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RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES | RESTRUCTURING ACTIVITIES AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES Invigorate Program The Company is engaged in a multi-year program called Invigorate, which includes structured plans to drive savings and improve productivity across the value chain, including in such areas as patient services, logistics and laboratory operations, revenue services, information technology and procurement. The Invigorate program aims to deliver 3% annual cost savings and productivity improvements to partially offset pressures from the current inflationary environment, including labor and benefit cost increases and reimbursement pressures. The Company is leveraging automation and artificial intelligence to improve productivity and also improve quality across the entire value chain, not just in the laboratory. Other areas of focus include reducing denials and patient concessions, enhancing the digital experience, and selecting and retaining talent. Restructuring and Impairment Charges The following table provides a summary of the Company's pre-tax restructuring and impairment charges for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Employee separation costs | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 17 |
Asset impairment charges | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |
Total restructuring and impairment charges | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 22 |
The restructuring and impairment charges incurred for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 were associated with various workforce reduction initiatives as the Company continued to restructure its organization. Of the total restructuring and impairment charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2024, $4 million and $3 million were recorded in cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively. Of the total restructuring and impairment charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, $12 million and $9 million were recorded in cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively. The restructuring and impairment charges incurred for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were primarily associated with various workforce reduction initiatives as the Company continued to restructure its organization. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded an impairment charge for a corporate facility that was held for sale. All of the restructuring and impairment charges incurred during the three months ended September 30, 2023 were recorded in cost of services. Of the total restructuring and impairment charges incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, $10 million and $12 million were recorded in cost of services and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively. Charges for all periods presented were primarily recorded in the Company's DIS business. The restructuring liability as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, which is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses, was $16 million and $12 million, respectively.

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