Restructuring and Other Charges

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

In the second quarter of 2020, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $105 ($80 after-tax), which included $64 ($53 after-tax) charge for United Kingdom (U.K.) and U.S. pension plans' settlement accounting; $54 ($38 after-tax) charge for layoff costs, including the separation of approximately 2,521 employees (1,169 in Fastening Systems, 1,116 in Engine Products, 200 in Engineered Structures and 36 in Forged Wheels); and $2 ($2 after-tax) charge for various other exit costs. These charges were partially offset by $8 ($6 after-tax) benefit from the reversal of several existing layoff reserves; and a $7 ($7 after-tax) benefit from the reversal of an impairment due to change in classification from held for sale to held for use related to a U.K. plant.

In the six months ended June 30, 2020 the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $144 ($114 after-tax), which included $76 ($55 after-tax) for layoff costs, including the separation of approximately 2,981 employees (1,291 in Engine Products, 1,275 in Fastening Systems, 300 in Engineered Structures, 92 in Forged Wheels and 23 in Corporate ); $64 ($53 after-tax) charge for U.K. and U.S. pension plans' settlement accounting; a $6 ($6 after-tax) post-closing adjustment related to the sale of the Company’s U.K. forgings business; $5 ($5 after-tax) for impairment of assets associated with an agreement to sell an aerospace components business in the U.K.; and $5 ($5 after-tax) charge for various other exit costs. These charges were partially offset by a benefit of $10 ($8 after-tax) related to the reversal of a number of prior period programs; and a gain of $2 ($2 after-tax) on the sale of assets.

In the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $472 ($377 after-tax), which included a $ $428 ($345 after-tax) charge for impairment of the Disks long-lived asset group; a $15 ($11 after-tax) charge for layoff costs including the separation of approximately 220 employees (53 in Engine Products, 53 in Engineered Structures, 69 in Corporate, 39 in Fastening Systems and 6 in Forged Wheels); a $12 ($9 after-tax) charge for other exit costs from lease terminations, primarily related to the exit of the corporate aircraft; a $12 ($9 after-tax) loss on sale primarily related to a small additive business within the Engineered Structures segment; a $6 ($5 after-tax) charge for impairment of properties, plant, and equipment; a $2 ($1 after-tax) charge for pension plan settlement accounting; offset by a benefit of $3 ($3 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

In the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company recorded Restructuring and other charges of $516 ($411 after-tax), which included a $428 ($345 after-tax) charge for impairment of the Disks long-lived asset group; a $68 ($52 after-tax) charge for layoff costs, including the separation of approximately 901 employees (103 in Engine Products, 112 in Engineered Structures, 132 in Fastening Systems, 60 in Forged Wheels and 494 in Corporate); a $12 ($9 after-tax) charge for other exit costs from lease terminations, primarily related to the exit of the corporate aircraft; a $12 ($9 after-tax) loss on sale of assets primarily related to a small additive business; a $6 ($5 after-tax) charge for impairment of properties, plant, and equipment; a $4 ($3 after-tax) charge for pension plan settlement accounting; a $2 ($1 after-tax) net charge for executive severance net of the benefit of forfeited executive stock compensation and $3 ($3 after-tax) charge for other exit costs; partially offset by a benefit of $15 ($12 after-tax) related to the elimination of the life insurance benefit for the U.S. salaried and non-bargaining hourly retirees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and a benefit of $4 ($4 after-tax) for the reversal of a number of small layoff reserves related to prior periods.

The Company recorded an impairment charge of $428 related to the Disks long-lived asset group in the second quarter and six months ended 2019, of which $247 and $181 was related to the Engine Products and Engineered Structures segments, respectively, as the carrying value exceeded the forecasted undiscounted cash flows composed of a write-down of properties, plant and equipment, intangible assets and certain other noncurrent assets.


	Layoff costs		Other exit costs		Total
Reserve balances at December 31, 2019	$	13	$	—	13
Cash payments	(24)		—		(24)
Restructuring charges	131		13		144
Other⁽¹⁾	(64)		(13)		(77)
Reserve balances at June 30, 2020	$	56	$	—	$	56

(1) In 2020, Layoff costs included a $64 charge for U.K. and U.S. pension plans' settlement accounting while Other exit costs included a charge of $6 for impairment of assets and a $6 post-closing adjustment, both associated with an agreement to sell an aerospace component business in the U.K.; and a $3 charge for other exit costs which were offset by a gain of $2 on the sale of assets.

The remaining reserves are expected to be paid in cash during 2020.