Restructuring Charges

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

During the fourth quarter 2011, the Company committed to restructuring plans (the "2011 Plan") to expand our operating margins and improve our earnings through substantial cost and capacity reductions, primarily within our North America and EMEA operating segments. All actions related to the 2011 Plan have been announced and are now substantially complete, with cumulative costs of $511 million incurred through December 31, 2013. Approximately $50 million in costs related to actions authorized under the 2011 Plan remain and will be recognized primarily during 2014.

In January 2014, the Company announced the closure of a microwave oven manufacturing facility in EMEA by the end of 2014. This action, combined with other organizational efficiency actions in EMEA, are expected to result in charges of approximately $50 million in 2014 primarily related to employee termination costs, non-cash asset impairment costs and facility exit costs.

The following tables summarize the changes to our restructuring liability for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012:



Millions of dollars	12/31/2012		Charge to Earnings		Cash Paid			Non-cash and Other			Revision of Estimate			12/31/2013
Employee termination costs	$	56	$	91	$	(62	)	$	—		$	(11	)	$	74
Asset impairment costs	—		62		—			(62		)	—			—
Facility exit costs	3		37		(25		)	—			(1		)	14
Other exit costs	11		18		(11		)	—			—			18
Total	$	70	$	208	$	(98	)	$	(62	)	$	(12	)	$	106



Millions of dollars	12/31/2011		Charge to Earnings		Cash Paid			Non-cash and Other			Revision of Estimate			12/31/2012
Employee termination costs	$	62	$	97	$	(103	)	$	—		$	—		$	56
Asset impairment costs	—		78		—			(78		)	—			—
Facility exit costs	9		33		(30		)	(8		)	(1		)	3
Other exit costs	7		29		(25		)	—			—			11
Total	$	78	$	237	$	(158	)	$	(86	)	$	(1	)	$	70

The following table summarizes 2013 restructuring charges by operating segment:



Millions of dollars	2013 Charges
North America	$	65
Latin America	12
EMEA	111
Asia	7
Corporate / Other	1
Total	$	196

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The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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