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RESTRUCTURING (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost

The Company’s restructuring expenses consist primarily of employee termination benefits (principally severance and/or termination benefits) and other costs, which are primarily professional fees and costs related to facility closures and exits.

			Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
(in millions			Air Management						e-Propulsion & Drivetrain						Fuel Injection						Total
Employee termination benefits			$	14					$	4					$	3					$	21
Other			3						6						—						9
Total restructuring expense			$	17					$	10					$	3					$	30
			Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
			Air Management						e-Propulsion & Drivetrain						Fuel Injection						Total
Employee termination benefits			$	11					$	1					$	—					$	12
Other			2						1						—						3
Total restructuring expense			$	13					$	2					$	—					$	15

Schedule of restructuring reserve of roll forward of the restructuring liability

The following tables display a rollforward of the restructuring liability recorded within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related cash flow activity:

(in millions			Employee Benefit Terminations						Other						Total
Balance at January 1, 2021			$	160					$	13					$	173
Restructuring expense, net			21						9						30
Cash payments			(54)						(12)						(66)
Balance at March 31, 2021			127						10						137
Less: Non-current restructuring liability			48						3						51
Current restructuring liability at March 31, 2021			$	79					$	7					$	86
			Employee Benefit Terminations						Other						Total
Balance at January 1, 2020			$	34					$	—					$	34
Restructuring expense, net			12						3						15
Cash payments			(13)						(1)						(14)
Balance at March 31, 2020			33						2						35
Less: Non-current restructuring liability			—						—						—
Current restructuring liability at March 31, 2020			$	33					$	2					$	35

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period.

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