Restructuring and Acquisition Related Expenses (Notes)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

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Restructuring and Acquisition Related Expenses

2019 Global Restructuring Program

In the second quarter of 2019, we implemented a cost reduction initiative, covering all three of our reportable segments, designed to eliminate underperforming assets and cost inefficiencies. We have incurred and expect to incur costs for inventory write-downs; employee severance and other expenditures related to employee terminations; lease exit costs, such as lease termination fees, accelerated amortization of operating lease assets and impairment of operating lease assets; other costs related to facility exits, such as moving expenses to relocate inventory and equipment; and accelerated depreciation of fixed assets to be disposed of earlier than the end of the previously estimated useful lives.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred $2 million and $5 million, respectively, of restructuring expenses under this program, primarily related to facility exit costs and employee-related costs. In the three months ended June 30, 2019, costs under the program totaled $5 million, primarily for employee severance. These costs were recorded within Restructuring and acquisition related expenses in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019. We expect to incur between $2 million and $4 million of future costs through 2021 to complete the program, and total program costs will be approximately $45 million ($37 million was

incurred during the year ended December 31, 2019). Of the cumulative program costs incurred to date, $27 million, $14 million and $1 million related to our Europe, North America and Specialty segments, respectively.

2020 Global Restructuring Program

Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, we initiated a further restructuring program aimed at cost reductions across all our reportable segments through the elimination of underperforming assets and cost inefficiencies. These actions are incremental to those initiated as part of the 2019 Global Restructuring Program, and include costs for inventory write-downs; employee severance and other expenditures related to employee terminations; lease exit costs, such as lease termination fees, accelerated amortization of operating lease assets and impairment of operating lease assets; other costs related to facility exits, such as moving expenses to relocate inventory and equipment; and accelerated depreciation of fixed assets to be disposed of earlier than the end of the previously estimated useful lives. We expanded this program during the second quarter as we identified additional opportunities to eliminate inefficiencies, including actions in response to impacts to our business from COVID-19.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we recognized restructuring expenses totaling $25 million and $27 million, respectively, for employee-related costs, facility exit costs and inventory write-downs. Of these expenses, $6 million resulted from inventory impairment charges related to facility consolidation actions and brand rationalizations and was recorded in Cost of goods sold in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2020. Of the cumulative program costs incurred to date, $17 million, $10 million and $1 million related to our North America, Europe and Specialty segments, respectively. We estimate total costs under the program through its expected completion date in 2022 will be between $65 million and $75 million, of which approximately $40 million, $28 million, and $1 million will be incurred by our Europe, North America and Specialty segments, respectively.

Acquisition Integration Plans

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, we incurred $4 million and $5 million of restructuring expenses, respectively, for our acquisition integration plans. These expenses were primarily related to the integration of our operations in Belgium. Future expenses to complete our existing integration plans are expected to be immaterial.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we incurred $3 million and $6 million of restructuring expenses, respectively, related to our acquisition integration efforts. These expenses included approximately $1 million and $3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, related to the integration of our acquisition of Andrew Page Limited.

1 LKQ Europe Program

In September 2019, we announced a multi-year program called "1 LKQ Europe" which is intended to create structural centralization and standardization of key functions to facilitate the operation of the Europe segment as a single business. Under the 1 LKQ Europe program, we will reorganize our non-customer-facing teams and support systems through various projects including the implementation of a common ERP platform, rationalization of our product portfolio, and creation of a Europe headquarters office and central back office. We continue to expect to incur between $45 million and $55 million in total personnel and inventory related restructuring charges through 2024 as a result of executing the 1 LKQ Europe program. Certain projects were delayed in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on our expectations in the second quarter of 2020 that the impacts on our business from COVID-19 had stabilized, we restarted the program in July 2020 with substantially the same initiatives and projects as prior to the pandemic, although we are evaluating the impact of the delay on our estimates of the related expenditures and timelines. We may also identify additional initiatives and projects under the 1 LKQ Europe program in future periods that may result in additional restructuring expense, although we are currently unable to estimate the range of charges for such potential future initiatives and projects.