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Restructuring, Acquisition Transaction and Integration-Related Costs
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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:

•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

•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 ("Asset write-downs") and workforce reductions.     

Restructuring, acquisition transaction and integration-related costs consisted of the following during the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively (in thousands):
202020192018
Cost of sales
Restructuring costs(1)
$101,230 84,844 43,733 
Acquisition integration-related costs1,153 3,458 3,330 
  Restructuring and acquisition integration-related costs$102,383 88,302 47,063 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring costs(1)
$24,127 5,497 15,259 
Acquisition transaction-related costs213 1,502 4,977 
Acquisition integration-related costs2,127 5,871 11,351 
  Restructuring, acquisition transaction and integration-related costs$26,467 12,870 31,587 

(1) The restructuring costs for 2020, 2019 and 2018 primarily relate to the Company’s actions taken to lower its cost structure and improve efficiencies of manufacturing and distribution operations as well as actions related to the Company’s recent acquisitions. The Company currently estimates that it will incur additional restructuring costs of approximately $18,000 primarily related to accelerated depreciation and period closure costs mainly in its Flooring North America segment.
The restructuring activity for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively is as follows (in thousands):
Lease
impairments		Asset write-downsSeveranceOther
restructuring
costs		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2018$397 — 7,866 250 8,513 
Provision
Global Ceramic segment— — 5,264 — 5,264 
Flooring NA segment— 37,820 2,617 33,975 74,412 
Flooring ROW segment— 3,936 4,615 2,099 10,650 
Corporate— — 15 — 15 
Total provision for the Year 2019— 41,756 12,511 36,074 90,341 
Cash payments(376)— (16,113)(19,165)(35,654)
Non-cash items— (41,756)(142)(17,043)(58,941)
Balance as of December 31, 201921 — 4,122 116 4,259 
Provision
Global Ceramic segment2,239 19,963 13,987 6,927 43,116 
Flooring NA segment227 32,902 4,660 13,809 51,598 
Flooring ROW segment— 12,913 5,746 6,391 25,050 
Corporate— 3,685 1,908 — 5,593 
Total provision for the Year 20202,466 69,463 26,301 27,127 125,357 
Cash payments(21)— (20,001)(18,425)(38,447)
Non-cash items(2,466)(69,463)1,154 (8,089)(78,864)
Balance as of December 31, 2020$— — 11,576 729 12,305 
2019 provision amounts recorded in:
Cost of sales$— 41,756 8,273 34,815 84,844 
Selling, general and administrative expenses— — 4,238 1,259 5,497 
Total provision for the Year 2019$— 41,756 12,511 36,074 90,341 
2020 provision amounts recorded in:
Cost of sales$— 64,415 13,949 22,866 101,230 
Selling, general and administrative expenses2,466 5,048 12,352 4,261 24,127 
Total provision for the Year 2020$2,466 69,463 26,301 27,127 125,357 

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