Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges

components of restructuring expense and asset impairment charges incurred during each of the previous three years:

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2019			2018			2017
By component:
Severance and other charges	$	51		$	19		$	20
Lease related charges	1			1			—
Other restructuring charges	2			1			2
Reversal of restructuring accruals	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Total restructuring charges	53			20			20
Asset impairment charges	10			2			5
Total restructuring and asset impairment charges	$	63		$	22		$	25
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	20		$	11		$	7
Applied Water	5			2			13
Measurement & Control Solutions	38			9			5
Corporate and other	—			—			—

Restructuring accruals

The following table presents expected restructuring spend:

(in millions)	Water Infrastructure		Applied Water		Measurement & Control Solutions		Corporate		Total
Actions Commenced in 2019:
Total expected costs	$	19	$	5	$	28	$	—	$	52
Costs incurred during 2019	18		5		27		—		50
Total expected costs remaining	$	1	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	2
Actions Commenced in 2018:
Total expected costs	$	8	$	1	$	7	$	—	$	16
Costs incurred during 2018	7		1		7		—		15
Costs incurred during 2019	1		—		—		—		1
Total expected costs remaining	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Actions Commenced in 2017:
Total expected costs	$	12	$	7	$	4	$	—	$	23
Costs incurred during 2017	5		4		2		—		11
Costs incurred during 2018	2		1		1		—		4
Costs incurred during 2019	1		—		1		—		2
Total expected costs remaining	$	4	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	6

The following table displays a roll-forward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheets within "accrued and other current liabilities" and "other non-current accrued liabilities," for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

(in millions)	2019			2018
Restructuring accruals - January 1	$	5		$	7
Restructuring charges	53			20
Cash payments	(30		)	(21		)
Foreign currency and other	(1		)	(1		)
Restructuring accruals - December 31	$	27		$	5
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	1		$	1
Applied Water	—			1
Measurement & Control Solutions	19			2
Regional selling locations (a)	7			1

(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.