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Restructuring Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Liabilities | Restructuring Liabilities A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2018 is set forth in the table below:
| Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination |  | Total
| in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2018 | $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 16.5 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |
Restructuring charges | 42.2 |  |  | 5.5 |  |  | 48.7 |  |  | 96.4 |
Cash paid | (35.5 | ) |  | (6.0 | ) |  | (44.7 | ) |  | (86.2 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | (3.3 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (6.4 | )
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2018 | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 41.1 |
Current portion | $ | 13.3 |  |  | $ | 4.5 |  |  | $ | 8.4 |  |  | $ | 26.2 |
Noncurrent portion | 1.4 |  |  | 4.0 |  |  | 9.5 |  |  | 14.9 |
Total | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 41.1 |
Our restructuring charges during 2018 included (i) $40.5 million of costs in Belgium attributed to the migration of Telenet’s mobile subscribers from an MVNO arrangement to Telenet’s mobile network and (ii) employee severance and termination costs related to certain reorganization and integration activities of $23.7 million in U.K./Ireland and $14.2 million in Central and Corporate. In connection with the BASE Acquisition, Telenet acquired BASE's mobile network in Belgium. As a result, Telenet migrated its mobile subscribers from an MVNO arrangement to the BASE mobile network. In March 2018, Telenet completed this migration and recorded the costs associated with meeting its minimum guarantee commitment under the MVNO agreement as a restructuring charge. Telenet’s MVNO agreement expired at the end of 2018. A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2017 is set forth in the table below:
| Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination |  | Total
| in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2017 | $ | 23.0 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 31.7 |  |  | $ | 61.8 |
Restructuring charges | 35.2 |  |  | 8.3 |  |  | 4.9 |  |  | 48.4 |
Cash paid | (50.0 | ) |  | (6.8 | ) |  | (22.2 | ) |  | (79.0 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | 3.1 |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 2.1 |  |  | 6.1 |
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2017 | $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 16.5 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |
Current portion | $ | 9.9 |  |  | $ | 4.4 |  |  | $ | 4.6 |  |  | $ | 18.9 |
Noncurrent portion | 1.4 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 11.9 |  |  | 18.4 |
Total | $ | 11.3 |  |  | $ | 9.5 |  |  | $ | 16.5 |  |  | $ | 37.3 |
Our restructuring charges during 2017 included employee severance and termination costs related to certain reorganization and integration activities of $20.1 million in U.K./Ireland and $10.0 million in Central and Corporate. A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2016 is set forth in the table below:
| Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination |  | Total
| in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2016 | $ | 59.2 |  |  | $ | 7.3 |  |  | $ | 42.0 |  |  | $ | 108.5 |
Restructuring charges | 62.8 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 24.2 |  |  | 90.2 |
Cash paid | (69.9 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (34.7 | ) |  | (107.2 | )
BASE liabilities at acquisition date | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.3 |  |  | 1.3 |
Disposal (a) | (28.1 | ) |  | (0.5 | ) |  | — |  |  | (28.6 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments | (1.0 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (1.1 | ) |  | (2.4 | )
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2016 | $ | 23.0 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 31.7 |  |  | $ | 61.8 |
Current portion | $ | 21.6 |  |  | $ | 2.0 |  |  | $ | 19.7 |  |  | $ | 43.3 |
Noncurrent portion | 1.4 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 12.0 |  |  | 18.5 |
Total | $ | 23.0 |  |  | $ | 7.1 |  |  | $ | 31.7 |  |  | $ | 61.8 |
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(a) | Represents restructuring liabilities associated with VodafoneZiggo Holding.
Our restructuring charges during 2016 included employee severance and termination costs related to certain reorganization and integration activities of $26.1 million in U.K./Ireland, $20.4 million in Central and Corporate and $10.8 million in the Netherlands. Central and Corporate also incurred contract termination charges of $22.7 million during 2016.

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- Definition 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. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2175745 + Details
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