Restructuring costs include expenses associated with the Company's efforts to continually improve operational efficiency and reposition its assets to remain competitive on a worldwide basis. Plant closing and other costs include costs of moving fixed assets, employee training, relocation, and facility costs.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Americas	$	0.3	$	13.7	$	2.4	$	14.8
Asia Pacific	—		10.6		3.4		10.8
Europe, Middle East & Africa(1)	(4.1)		41.4		(6.8)		42.2
Corporate	—		6.0		0.3		5.2
Total	$	(3.8)	$	71.7	$	(0.7)	$	73.0

(1) During the third quarter of 2021, a previously recorded restructuring reserve was reversed due to the planned sale of a heavy industrial UPS business, refer to Note 2 for more information.

The change in the liability for the restructuring of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:


	December 31, 2020		Expense		Paid/Utilized		September 30, 2021
Severance and benefits	$	68.9	$	(4.8)	$	(21.0)	$	43.1
Plant closing and other	0.4		4.1		(3.9)		0.6
Total	$	69.3	$	(0.7)	$	(24.9)	$	43.7

The change in the liability for the restructuring of operations during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 were as follows:


	December 31, 2019		Expense		Paid/Utilized		September 30, 2020
Severance and benefits	$	21.6	$	70.7	$	(15.6)	$	76.7
Plant closing and other	0.6		2.3		(2.3)		0.6
Total	$	22.2	$	73.0	$	(17.9)	$	77.3