Restructuring and Severance Related Expenses

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Severance Related Expenses

In 2019, we announced changes across the Company aimed to mitigate costs and deliver sustainable growth, including among others, outsourcing and insourcing of certain areas of the Company and technology initiatives that help improve efficiency and reduce costs. Those decisions and transactions resulted in restructuring charges of $0 and $2 million recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $1 million and $3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, which are included in "Operations and maintenance" in our condensed consolidated statements of income. "Depreciation and amortization" in our condensed consolidated statements of income includes $1 million and $3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $1 for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 for restructuring activities.

As of September 30, 2020, our severance and lease restructuring charges reserves, which are recorded in "Other current liabilities" and "Other liabilities" on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, consisted of:


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	(Millions)
Beginning Balance	$	5
Restructuring and severance related expenses	2
Payments	(3)
Ending Balance	$	4