Other Operating Charges, net (Notes)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income and Other Expense Disclosure [Text Block]

During the first quarter of 2020, we recorded $8.5 million of expenses in "Other operating charges, net." The components of the expenses include:

•expenses of $2.8 million related to reorganization expenses (primarily related to corporate expenses),

•expenses of $6.6 million associated with union settlement retroactive wage payments ($2.6 million associated with Consumer Products and $4.0 million associated with Paperboard segments),

•gain of $1.4 million associated with the Ladysmith Consumer Products facility sale escrow release, and

•expense of $0.2 million relating to directors' equity based compensation.