RESTRUCTURING

Aptiv’s restructuring activities are undertaken as necessary to implement management’s strategy, streamline operations, take advantage of available capacity and resources, and ultimately achieve net cost reductions. These activities generally relate to the realignment of existing manufacturing capacity and closure of facilities and other exit or disposal activities, as it relates to executing Aptiv’s strategy, either in the normal course of business or pursuant to significant restructuring programs.

As part of Aptiv’s continued efforts to optimize its cost structure, it has undertaken several restructuring programs which include workforce reductions as well as plant closures. These programs are primarily focused on the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe and on reducing global overhead costs, including programs implemented to realign the Company’s organizational structure due to changes in roles and workforce as a result of the spin-off of the former Powertrain Systems segment. The Company recorded employee-related and other restructuring charges related to these programs totaling approximately $65 million and $100 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, which is primarily comprised of $37 million and $59 million, respectively, recognized for programs focused on the continued rotation of our manufacturing footprint to best cost locations in Europe and reducing overhead costs in the region.

Restructuring costs of approximately $18 million and $101 million were recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively, which included the recognition of approximately $36 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2017 of employee-related and other costs related to the closure of an Advanced Safety and User Experience Western European manufacturing site, pursuant to the Company’s ongoing European footprint rotation strategy.

Restructuring charges for employee separation and termination benefits are paid either over the severance period or in a lump sum in accordance with either statutory requirements or individual agreements. Aptiv incurred cash expenditures related to its restructuring programs of approximately $102 million and $92 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The following table summarizes the restructuring charges recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 by operating segment:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017

	(in millions)
Signal and Power Solutions	$	58	$	17	$	87	$	44
Advanced Safety and User Experience	7		1		13		57
Total	$	65	$	18	$	100	$	101

The table below summarizes the activity in the restructuring liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2018:



	Employee Termination Benefits Liability			Other Exit Costs Liability			Total

	(in millions)
Accrual balance at January 1, 2018	$	131		$	1		$	132
Provision for estimated expenses incurred during the period	100			—			100
Payments made during the period	(101		)	(1		)	(102		)
Foreign currency and other	(1		)	—			(1		)
Accrual balance at September 30, 2018	$	129		$	—		$	129