Restructuring and Other Charges

6 Months Ended

Jul. 02, 2022

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]


Note 5 :			Restructuring and Other Charges


	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(In Millions)	Jul 2, 2022		Jun 26, 2021		Jul 2, 2022		Jun 26, 2021
Employee severance and benefit arrangements	$	38	$	15	$	43	$	22

Litigation charges and other	13		49		(1,203)		2,251
Asset impairment charges	36		282		36		282
Total restructuring and other charges	$	87	$	346	$	(1,124)	$	2,555

Litigation charges and other includes $1.2 billion in the first quarter of 2022 from the annulled penalty related to an EC fine that was recorded and paid in 2009, and a charge of $2.2 billion in the first quarter of 2021 related to the VLSI litigation. These were recorded as a Corporate benefit and charge, respectively, in the "all other" category presented in "Note 2: Operating Segments" within Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements. Refer to "Note 12: Contingencies" within Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements for further information on legal proceedings related to the EC fine and the VLSI litigation.

Asset impairment charges includes $237 million of goodwill and other impairments related to the shutdown in the second quarter of 2021 of two of our non-strategic businesses, the results of which are included in the “all other” category presented in “Note 2: Operating Segments” within Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.