NOTE 5. Restructuring Actions and Exit Activities

2018 Restructuring Actions:

During the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2018, management approved and committed to undertake certain restructuring actions related to addressing corporate functional costs following the Communication Markets Division divestiture. These actions affected approximately 1,200 positions worldwide and resulted in a second quarter 2018 pre-tax charge of $105 million and a fourth quarter pre-tax charge of $22 million, net of adjustments for reductions in cost estimates of $10 million, essentially all within Corporate and Unallocated. The restructuring charges were recorded in the income statement as follows:


(Millions)	Second Quarter 2018		Fourth Quarter 2018
Cost of sales	$	12	$	15
Selling, general and administrative expenses		89		16
Research, development and related expenses		4		1
Total	$	105	$	32

Restructuring actions, including cash and non-cash impacts, follow:


(Millions)	Employee-Related		Asset-Related		Total
Expense incurred in the second quarter and fourth quarter of 2018	$	125	$	12	$	137
Non-cash changes		—		(12)		(12)
Cash payments		(24)		—		(24)
Adjustments		(17)		—		(17)
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2018	$	84	$	—	$	84

Remaining activities related to this restructuring are expected to be largely completed through 2019.

2017 Restructuring Actions:

During the second quarter of 2017, management approved and committed to undertake certain restructuring actions primarily focused on portfolio and footprint optimization. These actions affected approximately 1,300 positions worldwide and resulted in a second quarter 2017 pre-tax charge of $99 million. Restructuring charges are summarized by business segment as follows:


	Second Quarter 2017
(Millions)	Employee-Related
Industrial	$	39
Safety and Graphics		9
Health Care		2
Electronics and Energy		7
Consumer		36
Corporate and Unallocated		6
Total Expense	$	99

The preceding restructuring charges were recorded in the income statement as follows:


(Millions)	Second Quarter 2017
Cost of sales	$	86
Selling, general and administrative expenses		5
Research, development and related expenses		8
Total	$	99

Restructuring actions, including cash and non-cash impacts, follow:


(Millions)	Employee-Related
Expense incurred in the second quarter of 2017	$	99
Cash payments		(8)
Adjustments		(3)
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2017	$	88
Cash payments		(20)
Adjustments		(28)
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2018	$	40

Remaining activities related to this restructuring are expected to be substantially completed by mid-2019, with payments occurring over time in accordance with applicable severance arrangements into 2020. A portion of the adjustments detailed above include certain severance accruals taken in 2017, the obligation for which was relieved and reflected as part of the gain on divestiture when that business was sold in 2018.

2017 Exit Activities:

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded net pre-tax charges of $24 million related to exit activities. These charges related to employee reductions, primarily in Western Europe. During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded net pre-tax charges of $23 million related to exit activities. These charges related to employee reductions, primarily in the United States and Western Europe.