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Restructuring and Asset Impairments
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
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Due to its geographic footprint and the cost-competitive nature of its businesses, the Company is continually seeking more cost-effective means and structures to serve its customers and to respond to changes in its markets. As such, restructuring costs have been, and are expected to be, a recurring component of the Company’s operating costs. The amount of these costs can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and from year to year depending upon the scope, nature, and location of the restructuring activities.
Following are the total restructuring and asset impairment charges, net of adjustments, recognized during the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024April 2, 2023
Restructuring/Asset impairment charges$31,618 $28,814 

The table below sets forth restructuring and restructuring-related asset impairment charges by type incurred:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024April 2, 2023
Severance and termination benefits$17,993 $5,516 
Asset impairments8,844 19,193 
Other costs4,781 4,105 
Restructuring and restructuring-related asset impairment charges$31,618 $28,814 

The table below sets forth restructuring and restructuring-related asset impairment charges attributable to each reportable segment, the “All Other” group of businesses, and Corporate-related activity:
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2024April 2, 2023
Consumer Packaging$4,925 $2,680 
Industrial Paper Packaging22,603 24,544 
All Other1,148 53 
Corporate2,942 1,537 
Restructuring and restructuring-related asset impairment charges$31,618 $28,814 
Restructuring and restructuring-related asset impairment charges are included in “Restructuring/Asset impairment charges” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table sets forth the activity in the restructuring accrual included in “Accrued expenses and other” in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Severance
and
Termination
Benefits		Asset
Impairments/
Disposal
of Assets		Other
Costs		Total
Accrual Activity
Liability at December 31, 2023
$14,315 $— $1,638 $15,953 
2024 charges17,993 8,844 4,781 31,618 
Cash payments(6,314)(498)(2,218)(9,030)
Asset writedowns/disposals— (8,346)— (8,346)
Foreign currency translation(81)— (15)(96)
Liability at March 31, 2024
$25,913 $— $4,186 $30,099 
“Severance and termination benefits” during the first three months of 2024 includes the cost of severance for approximately 95 employees whose positions were eliminated in conjunction with the Company’s ongoing organizational effectiveness efforts, including the relocation of certain facilities in Greece and Germany, and severance related to the closures of paper mills in Sumner, Washington (the “Sumner Mill”) and Kilkis, Greece, the closures of two small industrial converted products facilities in China, and the planned closure of an industrial converted products facility in Mississauga, Canada, all part of the Industrial Paper Packaging segment.
“Asset impairments” during the first three months of 2024 consists primarily of asset impairment charges related to the closure of the Sumner Mill.
“Other costs” during the first three months of 2024 consists primarily of equipment removal, utilities, plant security, property taxes, insurance and environmental remediation costs related to the closure of the Sumner Mill, and ongoing facility carrying costs of plant closures in the prior year.
The Company expects to pay the majority of the remaining restructuring reserves by the end of 2024 using cash generated from operations. The Company also expects to recognize future additional charges totaling approximately $5,300 in connection with previously announced restructuring actions and believes that the majority of these charges will be incurred and paid by the end of 2024. The Company continually evaluates its cost structure, including its manufacturing capacity, and additional restructuring actions are likely to be undertaken.