Restructuring

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

In the fiscal second quarter of 2018, the Company announced plans to implement a series of actions across its Global Supply Chain that are intended to focus resources and increase investments in the critical capabilities, technologies and solutions necessary to manufacture and supply its product portfolio, enhance agility and drive growth. The Global Supply Chain actions include expanding the use of strategic collaborations and bolstering initiatives to reduce complexity, improve cost-competitiveness, enhance capabilities and optimize the Supply Chain network. For additional details on the Global Supply Chain restructuring strategic collaborations see Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. In fiscal year 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge of $0.4 billion, which is included on the following lines of the Consolidated Statement of Earnings, $0.2 billion in restructuring, $0.1 billion in other (income) expense and $0.1 billion in cost of products sold. Total project costs of approximately $1.3 billion have been recorded since the restructuring was announced. See the following table for additional details on the restructuring program.

In total, the Company expects the Global Supply Chain actions to generate approximately $0.6 billion to $0.8 billion in annual pre-tax cost savings that will be substantially delivered by 2022. The Company expects to record pre-tax restructuring charges of approximately $1.9 billion to $2.3 billion, over the 4 to 5 year period of this activity. These costs are associated with network optimizations, exit costs and accelerated depreciation and amortization.

The following table summarizes the severance charges and the associated spending under these initiatives through the fiscal year ended 2020:


(Dollars in Millions)	Severance		Asset Write-offs/Sales		Other(2)		Total

















Reserve balance, December 30, 2018	$	194	—		48		242

2019 activity	(30)		—		(32)		(62)

Reserve balance, December 29, 2019	164		—		16		180

Current year activity:
Charges	—		43		405		448
Cash settlements	(29)		24	(4)	(399)		(404)
Settled non cash	—		(67)		(13)	(3)	(80)
Reserve balance, January 3, 2021(1)	$	135	—		9		144

(1) Cash outlays for severance are expected to be substantially paid out over the next 2 years in accordance with the Company's plans and local laws.

(2) Other includes project expense such as salaries for employees supporting these initiatives and consulting expenses.

(3) Relates to pension related net actuarial losses associated with the transfer of employees to Jabil Inc. as part of the strategic collaboration.

(4) Represents gain on sale of an asset

The Company continuously reevaluates its severance reserves related to restructuring and the timing of payments due to the planned release of associates regarding several longer-term projects. The Company believes that the existing severance reserves are sufficient to cover the Global Supply Chain plans given the period over which the actions will take place. The Company will continue to assess and make adjustments as necessary if additional amounts become probable and estimable.