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Restructuring and Asset Impairment Charges (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Components of restructuring and asset impairment charges | components of restructuring expense and asset impairment charges incurred during each of the previous 3 years:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
By component: |  |  |  |  |  |
Severance and other charges |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 51 |
Lease related charges |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Asset impairment |  | 1 |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |
Other restructuring charges |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |
Reversal of restructuring accruals |  | (6) |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |
Total restructuring charges |  | 6 |  |  | 54 |  |  | 53 |
Asset impairment charges |  | 1 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 10 |
Total restructuring and asset impairment charges |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 75 |  |  | $ | 63 |
By segment: |  |  |  |  |  |
Water Infrastructure |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 20 |
Applied Water |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |
Measurement & Control Solutions |  | (3) |  |  | 51 |  |  | 38 |
Restructuring accruals | The following table displays a roll-forward of the restructuring accruals, presented on our Consolidated Balance Sheets within "accrued and other current liabilities" and "other non-current accrued liabilities," for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020:
(in millions) |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Restructuring accruals - January 1 |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 27 |
Restructuring charges |  | 6 |  |  | 54 |
Cash payments |  | (25) |  |  | (36) |
Asset impairment |  | (1) |  |  | (18) |
Foreign currency and other |  | (2) |  |  | 2 |
Restructuring accruals - December 31 |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 29 |
By segment: |  |  |  |
Water Infrastructure |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Applied Water |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Measurement & Control Solutions |  | 4 |  |  | 18 |
Regional selling locations (a) |  | 1 |  |  | 5 |
Corporate and other |  | — |  |  | 1 |
(a) Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.
(in millions) |  | Water Infrastructure |  | Applied Water |  | Measurement & Control Solutions |  | Corporate |  | Total
Actions Commenced in 2021: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected costs |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 5 |
Costs incurred during 2021 |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Total expected costs remaining |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2 |
Actions Commenced in 2020: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total expected costs |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 59 |
Costs incurred during 2020 |  | 19 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 53 |
Costs incurred during 2021 |  | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Total expected costs remaining |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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