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Subsequent Event
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Event

NOTE 17. SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On April 17, 2020, we reached a tentative bargaining agreement and subsequently approved a plan to permanently close our Gadsden, Alabama manufacturing facility as part of our strategy to strengthen the competitiveness of our manufacturing footprint by curtailing production of tires for declining, less profitable segments of the tire market.  The tentative bargaining agreement remains subject to approval by the membership of the local union.  We estimate the total pre-tax charges associated with this plan to be $280 million to $295 million, of which $170 million to $180 million are expected to be cash charges, primarily for severance and other associate-related costs of approximately $55 million and $40 million, respectively, and other closure costs of $75 million to $85 million.  Non-cash charges, primarily related to asset write-offs and accelerated depreciation, are expected to be $110 million to $115 million.  We expect to record approximately $170 million of these charges in the second quarter of 2020 and make cash payments of approximately $45 million in 2020.  The remaining charges will be recorded and the remaining cash payments will be made thereafter, primarily in 2021 and 2022.  We expect to substantially complete this rationalization plan by the fourth quarter of 2021.