Restructuring and other costs, net include restructuring expenses as well as other charges that are unusual in nature, are the result of unplanned events, and arise outside of the ordinary course of our business such as employee severance costs, costs for consolidating duplicate facilities, and separation costs directly attributable to the Cerence business becoming a standalone public company.

Restructuring and other costs, net related to personnel and facilities are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the Consolidated and Combined Balance Sheets. Separation costs are included in accounts payable. The following table sets forth the year ended September 30, activity relating to restructuring charges (dollars in thousands):

	Personnel			Facilities			Separation			Total
Balance at October 1, 2017	$	108		$	114		$	—		$	222
Restructuring and other costs, net		4,130			20			8,713			12,863
Cash payments		(1,969	)		(128	)		(7,936	)		(10,033	)
Balance at September 30, 2018		2,269			6			777			3,052
Restructuring and other costs, net		130			1,704			22,570			24,404
Cash payments		(1,910	)		(1,684	)		(19,471	)		(23,065	)
Balance at September 30, 2019		489			26			3,876			4,391
Restructuring and other costs, net		3,694			2,816			11,727			18,237
Non-cash adjustment		—			(1,031	)		—			(1,031	)
Cash payments		(3,420	)		(26	)		(13,675	)		(17,121	)
Foreign exchange impact on ending balance		1			(40	)		—			(39	)
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	764		$	1,745		$	1,928		$	4,437

For the year ended September 30, 2020, we recorded restructuring charges of $18.2 million, which included a $3.7 million severance charge related to the elimination of personnel across multiple functions, $2.8 million resulting from the restructuring of facilities that will no longer be utilized, and $11.7 million related to costs incurred to establish the Cerence business as a standalone public company.

For the year ended September 30, 2019, we recorded restructuring charges of $24.4 million, which included $0.1 million severance charge related to the elimination of personnel across multiple functions, $1.7 million primarily resulting from the restructuring of facilities that will no longer be utilized, and $22.6 million related to professional service fees incurred to establish Cerence business as a standalone public company.

For the year ended September 30, 2018, we recorded restructuring charges of $12.9 million, which included a $4.1 million severance charge related to the elimination of personnel across multiple functions, $20 thousand primarily resulting from the restructuring of facilities that will no longer be utilized, and $8.7 million related to professional services fees incurred to establish the Cerence business as a standalone public company.