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Restructuring Charges (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges
The following table presents the components of restructuring expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
(in millions)
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
By component:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Severance and other charges
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
6

 
$
18

Reversal of restructuring accruals
—

 
—

 
(1
)
 
—

Total restructuring charges
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
5

 
$
18

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By segment:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Water Infrastructure
$
1

 
$
—

 
$
5

 
$
12

Applied Water
—

 
—

 
—

 
6
Restructuring Accruals
The following table displays a rollforward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within accrued and other current liabilities, as of September 30, 2015 and 2014.
(in millions)
 
2015
 
2014
Restructuring accruals - January 1
 
$
12

 
$
13

Restructuring charges
 
5

 
18

Cash payments
 
(11
)
 
(20
)
Foreign currency and other
 
(1
)
 
—

Restructuring accruals - September 30
 
$
5

 
$
11

 
 
 
 
 
By segment:
 
 
 
 
Water Infrastructure
 
$
2

 
$
6

Applied Water
 
—

 
2

Regional selling locations (a)
 
3

 
3



(a)
Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.
Planned Employee Reductions Associated with Restructuring
The following is a rollforward for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 of employee position eliminations associated with restructuring activities.
 
 
2015
 
2014
Planned reductions - January 1
 
133

 
51

Additional planned reductions
 
87

 
233

Actual reductions
 
(120
)
 
(206
)
Planned reductions - September 30
 
100

 
78