Note 19 - Restructuring Costs and Other

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes to Financial Statements

Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 19: RESTRUCTURING COSTS AND OTHER

Kodak recognizes the need to continually rationalize its workforce and streamline its operations in the face of ongoing business and economic changes. Charges for restructuring initiatives are recorded in the period in which Kodak commits to a formalized restructuring plan, or executes the specific actions contemplated by the plan and all criteria for liability recognition under the applicable accounting guidance have been met.

The activity incurred in relation to restructuring programs during the three years ended December 31, 2022 were as follows (in millions):

	Severance			Exit Costs			Inventory
	Reserve (1)			Reserve (1)			Write-downs (1)			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	11		$	1		$	—		$	12
Charges		16			1			—			17
Utilization/cash payments		(14	)		(1	)		—			(15	)
Other adjustments & reclasses (2)		(3	)		—			—			(3	)
Balance as of December 31, 2020		10			1			—			11
Charges		6			—			—			6
Utilization/cash payments		(10	)		—			—			(10	)
Other adjustments & reclasses (2)		(2	)		—			—			(2	)
Balance as of December 31, 2021		4			1			—			5
Charges		6			4			3			13
Utilization/cash payments		(6	)		—			(3	)		(9	)
Other adjustments & reclasses (2)		(2	)		—			—			(2	)
Balance as of December 31, 2022	$	2		$	5		$	—		$	7

⁽¹⁾ The severance and exit costs reserves require the outlay of cash.  Inventory write-downs are non-cash items.

⁽²⁾ The $2 million in 2022 and 2021 and the $3 million in 2020 represented severance charges funded from pension plan assets, which were reclassified to Pension and other postretirement liabilities.

2020 Activity

Restructuring actions taken in 2020 were initiated to reduce Kodak’s cost structure as part of its commitment to drive sustainable profitability and included various targeted reductions in manufacturing, service, sales, research and development, and other administrative functions.

As a result of these actions, for the year ended December 31, 2020 Kodak recorded $17 million of charges which were reported as Restructuring costs and other in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The 2020 severance costs related to the elimination of approximately 250 positions, including approximately 160 administrative and 90 manufacturing/service. The geographic composition of these positions included approximately 140 in the U.S. and Canada and 110 throughout the rest of the world.

2021 Activity

Restructuring actions taken in 2021 were initiated to reduce Kodak’s cost structure as part of its commitment to drive sustainable profitability and included various targeted reductions in manufacturing, service, sales, research and development, and other administrative functions.

As a result of these actions, for the year ended December 31, 2021 Kodak recorded $6 million of charges which were reported as Restructuring costs and other in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The 2021 severance costs related to the elimination of approximately 130 positions, including approximately 70 administrative and 60 manufacturing/service positions. The geographic composition of these positions included approximately 70 in the U.S. and Canada and 60 throughout the rest of the world.

2022 Activity

Restructuring actions taken in 2022 were initiated to reduce Kodak’s cost structure as part of its commitment to drive sustainable profitability and included ceasing manufacturing of the Electrophotographic Printing Solutions equipment products as well as various targeted reductions in manufacturing, service, sales, research and development and administrative functions.

As a result of these actions, for the year ended December 31, 2022 Kodak recorded $13 million of charges of which $10 million were reported as Restructuring costs and other and $3 million were reported as Cost of revenues in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The 2022 severance costs related to the elimination of approximately 115 positions, including approximately 50 administrative, 40 manufacturing/service and 25 research and development positions. The geographic composition of these positions included approximately 65 in the U.S. and Canada and 50 throughout the rest of the world. The 2022 exit costs relate to the cessation of manufacturing of the Electrophotographic Printing Solutions equipment products and represent contractual obligations associated with open purchase orders as of December 31, 2022.

As a result of these initiatives, the majority of the severance and exit cost liabilities as of December 31, 2022 will be paid during periods through the end of the second quarter of 2023.  Approximately $1 million of the exit cost reserve relates to a liability for which timing of the payment is uncertain.