Restructuring Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges

The following table presents the components of restructuring expense and asset impairment charges.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
(in millions)	2018		2017
By component:
Severance and other charges	$	9	$	8
Lease related charges	1		—
Reversal of restructuring accruals	—		(1		)
Total restructuring charges	$	10	$	7
Asset impairment	—		5
Total restructuring and asset impairment charges	$	10	$	12
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	3	$	2
Applied Water	1		8
Measurement & Control Solutions	6		2
Corporate and other	—		—

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, 2018 and 2017.

(in millions)	2018			2017
Restructuring accruals - January 1	$	7		$	15
Restructuring charges	10			7
Cash payments	(5		)	(8		)
Foreign currency and other	—			—
Restructuring accruals - March 31	$	12		$	14
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	1		$	1
Applied Water	1			7
Measurement & Control Solutions	6			4
Regional selling locations (a)	3			2
Corporate and other	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, 2018 and 2017 of employee position eliminations associated with restructuring activities.

	2018		2017
Planned reductions - January 1	47		188
Additional planned reductions	102		28
Actual reductions and reversals	(45	)	(133	)
Planned reductions - March 31	104		83

Expected Restructuring Costs

The following table presents expected restructuring spend:

(in millions)	Water Infrastructure		Applied Water		Measurement & Control Solutions		Corporate		Total
Actions Commenced in 2018:
Total expected costs	$	5	$	1	$	8	$	—	$	14
Costs incurred during Q1 2018	2		1		5		—		8
Total expected costs remaining	$	3	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	6
Actions Commenced in 2017:
Total expected costs	$	20	$	12	$	2	$	—	$	34
Costs incurred during 2017	5		4		2		—		11
Costs incurred during Q1 2018	1		—		—		—		1
Total expected costs remaining	$	14	$	8	$	—	$	—	$	22
Actions Commenced in 2016:
Total expected costs	$	13	$	14	$	11	$	2	$	40
Costs incurred during 2016	11		10		6		2		29
Costs incurred during 2017	2		4		3		—		9
Costs incurred during Q1 2018	—		—		1		—		1
Total expected costs remaining	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	1