Severance and Exit Costs

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

NOTE D – SEVERANCE AND EXIT COSTS

Fiscal Year 2015 Severance Actions: During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015, the Company committed to and initiated severance actions (Fiscal 2015 Severance Actions) to further improve efficiencies in its operations and align its business with strategic objectives and cost savings initiatives. These actions comprised the termination of approximately 690 employees and resulted in a charge of approximately $40 million during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015. The Fiscal 2015 Severance Actions were substantially completed by the first quarter of fiscal year 2016.

Fiscal Year 2014 Rebalancing Plan: In fiscal year 2014, the Company’s Board of Directors (the Board) approved and committed to a rebalancing plan (Fiscal 2014 Plan) to better align its business priorities. This included a termination of approximately 1,900 employees and global facility consolidations. Costs associated with the Fiscal 2014 Plan are presented in “Other expenses, net” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The total amount incurred under the Fiscal 2014 Plan was approximately $188 million. Severance and facility consolidation actions under the Fiscal 2014 Plan were substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2014.

Accrued severance and exit costs and changes in the accruals during the nine months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 were as follows:



(in millions)	Accrued Balance at March 31, 2015		Expense		Change in Estimate			Payments			Accretion and Other		Accrued Balance at December 31, 2015
Severance charges	$	28	$	—	$	(2	)	$	(22	)	$	—	$	4
Facility exit charges	21		—		—			(3		)	—		18
Total accrued liabilities	$	49											$	22



(in millions)	Accrued Balance at March 31, 2014		Expense		Change in Estimate			Payments			Accretion and Other			Accrued Balance at December 31, 2014
Severance charges	$	55	$	21	$	(3	)	$	(50	)	$	(1	)	$	22
Facility exit charges	29		—		—			(7		)	(1		)	21
Total accrued liabilities	$	84												$	43

The balance at December 31, 2015 includes a severance accrual of approximately $2 million for plans and actions prior to the Fiscal 2015 Severance Actions.

The severance liabilities are included in “Accrued salaries, wages and commissions” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The facility exit liabilities are included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” and “Other noncurrent liabilities” in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Accretion and other includes accretion of the Company’s lease obligations related to facility exits as well as changes in the assumptions related to future sublease income. These costs are included in “General and administrative” expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.