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BUSINESS OPTIMIZATION CHARGES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Summary of Business Optimization Charges | During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded the following charges related to business optimization programs.
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in millions) | 2021 | 2020 |  | 2021 | 2020
Restructuring charges | $ | 32 |  | $ | 26 |  |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | 58 |
Costs to implement business optimization programs | 4 |  | 6 |  |  | 14 |  | 19 |
Total business optimization charges | $ | 36 |  | $ | 32 |  |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 77 |
Components of Restructuring Charges | During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded the following restructuring charges.
| Three months ended September 30, 2021
(in millions) | COGS | SG&A | R&D | Total
Employee termination costs | $ | 11 |  | $ | 8 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 19 |
Contract termination and other costs | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Asset impairments | 11 |  | — |  | — |  | 11 |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 22 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 32 |
| Three months ended September 30, 2020
(in millions) | COGS | SG&A | R&D | Total
Employee termination costs | $ | 4 |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 20 |
Contract termination and other costs | 1 |  | 3 |  | — |  | 4 |
Asset impairments | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 5 |  | $ | 20 |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | 26 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2021
(in millions) | COGS | SG&A | R&D | Total
Employee termination costs | $ | 35 |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 49 |
Contract termination and other costs | — |  | 2 |  | — |  | 2 |
Asset impairments | 16 |  | — |  | — |  | 16 |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 51 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 67 |
| Nine months ended September 30, 2020
(in millions) | COGS | SG&A | R&D | Total
Employee termination costs | $ | 9 |  | $ | 34 |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | 42 |
Contract termination and other costs | 3 |  | 3 |  | — |  | 6 |
Asset impairments | 8 |  | 2 |  | — |  | 10 |
Total restructuring charges | $ | 20 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | (1) |  | $ | 58 |
Summary of Activity in Reserves Related to Restructuring Initiatives | The following table summarizes activity in the liability related to our restructuring initiatives.
(in millions) |
Liability balance as of December 31, 2020 | $ | 113 |
Charges | 54 |
Payments | (62) |
Reserve adjustments | (3) |
Currency translation | (6) |
Liability balance as of September 30, 2021 | $ | 96 |

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