RESTRUCTURING, INTEGRATION, SEPARATION AND IPO COSTS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

RESTRUCTURING, INTEGRATION, SEPARATION AND IPO COSTS

RESTRUCTURING, INTEGRATION, SEPARATION AND IPO COSTS

Restructuring and Integration Costs

The Company evaluates opportunities to improve its operating results and implement cost savings programs to streamline its operations and eliminate redundant processes and expenses. Restructuring and integration costs are expenses associated with the implementation of these cost savings programs and include expenses associated with: (i) reducing headcount, (ii) eliminating real estate costs associated with unused or under-utilized facilities and (iii) implementing contribution margin improvement and other cost reduction initiatives.

The Company incurred $37 million and $28 million of restructuring and integration costs during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Separation Costs, Separation-related Costs, IPO Costs and IPO-related Costs

The Company has incurred, and will incur, costs associated with activities relating to the B+L Separation. In 2022, the Company also incurred costs associated with activities relating to the then planned initial public offering of its aesthetic medical device business, Solta Medical (the “Solta IPO”), which was suspended in June 2022. These B+L Separation and Solta IPO activities include: (i) separating the Bausch + Lomb and, in 2022, Solta Medical businesses from the remainder of the Company, (ii) completing the B+L IPO and, in 2022, preparing for the suspended Solta IPO and (iii) the actions necessary for Bausch + Lomb to become an independent publicly traded entity. Separation and IPO costs are incremental costs directly related to the B+L Separation and, in 2022, the suspended Solta IPO and include, but are not limited to: (i) legal, audit and advisory fees, (ii) talent acquisition costs and (iii) costs associated with establishing a new board of directors and related board committees for Bausch + Lomb. Included in Restructuring, integration, separation and IPO costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are separation and IPO costs of $3 million and $30 million, respectively.

The Company has incurred, and expects to continue to incur, incremental costs with respect to the B+L Separation. During 2022, the Company also incurred incremental costs indirectly related to the suspended Solta IPO. These separation-related and IPO-related costs include, but are not limited to: (i) IT infrastructure and software licensing costs, (ii) rebranding costs, (iii) costs associated with facility relocation and/or modification and (iv) research and development costs. Included in Selling, general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 are separation-related and IPO-related costs of $18 million and $84 million, respectively.

The extent and timing of future charges of these costs to complete the B+L Separation cannot be reasonably estimated at this time and could be material.