2.2.0.7 false Restructuring Costs 00960 - Disclosure - Restructuring Costs true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 PerShare Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Pure Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance pure xbrli 0 $ 2 Restructuring Costs Disclosure Abstract 0 twc_RestructuringCostsDisclosureAbstract twc false na duration No definition available. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string No definition available. false 3 Restructuring Costs Text Block 1 us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 10.       RESTRUCTURING COSTS Beginning in the first quarter of 2009, the Company began a restructuring to improve operating efficiency, primarily related to headcount reductions, as well as the termination of a facility lease that occurred during the second quarter of 2010. Through September 30, 2010, the Company incurred costs of $125 million and made payments of $99 million related to this restructuring. The Company eliminated approximately 1,300 positions during 2009, of which approximately 1,100 positions were eliminated during the first nine months of the year. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, TWC eliminated approximately 700 additional positions as a result of this restructuring. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $15 million during the fourth quarter of 2010. Information relating to this restructuring is as follows (in millions):<div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 89px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:89px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">Employee</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">Other</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 89px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:89px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">Terminations</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">Exit Costs</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;">Total</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Accruals(a)</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 68</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 13</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 81</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Cash paid(b)</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (48)</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (12)</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (60)</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Remaining liability as of December 31, 2009</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 20</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 1</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 21</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Accruals(c)</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 30</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 14</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 44</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Cash paid(d)</td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (31)</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (8)</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> (39)</td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="14" style="width: 413px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:413px;">Remaining liability as of September 30, 2010(e)</td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 19</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 7</td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;">$</td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> 26</td></tr></table></div>—————————<ul><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;">Of the total amount accrued in 2009, $14 million and $64 million was accrued during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.</li><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;">Of the total amount paid in 2009, $15 million and $45 million was paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.</li><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;">Of the total amount accrued in 2010, $13 million was accrued during the three months ended September 30, 2010.</li><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;">Of the total amount paid in 2010, $11 million was paid during the three months ended September 30, 2010.</li><li style="margin-left:36px;list-style:lower-alpha;">Of the remaining liability as of September 30, 2010, $23 million is classified as a current liability, with the remaining amount classified as a noncurrent liability in the consolidated balance sheet. Amounts are expected to be paid through 2014.</li></ul> Between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2008, the Company underwent a restructuring plan to simplify its organizational structure and enhance its customer focus, and incurred costs of $80 million related to this restructuring. Through September 30, 2010, the Company made payments of $80 million related to this restructuring, of which $2 million and $6 million were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. 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