Exit and Restructuring Costs

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Exit and Restructuring Costs

Exit and Restructuring Costs

In the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company committed to certain organizational changes designed to generate operational efficiencies (collectively referred to as the “2019 Productivity Plan”), which were incremental to the Company’s 2017 exit and restructuring program (the “2017 Productivity Plan”). The organizational design changes under the 2019 Productivity Plan, which principally occurred within the North America and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (“EMEA”) regions. The 2019 Productivity Plan was completed in the fourth quarter of 2020.  Exit and restructuring charges, primarily related to employee severance and benefits, for the 2019 Productivity Plan were $11 million and $8 million during the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The 2017 Productivity Plan, focused on organizational design changes, process improvements, and automation, built upon the exit and restructuring initiatives specific to the October 2014 acquisition of the Enterprise business of Motorola Solutions, Inc. (the “Acquisition Plan”). Exit and restructuring charges relating to the 2017 Productivity Plan, which were completed in 2019, were $2 million and $11 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s total remaining obligations under its exit and restructuring programs were $5 million, which are expected to be mostly settled within the next year and are reflected within Accrued liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.