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Restructuring
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring RESTRUCTURING
Aptiv’s restructuring activities are undertaken as necessary to implement management’s strategy, streamline operations, take advantage of available capacity and resources, and ultimately achieve net cost reductions. These activities generally relate to the realignment of existing manufacturing capacity and closure of facilities and other exit or disposal activities, as it relates to executing Aptiv’s strategy, either in the normal course of business or pursuant to significant restructuring programs.
As part of the Company’s continued efforts to optimize its cost structure, it has undertaken several restructuring programs which include workforce reductions as well as plant closures. These programs are primarily focused on the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe and on reducing global overhead costs. The Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges related to these programs totaling approximately $24 million during the year ended December 31, 2021. None of the Company’s individual restructuring programs initiated during 2021 were material and there have been no changes in previously initiated programs that have resulted (or are expected to result) in a material change to
our restructuring costs. The Company expects to incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $15 million (which primarily relate to the Signal and Power Solutions segment) for programs approved as of December 31, 2021, which are expected to be incurred within the next two years.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges totaling approximately $136 million, of which $62 million was recognized for programs implemented in the North America region and $57 million was recognized for programs implemented in the European region. The charges recorded during the year ended December 31, 2020 included the recognition of approximately $90 million of employee-related and other costs related to actions taken as a result of the global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges totaling approximately $148 million, of which $74 million was recognized for programs implemented in the European region, pursuant to the Company’s ongoing overhead reduction strategy.
Restructuring charges for employee separation and termination benefits are paid either over the severance period or in a lump sum in accordance with either statutory requirements or individual agreements. Aptiv incurred cash expenditures related to its restructuring programs of approximately $80 million, $151 million and $119 million in the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recorded for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 by operating segment:
 Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
 (in millions)
Signal and Power Solutions$8 $90 $104 
Advanced Safety and User Experience16 46 44 
Total$24 $136 $148 
The table below summarizes the activity in the restructuring liability for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
Employee Termination Benefits LiabilityOther Exit Costs LiabilityEmployee Termination Benefits
 (in millions)
Accrual balance at January 1, 2020$134 $— $134 
Provision for estimated expenses incurred during the year136 — 136 
Payments made during the year(151)— (151)
Foreign currency and other6 — 6 
Accrual balance at December 31, 2020$125 $— $125 
Provision for estimated expenses incurred during the year$24 $— $24 
Payments made during the year(80)— (80)
Foreign currency and other(6)— (6)
Accrual balance at December 31, 2021$63 $— $63