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Exit and Other Related Liabilities
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Exit and Other Related Liabilities Exit and Other Related Liabilities
Integration of Ameritrade

The Company’s integration work continued during the first nine months of 2024, including completion of the final client transition group from the Ameritrade broker-dealers to CS&Co in May 2024. The Company expects to continue to incur acquisition and integration-related costs throughout the remainder of 2024 to decommission duplicative platforms and complete integration work. Such costs have included, and are expected to continue to include, professional fees, such as legal, advisory, and accounting fees, compensation and benefits expenses for employees and contractors involved in the integration work, and costs for technology enhancements. The Company has also incurred exit and other related costs to attain anticipated synergies, which are primarily comprised of employee compensation and benefits such as severance pay, other termination benefits, and retention costs, as well as costs related to facility closures, such as accelerated amortization and depreciation or impairments of assets in those locations. Exit and other related costs are a component of the Company’s overall acquisition and integration-related spending, and support the Company’s ability to achieve integration objectives including expected synergies.

Inclusive of costs recognized through September 30, 2024, Schwab currently expects to incur total exit and other related costs for the integration of Ameritrade ranging from $475 million to $525 million, consisting of employee compensation and benefits, facility exit costs, and certain other costs. Our estimates of the nature, amounts, and timing of recognition of acquisition and integration-related costs remain subject to change as we work to complete the integration. During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $14 million and $16 million of acquisition-related exit costs, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized $27 million and $56 million of acquisition-related exit costs, respectively. The Company expects that remaining exit and other related costs will be incurred and charged to expense over the next 3 months. In addition to ASC 420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations (ASC 420), certain of the costs associated with these activities are accounted for in accordance with ASC 360 Property, Plant and Equipment (ASC 360), ASC 712 Compensation — Nonretirement Post Employment Benefits (ASC 712), ASC 718 Compensation — Stock Compensation (ASC 718), and ASC 842 Leases (ASC 842).

The following is a summary of the Ameritrade integration activity in the Company’s exit and other related liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Investor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Advisor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 (1)
$42 $12 $54 
Amounts recognized in expense (2)
10 
Costs paid or otherwise settled(47)(13)(60)
Balance at September 30, 2024 (1)
$$$
(1) Included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Amounts recognized in expense for severance pay and other termination benefits, as well as retention costs, are included in compensation and benefits on the
condensed consolidated statements of income.
The following table summarizes the Ameritrade integration exit and other related costs recognized in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Three Months Ended September 30,Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$$— $$$— $$
Occupancy and equipment— — — — 
Depreciation and amortization— — 
Total$$$$$$$14 
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Nine Months Ended September 30,Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$$— $$$— $$10 
Occupancy and equipment— — — — 
Depreciation and amortization— — 13 
Other— — — — 
Total$$13 $20 $$$$27 
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are primarily comprised of impairment and accelerated amortization of right-of-use (ROU) assets and accelerated depreciation of fixed assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased and other properties. Impairment charges are included in other expense, while accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes the Ameritrade integration exit and other related costs recognized in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Three Months Ended September 30,Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$$— $$— $— $— $
Occupancy and equipment— — — — 
Other— — — — 
Total$$$16 $— $— $— $16 
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Nine Months Ended September 30,Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$20 $— $20 $$— $$23 
Occupancy and equipment— — 
Other— 18 18 — 25 
Total$20 $24 $44 $$$12 $56 
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are comprised of impairment and accelerated amortization of ROU assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased properties. Impairment charges are included in other expense, while accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.
The following table summarizes the Ameritrade integration exit and other related costs incurred from October 6, 2020 through September 30, 2024:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$250 $— $250 $68 $— $68 $318 
Occupancy and equipment— 42 42 — 51 
Depreciation and amortization— 11 11 — 16 
Professional services— — — — 
Other— 22 22 — 29 
Total$250 $76 $326 $68 $21 $89 $415 
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are primarily comprised of impairment and accelerated amortization of ROU assets and accelerated depreciation of fixed assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased and other properties. Impairment charges are included in other expense, while accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

Other

With significant progress made in the integration of Ameritrade, the Company took incremental actions in 2023 to streamline its operations to prepare for post-integration, including through position eliminations and decreasing its real estate footprint. In order to achieve anticipated cost savings through these actions, the Company expects to incur exit and related costs, primarily related to employee compensation and benefits and facility exit costs, of approximately $500 million inclusive of costs recognized through September 30, 2024 as described below. The Company anticipates the remaining costs, primarily related to real estate, will be incurred during 2024. In addition to ASC 420, certain of the costs associated with these activities are accounted for in accordance with ASC 360, ASC 712, ASC 718, and ASC 842.

The following is a summary of the restructuring activity in the Company’s exit and other related liabilities as of September 30, 2024 and activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Investor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Advisor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 (1)
$171 $63 $234 
Amounts recognized in expense (2)
(25)(9)(34)
Costs paid or otherwise settled(146)(54)(200)
Balance at September 30, 2024 (1)
$— $— $— 
(1) Included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) Amounts recognized in expense for severance pay and other termination benefits are included in compensation and benefits on the condensed consolidated statements of income. The nine months ended September 30, 2024 includes a reduction of the liability resulting from changes in estimates of $27 million and $9 million in Investor Services and Advisor Services, respectively.
The were no restructuring exit and other related costs recognized in expense for the three months ended September 30, 2024. The following table summarizes the restructuring exit and other related costs (benefits) recognized in expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Nine Months Ended September 30,Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$(25)$— $(25)$(9)$— $(9)$(34)
Occupancy and equipment— — 
Other— 10 10 — 13 
Total$(25)$12 $(13)$(9)$$(5)$(18)
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are primarily comprised of impairment and accelerated amortization of ROU assets and impairment of fixed assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased and other properties. Impairment charges are included in other expense, while accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes the restructuring exit and other related costs recognized in expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$202 $— $202 $74 $— $74 $276 
Occupancy and equipment— — 
Other
— — — — 
Total$202 $$204 $74 $$75 $279 
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are primarily comprised of accelerated amortization of ROU assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased properties. Accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes the restructuring exit and other related costs incurred from July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024:
Investor ServicesAdvisor Services
Employee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Investor Services TotalEmployee Compensation and Benefits
Facility Exit Costs (1)
Advisor Services TotalTotal
Compensation and benefits$189 $— $189 $69 $— $69 $258 
Occupancy and equipment— 15 15 — 20 
Professional services— — 
Other— 144 144 — 50 50 194 
Total$189 $163 $352 $69 $56 $125 $477 
(1) Costs related to facility closures. These costs, which are primarily comprised of impairment and accelerated amortization of ROU assets and impairment of fixed assets, relate to the impact of abandoning leased and other properties. Impairment charges are included in other expense, while accelerated amortization of ROU assets are included in occupancy and equipment on the condensed consolidated statements of income.