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RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER EXPENSE
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER EXPENSE
RESTRUCTURING AND OTHER EXPENSE
Restructuring
Beginning in the first quarter of 2016, the Company commenced its restructuring initiatives (the "2016 Restructuring Plan") that are intended to simplify the Company's organizational structure.
The following table summarizes the activity for the 2016 Restructuring Plan:
 
 
 
Severance and Other Employee Related Costs
 
Facility Realignment and Other Costs
 
Total
Restructuring charges incurred in 2016
$
215,420

 
$
11,157

 
$
226,577

Payments and other
(113,301
)
 
(2,760
)
 
(116,061
)
Accrual balance at December 31, 2016
102,119

 
8,397

 
110,516

Restructuring charges
142,679

 
7,243

 
149,922

Payments and other
(131,324
)
 
(6,014
)
 
(137,338
)
Accrual balance at December 31, 2017
$
113,474

 
$
9,626

 
$
123,100


Cumulative costs to date relating to the 2016 Restructuring Plan amounted to $309,297 and $67,202 for our Cablevision segment and Cequel segment, respectively.
Transaction Costs
For the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company incurred transaction costs of $2,479 related to the acquisition of a business during the first quarter of 2017 and other transactions. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company incurred transaction costs of $13,845, related to the acquisitions of Cablevision and Cequel.