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Restructuring Charges (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges
The following table presents the components of restructuring expense for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
(in millions)
2016
 
2015
By component:
 
 
 
Severance and other charges
$
6

 
$
4

Reversal of restructuring accruals
—

 
(1
)
Total restructuring charges
$
6

 
$
3

 
 
 
 
By segment:
 
 
 
Water Infrastructure
$
2

 
$
3

Applied Water
2

 
—

      Corporate and other
2

 
—
Restructuring Accruals
The following table displays a rollforward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within accrued and other current liabilities, for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015.
(in millions)
 
2016
 
2015
Restructuring accruals - January 1
 
$
3

 
$
12

Restructuring charges
 
6

 
3

Cash payments
 
(2
)
 
(6
)
Foreign currency and other
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Restructuring accruals - March 31
 
$
6

 
$
8

 
 
 
 
 
By segment:
 
 
 
 
Water Infrastructure
 
$
2

 
$
4

Applied Water
 
2

 
—

Regional selling locations (a)
 
—

 
3

Corporate and other
 
2

 
1


(a)
Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.
Planned Employee Reductions Associated with Restructuring
The following is a rollforward for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 of employee position eliminations associated with restructuring activities.
 
 
2016
 
2015
Planned reductions - January 1
 
82

 
133

Additional planned reductions
 
125

 
74

Actual reductions
 
(13
)
 
(92
)
Planned reductions - March 31
 
194

 
115