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Restructuring, Transition and Other Costs
12 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2019
Restructuring Costs [Abstract]  
Restructuring, Transition and Other Costs
Restructuring, Transition and Other Costs
Our restructuring, transition and other costs consist primarily of severance, facilities, transition, and other related costs. Severance costs generally include severance payments, outplacement services, health insurance coverage, and legal costs. Included in other exit and disposal costs are advisory fees incurred in connection with restructuring events and facilities exit costs, which generally include rent expense and lease termination costs, less estimated sublease income. Transition costs are incurred in connection with Board of Directors approved discrete strategic information technology transformation initiatives and primarily consist of consulting charges associated with our enterprise resource planning and supporting systems and costs to automate business processes. In addition, transition costs include expenses associated with divestitures of our product lines.
Fiscal 2019 Plan
In August 2018, we announced a restructuring plan (the Fiscal 2019 Plan) under which we will initiate targeted reductions of up to approximately 8% of our global workforce. We estimate that we will incur total costs in connection with the Fiscal 2019 Plan of approximately $50 million, primarily for severance and termination benefits and facilities exit costs. These actions are expected to be completed in fiscal 2020. As of March 29, 2019, we have incurred costs of $22 million related to our Fiscal 2019 Plan.
Fiscal 2017 Plan
We initiated a restructuring plan in the first quarter of fiscal 2017 to reduce complexity by means of long-term structural improvements (the Fiscal 2017 Plan), under which we reduced headcount and closed certain facilities. These actions were completed in fiscal 2019 at a cumulative cost of $289 million.
Our restructuring, transition and other costs are presented in the table below:
 
Year Ended
(In millions)
March 29, 2019
 
March 30, 2018
 
March 31, 2017
Severance and termination benefit costs
$
28

 
$
61

 
$
76

Other exit and disposal costs
15

 
52

 
80

Asset write-offs
2

 
25

 
23

Transition costs
196

 
272

 
94

Total restructuring, transition and other costs
$
241

 
$
410

 
$
273


Included in our fiscal 2018 other exit and disposal costs is a $29 million impairment charge related to certain land and buildings previously reported as property and equipment that were reclassified to assets held for sale.
As of March 29, 2019, the restructuring liabilities were not significant.