Restructuring

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring

5. Restructuring

Machine Clothing restructuring charges include expenses for the first three months of 2020 and 2019 principally related to discontinued operations at its MC production facility in Sélestat, France announced in 2017. Since 2017, we have recorded $13.1 million of restructuring charges related to this action.

The following table summarizes charges reported in the Consolidated Statements of Income under “Restructuring expenses, net”:

	Three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2020	2019
Machine Clothing	$642	$401
Albany Engineered Composites	-	83
Corporate expenses	-	-
Total	$642	$484

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Three Months ended March 31, 2020	Total restructuring costs incurred	Termination and other costs
(in thousands)
Machine Clothing	$642	$642
Albany Engineered Composites	-	-
Corporate expenses	-	-
Total	$642	$642

Three Months ended March 31, 2019	Total restructuring costs incurred	Termination and other costs
(in thousands)
Machine Clothing	$401	$401
Albany Engineered Composites	83	83
Corporate expenses	-	-
Total	$484	$484

We expect that approximately $1.5 million of Accrued liabilities for restructuring at March 31, 2020 will be paid within one year and approximately $0.4 million will be paid the following year. The table below presents the year-to-date changes in restructuring liabilities for 2020 and 2019, all of which are related to termination costs:

	December 31,	Restructuring		Currency	March 31,
(in thousands)	2019	charges accrued	Payments	translation /other	2020
Total termination and other costs	$2,042	$642	$(731)	$(92)	$1,861

	December 31,	Restructuring		Currency	March 31,
(in thousands)	2018	charges accrued	Payments	translation /other	2019
Total termination and other costs	$5,570	$484	$(876)	$23	$5,201