Restructuring and Other

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Other

Restructuring and Other

Restructuring and other includes charges or expenses attributable to: (i) employee severance; (ii) management restructuring and related costs; (iii) restructuring and integration; (iv) cost savings initiatives; and (v) other unusual items. The following table summarizes pre-tax restructuring and other costs for the periods presented:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Employee severance (1)	$	36.2	$	16.9	$	25.8
Management restructuring and related costs	5.9		—		—
Restructuring, integration and other	14.9		5.0		4.9
Total	$	57.0	$	21.9	$	30.7

^{(1) Inclusive of employee severance and termination costs associated with restructuring activities.} 

We began integrating SGC and WMS subsequent to the WMS acquisition in October 2013 and began integrating SGC and Bally subsequent to the Bally acquisition in November 2014 by implementing our plans to streamline our operations and cost structure. We completed the restructuring actions related to these restructuring plans, and the following table presents a summary for restructuring charges and the changes in the restructuring accrual during 2015 and 2016, for these restructuring plans:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016			2015
Beginning balance	$	9.5		$	22.6
Accrual additions	6.9			21.9
Cash payments	(16.4		)	(35.0		)
Ending balance	$	—		$	9.5

On November 3, 2016, we announced that we began implementing a new business improvement initiative, which we expect will streamline our organization, increase our efficiencies, and significantly reduce our operating costs once the initiative is fully implemented. These cost savings are expected to be achieved across all our divisions and will encompass a combination of headcount reductions, facilities streamlining and reduction in other operating costs.

We do not expect to incur additional significant costs related to the November 2016 restructuring plan described above or any previously announced integration plans.

Restructuring and other costs by business segment

The following table presents a summary of restructuring and other costs by business segment related to the November 2016 restructuring plan described above, which primarily include severance and related expenses.

	Gaming		Lottery		Interactive		Unallocated and Corporate		Total
Year ended December 31, 2016	$	7.8	$	6.8	$	0.8	$	7.0	$	22.4

The following table presents a summary of restructuring charges and the changes in the restructuring accrual during 2016:     

	Restructuring Accrual
Balance as of January 1, 2016	$	—
Accrual additions	22.4
Cash payments	(6.0		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	16.4