Restructuring Costs And Other Charges

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Restructuring Costs And Other Charges

Restructuring Costs And Other Charges

(9)      Restructuring Costs and Other Charges:

As of June 30, 2018, restructuring related liabilities of $6million pertaining to employee separation charges were included in “Other current liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheet.

Restructuring costs and other charges, primarily consisting of severance and other employee-related costs of $6million and $41 million in connection with workforce reductions, are included in “Restructuring costs and other charges” in our consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

The following is a summary of the changes in the liabilities established for restructuring programs at June 30, 2018:

($ in millions)
Balance, January 1, 2018	$	25
Severance expense		6
Cash payments during the period		(25)
Balance, June 30, 2018	$	6