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Operational Improvement Plan
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Operational Improvement Plan [Abstract]  
Operational Improvement Plan
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Operational Improvement Plan

During the third quarter of 2020, the Company approved an operational improvement plan (Operational Improvement Plan) to consolidate manufacturing facilities and improve efficiencies within the Company. As part of the Operational Improvement Plan, the Company is combining its New Jersey cosmetics manufacturing facility in the Personal Care product line of the Color segment into its existing Color segment facility in Missouri. In addition, the Company is centralizing certain Flavors & Extracts segment support functions in Europe into one location. In the Asia Pacific segment, the Company incurred costs in connection with the elimination of certain selling and administrative positions. The Company reports all costs associated with the Operational Improvement Plan in Corporate & Other.

The following table summarizes the Operational Improvement Plan expenses recorded in Selling and Administrative Expenses by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2021:

(In thousands)
  
Flavors & Extracts
    
Color
    
Asia Pacific
    
Consolidated
  
Employee separation costs
  
$
(19
)
  
$
54
    
$
(44
)
  
$
(9
)
Other costs(1)
    
-
      
1,009
      
1
      
1,010
  
Total
  
$
(19
)
  
$
1,063
    
$
(43
)
  
$
1,001
  

(1)
Other costs include professional services, accelerated depreciation, and other related costs.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company recorded $1.9 million and $2.2 million, respectively, of accrued liabilities in Other Accrued Expenses on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet related to this plan. The Company expects the total costs in 2020 and 2021 associated with the Operational Improvement Plan to be between $5 million and $6 million, primarily related to severance and accelerated depreciation.