Business Restructuring

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

The Company records restructuring liabilities that represent charges incurred in connection with consolidations of certain operations, including operations from acquisitions, as well as headcount reduction programs. These charges consist primarily of severance costs and certain other cash costs. As a result of these programs, the Company will also incur incremental non-cash accelerated depreciation expense for certain assets due to their reduced expected asset life. These charges are not allocated to the Company’s reportable business segments. Refer to Note 21, “Reportable Business Segment Information” for additional information.

In the third quarter 2022, the Company approved a business restructuring plan which included actions to reduce its global cost structure in response to current economic conditions, including softening demand in Europe and lower than expected demand recovery in China. The Company performed a comprehensive evaluation to identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve the profitability of the overall business portfolio. The program includes actions to right-size employee headcount, reductions in functional and administrative costs and other cost savings actions. The majority of these restructuring actions are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

In the fourth quarter 2021, the Company approved business restructuring actions related to recent acquisitions targeting further consolidation of its manufacturing footprint and headcount reductions. The majority of these restructuring actions are expected to be completed by the end of 2023.

In the second quarter 2020, the Company approved a business restructuring plan which included actions to reduce its global cost structure. The program addressed weakened global economic conditions stemming from the pandemic and related pace of recovery in a few end-use markets along with further opportunities to optimize supply chain and functional costs. In the second quarter 2019, the Company approved a business restructuring plan which included actions to reduce its global cost structure. Substantially all actions of the 2020 and 2019 restructuring programs have been completed.

The following table summarizes restructuring reserve activity for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:


	Total Reserve
($ in millions)	2022	2021
January 1	$231	$293
Approved restructuring actions	84	54
Release of prior reserves and other adjustments(a)	(51)	(23)
Cash payments	(85)	(77)
Foreign currency impact	(10)	(16)
December 31	$169	$231

(a)Certain releases were recorded to reflect the current estimate of costs to complete planned business restructuring actions.