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Restructuring Charges (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges | The following table presents the components of restructuring expense and asset impairment charges:
| Three Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
| March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |
(in millions) | 2020 |  | 2019 |  |  |  |
By component: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other charges | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  |  |
Lease related charges | — |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Asset impairment | — |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Total restructuring and asset impairment charges | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  |  |  |
By segment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Water Infrastructure | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Applied Water | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Measurement & Control Solutions | — |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Accruals | The following table displays a roll-forward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets within "accrued and other current liabilities" and "other non-current accrued liabilities", for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019:
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Restructuring accruals - January 1 |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Restructuring charges |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |
Cash payments |  | (8) |  |  | (4) |
Foreign currency and other |  | (1) |  |  | — |
Restructuring accruals - March 31 |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 9 |
By segment: |  |  |  |
Water Infrastructure |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 2 |
Applied Water |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Measurement & Control Solutions |  | 17 |  |  | 4 |
Regional selling locations (a) |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |
(a)Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations and related support services that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.
Expected Restructuring Costs | The following table presents expected restructuring spend for actions commenced as of March 31, 2020:
(in millions) |  | Water Infrastructure |  | Applied Water |  | Measurement & Control Solutions |  |  |  | Total
Actions Commenced in 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected costs |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 1 |
Costs incurred during Q1 2020 |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total expected costs remaining |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |
Actions Commenced in 2019: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected costs |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  |  |  | $ | 52 |
Costs incurred during 2019 |  | 18 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | 50 |
Costs incurred during Q1 2020 |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total expected costs remaining |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | 1 |
Actions Commenced in 2017: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected costs |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  |  | $ | 23 |
Costs incurred during 2017 |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 11 |
Costs incurred during 2018 |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Costs incurred during 2019 |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Costs incurred during Q1 2020 |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |
Total expected costs remaining |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 6 |

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