidance is required only prospectively. Management is currently evaluating the potential impactcertain health care subsidies effective December 31, 2019. As a result of these changes, in the first quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a decrease to the Accrued other postretirement benefits liability of $75, which was offset by a curtailment benefit of $58 (of which $16 was recorded in Restructuring and other charges and $42 in discontinued operations in the Statement of Consolidated Operations) and $17 in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity.
H. Income Taxes
The Company’s year-to-date tax provision is comprised of the most recent estimated annual effective tax rate applied to year-to-date pre-tax ordinary income. The tax impacts of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are recorded discretely in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, the tax provision is adjusted for the interim period impact of non-benefited pre-tax losses.
The estimated annual effective tax rate, before discrete items, applied to ordinary income was 34.5% in both the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, and 75.8% in both the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The 2020 rate was higher than the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to U.S. tax on foreign earnings, incremental state tax and foreign taxes on earnings also subject to U.S. federal income tax, and higher nondeductible expenses. The 2019 rate was higher due to U.S. tax on foreign earnings including estimated U.S. tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI"), nondeductible impairment of certain domestic and foreign long-lived assets, and other nondeductible expenses.
For the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, the tax rate including discrete items was 400.0% (benefit on a relatively small loss) and 64.4% (provision on income), respectively. For the third quarter of 2020, the Company recorded a discrete tax benefit of $41 related to a $36 benefit for a U.S. tax law change as described below, a net $6 benefit for prior year items, and a net $1 charge for other items. For the third quarter of 2019, the Company recorded a discrete tax charge of $14 related to a net $12 charge for prior year items, and a net $2 charge for other items.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the tax rate including discrete items was 5.0% (benefit on income) and 33.3% (provision on income), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a discrete tax benefit of $39 related to a $36 benefit for a U.S. tax law change as described below, a $6 charge for the remeasurement of deferred tax balances in various jurisdictions as a result of the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, a $5 benefit for stock compensation, a net $2 benefit for prior year items, and a net $2 benefit for other items. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company recorded a discrete tax benefit of $23 related to a $25 benefit to deduct prior year foreign taxes rather than claim a U.S. foreign tax credit, a $12 benefit to remeasure certain deferred tax assets as a result of a foreign tax rate change, a net $12 charge for prior year items, and a net $2 charge for other items.


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The U.S. tax law change, applicable to taxable years beginning in 2018, relates to final regulations issued in July 2020 that provide for an exclusion of certain high-taxed foreign earnings from the calculation of tax on GILTI. The Company intends to amend its 2018 and 2019 U.S. income tax returns to elect the high-tax exclusion, thereby reducing the amount of GILTI in those years and resulting in a discrete tax benefit during the third quarter of 2020.
The tax provisions for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were comprised of the following:
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Pre-tax income (loss) at estimated annual effective income tax rate before discrete items$(4)$124 $34 $
Impact of change in estimated annual effective tax rate on previous quarter’s pre-tax income(2)(37)
Interim period treatment of operational losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is recognized(1)18 
Other discrete items(41)14 (39)(23)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes$(48)$105 $(5)$

I. Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share ("EPS") amounts are computed by dividing earnings, after the deduction of preferred stock dividends declared, by the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS amounts assume the issuance of common stock for all potentially dilutive share equivalents outstanding.
The information used to compute basic and diluted EPS attributable to the Company's common shareholders was as follows (shares in millions):
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders:
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common shareholders$36 $58 $105 $
Income (loss) attributable from discontinued operations37 50 153 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders36 95 155 161 
Less: preferred stock dividends declared(1)(1)(2)(2)
Net income available to the Company's common shareholders - basic35 94 153 159 
Add: Interest expense related to convertible notes
Net income available to the Company's common shareholders - diluted$35 $97 $153 $159 
Average shares outstanding - basic436 436 436 451 
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options
Stock and performance awards
Convertible notes(1)
15 
Average shares outstanding - diluted439 457 440 455 
(1)The convertible notes matured on October 15, 2019 (see Note O). No shares of the Company’s common stock were issued in connection with the maturity or the final conversion of the convertible notes. As of October 15, 2019, the calculation of average diluted shares outstanding ceased to include the approximately 15 shares of common stock and the corresponding interest expense previously attributable to the convertible notes.
Common stock outstanding at September 30, 2020 and 2019 was 434 and 434, respectively.

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The 15 decrease in the average shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to same period in 2019 was primarily due to the 55 of shares repurchased during 2019. As average shares outstanding are used in the calculation for both basic and diluted EPS, the full impact of 2019 share repurchases was not realized in EPS in the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as the share repurchases occurred at varying points during 2019.
The following shares were excluded from the calculation of average shares outstanding – diluted as their effect was anti-dilutive (shares in millions).
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Convertible notes15 
Stock options(1)
(1)The weighted average exercise price per share of options excluded from diluted EPS was $26.03 and $32.64 as of September 30, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.
On May 20, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") authorized the repurchase of $500 of the Company's outstanding common stock (the "Share Repurchase Program") by means of trading plans established from time to time in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, block trades, private transactions, open market repurchases and/or accelerated share repurchase agreements or other derivative transactions. There was no stated expiration for the Share Repurchase Program under which the Company may repurchase shares from time to time and pursuant to such terms, as and if it deems appropriate. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. During August and September 2020, 2.9 shares were repurchased on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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open market at an average price of $17.36 for approximately $51 in cash, including commission. All of the shares repurchased have been retired. After giving effect to the share repurchases made through September 30, 2020, approximately $299 remains available under the prior authorizations by the Board for the Share Repurchase Program. The amount of share repurchases by the Company may be limited under the terms of the Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement. (See Note O.)

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C.


J. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following table details the activity of the four components that comprise Accumulated other comprehensive loss for both Arconic’s shareholders and noncontrolling interests:

   Arconic   Noncontrolling Interests 
   Third quarter ended   Third quarter ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Pension and other postretirement benefits (M)

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(1,931  $(3,514  $—     $(53

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost

   (7   (819   —      (1)

Tax benefit

   1    286    —      —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications, net of tax

   (6   (533   —      (1)
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost(1)

   56    109    —      1 

Tax expense(2)

   (19   (38   —      (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax(5)

   37    71    —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss)

   31    (462   —      (1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(1,900  $(3,976  $—     $(54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(523  $(2,064  $(2  $(641

Other comprehensive income(3)

   85    157    —      45 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(438  $(1,907  $(2  $(596
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(2  $(1  $—     $—  

Other comprehensive income(4)

   1    —      —      —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(1  $(1  $—     $—  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $2   $364   $—     $11 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Net change from periodic revaluations

   15    (430   —      20 

Tax (expense) benefit

   (5   126    —      (6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   10    (304   —      14 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net amount reclassified to earnings

   —      (46   —      (34

Tax benefit(2)

   —      12    —      10 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (5)

   —      (34   —      (24
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss)

   10    (338   —      (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $12   $26   $—     $1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)These amounts were included in the computation ofloss:
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Pension and other postretirement benefits (G)
Balance at beginning of period$(866)$(2,281)$(2,732)$(2,344)
Other comprehensive income:
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost/benefit(7)(6)(66)60 
Tax expense11 (13)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax(4)(4)(55)47 
Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost(1)
16 39 133 54 
Tax (expense) benefit (2)
(4)(9)(24)(12)
Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(3)
12 30 109 42 
Total Other comprehensive income26 54 89 
Transfer to Arconic Corporation$(22)$1,798 
Balance at end of period$(880)$(2,255)$(880)$(2,255)
Foreign currency translation
Balance at beginning of period$(1,097)$(587)$(596)$(583)
Foreign currency translation48 (87)(39)(91)
Net amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss(4)
14 
Other comprehensive income (loss)48 (87)(25)(91)
Transfer to Arconic Corporation(428)
Balance at end of period$(1,049)$(674)$(1,049)$(674)
Available-for-sale securities
Balance at beginning of period$$$$(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)(5)
Balance at end of period$$$$
Cash flow hedges
Balance at beginning of period$(5)$(1)$(1)$
Adoption of accounting standard(2)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Net change from periodic revaluations(6)(5)
Tax expense
Total Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax(4)(3)
Net amount reclassified to earnings
Tax expense(2)
(1)(1)(1)
Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(3)
Total Other comprehensive income (loss)(2)
Balance at end of period$$$$
Accumulated other comprehensive loss$(1,929)$(2,928)$(1,929)$(2,928)
(1)These amounts were recorded in Other expense, net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefits (see Note M).
(2)These amounts were included in Provision for income taxes on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations.
(3)In all periods presented, there were no tax impacts related to rate changes and no amounts were reclassified to earnings.
(4)Realized gains and losses were included in Other income, net on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations.
(5)A positive amount indicates a corresponding charge to earnings and a negative amount indicates a corresponding benefit to earnings. These amounts were reflected on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations in the line items indicated in footnotes 2 through 4.

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   Arconic   Noncontrolling Interests 
   Nine months ended   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Pension and other postretirement benefits (M)

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(2,010  $(3,611  $—    $(56

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Unrecognized net actuarial loss and prior service cost

   4    (883   —     —  

Tax (expense) benefit

   (3   312    —     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   1    (571   —     —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amortization of net actuarial loss and prior service cost(1)

   167    317    —     3 

Tax expense(2)

   (58   (111   —     (1)
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(5)

   109    206    —     2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss)

   110    (365   —     2 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(1,900  $(3,976  $—    $(54
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(689  $(2,412  $(2  $(780

Other comprehensive income(3)

   251    505    —     184 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(438  $(1,907  $(2  $(596
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Available-for-sale securities

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $132   $(5  $—    $—  

Other comprehensive (loss) income(4)

   (133   4    —     —  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $(1  $(1  $—    $—  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

        

Balance at beginning of period

  $(1  $597   $—    $(3

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Net change from periodic revaluations

   20    (772   —     35 

Tax (expense) benefit

   (7   229    —     (10
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

   13    (543   —     25 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net amount reclassified to earnings

   —      (41   —     (29

Tax benefit2)

   —     13    —     8 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total amount reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax(5)

   —      (28   —     (21
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Other comprehensive income (loss)

   13    (571   —     4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $12   $26   $—    $1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)These amounts were included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost for pension and other postretirement benefits (see Note M).
(2)These amounts were included in Provision for income taxes on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations.
(3)In all periods presented, there were no tax impacts related to rate changes and no amounts were reclassified to earnings.
(4)Realized gains and losses were included in Other income, net on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations.
(5)A positive amount indicates a corresponding charge to earnings and a negative amount indicates a corresponding benefit to earnings. These amounts were reflected on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations in the line items indicated in footnotes 2 through 4.

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D. Restructuring and Other Charges

In the third quarter of 2017, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $19 ($13 after-tax), which included $11 ($8 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives including the separation of 124 employees (111 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, 12 in Corporate and 1 in the Global Rolled Products segment); and a net charge of $8 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items.

In the first nine months of 2017, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $118 ($99 after-tax), which included $59 ($40 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives including the separation of approximately 800 employees (350 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, 243 in the Global Rolled Products segment, 133 in the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment and 74 in Corporate); a charge of $60 ($60 after-tax) related to the sale of the Fusina, Italy rolling mill; a net benefit of $6 ($4 after-tax), for the reversal of forfeited executive stock compensation of $13, partially offset by a charge of $7 for the related severance; a net charge of $7 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a favorable benefit of $2 ($2 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

In the third quarter of 2016, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $3 ($2 after-tax), which included $4 ($2 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives and the separation of Alcoa Inc. (see Note G), including the separation of approximately 70 employees (60 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment and 10 in Corporate); a net charge of $7 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a favorable benefit of $8 ($5 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

In the first nine months of 2016, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $33 ($22 after-tax), which included $34 ($21 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives and the separation of Alcoa Inc. (see Note G), including the separation of approximately 1,140 employees (860 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, 30 in the Global Rolled Products segment, 240 in the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment, and 10 in Corporate); a net charge of $14 ($9 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a net favorable benefit of $15 ($8 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

Arconic does not include Restructuring and other charges in the results of its reportable segments. The pretax impact of such charges to segment results would have been as follows:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Engineered Products and Solutions

  $10   $(1  $24   $16 

Global Rolled Products

   2    (1   76    1 

Transportation and Construction Solutions

   2    (2   11    6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Total

   14    (4   111    23 

Corporate

   5    7    7    10 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Restructuring and other charges

  $19   $3   $118   $33 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2017, approximately 155 of the 800 employees associated with 2017 restructuring programs, approximately 1,200 of the 1,750 employees (previously 1,800) associated with 2016 restructuring programs (with planned departures in 2017), and approximately 1,120 of the 1,220 employees (previously 1,240) associated with the 2015 restructuring programs were separated. The total number of employees associated with both the 2016 and 2015 restructuring programs was updated to reflect employees who, initially identified for separation, accepted other positions within Arconic, as well as natural attrition. Most of the remaining separations for the 2017 restructuring programs are expected to be completed in 2017 and 2018. All of the remaining separations for the 2016 and 2015 restructuring programs are expected to be completed by the end of 2017.

In the 2017 third quarter and nine-month period, cash payments of $11 and $13, respectively, were made against layoff reserves related to 2017 restructuring programs, cash payments of $3 and $23, respectively, were made against layoff reserves related to 2016 restructuring programs, and cash payments of $1 and $5, respectively, were made against the layoff reserves related to 2015 restructuring programs.

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Activity and reserve balances for restructuring charges were as follows:

   Layoff
costs
   Other exit
costs
   Total 

Reserve balances at December 31, 2015

  $84   $9   $93 

2016:

      

Cash payments

   (73   (13   (86

Restructuring charges

   70    27    97 

Other*

   (31   (14   (45
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve balances at December 31, 2016

   50    9    59 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

2017:

      

Cash payments

   (41   (5   (46

Restructuring charges

   54    —      54 

Other*

   10    (1   9 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reserve balances at September 30, 2017

  $73   $3   $76 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Other includes reversals of previously recorded restructuring charges and the effects of foreign currency translation. In 2017, Other for layoff costs includes the reclassification of a stock awards reversal of $13. In 2016, Other for other exit costs also included reclassifications of $8 in asset retirement, $2 in environmental obligations and $4 in legal obligations as these liabilities were included in Arconic’s separate reserves for asset retirement obligations, environmental remediation and legal costs.

The remaining reserves are expected to be paid in cash during the remainder of 2017, except for approximately $15 to $20, which is expected to be paid within the next year for layoffs.

As part of its ongoing restructuring in Brazil, the Company anticipates recognizing a restructuring-related charge of approximately $30 - $50 in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to its extrusions business which is part of the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment. The charge relates to the noncash impairment of the net book value of the business.

E. Acquisitions and Divestitures

In April 2016, Arconic completed the sale of the Remmele Medical business to LISI MEDICAL for $102 in cash ($99 net of transaction costs)F). This business, which was part of the RTI International Metals acquisition, manufactures precision-machined metal products for customers in the minimally invasive surgical device and implantable device markets. While owned by Arconic, the operating results and assets and liabilities of this business

(2)These amounts were included in Provision (benefit) for income taxes on the Engineered ProductsStatement of Consolidated Operations.
(3)A positive amount indicates a charge to earnings and Solutions segment. Remmele Medical generated third-party sales of $23 from January 1, 2016 through the divestiture date, and, at the time of the divestiture, had approximately 330 employees. This transaction is no longer subjecta negative amount indicates a benefit to post-closing adjustments.

In March 2017, Arconic completed the sale of its Fusina, Italy rolling mill to Slim Aluminium. While owned by Arconic, the operating results and assets and liabilities of the Fusina, Italy rolling millearnings.

(4)Foreign currency translation charges were included in the Global Rolled Products segment. As part of the transaction, Arconic injected $10 of cash into the business and provided a third-party guarantee with a fair value of $5 related to Slim Aluminium’s environmental remediation. The Company recorded a loss on the sale of $60, which was recorded in Restructuring and other charges (see Note D) on the Statement of Consolidated Operations due to the sale of foreign entities.
(5)Realized gains and losses were included in Other expense, net on the Statement of Consolidated Operations.
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K. Receivables
Sale of Receivables Programs
The Company has 2 accounts receivable securitization arrangements.
The first is an arrangement with several financial institutions to sell certain customer receivables without recourse on a revolving basis ("Receivables Sale Program"). The sale of such receivables is completed using a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which is a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. This arrangement historically provided up to a maximum funding of $400 for receivables sold. The Company maintains a beneficial interest, or a right to collect cash, on the sold receivables that have not been funded (deferred purchase program receivable). In the first quarter of 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to remove subsidiaries of Arconic Corporation from the sale of receivables program in preparation for the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction and repurchased the remaining $282 unpaid receivables of Arconic Corporation in a non-cash transaction by reducing the amount of the deferred purchase program receivable. This amendment also reduced the maximum funding for receivables sold to $300. Effective September 30, 2020, the concentration limit of one customer may be reduced at the discretion of the financial institutions or automatically upon the downgrade of its debt rating as defined in the Receivables Sale Program agreement. A reduction in the customer's concentration limit would reduce the eligible receivable funding base thereby reducing the amount of future draws available and may also require repayment of a portion of existing draws.
The Company had net cash repayments totaling $153 ($189 in draws and $342 in repayments) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.2020.
As of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the deferred purchase program receivable was $53 and $246, respectively, which was included in Other receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. The rolling mill generated third-partydeferred purchase program receivable is reduced as collections of the underlying receivables occur; however, as this is a revolving program, the sale of new receivables will result in an increase in the deferred purchase program receivable. The Company services the customer receivables for the financial institutions at market rates; therefore, no servicing asset or liability was recorded.
Cash receipts from customer payments on sold receivables (which are cash receipts on the underlying trade receivables that have been previously sold) as well as cash receipts and cash disbursements from draws and repayments under the program are presented as cash receipts from sold receivables within investing activities in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows.
On April 14, 2020, the Company’s credit rating was downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., which resulted in a termination event under the provisions of the Receivables Sale Program agreement for which an amendment was executed on May 5, 2020 that cured it. This termination event under the Receivables Sale Program was not an event of default under the Company’s other financing and commercial agreements, including the Credit Agreement.
The second arrangement is one in which the Company, through a wholly-owned special purpose entity (“SPE”), entered into a receivables purchase agreement (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”) on June 30, 2020 such that the SPE may sell certain receivables to financial institutions until the earlier of June 30, 2021 or a termination event. The Receivables Purchase Agreement also contains customary representations and warranties, as well as affirmative and negative covenants. Pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, the Company does not maintain effective control over the transferred receivables, and therefore accounts for these transfers as sales of approximately $54receivables.
The SPE sold $46 and $128 for$123, respectively, of its receivables without recourse and received cash funding under this program during the nine-month periodsthird quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. At the time2020, resulting in derecognition of the divestiture,receivables from the rolling millCompany’s consolidated balance sheets. Cash received from collections of sold receivables is used by the SPE to fund additional purchases of receivables on a revolving basis, not to exceed $125, which is the aggregate maximum limit. As collateral against the sold receivables, the SPE maintains a certain level of unsold receivables, which was $28 at September 30, 2020. Costs associated with the sales of receivables are reflected in the Company’s Consolidated statements of operations for the periods in which the sales occur. Cash receipts from sold receivables are presented within Operating Activities in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows.
Other Customer Receivable Sales
In the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold $8 and $32 of a certain customer’s receivables in exchange for cash, the proceeds from which are presented in changes in receivables within operating activities in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows. The sale of these customer receivables partially offset the maximum funding reduction resulting from the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction as well as customer concentration limits within the first accounts receivable securitization arrangement. In the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold another customer’s receivables of $34 and $99 in exchange for cash, the proceeds from which are presented in changes in receivables within operating activities in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows. The sale of these customer receivables was undertaken to offset a change in the customer’s payment patterns (customer had approximately 312 employees.

F.been taking a discount for paying early).

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L. Inventories

   September 30,
2017
   December 31,
2016
 

Finished goods

  $651   $625 

Work-in-process

   1,332    1,144 

Purchased raw materials

   386    408 

Operating supplies

   84    76 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total inventories

  $2,453   $2,253 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Finished goods$539 $524 
Work-in-process683 741 
Purchased raw materials326 299 
Operating supplies44 43 
Total inventories$1,592 $1,607 

At September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016,2019, the portion of inventories valued on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) basis was $1,148$488 and $947,$503, respectively. If valued on an average-cost basis, total inventories would have been $449$127 and $371$133 higher at September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016,2019, respectively.

G.

M. Properties, Plants, and Equipment, net
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Land and land rights$97 $99 
Structures1,016��938 
Machinery and equipment3,816 3,626 
4,929 4,663 
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization2,560 2,449 
2,369 2,214 
Construction work-in-progress183 415 
Properties, plants, and equipment, net$2,552 $2,629 

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company identified a disclosure misclassification related to categories within properties, plants, and equipment at December 31, 2019, and corrected it in the current period by decreasing Land and land rights, Structures, Machinery and equipment, and Accumulated depreciation and amortization by $2, $120, $116, and $171, respectively, and increasing Construction work-in-progress by $67. Management evaluated the disclosure misclassification on previously issued financial statements and concluded that it was not material.

The Company incurred capital expenditures which remain unpaid at September 30, 2020 and 2019 of $29 and $71, respectively, which will result in cash outflows for investing activities in subsequent periods.
N. Leases
Operating lease cost, which includes short-term leases and variable lease payments and approximates cash paid, was $17 and $21 in the third quarter of 2020 and 2019, respectively. Operating lease cost, which includes short-term leases and variable lease payments and approximates cash paid, was $53 and $64 in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet were as follows:
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
Right-of-use assets classified in Other noncurrent assets$119 $125 
Current portion of lease liabilities classified in Other current liabilities
36 38 
Long-term portion of lease liabilities classified in Other noncurrent liabilities91 98 
Total lease liabilities$127 $136 


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O. Debt
September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
6.150% Notes, due 20201,000 
5.400% Notes, due 2021361 1,250 
5.870% Notes, due 2022476 627 
5.125% Notes, due 20241,250 1,250 
6.875% Notes, due 20251,200 
5.900% Notes, due 2027625 625 
6.750% Bonds, due 2028300 300 
5.950% Notes due 2037625 625 
4.750% Iowa Finance Authority Loan, due 2042250 250 
Other (1)
(6)13 
5,081 5,940 
Less: amount due within one year384 1,034 
Total long-term debt$4,697 $4,906 
(1)Includes various financing arrangements related to subsidiaries, unamortized debt discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs related to outstanding notes and bonds listed in the table above.
Public Debt.
On October 15, 2019, the 1.63% Convertible Notes matured in accordance with their terms and the Company repaid in cash the aggregate outstanding principal of $403 together with accrued and unpaid interest.
On April 6, 2020, the Company completed the early redemption of all $1,000 of its 6.150% Notes due 2020 (the "6.150% Notes") and the early partial redemption of $300 of its 5.400% Notes due 2021 (the 5.400% Notes"). Holders of the 6.150% Notes were paid an aggregate of $1,020 and holders of the 5.400% Notes were paid an aggregate of $315, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the redemption date. The Company incurred early termination premium and accrued interest of $35 and $17, respectively, which has been recorded in Interest expense, net during the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.
On April 16, 2020, the Company filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which became effective automatically (the “Shelf Registration Statement”). The Shelf Registration Statement allows for offerings of debt securities from time to time.
On April 24, 2020, the Company completed an offering of $1,200 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Notes due 2025, the proceeds of which have been used to fund the cash tender offers noted below and to pay related transaction fees, including applicable premiums and expenses, with the remaining amount to be used for general corporate purposes. The Company incurred deferred financing costs of $14 associated with the issuance in the second quarter of 2020.
On May 21, 2020, the Company completed a cash tender offer and redeemed $589 and $151 of principal amount of the 5.400% Notes due 2021 and its 5.870% Notes due 2022, respectively. The amount of early tender premium and accrued interest and associated with the notes accepted for early settlement were $24 and $4, respectively, which was recorded in Interest expense, net during the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2020 in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.
Credit Facilities.
In March 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to its Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The amendment was entered into to permit the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction and Discontinued Operations

to amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement, including a change to the existing financial covenant and reduction of total commitments available from $3,000 to $1,500, effective April 1, 2020 and extended the maturity date from June 29, 2023 to April 1, 2025. The Company was required to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Net Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to be no greater than 3.50 to 1.00.

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On NovemberJune 26, 2020, the Company entered into another amendment to its Credit Agreement to provide relief from its existing financial covenant through December 31, 2021 and reduce total commitment available from $1,500 to $1,000. The Company will be required to maintain a ratio of Consolidated Net Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as of the end of each fiscal quarter for the period of the four fiscal quarters of the Company most recently ended, to be no greater than (i)5.00 to 1.00 for any quarter ending on or prior to December 31, 2020, (ii) 5.25 to 1.00 for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, (iii) 5.00 to 1.00 for the quarter ending June 30, 2021, (iv) 4.50 to 1.00 for the quarter ending September 30, 2021, and (v) 4.00 to 1.00 for the quarter ending December 31, 2021. The ratio returns to 3.50 to 1.00 for all periods thereafter. Under the amendment to the Credit Agreement, during the covenant relief period from June 30, 2020 through December 31, 2021 (unless the Company ends the covenant relief period earlier in accordance with the amendment), common stock dividends and share repurchases are permitted only if no borrowings are outstanding under the Credit Agreement and are limited to an aggregate amount of $100 through June 30, 2021, with such limit increasing by $150 to an aggregate amount of $250 after June 30, 2021 if the Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDA ratio is no greater than 3.75 to 1.00.There were 0 amounts outstanding at September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019, and 0 amounts were borrowed during 2020 or 2019 under the Credit Agreement. At September 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement. Availability under the Credit Agreement could be reduced in future periods if the Company fails to maintain the required ratios referenced above.

In addition to the Credit Agreement, the Company has another credit agreement that provided a borrowing capacity of $100 at September 30, 2020 which expired on October 31, 2020. The purpose of any borrowings under this credit arrangement is to provide for working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. The covenants contained in this arrangement are the same as the Credit Agreement. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, there were no borrowings or repayments under this other credit facility.
P. Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The carrying values of Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash, Derivatives, Noncurrent receivables, and Short-term debt included in the Consolidated Balance Sheet approximate their fair value. The Company holds exchange-traded fixed income securities which are considered available-for-sale securities that are carried at fair value which is based on quoted market prices which are classified in Level 1 2016, Arconicof the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of Long-term debt, less amount due within one year was based on quoted market prices for public debt and on interest rates that are currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and maturities for non-public debt. The fair value amounts for all Long-term debt were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.
 September 30, 2020December 31, 2019
 Carrying
value
Fair
value
Carrying
value
Fair
value
Long-term debt, less amount due within one year$4,697 $5,079 $4,906 $5,337 
Restricted cash, which was included in Prepaid assets and other current liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $3 and $55 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
Q. Acquisitions and Divestitures
2020 Divestitures
On January 31, 2020, the Company reached an agreement to sell a small manufacturing plant in the U.K. for $12 in cash, subject to working capital and other adjustments. The operating results and assets and liabilities of this plant are included in the Engineered Structures segment. As a result of entering into the agreement to sell, the Company recognized a charge of $12 related to a non-cash impairment of the net book value of the business, primarily properties, plants, and equipment in the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. As the sale is not expected to occur, the Company changed the classification of the assets from held for sale to held for use in the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and recorded these assets at their lower of carrying value (assuming no initial reclassification for held for sale was made) or fair value. The result was a reversal of $7 related to a non-cash impairment in the second quarter of 2020. These charges were recorded in Restructuring and other charges in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.
2019 Divestitures
On December 1, 2019, the Company completed the Separation Transaction. Alcoa Inc.,sale of its forgings business in the U.K. for $64 in cash, which resulted in a loss on sale of $46 that was re-named Arconic Inc., continuedrecognized in 2019 (of which $43 and $3 was recognized in the third quarter and fourth quarter of 2019, respectively) and an incremental charge of $6 related to owncertain post-closing adjustments in the Engineered Productsfirst quarter ended March 31, 2020 and Solutions,nine months ended September 30, 2020. These charges were recorded in Restructuring and other charges in the Global Rolled Products (except forStatement of Consolidated Operations. Of the Warrick, IN rolling operationscash proceeds received, $53 was recorded as Restricted cash within Prepaid
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expenses and other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2019 as its use is subject to restriction by the U.K. pension authority until certain U.K. pension plan changes were made and approved. In the second quarter of 2020, the restriction was removed, and the equity interestproceeds were reclassified to Cash and cash equivalents. The forgings business primarily produced steel, titanium, and nickel based forged components for aerospace, mining, and off-highway markets and its operating results and assets and liabilities were included in the rolling mill at the joint venture in Saudi Arabia), and the Transportation and Construction Solutions segments. Alcoa Corporation included the Alumina and Primary Metals segments and the Warrick, IN rolling operations and equity interest in the rolling mill at the joint venture in Saudi Arabia, both of which were formerly part of Arconic’s Global RolledEngine Products segment. The resultssale remains subject to certain remaining post-closing adjustments. This business generated third-party sales of operations of Alcoa Corporation for$30 and $95 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016 are presented as discontinued operations in2019, respectively, and had 540 employees at the accompanying Statementtime of Consolidated Operations.

Arconic completed the Separation Transaction by distribution on November 1, 2016 of 80.1% of the outstanding common stock of Alcoa Corporation to the Company’s shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 20, 2016. Arconic retained 19.9% of the Alcoa Corporation common stock (36,311,767 shares).

In February 2017,divestiture.

On May 31, 2019, the Company sold 23,353,000 shares of Alcoa Corporation common stock at $38.03 per share,a small additive manufacturing facility within the Engineered Structures segment for $1 in cash, which resulted in cash proceedsa loss of $888 which were recorded in Sale of investments within Investing Activities$13 in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows and a gain of $351, which was recorded in Other income, net in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations.

In April and May 2017, the Company acquired a portion of its outstanding notes held by two investment banks (the “Investment Banks”) in exchange for cash and the Company’s remaining 12,958,767 Alcoa Corporation shares (valued at $35.91 per share) (the “Debt-for-Equity Exchange”) (See Note L). A gain of $167 on the Debt-for-Equity Exchange was recorded in Other income, net in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations. The share exchange had no impact on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows.

The Company had recorded the retained interest as a cost method investment in Investment in common stock of Alcoa Corporation in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. The fair value of Arconic’s retained interest in Alcoa Corporation was $0 and $1,020 at Septembersecond quarter ended June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. The fair value was based on the closing stock price of Alcoa Corporation as of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016 multiplied by the number of shares of Alcoa Corporation common stock owned by the Company at those respective dates. As of May 4, 2017, the Company no longer maintained a retained interest in Alcoa Corporation common stock.

In connection with the Separation Transaction, on October 31, 2016, Arconic and Alcoa Corporation entered into a Toll Processing and Services Agreement (the “Toll Processing Agreement”) pursuant to which Arconic provides can body stock from its Tennessee operations to Alcoa Corporation’s Warrick, Indiana rolling mill. Aluminum for the can body stock is supplied by Alcoa Corporation. The Toll Processing Agreement expires on December 31, 2018, unless sooner terminated by the parties. Tolling revenues for the third quarter2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, and accounts receivable at September 30, 2017, were not material2019 related to the consolidated results of operations and financial position, respectively.

As partnon-cash impairment of the Separation Transaction, Arconic had recorded a receivable in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2016 for the net after-tax proceeds from Alcoa Corporation’s salebook value of the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project. The transaction closedbusiness recorded in the first quarter of 2017Restructuring and the Company received proceeds of $238 in the first quarter of 2017 and the remaining $5 in the second quarter of 2017. The $243 proceeds were included in Other within Investing Activitiesother charges in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows.

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The resultsOperations.

On August 15, 2019, the Company sold inventories and properties, plants and equipment related to a small energy business within the Engineered Structures segment for $13 in cash. As the sale was substantially complete as of operationsJune 30, 2019, and the sale price was estimated to be less than the carrying value, the Company recognized a charge of Alcoa Corporation are presented as discontinued operations$9 in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations as summarized below:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
2016
   Nine months ended
September 30,
2016
 

Sales

  $2,075   $6,028 

Cost of goods sold (exclusive of expenses below)

   1,714    5,038 

Selling, general administrative, and other expenses

   46    148 

Research and development expenses

   8    26 

Provision for depreciation, depletion and amortization

   180    532 

Restructuring and other charges

   15    101 

Interest expense

   7    18 

Other income, net

   (106   (80
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations before income taxes

   211    245 

Provision for income taxes

   91    99 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations after income taxes

   120    146 

Less: Net income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

   20    58 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income from discontinued operations

  $100   $88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The cash flowssecond quarter ended June 30, 2019 and nine months ended September 30, 2019 related to Alcoa Corporation have not been segregatedinventory impairment and are includedrecorded the charge in Cost of goods sold in the Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for all periods presented. The following table presents depreciation, depletion and amortization, restructuring and other charges, and purchases of property, plant and equipment of the discontinued operations related to Alcoa Corporation:

   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2016 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  $532 

Restructuring and other charges

  $101 

Capital expenditures

  $258 

H.Operations.

R. Contingencies and Commitments

Contingencies

Environmental Matters

Arconic

The Company participates in environmental assessments and cleanups at more than 10030 locations. These include owned or operating facilities and adjoining properties, previously owned or operating facilities and adjoining properties, and waste sites, including Superfund (Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)("CERCLA")) sites.

A liability is recorded for environmental remediation when a cleanup program becomes probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. As assessments and cleanups proceed, the liability is adjusted based on progress made in determining the extent of remedial actions and related costs. The liability can change substantially due to factors such as the nature and extent of contamination, changes in remedial requirements, and technological changes, among others.

Arconic’s

The Company’s remediation reserve balance was $292$9 at September 30, 20172020 and $308$8 at December 31, 20162019, recorded in Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits in the Consolidated Balance Sheet (of which $39$4 and $48,$3, respectively, waswere classified as a current liability), and reflects the most probable costs to remediate identified environmental conditions for which costs can be reasonably estimated.

Payments related to remediation expenses applied against the reserve were $10 and $17less than $1 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. This amount2020 which includes expenditures currently mandated, as well as those not required by any regulatory authority or third party.

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Included in annual operating expenses are the recurring costs of managing hazardous substances and environmental programs. These costs are estimated to be approximately 1% or less of costCost of goods sold.

The following discussion provides details regarding the current status of the most significant reserve related to a current Arconic site.

Massena West, NY—Arconic has an ongoing remediation project related to the Grasse River, which is adjacent to Arconic’s Massena plant site. Many years ago, it was determined that sediments and fish in the river contain varying levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The project, which was selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) in a Record of Decision issued in April 2013, is aimed at capping PCB contaminated sediments with concentration in excess of one part per million in the main channel of the river and dredging PCB contaminated sediments in the near-shore areas where total PCBs exceed one part per million. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the reserve balance associated with this matter was $221 and $228, respectively. Arconic is in the planning and design phase, which is expected to be completed in 2018. In the third quarter of 2017, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) sent a letter to USEPA requesting a revision to the draft design. The USEPA has not responded to the NYSDEC letter but the request has put on hold Arconic’s preparation of a final design and extended the expected submittal into 2018. Following submittal and USEPA approval of the final design, the actual remediation fieldwork is expected to commence and take approximately four years. The majority of the project funding is expected to be incurred between 2018 and 2022.

Tax

Pursuant to the October 31, 2016 Tax Matters Agreement entered into between Arconicthe Company and Alcoa Corporation, in connection with the Separation Transaction, ArconicAlcoa Corporation shares responsibility with Alcoa Corporation, and Alcoa Corporation has agreed to partially indemnify Arconic, with respect tothe Company for the following matter.

Additionally, as part of the March 31, 2020 Tax Matters Agreement between the Company and Arconic Corporation, Arconic Corporation also shares partial responsibility with and has agreed to partially indemnify the Company for its own share of the same matter. In connection with these indemnities, Alcoa Corporation and Arconic Corporation retain 49% and 34% of the total liability, respectively, for the following matter, and the Company retains the remaining 17% of the total liability.

As previously reported, in September 2010,July 2013, following a Spanish corporate income tax audit covering the 20032006 through 20052009 tax years, an assessment was received as a result of Spain’s tax authoritiesmainly disallowing certain interest deductions claimed by a Spanish consolidated tax group owned by the Company. An appeal of this assessment in Spain’s Central Tax Administrative Court by the Company was denied in October 2013. In DecemberAugust 2013, the Company filed an appeal of the assessment in Spain’s National Court. On January 16, 2017, Spain’s National Court issued a decision in favor of the Company. The Spanish Tax Administration did not file an appeal within the applicable period. Based on this decision and recent confirming correspondence from the Spanish Tax Administration, the matter is now closed. The Company will not be responsible for any assessment related to the 2003 through 2005 tax years.

In addition, following a corporate income tax audit of the same Spanish consolidated tax group for the 2006 through 2009 tax years, Spain’s tax authorities issued an assessment in July 2013 similarly disallowing certain interest deductions. In August 2013, Arconic filed an appeal of this second assessment in Spain’s Central Tax Administrative Court, which was denied in January 2015. ArconicThe Company filed another appeal of this second assessment in Spain’s National Court in March 2015. Spain’s National Court has not yet rendered a decision related to the assessment received2015 which was denied in July 2013.2018. The National Court’s decision requires the assessment for the 2006 through 2009 tax years is $152to be reissued to take into account the outcome of the 2003 to 2005 audit which was closed in 2017. The Company estimates the revised assessment to be $181 (€129)155), including interest.

Finally,

In March 2019, the Spanish consolidated tax group had been under audit (beginning in September 2015) forSupreme Court of Spain accepted the 2010 through 2013 tax years. In August 2017,Company's petition to review the National Court’s decision, and the Company reachedfiled a settlementformal appeal of this audit. The settlement amountthe assessment. On October 13, 2020, the Supreme Court reviewed the assessment on its merits, and a final decision is not materialexpected to be rendered before the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Whileend of the 2010 through 2013 tax years are closed to audit, it is possible that the Company may receive similar assessments from Spain’s tax authorities for years subsequent to 2013. The Company believes it has meritorious arguments to support its tax position for all years and intends to vigorously litigate assessments through Spain’s court system. However, inyear. In the event the Company is unsuccessful,receives an
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unfavorable ruling from the Supreme Court of Spain, a portion of the assessmentsassessment may be offset with existing net operating losses and tax credits available to the Spanish consolidated tax group which would be shared between Arconicin existence during the audit period.
In the third quarter of 2018, the Company established an income tax reserve and an indemnification receivable representing Alcoa Corporation as provided for inCorporation’s 49% share of the liability. Pursuant to the Tax Matters Agreement relatedwith Arconic Corporation, as of the second quarter of 2020 the Company established an additional income tax receivable representing Arconic Corporation's 34% share of the total liability. As of September 30, 2020, the balances of the Company's reserve, including interest, and the receivables are $63 (€54) and $52 (€45), respectively.
The tax years 2010 through 2013 are closed to audit. In July 2020, a Spanish corporate income tax audit covering the tax years 2014 through 2018 commenced. Any potential assessment for the tax period open to audit is not expected to be material to the Company’s consolidated operations.
Reynobond PE
Prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction. At this time,Transaction on April 1, 2020, the Company is unablewas known as Arconic Inc.References to reasonably predict an outcome for“Arconic Inc.” in this matter.

Reynobond PE

As previously reported, on“Reynobond PE” section refer to Arconic Inc. only and do not include its subsidiaries, except as otherwise stated.

On June 13, 2017, the Grenfell Tower in London, UKU.K. caught fire resulting in fatalities, injuries and damage. A French subsidiary of Arconic Inc., Arconic Architectural Products SAS (AAP SAS) (now a subsidiary of Arconic Corporation), supplied a product, Reynobond PE, to its customer, a cladding system fabricator, which used the product as one component of the overall cladding system on Grenfell Tower. The fabricator supplied its portion of the cladding system to the façade installer, who then completed and installed the system under the direction of the general contractor. Neither Arconic Inc. nor AAP SAS was involved in the design or installation of the system used at the Grenfell Tower, nor did it have a role in any other aspect of the building’s refurbishment or original design. Regulatory investigations into the overall Grenfell Tower matter are being conducted, including a criminal investigation by the London MetroMetropolitan Police Service (the “Police”), a Public Inquiry by the British government and a consumer protection inquiry by a French public authority. AAP SAS has filed an application seeking core participant status inThe Public Inquiry was announced by the Public Inquiry.

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In AugustU.K. Prime Minister on June 15, 2017 and September 2017, two purported class action complaints were filed against Arconicsubsequently was authorized to examine the circumstances leading up to and certain officers, directors and/or other parties, alleging that, in light ofsurrounding the Grenfell Tower fire certain Company filingsin order to make findings of fact and recommendations to the U.K. Government on matters such as the design, construction and modification of the building, the role of relevant public authorities and contractors, the implications of the fire for the adequacy and enforcement of relevant regulations, arrangements in place for handling emergencies and the handling of concerns from residents, among other things. Hearings for Phase 1 of the Public Inquiry began on May 21, 2018 and concluded on December 12, 2018. Phase 2 hearings of the Public Inquiry began in early 2020, following which a final report will be written and subsequently published. AAP SAS is participating as a Core Participant in the Public Inquiry and is also cooperating with the Securities and Exchange Commission contained false and misleading disclosures and omissions in violation ofongoing parallel investigation by the federal securities laws.

WhilePolice. The Company no longer sells the Company believes that these cases are without merit and intends to challenge them vigorously, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate resolution of these matters.PE product for architectural use on buildings. Given the preliminary nature of these mattersinvestigations and the uncertainty of potential future litigation, the Company cannot reasonably estimate at this time the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome or the possible loss or range of losses in the event of an unfavorable outcome.

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Arconic Corporation agreed to indemnify the Company for certain liabilities and the Company agreed to indemnify Arconic Corporation for certain liabilities. As a result of the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, Arconic Corporation holds the building and construction systems businesses previously held by the Company and AAP SAS is a subsidiary of Arconic Corporation; accordingly, Arconic Corporation has agreed to assume and indemnify the Company against potential liabilities associated with the June 13, 2017 fire at the Grenfell Tower in London, U.K., including the following legal proceedings in which Arconic Inc. and/or its then directors were named as parties:
Behrens et al. v. Arconic Inc. et al. On June 6, 2019, 247 plaintiffs comprised of survivors and estates of decedents of the Grenfell Tower fire filed a complaint against “Arconic Inc., Alcoa Inc. and Arconic Architectural Products, LLC” (collectively, for purposes of the description of such proceeding, the “Arconic Defendants”), as well as Saint-Gobain Corporation, d/b/a Celotex and Whirlpool Corporation alleging claims under Pennsylvania state law for products liability and wrongful death related to the fire. In particular, the plaintiffs allege that the Arconic Defendants knowingly supplied a dangerous product ("Reynobond PE") for installation on the Grenfell Tower despite knowing that Reynobond PE was unfit for use above a certain height. The case was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Defendants moved to dismiss the case on numerous grounds, including forum non conveniens. Defendant Saint-Gobain Corporation was subsequently voluntarily dismissed from the case. On September 16, 2020, the court issued an order granting the remaining Defendants’ motion to dismiss on forum non conveniens grounds. Plaintiffs subsequently filed a motion for reconsideration of the judgment and Defendants are preparing a response.
Howard v. Arconic Inc. et al. A purported class action complaint related to the Grenfell Tower fire was filed on August 11, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Arconic Inc. and Klaus Kleinfeld. A related purported class action complaint was filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
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on September 15, 2017, under the caption Sullivan v. Arconic Inc. et al., against Arconic Inc., three former Arconic Inc. executives, several current and former directors, and certain banks. Howard and Sullivan were subsequently consolidated and the lead plaintiffs in the consolidated purported class action filed a consolidated amended complaintalleging violations of the federal securities laws and seeking, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages and an award of attorney and expert fees and expenses. After the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss in full, the lead plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint, and all defendants have moved to dismiss the second amended complaint.
Raul v. Albaugh, et al. On June 22, 2018, a derivative complaint was filed nominally on behalf of Arconic Inc. by a purported Arconic Inc. stockholder against the then members of Arconic Inc.’s Board of Directors and Klaus Kleinfeld and Ken Giacobbe, naming Arconic Inc. as a nominal defendant, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint raises similar allegations as the consolidated amended complaint and second amended complaint in Howard, as well as allegations that the defendants improperly authorized the sale of Reynobond PE for unsafe uses, and asserts claims under federal securities laws and Delaware state law. The case has been stayed until the final resolution of the Howard case, the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry in London, and the investigation by the Police.
There can be no assurances regarding the ultimate resolution of these matters.
Stockholder Demands. Prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, the Board of Directors also received letters, purportedly sent on behalf of shareholders,stockholders, reciting allegations similar to those made in the federal court lawsuits and demanding that the Board authorize the Company to initiate litigation against members of management, the Board and others. The Board of Directors is reviewing these shareholder demand lettersappointed a Special Litigation Committee of the Board to review, investigate, and consideringmake recommendations to the Board regarding the appropriate course of action. In addition, lawsuits are pendingaction with respect to these stockholder demand letters. On May 22, 2019, the Special Litigation Committee, following completion of its investigation into the claims demanded in state court in New York and federal court in Pennsylvania, initiated, respectively, by another purported shareholder and by the Company, concerning the shareholder’s claimed right, which the Company contests, to inspect the Company’s books and records relateddemand letters, recommended to the Grenfell Tower fireBoard that it reject the demands to authorize commencement of litigation. On May 28, 2019, the Board adopted the Special Litigation Committee’s findings and Reynobond PE.

recommendations and rejected the demands that it authorize commencement of actions to assert the claims set forth in the demand letters.

Other

In addition to the matters discussed above, various other lawsuits, claims, and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against Arconic,the Company, including those pertaining to environmental, product liability, safety and health, employment, tax and taxantitrust matters. While the amounts claimed in these other matters may be substantial, the ultimate liability cannot currently be determined because of the considerable uncertainties that exist. Therefore, it is possible that the Company’s liquidity or results of operations in a period could be materially affected by one or more of these other matters. However, based on facts currently available, management believes that the disposition of these other matters that are pending or asserted will not have a material adverse effect, individually or in the aggregate, on the results of operations, financial position or cash flows of the Company.

Commitments

Guarantees

At September 30, 2017, Arconic2020, the Company had outstanding bank guarantees related to tax matters, outstanding debt, workers’ compensation, environmental obligations, energy contracts, and customs duties, among others. The total amount committed under these guarantees, which expire at various dates between 20172020 and 2026,2040, was $25$26 at September 30, 2017.

Pursuant2020.

In addition, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement between Arconicthe Company and Alcoa Corporation, Arconicthe Company was required to provide maximum potential future payment guaranteesa guarantee for an energy supply agreement at an Alcoa Corporation issued on behalffacility that expires in 2047. This guarantee had a fair value of a third party of $270$17 and $354$9 at September 30, 20172020 and December 31, 2016. These guarantees expire at various times between 2017 and 2024, and relate to project financing for Alcoa Corporation’s aluminum complex in Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, Arconic was required to provide guarantees up to an estimated present value amount of approximately $1,660 related to two long-term supply agreements for energy for Alcoa Corporation facilities. In accordance with the Separation and Distribution Agreement, Arconic is only liable for these guaranteed amounts in the event of an Alcoa Corporation payment default. In December 2016, Arconic entered into a one-year claims purchase agreement with a bank covering claims up to $245 related to the Saudi Arabian aluminum complex and two long-term energy supply agreements. Most of the premium related to this claims purchase agreement is being paid by Alcoa Corporation. At September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the combined fair value of the three required guarantees was $35 in both periods2019, respectively, and was included in Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note O for further information on the guarantee related to one of the long-term supply agreements for energy for an Alcoa Corporation facility.

Arconic was also required to provide guarantees of $50 related to two Alcoa Corporation energy supply contracts. These guarantees expired in March 2017. Additionally, ArconicThe Company was required to provide guaranteesa guarantee up to an estimated present value of $53 relatedapproximately $1,183 and $1,353 at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. For this guarantee, subject to certainits provisions, the Company is secondarily liable in the event of a payment default by Alcoa Corporation. The Company currently views the risk of an Alcoa Corporation environmental liabilities. Notification of a change in guarantorpayment default on its obligations under the contract to Alcoa Corporation was made to the appropriate environmental agencies and as such, Arconic no longer provides these guarantees.

be remote.

Letters of Credit

Arconic

The Company has outstanding letters of credit, primarily related to workers’ compensation, environmental obligations, and environmentalleasing obligations. The total amount committed under these annual letters of credit, which expire and automatically renew or expire at various dates primarily in 2017,2020 and 2021, was $127$105 at September 30, 2017.

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2020.

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement,Agreements between the Company and Arconic Corporation and between the Company and Alcoa Corporation, the Company was required to retain letters of credit of $61$54 (which are included in the $105 in the above paragraph) that had previously been provided related to boththe Company, Arconic Corporation, and Alcoa Corporation
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workers’ compensation claims which occurred prior to the respective separation transactions of April 1, 2020 and November 1, 2016. Arconic Corporation and Alcoa Corporation’sCorporation workers’ compensation claims and letter of credit fees paid by Arconicthe Company are being proportionally billed to and are being fully reimbursed by Arconic Corporation and Alcoa Corporation. Additionally, ArconicAlso, the Company was required to provide letters of credit totaling $103 for certain AlcoaArconic Corporation equipment leasesenvironmental obligations and, energy contracts. The entire $103as a result, the Company has $29 of outstanding letters of credit were cancelledrelating to liabilities (which are included in 2017 when Alcoa Corporation issued its ownthe $105 in the above paragraph). $13 of these outstanding letters of credit are pending cancellation and will be deemed cancelled once returned by the beneficiary. Arconic Corporation has issued surety bonds to cover these environmental obligations.

Arconic Corporation is being billed for these letter of credit fees paid by the Company, and will reimburse the Company for any payments made under these letters of credit.

Surety Bonds

Arconic

The Company has outstanding surety bonds, primarily related to tax matters, contract performance, workers’ compensation, environmental-related matters, and customs duties. The total amount committed under these annual surety bonds, which expire and automatically renew at various dates, primarily in 2017,2020, was $128$43 at September 30, 2017.

2020.

Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement,Agreements between the Company and Arconic Corporation and between the Company and Alcoa Corporation, the Company was required to provide surety bonds of $26 (which are included in the $43 in the above paragraph) that had previously been provided related to the Company, Arconic Corporation, and Alcoa Corporation workers’ compensation claims which occurred prior to the respective separation transactions of April 1, 2020 and November 1, 20162016. Arconic Corporation and as a result, Arconic has $25 in outstanding surety bonds relating to these liabilities. Alcoa Corporation workers’ compensation claims paid and surety bond fees paid by Arconicthe Company are being proportionately billed to and are being fully reimbursed by Alcoa Corporation.

I. Segment Information

Arconic is a producer of multi-material products including sheet, plate, precision castings, forgings, rolled rings, extrusions, wheels and fasteners. Arconic’s products are used worldwide in transportation (including aerospace, automotive, truck, trailer, rail, and shipping), packaging, building and construction, oil and gas, defense, and industrial applications. Arconic’s segments are organized by product on a worldwide basis. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company changed its primary measure of segment performance from After-tax operating income (ATOI) to Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”). Segment performance under Arconic’s management reporting system is evaluated based on a number of factors; however, the primary measure of performance is Adjusted EBITDA. Arconic’s definition of Adjusted EBITDA is net margin plus an add-back for depreciation and amortization and special items. Net margin is equivalent to Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general administrative, and other expenses; Research and development expenses; and Provision for depreciation and amortization. The Adjusted EBITDA presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Items required to reconcile Combined segment adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arconic include: the Provision for depreciation and amortization; Restructuring and other charges; the impact of LIFO inventory accounting; metal price lag (the timing difference created when the average price of metal sold differs from the average cost of the metal when purchased by the respective segment — generally, when the price of metal increases, metal price lag is favorable, and when the price of metal decreases, metal price lag is unfavorable); corporate expense (general administrative and selling expenses of operating the corporate headquarters and other global administrative facilities and corporate research and development expenses); other items, including intersegment profit eliminations; Other income, net; Interest expense; Income tax expense; and the results of discontinued operations. Prior period information has been recast to conform to current year presentation.

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The operating results of Arconic’s reportable segments were as follows:

   Engineered       Transportation     
   Products and   Global Rolled   and Construction   Combined 
   Solutions   Products   Solutions   Segment 

Third quarter ended

        

September 30, 2017

        

Sales:

        

Third-party sales

  $1,476   $1,234   $517   $3,227 

Intersegment sales

   —      36    —      36 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total sales

  $1,476   $1,270   $517   $3,263 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit and loss:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   68    52    13    133 

Adjusted EBITDA

   312    140    83    535 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Third quarter ended

        

September 30, 2016

        

Sales:

        

Third-party sales

  $1,406   $1,285   $450   $3,141 

Intersegment sales

   —     30    —     30 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total sales

  $1,406   $1,315   $450   $3,171 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit and loss:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   63    52    12    127 

Adjusted EBITDA

   296    143    76    515 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

   Engineered       Transportation     
   Products and   Global Rolled   and Construction   Combined 
   Solutions   Products   Solutions   Segment 

Nine months ended

        

September 30, 2017

        

Sales:

        

Third-party sales

  $4,445   $3,751   $1,467   $9,663 

Intersegment sales

   —     107    —     107 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total sales

  $4,445   $3,858   $1,467   $9,770 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit and loss:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   198    153    37    388 

Adjusted EBITDA

   928    475    237    1,640 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nine months ended

        

September 30, 2016

        

Sales:

        

Third-party sales

  $4,320   $3,785   $1,346   $9,451 

Intersegment sales

   —     88    —     88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total sales

  $4,320   $3,873   $1,346   $9,539 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit and loss:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   190    152    35    377 

Adjusted EBITDA

   930    461    216    1,607 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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The following table reconciles Combined segment adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arconic:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Combined segment adjusted EBITDA

  $535   $515   $1,640   $1,607 

Unallocated amounts:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   (140   (136   (410   (402

Restructuring and other charges

   (19   (3   (118   (33

Impact of LIFO

   (48   (1   (78   (26

Metal price lag

   2    4    43    10 

Corporate expense

   (42   (113   (224   (304

Other

   (17   (29   (56   (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  $271   $237   $797   $790 

Other income, net

   1    11    526    40 

Interest expense

   (100   (126   (398   (371
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $172   $122   $925   $459 

Provision for income taxes

   (53   (56   (272   (230

Discontinued operations

   —     100    —     88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Arconic

  $119   $166   $653   $317 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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J. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (EPS) amounts are computed by dividing earnings, after the deduction of preferred stock dividends declared, by the average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted EPS amounts assume the issuance of common stock for all potentially dilutive share equivalents outstanding.

The number of shares and per share amounts for all periods presented below have been updated to reflect the Reverse Stock Split (see Note A).

The information used to compute basic and diluted EPS attributable to Arconic common shareholders was as follows (shares in millions):

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Income from continuing operations after income taxes

  $119   $66   $653   $229 

Less: Preferred stock dividends declared

   (18   (18   (53   (52
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations available to Arconic common shareholders

   101    48    600    177 

Income from discontinued operations after income taxes and noncontrolling interests

   —      100    —      88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to Arconic common shareholders - basic

   101    148    600    265 

Add: Interest expense related to convertible notes

   2    2    7    —   

Add: Dividends related to mandatory convertible preferred stock

   —      —      50    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to Arconic common shareholders - diluted

  $103   $150   $657   $265 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - basic

   442    438    441    438 

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock options

   1    1    2    1 

Stock and performance awards

   5    5    5    4 

Mandatory convertible preferred stock

   —      —      39    —   

Convertible notes

   14    9    14    —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted

   462    453    501    443 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The following shares were excluded from the calculation of Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted as their effect was anti-dilutive. (shares in millions)

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Mandatory convertible preferred stock

   39    26    —      26 

Convertible notes

   —      —      —      9 

Also, options to purchase 3 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $33.33 and options to purchase 8 million shares of common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $38.16 were outstanding as of September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because their effect was anti-dilutive as the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of Arconic’s common stock.

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K. Receivables

Arconic has an arrangement with three financial institutions to sell certain customer receivables without recourse on a revolving basis. The sale of such receivables is completed using a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which is a consolidated subsidiary of Arconic. This arrangement provides for minimum funding of $200 up to a maximum of $400 for receivables sold. On March 30, 2012, Arconic initially sold $304 of customer receivables in exchange for $50 cash and $254 of deferred purchase program under the arrangement. Arconic has received additional net cash funding of $300 ($2,208 in draws and $1,908 in repayments) since the program’s inception, including net cash draws totaling $0 ($450 in draws and $450 in repayments) in the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

As of September 30, 2017, and December 31, 2016, the deferred purchase program receivable was $238 and $83, respectively, which was included in Other receivables on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet. The deferred purchase program receivable is reduced as collections of the underlying receivables occur; however, as this is a revolving program, the sale of new receivables will result in an increase in the deferred purchase program receivable. The net change in the deferred purchase program receivable was reflected in the (Increase) in receivables line item on the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows. This activity is reflected as an operating cash flow because the related customer receivables are the result of an operating activity with an insignificant, short-term interest rate risk.

The gross amount of receivables sold and total cash collected under this program since its inception was $34,004 and $33,416, respectively. Arconic services the customer receivables for the financial institutions at market rates; therefore, no servicing asset or liability was recorded.

L. Debt

   September 30,
2017
   December 31,
2016
 

6.50% Bonds, due 2018

  $—     $250 

6.75% Notes, due 2018

   —      750 

5.72% Notes, due 2019

   500    750 

1.63% Convertible Notes, due 2019*

   403    403 

6.150% Notes, due 2020

   1,000    1,000 

5.40% Notes due 2021

   1,250    1,250 

5.87% Notes, due 2022

   627    627 

5.125% Notes, due 2024

   1,250    1,250 

5.90% Notes, due 2027

   625    625 

6.75% Bonds, due 2028

   300    300 

5.95% Notes, due 2037

   625    625 

Iowa Finance Authority Loan, due 2042

   250    250 

Other**

   (27   (32
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

   6,803    8,048 

Less: amount due within one year

   1    4 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

  $6,802   $8,044 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Amount was assumed in conjunction with the July 2015 acquisition of RTI International Metals, Inc.
**Includes various financing arrangements related to subsidiaries, unamortized debt discounts related to outstanding notes and bonds listed in the table above, an equity option related to the convertible notes due in 2019, adjustments to the carrying value of long-term debt related to an interest rate swap contract accounted for as a fair value hedge, and unamortized debt issuance costs.

Public Debt – In April 2017, the Company announced three separate cash tender offers by the Investment Banks for the purchase of the Company’s 6.50% Bonds due 2018 (the “6.50% Bonds”), 6.75% Notes due 2018 (the “6.75% Notes”), and 5.72% Notes due 2019 (the “5.72% Notes”), up to a maximum purchase amount of $1,000 aggregate principal amount of notes, subject to certain conditions.

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The Investment Banks purchased notes totaling $805 aggregate principal amount, including $150 aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Bonds, $405 aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Notes, and $250 aggregate principal amount of $5.72% Notes.

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company agreed to acquire the notes from the Investment Banks for $409 in cash plus its remaining investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock (12,958,767 shares valued at $35.91 per share) for total consideration of $874 including accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded a charge of $58 ($27 in cash) primarily for the premium for the early redemption of the notes, a benefit of $8 for the proceeds of a related interest rate swap agreement, and a charge of $2 for legal fees associated with the transaction in Interest expense, and recorded a gain of $167 in Other income, net in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 for the Debt-for-Equity Exchange.

On June 19, 2017, the Company completed the early redemption of its remaining outstanding 6.50% Bonds, with aggregate principal amount of $100, and its remaining outstanding 6.75% Notes, with aggregate principal amount of $345, for $479 in cash including accrued and unpaid interest. As a result of the early redemption of the 6.50% Bonds and 6.75% Notes, the Company recorded a charge of $24 in Interest expense in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 for the premium paid for the early redemption of these notes in excess of their carrying value.

M. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits

The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 

Pension benefits

  2017   2016   2017   2016 

Service cost

  $22   $43   $67   $124 

Interest cost

   59    114    175    358 

Expected return on plan assets

   (82   (187   (248   (558

Recognized net actuarial loss

   55    104    165    308 

Amortization of prior service cost (benefits)

   1    4    4    12 

Settlements

   —      13    —      15 

Special termination benefits

   —      —      —      1 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost*

  $55   $91   $163   $260 

Discontinued operations

   —      41    —      114 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net amount recognized in Statement of Consolidated Operations

  $55   $50   $163   $146 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other postretirement benefits

                

Service cost

  $2   $3   $6   $10 

Interest cost

   7    16    22    53 

Recognized net actuarial loss

   2    8    4    19 

Amortization of prior service cost (benefits)

   (2   (6   (6   (19

Special termination benefits

   —      —      —      —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net periodic benefit cost*

  $9   $21   $26   $63 

Discontinued operations

   —      12    —      37 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net amount recognized in Statement of Consolidated Operations

  $9   $9   $26   $26 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

*Components of Net periodic benefit cost were included within Cost of goods sold, Selling, general administrative, and other expenses, Research and development expenses as well as Restructuring and other charges in the Statement of Consolidated Operations.

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In conjunction with the Separation Transaction, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation approved management’s plan to separate the Alcoa Inc. pension plans between Arconic Inc. and Alcoa Corporation. The plan stipulates

S. Subsequent Events
Management evaluated all activity of the Company and concluded that Arconic will make cash contributions over a period of 30 months to its two largest pension plans. Payments are expected to be made in three increments of no less than $50 each ($150 total) over this 30-month period. The first payment of $50 was made on April 18, 2017.

N. Financial Instruments

Fair Value

Fair value is defined as the pricesubsequent events have occurred that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy distinguishes between (i) market participant assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and (ii) an entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions developed based on the best information availablerequire recognition in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The fair value hierarchy consists of three broad levels, which givesConsolidated Financial Statements or disclosure in the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g., interest rates); and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means.

Level 3 - Inputs that are both significantNotes to the fair value measurementConsolidated Financial Statements.


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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and unobservable.

The carrying valuesAnalysis of Financial Condition and fair valuesResults of Arconic’s financial instruments were as follows:

   September 30, 2017   December 31, 2016 
   Carrying
value
   Fair
value
   Carrying
value
   Fair
value
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $1,815    1,815   $1,863   $1,863 

Restricted cash

   5    5    15    15 

Derivatives - current asset

   41    41    14    14 

Noncurrent receivables

   18    18    21    21 

Derivatives - noncurrent asset

   24    24    10    10 

Available-for-sale securities

   106    106    102    102 

Investment in common stock of Alcoa Corporation

   —      —      1,020    1,020 

Short-term borrowings

   54    54    36    36 

Derivatives - current liability

   31    31    5    5 

Long-term debt due within one year

   1    1    4    4 

Derivatives - noncurrent liability

   11    11    3    3 

Contingent payment related to an acquisition

   81    81    78    78 

Long-term debt, less amount due within one year

   6,802    7,440    8,044    8,519 

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The following methods were used to estimate the fair values of financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents, Restricted cash, and Short-term borrowings.The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of the instruments. The fair value amounts for Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash were classified in Level 1, and Short-term borrowings were classified in Level 2.

Derivatives.The fair value of derivative contracts classified as Level 1 was based on identical unrestricted assets and liabilities. The fair value of derivative contracts classified as Level 2 was based on inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (e.g. interest rates).

Noncurrent receivables.The fair value of noncurrent receivables was based on anticipated cash flows, which approximates carrying value, and was classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Available-for-sale securities.The fair value of such securities was based on quoted market prices. These financial instruments consist of exchange-traded fixed income and equity securities, which are carried at fair value and were classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy.

Investment in common stock of Alcoa Corporation.The fair value was based on the closing stock price of Alcoa Corporation on the New York Stock Exchange at December 31, 2016 multiplied by the number of shares of Alcoa Corporation common stock owned by Arconic at that date. This investment was classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company disposed of its remaining investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock in the second quarter of 2017.

Contingent payment related to an acquisition. The fair value was based on the net present value of expected future cash flows and was classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Long-term debt due within one year and Long-term debt, less amount due within one year. The fair value was based on quoted market prices for public debt and on interest rates that are currently available to Arconic for issuance of debt with similar terms and maturities for non-public debt. The fair value amounts for all Long-term debt were classified in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

O. Subsequent Events

On October 2, 2017, all outstanding 24,975,978 depositary shares (each depositary share representing a 1/10th interest in a share of the mandatory convertible preferred stock) were converted at a rate of 1.56996 into 39,211,286 common shares; 24,022 depositary shares were previously tendered for early conversion into 31,428 shares of Arconic common stock. No gain or loss was recognized associated with this equity transaction.

On October 13, 2017, Alcoa Corporation announced that it had terminated an electricity contract with Luminant Generation Company LLC, effective as of October 1, 2017, that was tied to its Rockdale Operations in Texas. Pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement between Arconic and Alcoa Corporation, Arconic was required to provide a guarantee up to an estimated present value amount of approximately $485 related to this electricity contract for Alcoa Corporation’s facility in the event of an Alcoa Corporation payment default. As a result of the termination of the electricity contract by Alcoa Corporation, Arconic expects to record noncash non-operating income in the fourth quarter of 2017 of approximately $25 ($16 after-tax) associated with the reversal of the fair value of the guarantee which was included in Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of Arconic Inc.

We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Arconic Inc. and its subsidiaries (Arconic) as of September 30, 2017, and the related statements of consolidated operations, consolidated comprehensive income (loss), and changes in consolidated equity for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 and the statement of consolidated cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2017 and 2016. These consolidated interim financial statements are the responsibility of Arconic’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, and the related statements of consolidated operations, consolidated comprehensive loss, changes in consolidated equity, and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein), and in our report dated February 28, 2017 we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2016, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP                                 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

November 6, 2017

*This report should not be considered a “report” within the meanings of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, and the independent registered public accounting firm’s liability under Section 11 does not extend to it.

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Item2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Operations.

(dollars in millions, except per share amounts and aluminum prices; shipments in thousands of metric tons [kmt])

amounts)

Overview

Our Business

On April 1, 2020, Howmet Aerospace Inc. (formerly known as Arconic Inc.) (“Arconic”Howmet” or the “Company”) is a global leader in lightweight metals engineeringcompleted the previously announced separation of its business into two independent, publicly-traded companies (the “Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction”). Following the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, Arconic Corporation holds the Global Rolled Products businesses (global rolled products, aluminum extrusions, and manufacturing. Arconic’s innovative, multi-material products, which include aluminum, titanium, and nickel alloys, are used worldwide in aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation, packaging, building and construction oilsystems) previously held by the Company. The Company retained the Engineered Products and gas, defense, consumer electronics,Forgings businesses (Engine Products, Engineered Structures, Fastening Systems, and industrial applications.

Forged Wheels).

The separationCompany's Board of Alcoa Inc.Directors approved the completion of the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction on February 5, 2020, which was effected by the distribution (the “Distribution”) by the Company of all of the outstanding common stock of Arconic Corporation on April 1, 2020 to the Company’s stockholders who held shares as of the close of business on March 19, 2020 (the “Record Date”). In the Distribution, each Company stockholder of record as of the Record Date received one share of Arconic Corporation common stock for every four shares of the Company’s common stock held as of the Record Date. The Company did not issue fractional shares of Arconic Corporation common stock in the Distribution. Instead, each stockholder otherwise entitled to a fractional share of Arconic Corporation common stock received cash in lieu of fractional shares.
On March 31, 2020, in connection with the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction, the Company entered into two standalone, publicly-traded companies,several agreements with Arconic Corporation that govern the relationship between the Company and Arconic Corporation following the Distribution, including the following: a Separation and Distribution Agreement, Tax Matters Agreement, Employee Matters Agreement, Transition Services Agreement and certain Patent, Know-How, Trade Secret License and Trademark License Agreements.
The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations excludes the historical results of Arconic Corporation, as the Arconic Inc. (the new name for Alcoa Inc.) and Alcoa Corporation, became effectiveSeparation Transaction took place on NovemberApril 1, 2016 (the “Separation Transaction”).2020. The financial results of AlcoaArconic Corporation for all periods prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction have been retrospectively reflected in the Statement of Consolidated Operations as discontinued operations and, as such, have been excluded from continuing operations and segment results for all periods presented. In addition, the third quarterrelated assets and nine months ended September 30, 2016.liabilities associated with Arconic Corporation in the December 2019 Consolidated Balance Sheet are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations. The cash flows, equity and comprehensive income, and equity related to AlcoaArconic Corporation have not been segregated and are included in the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows, Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income and Statement of Changes in Consolidated Equity, and Statement of Consolidated Comprehensive Income, respectively, for all periods prior to the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction.
COVID-19
Year to date, the Company derived approximately 70% of its revenue from products sold to the aerospace end-market. As a result of COVID-19 and its impact on the aerospace industry to-date, the possibility exists that there could be a sustained impact to our operations and our financial results. Since the start of the pandemic, certain original equipment manufacturer (“OEM”) customers have suspended manufacturing operations in North America and Europe on a temporary basis. While the pandemic has resulted in temporary closure of a small number of the Company's manufacturing facilities, all of our manufacturing facilities are currently operating. Since the duration of the pandemic is uncertain, the Company is taking a series of actions to address the financial impact, including announcing certain headcount reductions and reducing certain cash outflows, by suspending our dividends and reducing the levels of our capital expenditures to preserve cash and maintain liquidity. For additional information regarding the risks of COVID-19 on our business, see the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows have been and could continue to be materially adversely affected by the effects of widespread public health epidemics/pandemics, including COVID-19, that are beyond our control.”
Results of Operations
Earnings Summary:
Sales. Sales were $1,134 in the third quarter of 2020 compared to $1,794 in the third quarter of 2019 and $4,021 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Results2020 compared to $5,364 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease of Operations

Earnings Summary:

Sales.Sales increased $98,$660, or 3%, and $262, or 3%37%, in the third quarter of 2020 and $1,343, or 25%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared2020, was primarily due to lower volumes in the corresponding periodscommercial aerospace and commercial transportation markets driven by the impacts of COVID-19 and 737 MAX production declines along with a decrease in 2016. The increasesales of $30 for the third quarter of 2020 and $95 for the nine months ending September 30, 2020 from the divestiture of the forgings business in both periods was the result of strong volume growthU.K. in our Engineered Products and Solutions and Transportation and Construction Solutions segments and higher aluminum pricing,December 2019, all partially offset by the planned ramp down and Toll Processing and Services Agreement (the “Toll Processing Agreement”) relating to the Company’s North America packaging business in Tennesseegrowth in the Global Rolled Products segment,defense aerospace and industrial gas turbine markets as well as unfavorablefavorable product pricing in both the Engineered Products and Solutions and Global Rolled Products segments. Pursuant to the Toll Processing Agreement that Arconic entered into with Alcoa Corporation on October 31, 2016 in connection with the Separation Transaction. Arconic provides can body stock to Alcoa Corporation using aluminum supplied by Alcoa Corporation, resulting in the absence of metal sales in the 2017 periods compared to the corresponding periods in 2016.

pricing.

Cost of goods sold (COGS). COGS as a percentage of Sales was 81.1% and 79.5%79.4% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to 73.4% in the
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third quarter of 2019 and was 74.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to 73.5% in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in the third quarter of 2020 was primarily due to lower volumes and the impacts of COVID-19. In the third quarter of 2020, the Company incurred costs related to fires at two plants of $7. The increase in the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the impacts of COVID-19 and lower volumes in the second and third quarter, partially offset by the impairment of energy business assets of $9 in the second quarter of 2019, and favorable pricing. In the second quarter ended June 30, 2020 and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared2020, the Company submitted an insurance claim related to 79.8%a plant fire and 78.9%received a partial settlement of $10, which was in excess of its $10 insurance deductible which has already been met. The Company anticipates charges of approximately $5 to $10 in the thirdfourth quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2016, respectively. The increaseof 2020, with additional impacts in both periods was primarily attributablesubsequent quarters as the businesses continue to cost increases, including higher aluminum prices and ramp-up costs related to new commercial aerospace engines, and a lower margin product mix, partially offset by net cost savings.

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recover from the fires.    

Selling, general administrative, and other expenses (SG&A). SG&A expenses decreased $74were $66 in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to $89 in the third quarter of 2016 as a result of expenses related to the Separation Transaction of $542019 and $219 in the prior year periodnine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $307 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease of $23, or 26%, in the third quarter of 2020 and ongoing$88, or 29%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2020, was primarily due to lower costs driven by overhead cost reduction efforts (see Note D), partially offset by externalreductions and lower net legal and other advisory costs related to Grenfell Tower of $7primarily due to insurance reimbursements, partially offset by higher costs associated with the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction through June 30, 2020.
Research and development expenses (R&D). R&D expenses were $5 in the current year period

SG&A expenses decreased $93third quarter of 2020 compared to $6 in the third quarter of 2019 and $13 in the nine months ended September 30, 20172020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 as a result of expenses related to the Separation Transaction of $117 in the prior year period compared to $18 in the current year period, as well as ongoing overhead cost reduction efforts (see Note D), partially offset by proxy, advisory and governance-related costs of $58 and external legal and other advisory costs related to Grenfell Tower of $7 in the current year period.

Restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges were $19 ($13 after-tax) in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $3 ($2 after-tax) in the third quarter of 2016. Restructuring and other charges were $118 ($99 after-tax)$22 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to $33 ($22 after-tax)2019. The decrease of $1, or 17%, in the third quarter of 2020 and $9, or 41%, in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

In2020, was primarily due to the consolidation of the Company's primary R&D facility in conjunction with ongoing cost reduction efforts.

Restructuring and other charges. Restructuring and other charges was $22 in the third quarter of 2017, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $19 ($13 after-tax), which included $11 ($8 after-tax) for layoff costs related2020 compared to cost reduction initiatives including the separation of 124 employees (111$56 in the Engineered Productsthird quarter of 2019 or a decrease of $34; and Solutions segment, 12 in Corporate and 1was $166 in the Global Rolled Products segment);nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $572 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019 or a decrease of $406. The decrease for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to a charge for impairment of a long-lived asset group of $428 and a net chargeloss on sale of an additives business of $12 both of which occurred in the second quarter of 2019, as well as a decrease in severance cost reversals of $8 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items.

In the first nine monthsand a decrease in lease termination costs of 2017, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $118 ($99 after-tax),$12; which included $59 ($40 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives including the separation of approximately 800 employees (350 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, 243 in the Global Rolled Products segment, 133 in the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment and 74 in Corporate); a charge of $60 ($60 after-tax) related to the sale of the Fusina, Italy rolling mill; a net benefit of $6 ($4 after-tax), for the reversal of forfeited executive stock compensation of $13,were partially offset by a charge of $7 for the related severance; a net charge of $7 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a favorable benefit of $2 ($2 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reservesincrease related to prior periods.

Inpension and other postretirement benefit settlement accounting of $74, an increase in layoff charges of $25 and charges related to an impairment of assets associated with agreements to sell two businesses in the United Kingdom of $11 in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. See Note E to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail.

Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net was $77 in the third quarter of 2016, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $3 ($2 after-tax), which included $4 ($2 after-tax) for layoff costs related2020 compared to cost reduction initiatives and the separation of Alcoa Inc. (see Note G), including the separation of approximately 70 employees (60$85 in the Engineered Productsthird quarter of 2019 and Solutions segment and 10$305 in Corporate); a net charge of $7 ($5 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a favorable benefitthe nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $256 in the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The decrease of $8, ($5 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

In the first nine months of 2016, Arconic recorded Restructuring and other charges of $33 ($22 after-tax), which included $34 ($21 after-tax) for layoff costs related to cost reduction initiatives and the separation of Alcoa Inc. (see Note G), including the separation of approximately 1,140 employees (860 in the Engineered Products and Solutions segment, 30 in the Global Rolled Products segment, 240 in the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment, and 10 in Corporate); a net charge of $14 ($9 after-tax) for other miscellaneous items; and a net favorable benefit of $15 ($8 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

Arconic does not include Restructuring and other charges in the results of its reportable segments. The pretax impact of such charges to segment results would have been as follows:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Engineered Products and Solutions

  $10   $(1  $24   $16 

Global Rolled Products

   2    (1   76    1 

Transportation and Construction Solutions

   2    (2   11    6 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment Total

   14    (4   111    23 

Corporate

   5    7    7    10 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Restructuring and other charges

  $19   $3   $118   $33 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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As of September 30, 2017, approximately 155 of the 800 employees associated with 2017 restructuring programs, approximately 1,200 of the 1,750 employees (previously 1,800) associated with 2016 restructuring programs (with planned departures in 2017), and approximately 1,120 of the 1,220 employees (previously 1,240) associated with the 2015 restructuring programs were separated. The total number of employees associated with both the 2016 and 2015 restructuring programs was updated to reflect employees who, initially identified for separation, accepted other positions within Arconic, as well as natural attrition. Most of the remaining separations for the 2017 restructuring programs are expected to be completed in 2017 and 2018. All of the remaining separations for the 2016 and 2015 restructuring programs are expected to be completed by the end of 2017.

In the 2017 third quarter and nine-month period, cash payments of $11 and $13, respectively, were made against layoff reserves related to 2017 restructuring programs, cash payments of $3 and $23, respectively, were made against layoff reserves related to 2016 restructuring programs, and cash payments of $1 and $5, respectively, were made against the layoff reserves related to 2015 restructuring programs.

As part of its ongoing restructuring in Brazil, the Company anticipates recognizing a restructuring-related charge of approximately $30 - $50 in the fourth quarter of 2017 related to its extrusions business which is part of the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment. The charge relates to the noncash impairment of the net book value of the business.

Interest expense. Interest expense decreased $26, or 21%9%, in the third quarter of 2017 compared to2020 was the thirdresult of a reduced level of debt during the quarter, while the increase of 2016 due to lower outstanding debt. During the second quarter of 2017, Arconic redeemed all of the Company’s 6.50% Bonds due 2018 and 6.75% Notes due 2018, and a portion of the Company’s 5.72% Notes due 2019 (see Note L)$49, or 19%, in advance of the expiration date. Interest expense increased $27, or 7%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared2020, were primarily due to a $59 premium paid on the early redemption of debt, partially offset by a reduced average level of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 20162020.

Other expense, net. Other expense, net was $8 in the third quarter of 2020 compared to $8 in the third quarter of 2019. Changes in other expense, net in the third quarter of 2020 were primarily due to $76a $13 favorable change in foreign currency, completely offset by a reduction in interest income of premiums paid$5, higher deferred compensation of $3 along with an increase of $5 related to various smaller items. Other expense, net was less than $1 for the early redemption noted above,nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to $26 expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The lower expense of $26, or 100% was due to lower deferred compensation of $15, favorable foreign currency movements of $21 and various small items of $6, partially offset by lower interest expense due to lower outstanding debt.

Other income net. Otherof $16.

Provision for income net decreased $10taxes. The tax rate including discrete items was 400.0% (benefit on a small loss) in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to 64.4% (provision on income) in the third quarter of 2016, primarily due to the favorable post-closing adjustment related to the November 2014 acquisition2019. A discrete tax benefit of Firth Rixson that$41 was recorded in the third quarter of 2016.

Other income, net increased $4862020 compared to a discrete tax charge of $14 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily due to the gain on the salethird quarter of a portion of Arconic’s investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock of $351 and the gain of $167 on the debt-for-equity exchange with two investment banks (the “Investment Banks”) of the remaining portion of Arconic’s retained interest in Alcoa Corporation common stock for a portion of the Company’s outstanding notes held by the Investment Banks (the “Debt-for-Equity Exchange”) (See Note G).

Provision for income taxes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, Arconic’s2019. The estimated annual effective tax rate, before discrete items, applied to ordinary income was 28.5%. This rate is lower than34.5% in the federal statutory ratethird quarter of 35% due2020 compared to foreign income taxed75.8% in lower rate jurisdictions, a tax basisthe third quarter of 2019. See Note H to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Income from Continuing and Discontinued Operations Income (loss) from continuing operations was $36, or $0.08 per diluted share, in excessthe third quarter of book basis2020 compared to $58, or $0.13 per diluted share, in Alcoa Corporation common stock sold (see Note G),the third quarter of 2019, and a nontaxable gain on the Debt-for-Equity Exchange (see Note L). These beneficial items were partially offset by a loss on the sale of a rolling mill$105, or $0.23 per diluted share, in Fusina, Italy for which no net tax benefit was recognized (see Note E) and valuation allowances recorded against U.S. foreign tax credits.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, Arconic’s estimated annual effective tax rate, before discrete items, was 56.0%. This rate is higher than the federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due2020, compared to book basis in excess of tax basis of company-owned life insurance contracts that were sold during 2016, and separation expenses for which no tax benefit was recognized, partially offset by foreign income taxed in lower rate jurisdictions.

For the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, the tax rate including discrete items was 30.8% and 45.9% respectively. Discrete items of $2 were recorded$8, or $0.01 per diluted share, in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and primarily relate to the tax effects of expired stock compensation partially offset by other insignificant adjustments. Discrete items of $7 were recorded in the quarter ended September 30, 2016 and primarily relate to Arconic’s share of a valuation allowance recorded by one of our joint ventures and as-filed adjustments related to the Company’s 2015 U.S. tax return, partially offset by other discrete benefits.

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The tax provisions for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 20172019. The decrease of $22 in the third quarter of 2020 is primarily related to the reduction of operating income of $183 due to lower volumes and the impact of COVID-19 along with a decrease in interest of $8, partially offset by a decrease in the Provision for income taxes of $153 (decreased from a charge of $105 to a benefit of $48). The increase of $97 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016 were comprised2020 was primarily due to lower Restructuring and other charges of $406, reflecting the following:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Pretax income at estimated annual effective income tax rate before discrete items

  $49   $69   $264   $257 

Catch-up adjustment to revalue previous quarter pre-tax income at current estimated annual effective tax rate

   1    10    —      
—  
 

Interim period treatment of operational losses in foreign jurisdictions for which no tax benefit is recognized

   1    (30   5    (37

Other discrete items

   2    7    3    10 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

  $53   $56   $272   $230 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

$428 impairment of a long-lived asset group taken in the second quarter of 2019, along with lower Selling, general,

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administrative and other expenses of $88 related to primarily overhead cost reductions, partially offset by lower volumes and the impacts of COVID-19.
There was no Income from continuingdiscontinued operations after income taxes. Income from continuing operations after income taxes was $119 for the third quarter of 2017,2020 compared to $37 or $0.22$0.08 per diluted share compared to income from continuing operations after income taxes of $66 for the third quarter of 2016,2019. Income from discontinued operations was $50 or $0.11 per diluted share. The increase of $53 was primarily attributable to higher volumes and net cost savings across the businesses and the absence of expenses associated with the Separation Transaction, partially offset by higher LIFO inventory expense associated with higher aluminum prices, unfavorable product pricing, primarily in aerospace, and lower-margin product mix.

Income from continuing operations after income taxes was $653share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017,2020 compared to $153 or $1.31$0.34 per diluted share compared to income from continuing operations after income taxes of $229 for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, or $0.40 per diluted share. The increase2019. See details of $424 was primarily attributable to a gain of $351 on the sale of a portion of Arconic’s investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock and a gain of $167 on the Debt-for-Equity Exchange; net cost savings; and higher volumes across all segments; partially offset by higher LIFO inventory expense associated with higher aluminum prices; the loss on sale of the Fusina, Italy rolling mill of $60; unfavorable product pricing, primarily in aerospace; and lower-margin product mix.

Discontinued operations.In the third quarter of 2016, net income attributable to Arconic included income of $120 from discontinued operations after income taxes and $20 from discontinued operations attributablein Note B to noncontrolling interests. In the nine months ended September 30, 2016, net income attributable to Arconic included income of $146 from discontinued operations after income taxes and $58 from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interests.

Consolidated Financial Statements.

Segment Information

In the first quarter of 2017, the Company changed its primary measure of segment performance from After-tax operating income (ATOI) to Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”).

Segment performance under Arconic’sthe Company's management reporting system is evaluated based on a number of factors; however, the primary measure of performance is Adjusted EBITDA. Arconic’sSegment operating profit. The Company's definition of Adjusted EBITDASegment operating profit is net margin plus an add-back for depreciation and amortization. Net margin is equivalent to Sales minus the following items: Cost of goods sold; Selling, general administrative,Operating income excluding Special items. Special items include Restructuring and other expenses; Researchcharges and development expenses; and Provision for depreciation and amortization. The Adjusted EBITDA presentedImpairment of goodwill. Segment operating profit may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Differences between segment and consolidated totals are in Corporate. The Company has four segments - Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered ProductsStructures and Solutions

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Third-party sales

  $1,476   $1,406   $4,445   $4,320 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $312   $296   $928   $930 

Third-party sales for the Engineered Products and Solutions segment increased 5% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. The increase was the result of volume growth partially offset by lower product pricing, primarily in the aerospace end market. Third-party sales increased 3% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase was the result of volume growth, partially offset by lower product pricing, primarily in the aerospace end market, the effects of foreign currency fluctuations, and the absence of sales of $23 related to the Remmele Medical business, which was sold in April 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA for the Engineered Products and Solutions segment increased $16 in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. The increase was the result of higher volumes and net cost savings partially offset by lower product pricing and ramp up costs associated with increasing production volumes of new aerospace engine parts, such as higher scrap rates, production inefficiencies, new process development and employee training. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $2 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease was the result of unfavorable product pricing, ramp up costs associated with increasing production volumes of new aerospace engine parts, and a lower margin product mix, largely offset by net cost savings and higher volumes.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, growth in demand from the commercial aerospace end market relative to the fourth quarter of 2016 is expected along with continued net cost savings. These benefits will be partially offset by continued ramp up costs associated with the introduction of new commercial aerospace engines and unfavorable product pricing.

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Global Rolled Products (1)

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Third-party sales

  $1,234   $1,285   $3,751   $3,785 

Intersegment sales

   36    30    107    88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total sales

  $1,270   $1,315   $3,858   $3,873 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $140   $143   $475   $461 

Third-party aluminum shipments (kmt)

   297    356    914    1,063 

Average realized price per metric ton of aluminum(2)(3)

  $4,155   $3,610   $4,104   $3,561 

(1)Excludes the Warrick, IN rolling operations and the equity interest in the rolling mill at the joint venture in Saudi Arabia, both of which were previously part of the Global Rolled Products segment but became part of Alcoa Corporation effective November 1, 2016.
(2)Generally, average realized price per metric ton of aluminum includes two elements: a) the price of metal (the underlying base metal component based on quoted prices from the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), plus a regional premium which represents the incremental price over the base LME component that is associated with physical delivery of metal to a particular region), and b) the conversion price, which represents the incremental price over the metal price component that is associated with converting primary aluminum into sheet and plate.
(3)The metal price component is a pass-through to this segment’s customers with limited exceptions (e.g., fixed-priced contracts, certain regional premiums).

Third-party sales for the Global Rolled Products segment decreased 4% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. The decrease was primarily related to the impact of $131 associated with the ramp-down and Toll Processing Agreement with Alcoa Corporation at the Company’s North America packaging business in Tennessee, the absence of sales of $39 from the rolling mill in Fusina, Italy, which was sold in March 2017, and unfavorable product pricing, partially offset by higher aluminum pricing. Third-party sales decreased 1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The decrease was primarily related to the impact of $365 associated with the ramp-down and Toll Processing Agreement with Alcoa Corporation at the Company’s North America packaging business in Tennessee, the absence of sales of $74 from the rolling mill in Fusina, Italy, and unfavorable product pricing, largely offset by volume growth in the automotive end market and higher aluminum pricing.

Adjusted EBITDA for the Global Rolled Products segment decreased $3 in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016. The decrease is the result of the planned ramp-down of the Company’s North America packaging business in Tennessee, lower aerospace volume from customer inventory destocking and reduced build rates as well as continued pricing pressure on regional specialty products, and higher aluminum prices of $7, partially offset by net cost savings. The higher aluminum prices negatively impacted the Global Rolled Products Adjusted EBITDA margin by 170 basis points in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

Adjusted EBITDA increased $14 in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016. The increase is the result of net cost savings and increased automotive volumes, partially offset by lower aerospace volume from customer destocking and reduced build rates as well as continued pricing pressure on regional specialty products.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, demand in the automotive end market is expected to continue to grow relative to the fourth quarter of 2016 due to the increasing demand for innovative products and aluminum-intensive vehicles. While new programs continue to ramp-up, demand from the commercial airframe end market is expected to decline due to customer destocking and lower build rates for aluminum intensive wide-body programs. Sales to the packaging market are expected to decline due to continuing pricing pressure within this market and the impact of the ramp-down relating to the Company’s North America packaging business in Tennessee. Net cost savings are expected to continue.

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Transportation and Construction Solutions

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Third-party sales

  $517   $450   $1,467   $1,346 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $83   $76   $237   $216 

Third-party sales for the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment increased 15% in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 due to increased volumes in the commercial transportation and building and construction end markets, higher aluminum pricing, and the effects of foreign currency, partially offset by lower product pricing. Third-party sales increased 9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to increased volumes in the commercial transportation and building and construction end markets and higher aluminum pricing, partially offset by lower product pricing.

Adjusted EBITDA for the Transportation and Construction Solutions segment increased $7 and $21 in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 2016. The change was principally the result of net cost savings and higher volumes, partially offset by lower product pricing in the heavy-duty truck market, unfavorable product mix, and higher aluminum prices. The higher aluminum prices negatively impacted the Transportation and Construction Solutions Adjusted EBITDA margin by $4 or 120 basis points in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, increased volumes are expected to continue relative to the fourth quarter of 2016 due to growth in the Commercial Transportation and Building and Construction markets, as well as growth in demand for innovative and new products. Additionally, net cost savings and pricing headwinds are anticipated to continue in the fourth quarter.

Reconciliation of Combined segment adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arconic

Items required to reconcile Combined segment adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arconic include: the Provision for depreciation and amortization; Restructuring and other charges; the impact of LIFO inventory accounting; metal price lag (the timing difference created when the average price of metal sold differs from the average cost of the metal when purchased by the respective segment — generally, when the price of metal increases, metal price lag is favorable, and when the price of metal decreases, metal price lag is unfavorable); corporate expense (general administrative and selling expenses of operating the corporate headquarters and other global administrative facilities and corporate research and development expenses); other items, including intersegment profit eliminations; Other income, net; Interest expense; Income tax expense; and the results of discontinued operations. Prior period information has been recast to conform to current year presentation.

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The following table reconciles Combined segment adjusted EBITDA to Net income attributable to Arconic:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Combined segment adjusted EBITDA

  $535   $515   $1,640   $1,607 

Unallocated amounts:

        

Depreciation and amortization

   (140   (136   (410   (402

Restructuring and other charges

   (19   (3   (118   (33

Impact of LIFO

   (48   (1   (78   (26

Metal price lag

   2    4    43    10 

Corporate expense

   (42   (113   (224   (304

Other

   (17   (29   (56   (62
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  $271   $237   $797   $790 

Other income, net

   1    11    526    40 

Interest expense

   (100   (126   (398   (371
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

  $172   $122   $925   $459 

Provision for income taxes

   (53   (56   (272   (230

Discontinued operations

   —      100    —      88 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Arconic

  $119   $166   $653   $317 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The changes in the reconciling items between Combined segment adjusted EBITDA and Net income attributable to Arconic for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to corresponding periods in 2016 consisted of:

an increase in Restructuring and other charges primarily due to ongoing overhead cost reductions; the nine month period was also impacted by the loss on sale of the Fusina, Italy rolling mill in the first quarter of 2017;

a change in the Impact of LIFO, mostly due to a greater increase in the price of aluminum, driven by higher base metal prices (LME) and regional premiums at September 30, 2017 indexed to December 31, 2016 for the 2017 third quarter and nine month period compared to higher base metal prices (LME) at September 30, 2016 indexed to December 31, 2015 for the 2016 third quarter and nine month period;

a change in Metal price lag in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to higher prices for aluminum;

a decrease in Corporate expense in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 primarily attributable to costs incurred in 2016 related to the separation of Alcoa Inc. and a decrease in Corporate expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 primarily attributable to costs incurred in 2016 related to the separation of Alcoa Inc., partially offset by proxy, advisory and governance-related costs incurred in 2017;

an increase in Other income, net, in the nine months ended September 30, 2017, largely the result of the $351 gain on the sale of a portion of Arconic’s investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock in the first quarter of 2017 and a $167 gain on the Debt-for-Equity Exchange in the second quarter of 2017;

a decrease in Interest expense in the third quarter of 2017 compared to the third quarter of 2016 due to lower outstanding debt and an increase in Interest expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 due to premiums paid for the early redemption of $1,250 of the Company’s long-term debt during the second quarter of 2017 partially offset by lower expense due to lower outstanding debt; and

an increase in Provision for income taxes in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2016 attributable to higher pretax income, exclusive of the previously noted gain on the Debt-for-Equity Exchange.

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Reconciliation of Net income attributable to Arconic to Consolidated adjusted EBITDA

Items required to reconcile Net income attributable to Arconic to Consolidated adjusted EBITDA include: Depreciation and amortization; Restructuring and other charges; Other income, net; Interest expense; Income tax expense; and Discontinued operations.

The following table reconciles Net income attributable to Arconic to Consolidated adjusted EBITDA:

   Third quarter ended
September 30,
   Nine months ended
September 30,
 
   2017   2016   2017   2016 

Net income attributable to Arconic

  $119   $166   $653   $317 

Depreciation and amortization

   140    136    410    402 

Restructuring and other charges

   19    3    118    33 

Other income, net

   (1   (11   (526   (40

Interest expense

   100    126    398    371 

Income taxes

   53    56    272    230 

Discontinued operations

   —      (100   —      (88
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA(1)

  $430   $376   $1,325   $1,225 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(1)Consolidated adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management believes that this measure is meaningful to investors because Consolidated adjusted EBITDA provides additional information with respect to Arconic’s operating performance. Additionally, presenting Consolidated adjusted EBITDA pursuant to our debt agreements is appropriate to provide additional information to investors to demonstrate Arconic’s ability to comply with its financial debt covenants. The Consolidated adjusted EBITDA presented may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Environmental Matters

See the Environmental Matters section ofForged Wheels. (See Note HD to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Subsequent Events

On October 2, 2017, all outstanding 24,975,978 depositary shares (each depositary share representing10-Q for a 1/10th interestdescription of each segment).

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company realigned its operations consistent with how the Co-Chief Executive Officers are assessing operating performance and allocating capital in a shareconjunction with the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction (see Note B to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q). Prior period financial information has been recast to conform to current year presentation.
The Company produces aerospace engine parts and components and aerospace fastening systems for Boeing 737 MAX ("737 MAX") airplanes. The temporary reduction in the production rate of the mandatory convertible preferred stock) were converted at a rate of 1.56996 into 39,211,286 common shares; 24,022 depositary shares were previously tendered for early conversion into 31,428 shares of Arconic common stock. No gain or loss was recognized associated with this equity transaction.

On October 13, 2017, Alcoa Corporation announced that it had terminated an electricity contract with Luminant Generation Company LLC, effective as of October 1, 2017,737 MAX airplanes that was tiedannounced by Boeing in April 2019 did not have a significant impact on the Company's sales or segment operating profit in 2019. In late December 2019, Boeing announced a temporary suspension of production of the 737 MAX airplanes. This decline in production had a negative impact on sales and segment operating profit in the Engine Products, Fastening Systems and Engineered Structures segments in the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2020. The Company expects the reduction in 737 MAX production rates to continue to have a negative impact on its Rockdale Operationsfinancial performance for the remainder of 2020.

Engine Products
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Third-party sales$485 $844 $1,851 $2,492 
Intersegment sales
Total sales$486 $845 $1,855 $2,501 
Segment operating profit39 161 309 465 

Third-party sales for the Engine Products segment decreased $359, or 43%, in Texas. Pursuantthe third quarter of 2020 compared to the Separation and Distribution Agreement between Arconic and Alcoa Corporation, Arconic was requiredthird quarter of 2019, primarily due to provide a guarantee up to an estimated present value amount of approximately $485 related to this electricity contract for Alcoa Corporation’s facilitylower volumes in the eventcommercial aerospace end market driven by COVID-19 and 737 MAX production declines and a decrease in sales of an Alcoa Corporation payment default. As a result$30 from the divestiture of the terminationforgings business in the U.K. (December 2019) (see Note Q to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q), partially offset by higher volumes in the defense aerospace and industrial gas turbines end markets, as well as price increases.
Third-party sales for the Engine Products segment decreased $641, or 26% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial aerospace end market driven by COVID-19 and 737 MAX production declines and a decrease in sales of $95 from the divestiture of the electricity contract by Alcoa Corporation, Arconic expects to record noncash non-operating incomeforgings business in the fourthU.K. (December 2019) (see Note Q to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q), partially offset by higher volumes in the industrial gas turbines and defense aerospace end markets as well as price increases.
Segment operating profit for the Engine Products segment decreased $122, or 76%, in the third quarter of 20172020 compared to the third quarter of approximately2019, primarily due to lower commercial aerospace volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions, price increases, and favorable volumes in the industrial gas turbines and defense aerospace end markets.
Segment operating profit for the Engine Products segment decreased $156, or 34%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower commercial aerospace volumes and
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COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions, price increases and favorable volumes in the industrial gas turbines and defense aerospace end markets.
Fastening Systems
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Third-party sales$271 $391 $982 $1,185 
Segment operating profit33 102 199 297 
Third-party sales for the Fastening Systems segment decreased $120, or 31%, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial transportation and commercial aerospace end markets driven by COVID-19 and 737 MAX production declines.
Third-party sales for the Fastening Systemssegment decreased $203, or 17%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial transportation and commercial aerospace end markets driven by COVID-19 and 737 MAX production declines.
Segment operating profit for the Fastening Systems segment decreased $69, or 68%, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions and favorable product pricing.
Segment operating profit for the Fastening Systems segment decreased $98 or 33%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions.
Engineered Structures
Third quarter endedNine months ended
 September 30,September 30,
 2020201920202019
Third-party sales$206 $318 $710 $943 
Intersegment sales10 
Total sales$207 $322 $716 $953 
Segment operating profit10 40 57 81 
Third-party sales for the Engineered Structures segment decreased $112, or 35%, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial aerospace end market driven by COVID-19 and Boeing 787 and 737 MAX production declines, partially offset by price increases.
Third-party sales for the Engineered Structuressegment decreased $233, or 25%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial aerospace end market driven by COVID-19 and Boeing 787 and 737 MAX production declines, partially offset by price increases.
Segment operating profit for the Engineered Structuressegment decreased $30, or 75%, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions and price increases.
Segment operating profit for the Engineered Structuressegment decreased $24 or 30%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions, price increases and intentional product exits.
Forged Wheels
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Third-party sales$172 $241 $476 $752 
Segment operating profit35 60 91 193 
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Third-party sales for the Forged Wheels segment decreased $69, or 29%, in the third quarter of 2020 compared to the third quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial transportation market driven by market softness and COVID-19.
Third-party sales for the Forged Wheels segment decreased $276, or 37%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes in the commercial transportation market driven by market softness and COVID-19    .
Segment operating profit for the Forged Wheels segment decreased $25, ($16 after-tax) associated withor 42%, in the reversalthird quarter of 2020 compared to the fair valuethird quarter of 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions.
Segment operating profit for the guarantee which was includedForged Wheels segment decreased $102, or 53%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to lower volumes and COVID-19 productivity impacts, partially offset by cost reductions.
Reconciliation of Total segment operating profit to Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Third quarter endedNine months ended
September 30,September 30,
2020201920202019
Total segment operating profit$117 $363 $656 $1,036 
Unallocated amounts:
Restructuring and other charges(22)(56)(166)(572)
Corporate expense(22)(51)(85)(170)
Consolidated operating income$73 $256 $405 $294 
Interest expense, net(77)(85)(305)(256)
Other expense, net(8)(8)— (26)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes$(12)$163 $100 $12 
See Restructuring and other charges, Interest expense, and Other expense, net discussions above under Results of Operations for reference.
Environmental Matters
See the Environmental Matters section of Note R to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Other noncurrent liabilities and deferred credits onPart I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Subsequent Events
See Note S to the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q for subsequent events.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The cash flows related to Alcoa Corporation have not been segregated

During the third quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company identified a misclassification in the presentation of changes in accounts payable and are includedcapital expenditures in theits previously issued Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows, and has revised its Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2016. As a result, the cash flow amounts reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 are not comparable2019. See Note A to the amounts reportedConsolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

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additional detail.

Operating Activities
Cash from Operations

Cash(used for) provided fromby operations was $89($142) in the nine months ended September 30, 20172020, compared to $208$17 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2019. The decreaseincrease in cash provided fromused for operations of $119,$159, or 57%935%, was primarily due to lower operating results (net income plus net add-back for noncash transactions in earnings) of $673,$569, partially offset by lower cash used for working capital of $251$299 and a positivelower pension contributions of $107. The components of the change associated with noncurrentin working capital included favorable changes in receivables of $840, and inventories of $50, offset by accounts payable of $437, accrued expenses of $87, taxes, including income taxes of $51, and prepaid expenses and other current assets of $247 due to the prepayment of $200 made in April 2016 related to a gas supply agreement for the Australia alumina refineries.

$16.

Financing Activities

Cash used for financing activities was $918$339 in the nine months ended September 30, 20172020 compared to $350$1,144 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.2019. The increasedecrease in cash used for financing activities of $805, or 70%, was primarily relateddue to a decrease in the earlyrepurchase of common stock of $1,049 and an increase in debt issued of $2,100, which were partially offset by
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an increase in long-term debt redemptions of $1,738, cash distributed to Arconic Corporation at the Arconic Inc. Separation Transaction of $500, debt issuance costs of $61 and premiums paid on the redemption of the Company’s 6.50% Bonds due 2018, 6.75% Notes due 2018, and a portiondebt of the 5.72% Notes due 2019 (see Note L).

Arconic$59.

The Company maintains a Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of lenders and issuers named therein, which provides for a $3,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) which matures on July 25, 2020 unless extended or earlier terminated in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement. The purpose of any borrowings under the Credit Facility is to provide for working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes.

therein. In addition to the Credit Agreement, above, Arconicthe Company has a number of other credit agreements that provide a combined borrowing capacityagreements. On June 26, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to its Credit Agreement to modify certain terms which provided relief from its existing financial covenant through December 31, 2021 and reduced total commitment available from $1,500 to $1,000. See Note O to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of $715 as of September 30, 2017, of which $175 is due to expire in 2017 and $540 is due to expire in 2018. this Form 10-Q for reference.

The purpose of any borrowings under these credit arrangements is to provide for working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. The covenants contained in all these arrangements are the same as the Credit Agreement. During the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017, Arconic borrowed and repaid $150 and $660, respectively, under these other credit facilities. The weighted-average interest rate and weighted-average days outstanding during the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2017 were 2.73% and 73 days and 2.48% and 43 days, respectively.

Arconic’sCompany’s costs of borrowing and ability to access the capital markets are affected not only by market conditions but also by the short- and long-term debt ratings assigned to Arconicthe Company by the major credit rating agencies.

Arconic’s

The Company's credit ratings from the three major credit rating agencies are as follows:

Long-Term DebtShort-Term DebtOutlookOutlookDate of Last Update

Standard and Poor’s

BB+BBB-BNegativeA-3StableMay 1, 2017September 9, 2020

Moody’s

Ba3Ba2Speculative Grade
Liquidity-2
NegativeStableNovember 2, 2017April 23, 2020

Fitch

BBB-BB+BStableBStableJuly 3, 2017April 22, 2020

Investing Activities

Cash provided from investing activities was $776$152 in the nine months ended September 30, 20172020 compared to $79$171 in the nine months ended September 30, 2016.

Cash2019. The decrease of cash provided from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 included proceeds of $888$19, or 11%, was primarily due to a decrease in Cash receipts from the salesold receivables of a portion$372, and lower sales of Arconic’s investment in Alcoa Corporation common stock and the receiptfixed-income securities of proceeds from the sale of the Yadkin Hydroelectric Project of $243, somewhat$47, partially offset by cash used fora decrease in capital expenditures of $360$312 and the injection of $10 into the Fusina rolling business prior to its sale.

Cash provided from investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 included proceeds of $683 from the sale of assets and businesses,business of $87 primarily related to $457 in proceeds from the redemption of Company-owned life insurance policies, proceeds of $120 related to the sale of a hard extrusions plant in South Korea and an aluminum rolling mill in Brazil in the Intalco smelter wharf property, and proceedsfirst quarter of $102 from2020 (both of which related to Arconic Corporation) compared to the sale of the Remmele Medicala small additives business and $280inventory and properties, plants and equipment of a small energy business within the Engineered Structures segment in the second and third quarters of 2019, respectively.

Goodwill. Goodwill is not amortized; instead, it is reviewed for impairment annually (in the fourth quarter) or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist or if a decision is made to sell or realign a business. A significant amount of judgment is involved in determining if an indicator of impairment has occurred. Such indicators may include deterioration in general economic conditions, negative developments in equity and credit markets, adverse changes in the markets in which an entity operates, increases in input costs that have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows, or a trend of negative or declining cash flows over multiple periods, among others. The fair value that could be realized in an actual transaction may differ from that used to evaluate the impairment of goodwill.
Goodwill is allocated among and evaluated for impairment at the reporting unit level, which is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. For the third quarter of 2020, Howmet had four reporting units (Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures and Forged Wheels).
In reviewing goodwill for impairment, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads to a determination that it is more likely than not (greater than 50%) that the estimated fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If an entity elects to perform a qualitative assessment and determines that an impairment is more likely than not, the entity is then required to perform the quantitative impairment test (described below); otherwise no further analysis is required. An entity also may elect not to perform the qualitative assessment and, instead, proceed directly to the quantitative impairment test. The ultimate outcome of the goodwill impairment review for a reporting unit should be the same whether an entity chooses to perform the qualitative assessment or proceeds received fromdirectly to the salequantitative impairment test.
Howmet determines annually, based on facts and circumstances, which of investments, including $145its reporting units will be subject to the qualitative assessment. For those reporting units where a qualitative assessment is either not performed or for which the conclusion is that an impairment is more likely than not, a quantitative impairment test will be performed. Howmet’s policy is that a quantitative impairment test be performed for each reporting unit at least once during every three-year period.
Under the qualitative assessment, various events and circumstances (or factors) that would affect the estimated fair value of a reporting unit are identified (similar to impairment indicators above). These factors are then classified by the type of impact they would have on the estimated fair value using positive, neutral, and adverse categories based on current business conditions. Additionally, an assessment of the level of impact that a particular factor would have on the estimated fair value is determined using high, medium, and low weighting. Furthermore, management considers the results of the most recent quantitative impairment test completed for a reporting unit and compares the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) between the current and prior years for each reporting unit.
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During the first quarter of 2020, Howmet’s market capitalization declined significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Over the same period, the equity value of our peer group companies, and the overall U.S. stock market also declined significantly amid market volatility. In addition, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures designed to contain the spread, sales globally to customers in the aerospace and commercial transportation industries that are impacted by COVID-19 have been and are expected to be negatively impacted as a result of disruption in demand. As a result of these macroeconomic factors, we performed a qualitative impairment test in the first quarter to evaluate whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of any of our reporting units is less than its carrying value. As a result of this assessment, the Company performed a quantitative impairment test in the first quarter for the saleEngineered Structures reporting unit and concluded that though the margin between the fair value of an equity interestthe reporting unit and carrying value had declined from approximately 60% to approximately 15%, it was not impaired. Consistent with prior practice, a discounted cash flow model was used to estimate the current fair value of the reporting unit. The significant assumptions and estimates utilized to determine fair value were developed utilizing current market and forecast information reflecting the disruption in a natural gas pipelinedemand that has and is expected to negatively impact the Company’s sales globally in Australia and $130 for fixed income and equity securities held by Arconic’s captive insurance company. These cash flows were partially offset by $814 in capital expenditures, including the aerospace expansion (thick plate stretcher) at the Davenport, Iowa plant.

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Noncash Financing and Investing Activities

industry.

In the second quarterand third quarters of 2017,2020, there were no indicators of impairment identified for the Company completed a Debt-for-Equity Exchange withEngineered Structures reporting unit as the Investment Banksmargin between fair value of the remaining portionreporting unit and carrying value exceeded 20%. As such, the fair values of Arconic’s retained interest in Alcoa Corporation common stock for a portionall of the Company’s outstanding notes held by the Investment Banks for $465 including accruedour reporting units substantially exceeded their carrying values at September 30, 2020. If our actual results or external market factors decline significantly from management’s estimates, future goodwill impairment charges may be necessary and unpaid interest.

could be material.

Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

See Note BC to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements that relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include those containing such words as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intends,” “may,” “outlook,” “plans,” “projects,” “seeks,” “sees,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” “would,” or other words of similar meaning. All statements that reflect Arconic’sHowmet’s expectations, assumptions or projections about the future, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, forecasts and expectations relating to the growth of the aerospace, automotive, commercial transportation and other end markets; statements and guidance regarding future financial results or operating performance; statements regarding future strategic actions; and statements about Arconic’sHowmet’s strategies, outlook, business and financial prospects;prospects, including share repurchases, which may be subject to market conditions, legal requirements and statements regarding potential share gains.other considerations. These statements reflect beliefs and assumptions that are based on Arconic’sHowmet’s perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors managementHowmet believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Although Arconic believes that the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained and it is possible thatpredict, which could cause actual results mayto differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties.statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (a) the impact of the separation of Arconic Corporation from Howmet on the businesses of Howmet; (b) deterioration in global economic and financial market conditions generally; (b)generally including as a result of pandemic health issues (including COVID-19 and its effects, among other things, on global supply, demand, and distribution disruptions as the COVID-19 outbreak continues and results in an increasingly prolonged period of travel, commercial and/or other similar restrictions and limitations); (c) unfavorable changes in the markets served by Arconic; (c)Howmet; (d) the inability to achieve the level of revenue growth, cash generation, cost savings, improvement in profitability and margins, fiscal discipline, or strengthening of competitiveness and operations anticipated or targeted; (d) changes in discount rates(e) competition from new product offerings, disruptive technologies or investment returns on pension assets; (e) Arconic’sother developments; (f) political, economic, and regulatory risks relating to Howmet’s global operations, including compliance with U.S. and foreign trade and tax laws, sanctions, embargoes and other regulations; (g) manufacturing difficulties or other issues that impact product performance, quality or safety; (h) Howmet’s inability to realize expected benefits, in each case as planned and by targeted completion dates, from acquisitions, divestitures, facility closures, curtailments, expansions, or joint ventures; (f)(i) the impact of potential cyber attacks and potential information technology or data security breaches; (g) any manufacturing difficulties(j) the loss of significant customers or other issues that impact product performance, quality or safety; (h) political, economic, and regulatory risks in the countries in which Arconic operates or sells products; (i) material adverse changes in aluminum industry conditions, including fluctuationscustomers’ business or financial conditions; (k) adverse changes in London Metal Exchange-based aluminum prices; (j)discount rates or investment returns on pension assets; (l) the impact of changes in raw material prices (including but not limited to aluminum and nickel prices) and foreign currency exchange rates on costs and results; (k)(m) the outcome of contingencies, including legal proceedings, government or regulatory investigations, and environmental remediation, which can expose ArconicHowmet to substantial costs and liabilities; (n) the possible impacts and (l)our preparedness to respond to implications of COVID-19; and (o) the other risk factors summarized in Arconic’sHowmet’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, including under Part I, Item 1A thereof, in Arconic’s2019, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017,2020 and other reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Market projections are subject to the risks discussed above and other risks in the following sections of this report: Note H to the financial statements, and the discussion included above under Segment Information. Arconicmarket. Howmet disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Market projections are subject to the risks discussed above and other risks in the market.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Not material.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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Arconic’s Interim Chief

The Company's Co-Chief Executive OfficerOfficers and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of the end of the period covered by this report, and they have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting during the third quarter of 2017,2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Environmental Matters

As previously reported, by an amended complaint filed April 21, 2005, Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc. (now known as Arconic Global Fasteners & Rings, Inc.) was added as a defendant in Orange County Water District (OCWD) v. Northrop Corporation, et al., civil action 04cc00715 (Superior Court of California, County of Orange). OCWD alleges contamination or threatened contamination of a drinking water aquifer by Arconic, certain of the entities that preceded Arconic at the same locations as property owners and/or operators, and other current and former industrial and manufacturing businesses that operated in Orange County in past decades. OCWD seeks to recover the cost of aquifer remediation and attorney’s fees. Trial on statutory, non-jury claims commenced on February 10, 2012. On October 29, 2013, the court issued its final Statement of Decision in favor of Arconic and the other Phase I trial defendants dismissing the statutory law liability claims. On June 20, 2014, following the full briefing by the parties, the trial court entered final judgment in favor of Arconic and the other trial defendants on the remaining tort claims. On August 18, 2014, the OCWD appealed the dismissal of the statutory law claims and common law claims (except for negligence). On March 29, 2017, oral argument on the appeal took place before a panel of three California Court of Appeal justices. On June 1, 2017, the Court of Appeal upheld the trial court’s decision in favor of Arconic on all claims. The OCWD did not file a petition for review

See Note R to the California Supreme Court. On July 12, 2017, Northrop filedConsolidated Financial Statements in Part I Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Howmet’s business, financial condition and results of operations may be impacted by a petition for review by the Supreme Courtnumber of the State of California. On September 13, 2017, the California Supreme Court denied Northrop’s petition for review. The remaining claims against Northrop have been remandedfactors. In addition to the trial court. No claims against Arconic are pendingfactors discussed elsewhere in the remanded case. No further reports will be madethis report, in Part I, Item 1A of Howmet’s Annual Report on this matter unless there is a material development.

As previously reported, on June 21, 2017, the UK Environment Agency (the “Agency”) confirmed that it will prosecute Firth Rixson Metals Limited in Chesterfield (UK) Magistrates Court in relation to an environmental incident that took place on April 22, 2015 at the Company’s Glossop UK site. It is alleged that an acid scrubber unit at the site caused a leak into the local river resulting in environmental damage, including the death of approximately 200 fish. Arconic was not successful in persuading the Agency to drop the prosecution in lieu of an enforcement undertaking (a civil remedy) despite the fact that cyanide, a compound not used on the site, had been identified in the samples of water taken at the time. A hearing before the Court was held on September 13, 2017 at which Firth Rixson pled guilty to the underlying offense of allowing a release to occur to the nearby stream. The Agency was not ready to proceed to a full hearing on the culpability and harm elements of the allegations, and requested more time. The Court granted the Agency’s request and set a follow-up hearing for December 6, 2017. The Company expects that to be the final dispositive hearing, at or after which it expects the Court to render final decisions on culpability and harm, and impose a fine on the Company. The Company has recorded an amount to cover the estimated fine and this amount is not material to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Reynobond PE

As previously reported, on June 13, 2017, the Grenfell Tower in London, UK caught fire resulting in fatalities, injuries and damage. A French subsidiary of Arconic, Arconic Architectural Products SAS (AAP SAS), supplied a product, Reynobond PE, to its customer, a cladding system fabricator, which used the product as one component of the overall cladding system on Grenfell Tower. The fabricator supplied its portion of the cladding system to the façade installer, who then completed and installed the system under the direction of the general contractor. Neither Arconic nor AAP SAS was involved in the design or installation of the system used at the Grenfell Tower, nor did it have a role in any other aspect of the building’s refurbishment or original design. Regulatory investigations into the overall Grenfell Tower matter are being conducted, including a criminal investigation by the London Metro Police, a Public Inquiry by the British government and a consumer protection inquiry by a French public authority. AAP SAS has filed an application seeking core participant status in the Public Inquiry.

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Brave v. Arconic Inc., Kenneth J. Giacobbe and Klaus Kleinfeld. A purported class action complaint was filed on July 13, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Arconic Inc., Kenneth J. Giacobbe and Klaus Kleinfeld. The complaint alleged that the statements in Arconic’s 2016 10-K about management’s recognition of its responsibility to conduct the Company’s affairs according to the highest standards of personal and corporate conduct and within the laws of the host countries in which it operates, and its failure to disclose that Arconic knowingly supplied highly flammable Reynobond PE cladding panels for use in construction that significantly increased the risk of property damage, injury and death, were false and misleading in violation of the federal securities laws and artificially inflated the prices of Arconic’s securities. The plaintiffs sought, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages and an award of attorney and expert fees and expenses. On August 14, 2017, this case was dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice.

Tripson v. Arconic Inc. and Klaus Kleinfeld. A purported class action complaint was filed on July 14, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Arconic Inc. and Klaus Kleinfeld. The complaint alleged that statements in Arconic’s 2012-2016 10-Ks, 2012-15 Annual Reports and the 2016 Annual Highlights Report about management’s recognition of its responsibility to conduct the Company’s affairs according to the highest standards of personal and corporate conduct and within the laws of the host countries in which it operates, and its failure to disclose that Arconic knowingly supplied highly flammable Reynobond PE cladding panels for use in construction that significantly increased the risk of property damage, injury and death, were false and misleading in violation of the federal securities laws and artificially inflated the prices of Arconic’s securities. The complaint also alleged that Arconic was motivated to conceal its potential liability to improve its credit ratings and enhance its ability to raise capital. The plaintiffs sought, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages and equitable relief and an award of attorney and expert fees and expenses. On August 25, 2017, this case was dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice.

Sullivan v. Arconic Inc. et al. A purported class action complaint was filed on July 18, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Arconic Inc., as well as two former Arconic executives and several current and former Arconic directors, and banks that acted as underwriters for Arconic’s September 18, 2014 preferred stock offering. The complaint alleges that statements in the registration statement for Arconic’s September 18, 2014 preferred stock offering were false and misleading in light of the subsequent Grenfell Tower fire. The complaint also alleges that Arconic’s failure to disclose at the time of the offering that it was obtaining significant profits through sales that exposed it to substantial liability violated the federal securities laws. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified compensatory and recissory damages and an award of attorney and expert fees and expenses. On August 25, 2017, this case was dismissed by the plaintiff without prejudice and re-filed on September 15, 2017 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Howard v. Arconic Inc. et al. A purported class action complaint was filed on August 11, 2017 in the United States District Court for Western District of Pennsylvania against Arconic Inc., and Klaus Kleinfeld. The complaint alleges that Arconic and Mr. Kleinfeld made various false and misleading statements, and omitted to disclose material information, about the company’s business and financial prospects and, specifically, the risks of the Reynobond PE product. The complaint alleges that the statements in Arconic’s Form 10-K for the fiscal yearsyear ended December 31, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20152019, Part II, Item 1A. of Howmet’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and 2016,March 31, 2020, and in other reports filed by Howmet with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the following risks and uncertainties, updated from and in addition to those in the Form 10-K and Forms 10-Q, could materially harm its 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015business, financial condition or results of operations, including causing Howmet’s actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements. Additional risks and 2016 Annual Reports,uncertainties not presently known to Howmet or that Howmet currently deems immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company in future periods.

Our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows have been and could continue to be materially adversely affected by the effects of widespread public health epidemics/pandemics, including COVID-19, that are beyond our control.
Any outbreaks of contagious diseases, public health epidemics or pandemics and other adverse public health developments in countries where we, our employees, customers and suppliers operate could have a material and adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. Specifically, the novel strain of COVID-19, affecting the global community on a pandemic basis, including the United States, Europe and South America, is adversely impacting our operations, and the nature and extent of the impact over time is highly uncertain and beyond our control. The extent to which COVID-19 further affects our operations over time will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain, including the duration of the outbreak, the continued severity of the virus, resurgences of the virus, and the efficacy and the extent of actions that have been or may be taken to contain or treat its impact. These actions include, but are not limited to, declarations of states of emergency, business closures, manufacturing restrictions and a prolonged period of travel, commercial and/or other similar restrictions and limitations, many of which have been implemented across much of the globe and all of which have negatively affected our business. The longer the period of duration, the greater impact on our businesses and the heightened risk of a continuing material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial conditions and/or cash flows, as well as on our business strategies and initiatives. While some of the restrictions and limitations noted above have been and may continue to be relaxed or rolled back, certain actions have been and may continue to be reinstated as the pandemic continues to evolve including as a result of resurgences. The scope and timing of such reinstatements are difficult to predict and may materially affect our operations in the future. We continue to monitor guidelines proposed by federal, state and local governments with respect to the “reopening” measures and measures for continued operation, which may change over time depending on public health, safety and other considerations. We are continuing to focus on the safety and protection of our workforce by continuing to implement additional safety protocols in light of COVID-19.
As a result of COVID-19 and the measures designed to contain its spread, our sales globally, including to customers in the aerospace and commercial transportation industries that are impacted by COVID-19, have been and are expected to be negatively impacted as a result of disruption in demand, which has had and over time could continue to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. The COVID-19 pandemic has already subjected our operations, financial performance and financial condition to a number of risks, including, but not limited to those discussed below:
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Business and operations risks: We continue to monitor the evolving situation relating to COVID-19 to determine whether we will need to significantly modify our business practices or take actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, suppliers and shareholders. We have had a number of smaller manufacturing locations that have experienced periods of shutdowns. Future shutdowns will be dependent on facts and circumstances as they unfold, including based on the restrictions and limitations noted above. Additional shutdowns, while not required by governmental authorities, may be necessary to match our production of materials to the reduced demand of our customers. In addition, given these factors and potential further disruptions, we may be unable to perform fully on our contracts and our costs may increase as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. We may also face challenges in restoring our production levels if and when COVID-19 abates, including as a result of government-imposed or other limitations that prevent the return of all or a portion of our workforce and/or continue to disrupt demand and limit the capabilities of our suppliers. We continue to monitor the situation, to assess further possible implications to our business, employees, customers and supply chain, and to take actions in an effort to mitigate adverse consequences. As a result of COVID-19 and its 2016 Annual Highlights Report about management’s recognitionpotential impact on the aerospace industry, the possibility exists that a sustained impact to our operations, financial results and market capitalization may require material impairments of its responsibilityour assets including, but not limited to, conductgoodwill, intangible assets, long-lived assets, and right-of-use assets. While we have already commenced plans to reduce costs, including certain headcount reductions, reductions in certain cash outflows, suspension of our common stock dividend and reductions in the Company’s affairs according to the highest standardslevels of personal and corporate conduct and within the laws of the host countries in which it operates, and its failure to disclose that Arconic knowingly supplied highly flammable Reynobond PE cladding panels for use in construction that significantly increased the risk of property damage, injury and death, were false and misleading in violation of the federal securities laws and artificially inflated the prices of Arconic’s securities. The plaintiffs seek, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages and an award of attorney and expert fees and expenses.

While the Company believes that these cases are without merit and intends to challenge them vigorously, there can be no assurances regarding the ultimate resolution of these matters. Given the preliminary nature of these matters and the uncertainty of litigation, the Companyour capital expenditures, we cannot reasonably estimate at this time predict the likelihoodlonger term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it could continue to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Customer and supplier risks: We have limited visibility into future demand given the disruptions resulting from COVID-19. The sharp decrease in air travel resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures governments and private organizations worldwide have implemented in an unfavorable outcome or the possible loss or range of lossesattempt to contain its spread is adversely affecting, and will likely continue to adversely affect, airlines and airframers and their respective demand for our customers’ products and services. Aircraft manufacturers are reducing production rates due to fewer expected aircraft deliveries and, as a result, demand for products in the eventoriginal equipment manufacturer market has significantly decreased. Several of our aerospace and commercial transportation customers have temporarily suspended operations at certain production sites, reduced operations and production rates and/or taken cost-cutting actions, the duration and extent of which we cannot predict, including, but not limited to, General Electric Company, Raytheon Technologies Corporation and The Boeing Company, which represented approximately 11%, 9% and 8%, respectively, of our third-party sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Due to these cost-cutting measures and others, we are experiencing, and expect to continue experiencing, lower demand and volume for products and services, customer requests for potential payment deferrals, pricing concessions or other contract modifications, delays of deliveries and the achievement of other billing milestones. COVID-19 may also limit the ability of our counterparties generally to perform their obligations to us, including, but not limited to, our customers’ ability to make timely payments to us. These trends may lead to charges, impairments and other adverse financial impacts over time, as noted above, as we have historically depended upon the strength of these industries, particularly the aerospace industry. In addition, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may negatively impact customer contract negotiations, including the ability to negotiate acceptable terms in contract renewal negotiations and our ability to obtain new customers. Similarly, our suppliers may not have the materials, capacity, or capability to manufacture our products according to our schedule and specifications. To date, we have not experienced significant disruption to our supply chain. If our suppliers’ operations were to be impacted, we may need to seek alternate suppliers, which may be more expensive, may not be available or may result in delays in shipments to us and subsequently to our customers, each of which would affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. The duration of the current disruptions to our customers and to our supply chain, and related financial impact to us, cannot be estimated at this time. Should such disruption continue for an unfavorable outcome.extended period of time, the impact will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. Ultimately, the demand for our products is, in turn, driven by demand for transportation and for people to travel within and between various countries around the world. Should the COVID-19 outbreak cause a long term deterioration in demand for transportation or travel due to fear or anxiety related to health concerns, governmental restriction, economic hardships, or increased use of electronic communication technologies embraced during the COVID-19 related shutdowns, the effects of the COVID-19 virus on our business may extend well beyond the COVID-19 current health crisis and immediate related governmental actions.
Market risks: The current financial market dynamics and volatility pose heightened risks to our liquidity. For example, dramatically lowered interest rates and lower expected asset valuations and returns can materially impact the calculation of long-term liabilities such as our pension. In addition, extreme volatility in financial and commodities markets has had and may continue to have adverse impacts on other asset valuations such as the value of the investment portfolios supporting our pension. Our long-term liabilities are sensitive to numerous factors and assumptions that can move in offsetting directions and should be considered as of the time of a relevant measurement event.
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Liquidity and credit risks: We currently have the ability to borrow up to $1.0 billion under our revolving credit agreement, which was amended in June 2020. A prolonged period of generating lower financial results and cash from operations could adversely affect our ability to draw under such amended revolving credit agreement, could also adversely affect our financial condition, including in respect of satisfying both required and voluntary pension funding requirements, and could otherwise negatively affect our ability to achieve our strategic objectives. These factors could also adversely affect our ability to maintain compliance with the debt covenants under our amended revolving credit agreement, including as a result of potential increases in net debt or future reductions in EBITDA. There can also be no assurance that we will not face credit rating downgrades as a result of weaker than anticipated performance of our businesses or other factors including overall market conditions. Future downgrades could further adversely affect our cost of funds and related margins, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets, and a significant downgrade could have an adverse commercial impact on our businesses. Conditions in the financial and credit markets may also limit the availability of funding or increase the cost of funding (including for receivables securitization or supply chain finance programs used to finance working capital) or our ability to refinance certain of our indebtedness, which could adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows. Although the U.S. federal and other governments have announced a number of funding programs to support businesses, our ability or willingness to access funding under such programs may be limited by regulations or other guidance, including eligibility criteria, or by further change or uncertainty related to the terms of these programs.

The COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks disclosed in Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, including, but not limited to, risks related to global economic conditions, competition, loss of customers, costs of supplies, manufacturing difficulties and disruptions, investment returns, our credit profile, our credit ratings and interest rates. We expect that the longer the period of disruption from COVID-19 continues, the more material the adverse impacts will be on our business operations, financial performance, results of operations and/or cash flows. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic may also affect our operating and financial results in a manner that is not presently known to us or that we currently do not expect to present significant risks to our business, results of operations, financial conditions and/or cash flows.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

The following table presents information with respect to the Company’s open-market repurchases of its common stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2020:
(in millions except share and per share amounts)
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid Per Share (1)Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)(2)
July 1 - July 31, 2020----$350.0
August 1 - August 31, 202031,755$18.5931,755$349.4
September 1 - September 30, 20202,875,339$17.342,875,339$299.5
Total for quarter ended September 30, 20202,907,094$17.362,907,094

(1) Excludes commissions cost
(2) On May 20, 2019, the Company announced that its Board of Directors has also received letters, purportedly sent on behalfauthorized the repurchase of shareholders, reciting allegations similar$500 million of the Company's outstanding common stock (the "Share Repurchase Program") by means of trading plans established from time to thosetime in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, block trades, private transactions, open market repurchases and/or accelerated share repurchase agreements or other derivative transactions. There was no stated expiration for the Share Repurchase Program under which the Company may repurchase shares from time to time and pursuant to such terms, as and if it deems appropriate. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended, modified or terminated at any time without prior notice. After giving effect to the share repurchases made inthrough September 30, 2020, approximately $299.5 million remains available under the federal court lawsuits and demanding thatprior authorization by the Board authorizefor the Company to initiate litigation against membersShare Repurchase Program. The amount of management, the Board and others. The Board of Directors is reviewing these shareholder demand letters and considering the appropriate course of action. In addition, lawsuits are pending in state court in New York and federal court in Pennsylvania, initiated, respectively, by another purported shareholder andshare repurchases by the Company concerningmay be limited under the shareholder’s claimed right, whichterms of the Company contests, to inspect the Company’s books and records relatedFive-Year Revolving Credit Agreement (See Note O to the Grenfell Tower fire and Reynobond PE.

Consolidated Financial Statements for additional detail).

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Item 6. Exhibits.

2013 Howmet Aerospace Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated, effective September 30, 2020.
10(a)Letter Agreement, byHowmet Aerospace Inc. Change in Control Severance Plan, as Amended and between Arconic Inc. and Charles P. Blankenship, dated as of October 19, 2017, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 23, 2017Restated, effective September 30, 2020.
Howmet Aerospace Inc. Executive Severance Plan, as Amended and Restated, effective September 30, 2020.
12.Computations of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock DividendsGlobal Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement, effective September 30, 2020.
Global Stock Option Award Agreement, effective September 30, 2020.
15.Letter regarding unaudited interim financial informationGlobal Special Retention Award Agreement, effective September 30, 2020.
Terms and Conditions for Restricted Share Units, effective September 30, 2020.
31.Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
32.Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 20022002.
101.INS
101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCH
101.SCHXBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentDocument.
101.CAL
101.CALXBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentDocument.
101.DEF
101.DEFXBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentDocument.
101.LAB
101.LABXBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentDocument.
101.PRE
101.PREXBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentDocument.
104.Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, formatted in Inline XBRL (included within the Exhibit 101 attachments).

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

ArconicHowmet Aerospace Inc.

November 6, 2017

9, 2020

/s/ Ken Giacobbe

DateKen Giacobbe
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)

November 6, 2017

9, 2020

/s/ Paul Myron

DatePaul Myron
Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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