Restructuring Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

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				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)	2021		2020		2021		2020
By component:
Severance and other charges	$	4	$	21	$	8	$	23
Asset impairment	—		17		1		17
Reversal of restructuring accruals	(1)		—		(1)		—
Total restructuring charges	$	3	$	38	$	8	$	40
Asset impairment charges	—		10		1		10
Total restructuring and asset impairment charges	$	3	$	48	$	9	$	50
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	3	$	6	$	7	$	8
Applied Water	—		2		1		2
Measurement & Control Solutions	—		40		1		40

Restructuring Accruals

The following table displays a roll-forward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "Accrued and other current liabilities" and "Other non-current accrued liabilities", for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

(in millions)	2021		2020
Restructuring accruals - January 1	$	29	$	27
Restructuring charges	8		40
Cash payments	(18)		(12)
Asset impairment	(1)		(17)
Foreign currency and other	—		(1)
Restructuring accruals - June 30	$	18	$	37
By segment:
Water Infrastructure	$	3	$	4
Applied Water	1		1
Measurement & Control Solutions	11		27
Regional selling locations (a)	3		4
Corporate and other	—		1

(a)Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations and related support services that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.

Expected Restructuring Costs

The following table presents expected restructuring spend in 2021 and thereafter:

(in millions)	Water Infrastructure		Applied Water		Measurement & Control Solutions		Corporate		Total
Actions Commenced in 2021:
Total expected costs	$	5	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	5
Costs incurred during Q1 2021	1		—		—		—		1
Costs incurred during Q2 2021	1		—		—		—		1
Total expected costs remaining	$	3	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	3
Actions Commenced in 2020:
Total expected costs	$	25	$	8	$	33	$	2	$	68
Costs incurred during 2020	19		4		30		—		53
Costs incurred during Q1 2021	2		1		1		—		4
Costs incurred during Q2 2021	2		—		—		—		2
Total expected costs remaining	$	2	$	3	$	2	$	2	$	9