Restructuring and Severance Related Expenses

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Severance Related Expenses

In 2017, we announced initial targeted voluntary workforce reductions predominantly within the Networks segment. Those actions primarily include: reducing our workforce through voluntary programs in various areas to better align our people resources with business demands and priorities; reorganizing our human resources function to substantially consolidate in Connecticut, as well as related costs to vacate a lease and relocate employees; and reducing our information technology (IT) workforce to make increasing use of external services for operations, support and development of systems. In 2019, we also announced changes across the Company aimed to mitigate costs and deliver sustainable growth, including among others, outsourcing and insourcing of certain areas of the Company and technology initiatives that help improve efficiency and reduce costs. Those decisions and

transactions resulted in restructuring charges of $2 million and $0 recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which are included in "Operations and maintenance" and $1 million and $0, respectively, recorded in "Depreciation and amortization" in our condensed consolidated statements of income. The remaining costs for severance agreements are being accrued ratably over the remaining service periods, which span intermittent periods through December 2020. As of March 31, 2020, our severance and lease restructuring charges reserves, which are recorded in "Other current liabilities" and "Other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, consisted of:



	Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
	(Millions)
Beginning Balance	$	5
Restructuring and severance related expenses	2
Payments	(2		)
Ending Balance	$	5