RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES

Invigorate Program

During 2012, the Company committed to a course of action related to a multi-year program called Invigorate which is

designed to reduce its cost structure. Invigorate has consisted of several flagship programs, with structured plans in each, to drive savings and improve performance across the customer value chain. These flagship programs include: organization excellence; information technology excellence; procurement excellence; service excellence; lab excellence; and billing excellence. From 2012 through 2014, the Invigorate program was intended to partially offset reimbursement pressures and labor and benefit cost increases; free up additional resources to invest in science, innovation and other growth initiatives; and enable us to improve service quality and operating profitability.

In January 2015, the Company adopted a course of action related to its multi-year Invigorate program to further reduce its cost structure through 2017. This multi-year course of action continues to focus on the flagship program opportunities and new key opportunities such as: standardizing processes, information technology systems, equipment and data; enhancing electronic enabling services; and enhancing reimbursement for work performed. The estimated pre-tax charges expected to be incurred in 2015 in connection with this course of action are: $25 million to $30 million of employee separation costs and $10 million to $15 million of facility-related costs and asset impairment charges.     

The following table provides a summary of the Company's pre-tax restructuring charges associated with its Invigorate program and other restructuring activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Employee separation costs	$	15	$	8
Facility-related costs	—		1
Total restructuring charges	$	15	$	9

Total restructuring charges incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2015 are associated with various workforce reduction initiatives as the Company continues to simplify and restructure its organization. Of the total $15 million in restructuring charges incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2015, $13 million and $2 million were recorded in cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively.

Total restructuring charges incurred for the three months ended March 31, 2014 are primarily associated with various workforce reduction initiatives as the Company continued to simply its organization. Of the total $9 million in restructuring charges incurred during the three months ended March 31, 2014, $8 million and $1 million were recorded in cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively.

Charges for both periods presented were primarily recorded in the Company's DIS business.

The following table summarizes activity in the restructuring liability as of March 31, 2015:

	Employee Separation Costs			Facility-Related Costs			Total
Balance, December 31, 2014	$	18		$	11		$	29
Current period charges	15			—			15
Less:
Cash payments	(10		)	(1		)	(11		)
Other / adjustments	—			(3		)	(3		)
Balance, March 31, 2015	$	23		$	7		$	30