Note 17 - Restructuring Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Restructuring And Related Activities [Abstract]

NOTE 17: RESTRUCTURING LIABILITIES

Charges for restructuring activities 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. Restructuring actions taken in the first three months of 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 and other administrative functions.

Restructuring Reserve Activity

The activity in the accrued balances and the non-cash charges and credits incurred in relation to restructuring activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 were as follows:

(in millions)	Severance Reserve ⁽¹⁾			Exit Costs Reserve ⁽¹⁾			Long-lived Asset Impairments and Inventory Write-downs ⁽¹⁾		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2019	$	11		$	1		$	—	$	12
Q1 charges		6			1			—		7
Q1 utilization/cash payments		(7	)		—			—		(7	)
Q1 other adjustments and reclasses ⁽²⁾		(1	)		(1	)		—		(2	)
Balance as of March 31, 2020	$	9		$	1		$	—	$	10

⁽¹⁾	The severance and exit costs reserves require the outlay of cash, while long-lived asset impairments and inventory write-downs represent non-cash items.

⁽²⁾	Includes $(1) million of severance charges funded from pension plan assets, which were reclassified to Pension and other postretirement liabilities and $(1) million of currency translation impacts.

The $7 million of charges for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was reported as Restructuring costs and other.

The severance costs for the three months ended March 31, 2020 related to the elimination of approximately 90 positions including approximately 20 manufacturing/service positions, and 70 administrative and sales positions. The geographic composition of these positions includes approximately 40 in the U.S. and Canada and 50 throughout the rest of the world.

As a result of these initiatives, the majority of the severance will be paid during periods through the end of the year.