Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related costs

The Company incurs costs in connection with acquiring, integrating and restructuring acquisitions and in connection with its global cost-reduction/productivity initiatives. For example:

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In connection with acquisition activity, the Company typically incurs costs associated with executing the transactions, integrating the acquired operations (which may include expenditures for consulting and the integration of systems and processes), and restructuring the combined company (which may include charges related to employees, assets and activities that will not continue in the combined company); and


•	In connection with the Company's cost-reduction/productivity initiatives, it typically incurs costs and charges associated with site closings and other facility rationalization actions and workforce reductions.

Restructuring, acquisition transaction and integration-related costs consisted of the following during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and October 1, 2016:



	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016	September 30, 2017	October 1, 2016
Cost of sales
Restructuring costs^(a)	$	8,309	16,716	23,372	24,540
Acquisition integration-related costs	536		743	1,313	1,546
Restructuring and integration-related costs	$	8,845	17,459	24,685	26,086

Selling, general and administrative expenses
Restructuring costs ^(a)	$	2,437	2,060	3,727	3,760
Acquisition transaction-related costs	803		—	1,015	—
Acquisition integration-related costs	1,768		1,828	4,282	4,563
Restructuring, acquisition and integration-related costs	$	5,008	3,888	9,024	8,323

(a) The restructuring costs for 2017 and 2016 primarily relate to the Company's actions taken to lower its cost structure and improve efficiencies of manufacturing and distribution operations as well as actions related to the Company's recent acquisitions.

The restructuring activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 is as follows:



	Lease impairments			Asset write-downs		Severance		Other restructuring costs		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	—		—		5,183		6,243		11,426
Provision - Global Ceramic segment	492			—		1,027		11		1,530
Provision - Flooring NA segment	316			6,849		2,500		12,368		22,033
Provision - Flooring ROW segment	—			650		1,459		1,313		3,422
Provision - Corporate	—			—		—		114		114
Cash payments	(333		)	(190	)	(7,125	)	(19,577	)	(27,225	)
Non-cash items	—			(7,309	)	59		(87	)	(7,337	)
Balance as of September 30, 2017	$	475		—		3,103		385		3,963

The Company expects the remaining severance and other restructuring costs to be paid over the next year.