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Restructuring Charges
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring Charges
Restructuring Charges
During the third quarter of 2017, Mattel initiated its Structural Simplification Cost Savings program, with plans to target at least $650 million in net cost savings by 2020.
The major initiatives of the Structural Simplification Cost Savings program include:
Reducing manufacturing complexity, including SKU reduction, and implementing process improvement initiatives at owned and co-manufacturing facilities;
Streamlining the organizational structure and reducing headcount expense to better align with the revenue base; and
Optimizing advertising spend.
During the three months ended March 31, 2018, in connection with the Structural Simplification Cost Savings program, Mattel recorded severance and other restructuring charges of $24.9 million within other selling and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations, which is included in corporate and other expense in "Note 23 to the Consolidated Financial Statements—Segment Information." Mattel expects to incur total charges of approximately $160 million during 2018 and 2019 related to the Structural Simplification Cost Savings program.
The following table summarizes Mattel's severance and other restructuring costs activity:
 
Liability at December 31, 2017
 
Charges
 
Payments/Utilization
 
Liability at
March 31,
2018
 
(In thousands)
Severance
$
29,794

 
$
19,286

 
$
(12,526
)
 
$
36,554

Other restructuring costs
5,394

 
5,636

 
(5,209
)
 
5,821

 
$
35,188

 
$
24,922

 
$
(17,735
)
 
$
42,375