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Restructuring Charges
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Charges Restructuring Charges
Restructuring charges primarily include severance costs associated with headcount reductions, as well as branch closure charges which principally relate to continuing lease obligations at vacant facilities. We incur severance costs and branch closure charges in the ordinary course of our business. We only include such costs that are part of a restructuring program as restructuring charges. Since the first such restructuring program was initiated in 2008, we have completed three programs and have incurred total restructuring charges of $315.
Closed Restructuring Programs
We have three closed restructuring programs. The first was initiated in 2008 in recognition of a challenging economic environment and was completed in 2011. The second was initiated following the April 30, 2012 acquisition of RSC Holdings Inc. ("RSC"), and was completed in 2013. The third was initiated in the fourth quarter of 2015 in response to challenges in our operating environment. In particular, during 2015, we experienced volume and pricing pressure in our general rental business and our Fluid Solutions region associated with upstream oil and gas customers. Additionally, our Lean initiatives did not fully generate the anticipated cost savings due to lower than expected growth. In 2016, we achieved the anticipated run rate savings from the Lean initiatives, and this restructuring program was completed in 2016.
The table below provides certain information concerning our restructuring charges under the closed restructuring programs:  
Description 
 
Beginning
Reserve Balance 
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses (1)
 
Payments
and Other
 
Ending
Reserve Balance 
Year ended December 31, 2016:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
13

 
$
10

 
$
(7
)
 
$
16

Severance costs
 
3

 
4

 
(6
)
 
1

Total
 
$
16

 
$
14

 
$
(13
)
 
$
17

Year ended December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
16

 
$
2

 
$
(5
)
 
$
13

Severance costs
 
1

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Total
 
$
17

 
$
2

 
$
(6
)
 
$
13

Year ended December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
13

 
$
1

 
$
(6
)
 
$
8

Severance costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
13

 
$
1

 
$
(6
)
 
$
8

 
_________________
(1)
Reflected in our consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” The restructuring charges are not allocated to our segments.
 As of December 31, 2018, we have incurred total restructuring charges under the closed restructuring programs of $237, comprised of $163 of branch closure charges and $74 of severance costs.
NES/Neff/Project XL Restructuring Program
In the second quarter of 2017, we initiated a restructuring program following the closing of the NES acquisition discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. The restructuring program also includes actions undertaken associated with Project XL, which is a set of eight specific work streams focused on driving profitable growth through revenue opportunities and generating incremental profitability through cost savings across our business, and the Neff acquisition that is discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. We completed this restructuring program in 2018.
The table below provides certain information concerning our restructuring charges under the NES/Neff/Project XL restructuring program:
Description 
 
Beginning
Reserve Balance 
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses (1)
 
Payments
and Other
 
Ending
Reserve Balance 
Year ended December 31, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
—

 
$
9

 
$
(1
)
 
$
8

Severance costs
 
—

 
39

 
(27
)
 
12

Total
 
$
—

 
$
48

 
$
(28
)
 
$
20

Year ended December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
8

 
$
—

 
$
(4
)
 
$
4

Severance and other
 
12

 
8

 
(13
)
 
7

Total
 
$
20

 
$
8

 
$
(17
)
 
$
11

 
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(1)
Reflected in our consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” The restructuring charges are not allocated to our segments.
As of December 31, 2018, we have incurred total restructuring charges under the NES/Neff/Project XL restructuring program of $56, comprised of $9 of branch closure charges and $47 of severance and other costs.
BakerCorp/BlueLine Restructuring Program
In the third quarter of 2018, we initiated a restructuring program following the closing of the BakerCorp acquisition discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. The restructuring program also includes actions undertaken associated with the BlueLine acquisition discussed in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements. We expect to complete the restructuring program in 2019. The total costs expected to be incurred in connection with the program are not currently estimable, as we are still identifying the actions that will be undertaken.
The table below provides certain information concerning our restructuring charges under the BakerCorp/BlueLine restructuring program:
Description 
 
Beginning
Reserve Balance 
 
Charged to
Costs and
Expenses (1)
 
Payments
and Other
 
Ending
Reserve Balance 
Year ended December 31, 2018:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch closure charges
 
$
—

 
$
4

 
$
(1
)
 
$
3

Severance and other
 
—

 
18

 
(9
)
 
9

Total
 
$
—

 
$
22

 
$
(10
)
 
$
12

________________
(1)
Reflected in our consolidated statements of income as “Restructuring charge.” The restructuring charges are not allocated to our segments. The above charges reflect the cumulative restructuring charges recognized associated with the BakerCorp/BlueLine restructuring program.