Restructuring and Other Charges

We initiated a restructuring plan during fiscal 2018 (the “Fiscal 2018 Plan”), in order to realign our organization and enable further investment in key priority areas. The total pretax charges are estimated to be approximately $300 million. In connection with the Fiscal 2018 Plan, we incurred charges of $108 million during fiscal 2018. These aggregate pretax charges are primarily cash-based and consist of employee severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other associated costs. We expect the Fiscal 2018 Plan to be substantially completed in fiscal 2019.

We announced a restructuring plan in August 2016 (the “Fiscal 2017 Plan”), in order to reinvest in our key priority areas. In connection with the Fiscal 2017 Plan, we incurred cumulative charges of $1.0 billion, which were primarily cash-based and consisted of employee severance and other one-time termination benefits, and other associated costs. We completed the Fiscal 2017 Plan in fiscal 2018.

We announced a restructuring action in August 2014 (the “Fiscal 2015 Plan”), in order to realign our workforce towards key growth areas of our business such as data center, software, security, and cloud. In connection with this plan, we incurred cumulative charges of approximately $756 million. We completed the Fiscal 2015 Plan at the end of fiscal 2016.

The following table summarizes the activities related to the restructuring and other charges, as discussed above (in millions):



	FISCAL 2017 AND PRIOR YEAR PLANS						FISCAL 2018 PLAN
	Employee Severance			Other			Employee Severance			Other			Total
Liability as of July 25, 2015	$	60		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	89
Charges	225			43			—			—			268
Cash payments	(264		)	(15		)	—			—			(279		)
Non-cash items	—			(33		)	—			—			(33		)
Liability as of July 30, 2016	21			24			—			—			45
Charges	625			131			—			—			756
Cash payments	(569		)	(37		)	—			—			(606		)
Non-cash items	(3		)	(75		)	—			—			(78		)
Liability as of July 29, 2017	74			43			—			—			117
Charges	227			23			92			16			358
Cash payments	(262		)	(35		)	(73		)	(2		)	(372		)
Non-cash items	2			(18		)	—			(14		)	(30		)
Liability as of July 28, 2018	$	41		$	13		$	19		$	—		$	73

In addition to the above amounts, we incurred $2 million credit of restructuring and other charges within cost of sales during fiscal 2016.