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Restructuring, Acquisition Transaction and Integration-Related Costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring, Acquisition Transaction and Integration-Related Costs Restructuring, Acquisition Transaction and Integration-Related Costs

The Company incurs costs in connection with acquiring, integrating and restructuring acquisitions and in connection with its global cost-reduction/productivity initiatives. For example:

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In connection with acquisition activity, the Company typically incurs costs associated with executing the transactions, integrating the acquired operations (which may include expenditures for consulting and the integration of systems and processes), and restructuring the combined company (which may include charges related to employees, assets and activities that will not continue in the combined company); and

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In connection with the Company’s cost-reduction/productivity initiatives, it typically incurs costs and charges associated with site closings and other facility rationalization actions including accelerated depreciation and workforce reductions.

Restructuring, acquisition transaction and integration-related costs consisted of the following during the year ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively (in thousands):
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Cost of sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring costs
 
$
84,844

 
43,733

 
33,109

Acquisition integration-related costs
 
3,458

 
3,330

 
2,916

  Restructuring and integration-related costs
 
$
88,302

 
47,063

 
36,025

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
Restructuring costs
 
$
5,497

 
15,259

 
3,976

Acquisition transaction-related costs
 
1,502

 
4,977

 
2,751

Acquisition integration-related costs
 
5,871

 
11,351

 
6,188

  Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related costs
 
$
12,870

 
31,587

 
12,915




    
The restructuring activity for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively is as follows (in thousands):

 
Lease
impairments
 
Asset write-downs
 
Severance
 
Other
restructuring
costs
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
359

 
—

 
584

 
152

 
1,095

Provision - Global Ceramic segment
528

 
1,131

 
7,113

 
337

 
9,109

Provision - Flooring NA segment
236

 
2,940

 
4,985

 
33,807

 
41,968

Provision - Flooring ROW segment
—

 
—

 
4,741

 
(104
)
 
4,637

Provision - Corporate
—

 
—

 
3,278

 
—

 
3,278

Cash payments
(726
)
 
—

 
(12,605
)
 
(30,385
)
 
(43,716
)
Non-cash items
—

 
(4,071
)
 
(230
)
 
(3,557
)
 
(7,858
)
Balance as of December 31, 2018
397

 
—

 
7,866

 
250

 
8,513

Provision - Global Ceramic segment
—

 
—

 
5,264

 
—

 
5,264

Provision - Flooring NA segment
—

 
37,820

 
2,617

 
33,975

 
74,412

Provision - Flooring ROW segment
—

 
3,936

 
4,615

 
2,099

 
10,650

Provision - Corporate
—

 
—

 
15

 
—

 
15

Cash payments
(376
)
 
—

 
(16,113
)
 
(19,165
)
 
(35,654
)
Non-cash items
—

 
(41,756
)
 
(142
)
 
(17,043
)
 
(58,941
)
Balance as of December 31, 2019
$
21

 
—

 
4,122

 
116

 
4,259



The Company expects the remaining severance and other restructuring costs to be paid over the next year.