Restructuring charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Summary of Activities Related to Restructuring Charges

For the year ended December 31, 2012, activities related to restructuring charges were summarized as below (in millions):


	Severance and Related			Other Charges			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	0		$	0		$	0
Charges⁽¹⁾		572			59			631
Cash payments		(189	)		(8	)		(197	)
Non-cash items⁽²⁾		(145	)		(36	)		(181	)

Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	238		$	15		$	253

⁽¹⁾	Includes restructuring charges related to Home of $55 million.

⁽²⁾	Non-cash items were primarily related to RSUs, stock options and asset impairments.

Total Restructuring Charges Included in Costs and Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2012, restructuring charges were included in costs and expenses as follows (in millions):


	Year Ended December 31, 2012
	Severance and Related		Other Charges		Total
Cost of revenues—Motorola Mobile	$	88	$	41	$	129
Research and development		195		5		200
Sales and marketing		123		8		131
General and administrative		114		2		116

Total charges	$	520	$	56	$	576

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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