Restructuring Costs

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring Costs

Note 17 - Restructuring Costs

In the second quarter of 2015, our Chemicals Segment initiated a restructuring plan designed to improve its long-term cost structure. A portion of such expected cost savings is planned to occur through workforce reductions.  During the second and third quarters of 2015 Kronos implemented certain voluntary and involuntary workforce reductions at certain of its facilities impacting approximately 160 individuals.  A substantial portion of such workforce reductions were accomplished through voluntary programs, for which eligible workforce reduction costs are recognized at the time both the employee and employer are irrevocably committed to the terms of the separation.  For involuntary programs, eligible costs are recognized when management approves the separation program, the affected employees are properly notified and the costs are estimable.  To the extent there is a statutorily-mandated notice period and the affected employee is not required to provide services to us during such notice period, severance and all wages during such notice period are accrued at the time of separation.  To the extent the affected employee is required to provide services to us during all or a portion of such notice period, the severance (and if applicable notice period wages for any period beyond the time the affected employee is required to provide future services to us) is accrued ratably over the period in which services will be provided.  As of September 30, 2015, we have recognized an aggregate $21.5 million charge for such workforce reductions Kronos had implemented through that date (substantially all of which was recognized in the second quarter of 2015), $10.7 million of which is classified in cost of sales and $10.8 million of which is classified in selling, general and administrative expense.  For the workforce reductions implemented through September 30, 2015, we expect to accrue approximately $.1 million in the future (mostly in the fourth quarter of 2015) associated with the affected individuals who are providing service to us past September 30, 2015.  All accrued severance costs at September 30, 2015 are expected to be paid through the second quarter of 2018.

A summary of the activity in our accrued workforce reduction costs for the first nine months of 2015 is shown in the table below:

		Amount
		(in millions)
Accrued workforce reduction costs as of January 1, 2015	$	—
Workforce reduction costs accrued		21.5
Workforce reduction costs paid		(3.8	)
Currency translation adjustments, net		.5
Accrued workforce reduction costs at September 30, 2015	$	18.2
Amounts recognized in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at the end of the period:
Current liability	$	15.2
Noncurrent liability		3.0
	$	18.2