Restructuring Costs

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring

In the first quarter of 2020, the Company initiated a strategy-driven restructuring plan, Project Be Ready, to simplify the Company’s product portfolio and better align resources with higher growth opportunities while reducing costs. Project Be Ready includes an organizational realignment, targeted workforce reductions, and facility optimization initiatives. All previously approved ongoing restructuring activities have been consolidated into Project Be Ready.

The Company expects to incur total costs of approximately $40.0 million to $55.0 million related to Project Be Ready, including approximately $20.0 million to $25.0 million of employee separation costs, approximately $5.0 million to $10.0 million of facility consolidation expenses, and approximately $15.0 million to $20.0 million of third party and other costs. The Company estimates that a majority of the cumulative pretax costs will be cash outlays related to employee separation, facility consolidation, and third-party expenses and that the costs will continue through 2021.

Restructuring expenses related to Project Be Ready were as follows (in thousands):



	March 31,		March 31,
	2020		2019
Employee separation costs	$	10,465	$	—
Lease consolidation expenses	204		—
Third party and other costs	10,115		—
Total Restructuring Program Expenses	$	20,784	$	—

During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized a total of $20.8 million of expense in connection with Project Be Ready which have been recorded in “Restructuring Expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The restructuring liability related to this program was as follows (in thousands):



	Employee separation costs			Lease consolidation expenses			Third party and other costs			Total
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	1,343		$	339		$	2,441		$	4,123
Accrual and accrual adjustments	10,465			204			10,115			20,784
Cash payments	(1,685		)	(119		)	(4,181		)	(5,985		)
Balance at March 31, 2020	$	10,123		$	424		$	8,375		$	18,922

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized $0.6 million of expense in connection with other restructuring activities not associated with Project Be Ready which have been recorded in “Restructuring Expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.