Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions and Cost-Reduction/Productivity Initiatives

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions and Cost-Reduction/Productivity Initiatives

6. Restructuring Charges and Other Costs Associated with Acquisitions, Cost-Reduction and Productivity Initiatives

In connection with our cost-reduction/productivity initiatives, we typically incur costs and charges associated with site closings and other facility rationalization actions, workforce reductions and the expansion of shared services, including the development of global systems. In connection with our acquisition activity, we typically incur costs and charges associated with executing the transactions, integrating the acquired operations, which may include expenditures for consulting and the integration of systems and processes, product transfers and restructuring the consolidated company, which may include charges related to employees, assets and activities that will not continue in the consolidated company. All operating functions can be impacted by these actions, including sales and marketing, manufacturing and R&D, as well as enabling functions such as information technology, shared services and corporate operations.

The components of costs incurred in connection with restructuring initiatives, acquisitions and cost-reduction/productivity initiatives are as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Restructuring charges and certain acquisition-related costs:
Integration costs(a)	$	1	$	1	$	4	$	6
Restructuring charges(b):
Employee termination costs	2		7		2		17
Asset impairment charges	2		—		2		13
Exit costs	1		1		1		3
Total Restructuring charges and certain acquisition-related costs	$	6	$	9	$	9	$	39

(a)    Integration costs represent external, incremental costs directly related to integrating acquired businesses and primarily include expenditures for consulting and the integration of systems and processes, as well as product transfer costs.

(b)    The restructuring charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 represents employee termination and exit costs associated with cost-reduction and productivity initiatives in certain international markets, as well as asset impairment charges primarily related to the consolidation of manufacturing sites in China.

The restructuring charges for the three months ended September 30, 2021 primarily represents employee termination costs associated with the realignment of our international operations. The restructuring charges for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 primarily represents employee termination costs associated with our international operations and other costs associated with cost-reduction and productivity initiatives, as well as asset impairment charges related to the consolidation of manufacturing sites in China.

(MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)	Accrual(a)
Balance, December 31, 2021(a)	$	25
Provision	5
Non-cash activity	(2)
Utilization and other(b)	(13)
Balance, September 30, 2022(a)	$	15

(a)     At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, included in Accrued expenses ($5 million and $14 million, respectively) and Other noncurrent liabilities ($10 million and $11 million, respectively).

(b)     Includes adjustments for foreign currency translation.