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Restructuring Liabilities | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring Liabilities | Restructuring Liabilities A summary of changes in our restructuring liabilities during 2019 is set forth in the table below:
| Employee severance and termination |  | Office closures |  | Contract termination |  | Total
| in millions
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2019, before effect of accounting change | $ | 14.7 |  |  | $ | 8.5 |  |  | $ | 17.9 |  |  | $ | 41.1 |
Accounting change (a) | — |  |  | (2.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2.4 | )
Restructuring liability as of January 1, 2019, as adjusted for accounting change | 14.7 |  |  | 6.1 |  |  | 17.9 |  |  | 38.7 |
Restructuring charges | 84.3 |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | 4.5 |  |  | 89.9 |
Cash paid | (81.3 | ) |  | (4.4 | ) |  | (10.9 | ) |  | (96.6 | )
Foreign currency translation adjustments and other | 1.4 |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  | (0.9 | ) |  | (0.1 | )
Restructuring liability as of December 31, 2019 | $ | 19.1 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  | $ | 31.9 |
Current portion | $ | 17.6 |  |  | $ | 1.9 |  |  | $ | 3.2 |  |  | $ | 22.7 |
Noncurrent portion | 1.5 |  |  | 0.3 |  |  | 7.4 |  |  | 9.2 |
Total | $ | 19.1 |  |  | $ | 2.2 |  |  | $ | 10.6 |  |  | $ | 31.9 |
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(a) | Amount represents restructuring liabilities related to operating leases that have been reclassified to lease liabilities in connection with our January 1, 2019 adoption of ASU 2016-02. For additional information, see note 2.
Our restructuring charges during 2019 included employee severance and termination costs related to certain reorganization activities of $40.2 million in U.K./Ireland, $32.3 million in Central and Corporate and $10.5 million in Switzerland. 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 a mobile virtual network operator (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 acquisition of Telenet Group BVBA, formerly known as BASE Company BVBA (BASE), 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.

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