these declines were partially offset by higher tire unit volume , primarily in asia pacific . goodyear net income in 2015 was $ 307 million , compared to goodyear net income of $ 2,452 million in 2014 , and goodyear net income available to common shareholders was $ 307 million , or $ 1.12 per diluted share , compared to goodyear net income available to common shareholders of $ 2,445 million , or $ 8.78 per diluted share , in 2014 . the decrease in goodyear net income in 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily driven by an increase in income tax expense in 2015 as a result of the reversal of the valuation allowance on our u.s. deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the loss on the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary , partially offset by the improvement in segment operating income and other ( income ) expense . other ( income ) expense in 2015 included increased royalty income due to the termination of a licensing agreement associated with the sale of our former engineered products business , the gain on the dissolution of the global alliance with sri and a benefit in general and product liability — discontinued products from the recovery of past costs from an asbestos insurer and changes in assumptions for probable insurance recoveries for asbestos claims . 22 our total segment operating income for 2015 was $ 2,022 million , compared to $ 1,712 million in 2014 . the $ 310 million , or 18.1 % , increase in segment operating income was due primarily to a decline in raw material costs of $ 594 million , which more than offset the impact of higher conversion costs of $ 149 million , unfavorable foreign currency translation of $ 145 million and higher selling , administrative and general expense ( `` sag `` ) of $ 70 million . segment operating income also benefited by an improvement in volume of $ 74 million . refer to `` results of operations — segment information ” for additional information . in order to drive future growth and address the volatile economic environment , we remain focused on our key strategies : continuing to focus on market-back product development ; taking a selective approach to the market , targeting profitable segments where we have competitive advantages ; improving our manufacturing efficiency and creating an advantaged supply chain focused on reducing our total delivered costs , optimizing working capital levels and delivering best in industry customer service ; focusing on cash flow to provide funding for our capital allocation plan described below ; and building top talent and teams . on february 9 , 2016 , we announced a $ 650 million increase in our share repurchase program , bringing the total authorized amount under that program to $ 1.1 billion . additionally , effective december 1 , 2015 , we increased the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock from $ 0.06 per share to $ 0.07 per share . our capital allocation plan also provides for capital expenditures , debt repayments and pension funding , and restructuring payments . refer to “ liquidity and capital resources — overview ” for additional information . pension and benefit plans at december 31 , 2015 , our unfunded global pension liability was $ 642 million , compared to $ 714 million at december 31 , 2014. as a result of the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary , the december 31 , 2015 unfunded global pension liability excludes $ 80 million of pension liabilities related to our venezuela pension plan . the unfunded global pension liability of $ 714 million at december 31 , 2014 included $ 43 million related to venezuela . our u.s. pension strategy includes the accelerated funding of pension plans in conjunction with significantly reducing exposure in the investment portfolio of those plans to future equity market movements . the fixed income investments held for these plans are designed to offset the subsequent impact of discount rate movements on the plans ' benefit obligations so that the funded status remains stable . the strategy also provides for the opportunistic settling of pension obligations when conditions warrant . during 2013 and 2014 , we contributed $ 2,035 million to fully fund our u.s. pension plans . consistent with our pension strategy , we transitioned those plans ' asset allocations to a portfolio of substantially all fixed income securities designed to offset subsequent changes in discount rates . as a result of the full funding of our hourly u.s. pension plans in 2014 , the pension benefits for hourly associates were frozen in 2014 , and these associates now receive company contributions to a defined contribution plan . our salaried u.s. pension plans were previously frozen . during 2015 , we completed programs to offer lump sums over a limited time to certain former employees in our u.s. pension plans . payments of $ 190 million related to this offer were made from existing plan assets to approximately 7,000 former employees who elected to receive a lump sum . as a result , total lump sum payments from these plans exceeded annual service and interest cost in 2015 ; therefore , we recognized a pre-tax corporate pension settlement charge of $ 137 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. these actions continue to provide stability to our funded status , improve our earnings and operating cash flow , and provide greater transparency to our underlying tire business . story_separator_special_tag other ( income ) expense also included financing fees and financial instruments expense of $ 111 million in 2015 , increasing $ 34 million from $ 77 million in 2014 . financing fees and financial instruments expense consists of the amortization of deferred financing fees , commitment fees and charges incurred in connection with financing transactions . financing fees in 2015 included a charge of $ 57 million ( $ 35 million after-tax and minority ) primarily related to a $ 41 million redemption premium and $ 14 million of expense for the write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized discount related to the redemption of the $ 1.0 billion 8.25 % senior notes due 2020. other ( income ) expense in 2015 also included net gains on asset sales of $ 71 million ( $ 60 million after-tax and minority ) compared to net gains on asset sales of $ 3 million ( $ 4 million after-tax and minority ) in 2014. net gains on asset sales in 2015 included a net gain of $ 48 million ( $ 38 million after-tax and minority ) related to the dissolution of the global alliance with sri and a gain of $ 30 million ( $ 32 million after-tax and minority ) on the sale of our investment in shares of sri . refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 5 , dissolution of global alliance with sumitomo rubber industries . net gains on asset sales in 2015 also included losses of $ 14 million in emea , primarily related to the sales of certain sub-saharan africa retail businesses . other ( income ) expense in 2015 and 2014 included charges of $ 4 million ( $ 4 million after-tax and minority ) and $ 22 million ( $ 22 million after-tax and minority ) , respectively , for labor claims related to a previously closed facility in greece . other ( income ) expense in 2014 also included charges of $ 16 million ( $ 16 million after-tax and minority ) related to a government investigation involving our compliance with the u.s. foreign corrupt practices act in certain countries in africa . for further information , refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 4 , other ( income ) expense . income taxes income tax expense in 2015 was $ 232 million on income before income taxes of $ 608 million . for 2014 , income tax benefit was $ 1,834 million on income before income taxes of $ 687 million . the increase in income taxes for 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily due to the reversal of the tax valuation allowance on our net u.s. deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2014. income tax expense for 2015 included discrete net tax benefits of $ 18 million ( $ 18 million after minority interest ) , due primarily to a $ 9 million benefit from the conclusion of non-u.s. tax claims and an $ 8 million benefit from the release of a valuation allowance related to u.s. state deferred tax assets . income tax benefit in 2014 was favorably impacted by $ 1,980 million ( $ 1,981 million after minority interest ) of discrete tax adjustments , including a benefit of $ 2,179 million from the december 31 , 2014 release of substantially all of the valuation allowance on our net u.s. deferred tax assets as discussed further below , partially offset by charges of $ 131 million to record deferred taxes on certain undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries . the 2014 income tax benefit also included charges of $ 37 million to establish valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets of our venezuelan and brazilian subsidiaries , due to continuing operating losses and currency devaluations in venezuela , a charge of $ 9 million to establish a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of a luxembourg subsidiary , and a charge of $ 11 million due to an enacted law change in chile . in 2015 , in addition to the items noted above , the difference between our effective tax rate and the u.s. statutory rate was primarily due to certain of our foreign subsidiaries continuing to maintain a full valuation allowance against their net deferred tax assets , the realization of $ 55 million of u.s. tax credits as a result of certain subsidiary dividend payments and legislation enacted in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $ 69 million of tax benefits related to the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary . at december 31 , 2015 , our valuation allowance on certain of our u.s. federal , state and local deferred tax assets was $ 98 million and our valuation allowance on our foreign deferred tax assets was $ 523 million . 27 our losses in various foreign taxing jurisdictions in recent periods represented sufficient negative evidence to require us to maintain a full valuation allowance against certain of our net deferred tax assets . each reporting period we assess available positive and negative evidence and estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize these existing deferred tax assets . if recent positive evidence provided by the profitability in certain emea subsidiaries continues , it will provide us the opportunity to apply greater significance to our forecasts in assessing the need for a valuation allowance . we believe it is reasonably possible that sufficient positive evidence required to release all , or a portion , of these valuation allowances will exist within the next twelve months . this may result in a reduction of the valuation allowance and one-time tax benefit of up to $ 275 million ( $ 275 million after minority interest ) . for further information , refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 6 , income taxes . minority shareholders ' net income minority shareholders ' net income was $ 69

cash position at december 31 , 2015 , significant concentrations of cash and cash equivalents held by our international subsidiaries included the following amounts : $ 513 million or 35 % in europe , middle east and africa , primarily belgium ( $ 517 million or 24 % at december 31 , 2014 ) , $ 415 million or 28 % in asia , primarily china , india and australia ( $ 462 million or 21 % at december 31 , 2014 ) , and $ 114 million or 8 % in latin america , primarily brazil ( $ 409 million or 19 % at december 31 , 2014 , which primarily related to venezuela and brazil ) . operating activities net cash provided by operating activities was $ 1,687 million in 2015 , compared to $ 340 million in 2014 and $ 938 million in 2013 . the increase in cash provided by operating activities in 2015 versus 2014 was primarily due to decreased pension contributions and direct payments of $ 1,235 million . in 2014 , we made discretionary contributions of $ 907 million to fully fund our hourly u.s. pension plans . the decrease in cash provided by operating activities in 2014 versus 2013 was primarily due to working capital being neither a source nor use of cash in 2014 , versus a source of cash of $ 415 million in 2013 , and higher pension contributions of $ 176 million . pension contributions in both 2014 and 2013 were primarily due to discretionary contributions of $ 907 million and $ 834 million , respectively , to fully fund our u.s. pension plans . investing activities net cash used in investing activities was $ 1,262 million in 2015 , compared to $ 851 million in 2014 and $ 1,136 million in 2013 . capital expenditures were $ 983 million in 2015 , compared to $ 923 million in 2014 and $ 1,168 million in 2013 .


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     ```cash position at december 31 , 2015 , significant concentrations of cash and cash equivalents held by our international subsidiaries included the following amounts : $ 513 million or 35 % in europe , middle east and africa , primarily belgium ( $ 517 million or 24 % at december 31 , 2014 ) , $ 415 million or 28 % in asia , primarily china , india and australia ( $ 462 million or 21 % at december 31 , 2014 ) , and $ 114 million or 8 % in latin america , primarily brazil ( $ 409 million or 19 % at december 31 , 2014 , which primarily related to venezuela and brazil ) . operating activities net cash provided by operating activities was $ 1,687 million in 2015 , compared to $ 340 million in 2014 and $ 938 million in 2013 . the increase in cash provided by operating activities in 2015 versus 2014 was primarily due to decreased pension contributions and direct payments of $ 1,235 million . in 2014 , we made discretionary contributions of $ 907 million to fully fund our hourly u.s. pension plans . the decrease in cash provided by operating activities in 2014 versus 2013 was primarily due to working capital being neither a source nor use of cash in 2014 , versus a source of cash of $ 415 million in 2013 , and higher pension contributions of $ 176 million . pension contributions in both 2014 and 2013 were primarily due to discretionary contributions of $ 907 million and $ 834 million , respectively , to fully fund our u.s. pension plans . investing activities net cash used in investing activities was $ 1,262 million in 2015 , compared to $ 851 million in 2014 and $ 1,136 million in 2013 . capital expenditures were $ 983 million in 2015 , compared to $ 923 million in 2014 and $ 1,168 million in 2013 .
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 Suspicious Activity Report : these declines were partially offset by higher tire unit volume , primarily in asia pacific . goodyear net income in 2015 was $ 307 million , compared to goodyear net income of $ 2,452 million in 2014 , and goodyear net income available to common shareholders was $ 307 million , or $ 1.12 per diluted share , compared to goodyear net income available to common shareholders of $ 2,445 million , or $ 8.78 per diluted share , in 2014 . the decrease in goodyear net income in 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily driven by an increase in income tax expense in 2015 as a result of the reversal of the valuation allowance on our u.s. deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2014 and the loss on the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary , partially offset by the improvement in segment operating income and other ( income ) expense . other ( income ) expense in 2015 included increased royalty income due to the termination of a licensing agreement associated with the sale of our former engineered products business , the gain on the dissolution of the global alliance with sri and a benefit in general and product liability — discontinued products from the recovery of past costs from an asbestos insurer and changes in assumptions for probable insurance recoveries for asbestos claims . 22 our total segment operating income for 2015 was $ 2,022 million , compared to $ 1,712 million in 2014 . the $ 310 million , or 18.1 % , increase in segment operating income was due primarily to a decline in raw material costs of $ 594 million , which more than offset the impact of higher conversion costs of $ 149 million , unfavorable foreign currency translation of $ 145 million and higher selling , administrative and general expense ( `` sag `` ) of $ 70 million . segment operating income also benefited by an improvement in volume of $ 74 million . refer to `` results of operations — segment information ” for additional information . in order to drive future growth and address the volatile economic environment , we remain focused on our key strategies : continuing to focus on market-back product development ; taking a selective approach to the market , targeting profitable segments where we have competitive advantages ; improving our manufacturing efficiency and creating an advantaged supply chain focused on reducing our total delivered costs , optimizing working capital levels and delivering best in industry customer service ; focusing on cash flow to provide funding for our capital allocation plan described below ; and building top talent and teams . on february 9 , 2016 , we announced a $ 650 million increase in our share repurchase program , bringing the total authorized amount under that program to $ 1.1 billion . additionally , effective december 1 , 2015 , we increased the quarterly cash dividend on our common stock from $ 0.06 per share to $ 0.07 per share . our capital allocation plan also provides for capital expenditures , debt repayments and pension funding , and restructuring payments . refer to “ liquidity and capital resources — overview ” for additional information . pension and benefit plans at december 31 , 2015 , our unfunded global pension liability was $ 642 million , compared to $ 714 million at december 31 , 2014. as a result of the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary , the december 31 , 2015 unfunded global pension liability excludes $ 80 million of pension liabilities related to our venezuela pension plan . the unfunded global pension liability of $ 714 million at december 31 , 2014 included $ 43 million related to venezuela . our u.s. pension strategy includes the accelerated funding of pension plans in conjunction with significantly reducing exposure in the investment portfolio of those plans to future equity market movements . the fixed income investments held for these plans are designed to offset the subsequent impact of discount rate movements on the plans ' benefit obligations so that the funded status remains stable . the strategy also provides for the opportunistic settling of pension obligations when conditions warrant . during 2013 and 2014 , we contributed $ 2,035 million to fully fund our u.s. pension plans . consistent with our pension strategy , we transitioned those plans ' asset allocations to a portfolio of substantially all fixed income securities designed to offset subsequent changes in discount rates . as a result of the full funding of our hourly u.s. pension plans in 2014 , the pension benefits for hourly associates were frozen in 2014 , and these associates now receive company contributions to a defined contribution plan . our salaried u.s. pension plans were previously frozen . during 2015 , we completed programs to offer lump sums over a limited time to certain former employees in our u.s. pension plans . payments of $ 190 million related to this offer were made from existing plan assets to approximately 7,000 former employees who elected to receive a lump sum . as a result , total lump sum payments from these plans exceeded annual service and interest cost in 2015 ; therefore , we recognized a pre-tax corporate pension settlement charge of $ 137 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. these actions continue to provide stability to our funded status , improve our earnings and operating cash flow , and provide greater transparency to our underlying tire business . story_separator_special_tag other ( income ) expense also included financing fees and financial instruments expense of $ 111 million in 2015 , increasing $ 34 million from $ 77 million in 2014 . financing fees and financial instruments expense consists of the amortization of deferred financing fees , commitment fees and charges incurred in connection with financing transactions . financing fees in 2015 included a charge of $ 57 million ( $ 35 million after-tax and minority ) primarily related to a $ 41 million redemption premium and $ 14 million of expense for the write-off of deferred financing fees and unamortized discount related to the redemption of the $ 1.0 billion 8.25 % senior notes due 2020. other ( income ) expense in 2015 also included net gains on asset sales of $ 71 million ( $ 60 million after-tax and minority ) compared to net gains on asset sales of $ 3 million ( $ 4 million after-tax and minority ) in 2014. net gains on asset sales in 2015 included a net gain of $ 48 million ( $ 38 million after-tax and minority ) related to the dissolution of the global alliance with sri and a gain of $ 30 million ( $ 32 million after-tax and minority ) on the sale of our investment in shares of sri . refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 5 , dissolution of global alliance with sumitomo rubber industries . net gains on asset sales in 2015 also included losses of $ 14 million in emea , primarily related to the sales of certain sub-saharan africa retail businesses . other ( income ) expense in 2015 and 2014 included charges of $ 4 million ( $ 4 million after-tax and minority ) and $ 22 million ( $ 22 million after-tax and minority ) , respectively , for labor claims related to a previously closed facility in greece . other ( income ) expense in 2014 also included charges of $ 16 million ( $ 16 million after-tax and minority ) related to a government investigation involving our compliance with the u.s. foreign corrupt practices act in certain countries in africa . for further information , refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 4 , other ( income ) expense . income taxes income tax expense in 2015 was $ 232 million on income before income taxes of $ 608 million . for 2014 , income tax benefit was $ 1,834 million on income before income taxes of $ 687 million . the increase in income taxes for 2015 compared to 2014 was primarily due to the reversal of the tax valuation allowance on our net u.s. deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2014. income tax expense for 2015 included discrete net tax benefits of $ 18 million ( $ 18 million after minority interest ) , due primarily to a $ 9 million benefit from the conclusion of non-u.s. tax claims and an $ 8 million benefit from the release of a valuation allowance related to u.s. state deferred tax assets . income tax benefit in 2014 was favorably impacted by $ 1,980 million ( $ 1,981 million after minority interest ) of discrete tax adjustments , including a benefit of $ 2,179 million from the december 31 , 2014 release of substantially all of the valuation allowance on our net u.s. deferred tax assets as discussed further below , partially offset by charges of $ 131 million to record deferred taxes on certain undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries . the 2014 income tax benefit also included charges of $ 37 million to establish valuation allowances on the net deferred tax assets of our venezuelan and brazilian subsidiaries , due to continuing operating losses and currency devaluations in venezuela , a charge of $ 9 million to establish a valuation allowance on the net deferred tax assets of a luxembourg subsidiary , and a charge of $ 11 million due to an enacted law change in chile . in 2015 , in addition to the items noted above , the difference between our effective tax rate and the u.s. statutory rate was primarily due to certain of our foreign subsidiaries continuing to maintain a full valuation allowance against their net deferred tax assets , the realization of $ 55 million of u.s. tax credits as a result of certain subsidiary dividend payments and legislation enacted in the fourth quarter of 2015 and $ 69 million of tax benefits related to the deconsolidation of our venezuelan subsidiary . at december 31 , 2015 , our valuation allowance on certain of our u.s. federal , state and local deferred tax assets was $ 98 million and our valuation allowance on our foreign deferred tax assets was $ 523 million . 27 our losses in various foreign taxing jurisdictions in recent periods represented sufficient negative evidence to require us to maintain a full valuation allowance against certain of our net deferred tax assets . each reporting period we assess available positive and negative evidence and estimate if sufficient future taxable income will be generated to utilize these existing deferred tax assets . if recent positive evidence provided by the profitability in certain emea subsidiaries continues , it will provide us the opportunity to apply greater significance to our forecasts in assessing the need for a valuation allowance . we believe it is reasonably possible that sufficient positive evidence required to release all , or a portion , of these valuation allowances will exist within the next twelve months . this may result in a reduction of the valuation allowance and one-time tax benefit of up to $ 275 million ( $ 275 million after minority interest ) . for further information , refer to the note to the consolidated financial statements no . 6 , income taxes . minority shareholders ' net income minority shareholders ' net income was $ 69

