2.2.0.7 false REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 10401 - Disclosure - REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS true false false false 1 USD false false Unit12 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 Unit13 Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Unit1 Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 5 REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS 3 us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesDisclosureTextBlock us-gaap true na duration No definition available. false false false false false false false false false false false terselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0 <div> <div> <div> 4. REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Organizational Realignment On January 1, 2008, NCR began management of its business on a geographic basis, changing from a previous model of global business units organized by product and service offering. As a result, in the second quarter of 2008, NCR commenced a global realignment initiative to reduce redundancies and process inefficiencies to become more customer-focused and market-driven. This initiative addressed legacy process inefficiencies and unbalanced resource allocation by focusing on organizational design, process re-engineering and business process outsourcing. The initiative has resulted in reductions in employment and productivity improvements, while freeing up funds to invest in growth programs. The realignment activities included approximately 900 employee terminations and related to each of our reportable segments of the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ). As of December 31, 2009, there was a remaining accrued liability balance of $1 million which was reversed through the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 since the organizational realignment initiative is complete. The actions have generated incremental, annualized savings of approximately $40 million. The Company continues to identify additional opportunities focusing on organizational design, process re-engineering and business process outsourcing as part of the continuous improvement process initiatives. Real estate consolidation and restructuring During the fourth quarter of 2002, in connection with announced restructuring efforts, NCR's management approved a real estate consolidation and restructuring plan designed to accelerate the Company's re-engineering strategies. A pre-tax restructuring cost of $16 million was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2002 to provide for contractual lease termination costs. The remaining lease obligations will expire over various dates through 2015. The Company reviews this reserve on a quarterly basis to determine whether the reserve is adequate based on current market conditions. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the reserve decreased $1 million primarily due to ongoing lease payments resulting in a remaining reserve balance of $2 million as of June 30, 2010. </div></div> </div> 4. REALIGNMENT ACTIVITIES AND REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Organizational Realignment On January 1, 2008, NCR began management of its business on a false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Description of restructuring activities including exit and disposal activities, which should include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. This description does not include restructuring costs in connection with a business combination or discontinued operations and long-lived assets (disposal groups) sold or classified as held for sale. This element may be used as a single block of text to encapsulate the entire disclosure including data and tables. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section P -Subsection 3, 4 false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true