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Restructuring Actions and Exit Activities (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
2021 Restructuring Actions | Operational/Marketing Capability Restructuring |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Schedule of restructuring charges by income statement line | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(Millions) | ​ | First Quarter 2021
Cost of sales | ​ | $ | 1
Selling, general and administrative expenses | ​ |  | 9
Research, development and related expenses | ​ |  | 4
Total operating income impact | ​ | $ | 14
Components of restructuring by business segment | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​
​ | ​ | First Quarter 2021
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related
Safety and Industrial | ​ | $ | 2
Transportation and Electronics | ​ | ​ | 3
Health Care | ​ | ​ | 1
Consumer | ​ | ​ | 1
Corporate and Unallocated | ​ |  | 7
Total Operating Expense | ​ | $ | 14
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 101 | ​
Incremental expense incurred in the first quarter of 2021 | ​ | $ | 14 | ​
Cash payments | ​ |  | (14) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of March 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 101 | ​
2020 Restructuring Actions | Drug delivery business |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |  | Asset-Related and Other |  | Total |
Accrued divestiture-related restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 15 | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | $ | 24 | ​
Cash payments | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​
Adjustments | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​ | ​ | — | ​ | ​ | (1) | ​
Accrued divestiture-related restructuring action balances as of March 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 13 | ​ | $ | 9 | ​ | $ | 22 | ​
2020 Restructuring Actions | Other Restructuring |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve |
Accrued restructuring action balances | ​
​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​
(Millions) |  | Employee-Related |
Accrued restructuring action balances as of December 31, 2020 | ​ | $ | 24 | ​
Cash payments | ​ | ​ | (4) | ​
Adjustments | ​ | ​ | (9) | ​
Accrued restructuring action balances as of March 31, 2021 | ​ | $ | 11 | ​

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